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J. L. Kemper (search for this): chapter 11
ing war, as affording the highest evidence of your skill as a commander, your gallantry as a soldier, and your zeal as a patriot, you are appointed to be General in the army of the Confederate States of America, and, with the consent of the Congress, will be duly commissioned accordingly. Yours, etc., Jefferson Davis. General G. T. Beauregard. On the 23d, Hunton's 8th Virginia, with three companies of cavalry, was ordered to re-occupy Leesburg, and Bonham's brigade, with Delaware Kemper's and Shields's batteries and a force of cavalry, were ordered to advance to Vienna Station, and Longstreet to Centreville. As the leading column was approaching Fairfax Court-House, Captain Terry, of Texas, a noted marksman, lowered the Federal flag by cutting the halliards with a rifle ball. This flag was sent, through General Longstreet, as a present to General Beauregard, but was placed among the stock of trophies where it belonged, as well as a larger flag, offered to Mr. Davis, who h
Joseph E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 11
e of improvidence and mismanagement. There was this difference, however, between Colonel Myers and Colonel Northrop; the former was ever ready to correct an error when in his power to do so, the latter would not allow his errors to be pointed out, and, still less, discussed. In Colonel Myers's letter to General Beauregard, above referred to, he writes: I never, until day before yesterday, have heard one word of this deficiency; then, the knowledge came to me through a despatch from General J. E. Johnston, to the Adjutant-General. I took immediate steps to collect, at Manassas, as much transportation as I suppose you will require. . . . The military operations and manoeuvres of your army are never divulged, and it is utterly impossible for me to know how to anticipate your wants. . . . We have had, so far, too many heads, which I can say to you, and which means, we have had no head at all. You should write me often, if only a line, when anything is required, and you shall be provided
W. H. Fowle (search for this): chapter 11
der to keep our forces properly supplied, he was compelled to resort, in a measure, to the system formerly pursued by Captain Fowle, under General Beauregard's instructions, and without which the army would have fallen to pieces, even before the batc Colonel Lee, and, without consulting or informing the general of either army, superseded him, as he had lately done Captain Fowle, for a similar reason, appointing another Chief Commissary, namely, Major William B. Blair. With regard to this alreferred to. Some time before the battle of the 21st ultimo I had endeavored to remedy the impending evil by ordering Major Fowle, the acting Commissary-General here, to provide a certain number of rations, by purchasing in the surrounding counties to be given to his Chief Commissary: Headquarters army of the Potomac, Manassas Junction, July 7th, 1861. Captain W. H. Fowle, Camp Pickens: Captain,—The general commanding directs that you take prompt and effective measures to provide
T. H. Holmes (search for this): chapter 11
he desired it. But it was declared inexpedient, and, after discussion, Mr. Davis himself acknowledged it to be so. This, however, does not relieve him from the responsibility of preventing, a few days or weeks later, the advance of our army, in an aggressive campaign against Washington. On the morning after the battle an order was issued by General Beauregard, recalling his troops to their organization, and assigning them new positions, with the advance—Bonham's brigade— at Centreville. Holmes's brigade, by direction of President Davis, was ordered back to its former position. See Appendix to this chapter. At the breakfast-table, on the same morning, the President handed General Beauregard the following graceful letter: Manassas, Va., July 21st, 1861. Sir,—Appreciating your services in the battle of Manassas and on several other occasions during the existing war, as affording the highest evidence of your skill as a commander, your gallantry as a soldier, and you<
L. B. Northrop (search for this): chapter 11
transportation and without subsistence. Colonel Northrop appoints Major W. B. Blair as Chief Commi that the ways of the Commissary-General, Colonel Northrop, were altogether impracticable; and, in oeces, even before the battle of Manassas. Colonel Northrop, thereupon, became very much irritated arence, however, between Colonel Myers and Colonel Northrop; the former was ever ready to correct an ed out and suggested, forthwith to remove Colonel Northrop from a position he was so inadequate to fent has not the remotest idea of removing Colonel Northrop. On the contrary, he is under the impresose who complained, not of the motives of Colonel Northrop—who was known to be a man of character an greatest pleasure to speak as he does of Colonel Northrop, because those less informed of all he diour good fortune to have such a one in Colonel L. B. Northrop, who was appointed Commissary-General ustains. Mr. Davis's efforts to shield Colonel Northrop can only result in shaking the confidence[2 more...]
B. F. Terry (search for this): chapter 11
ates of America, and, with the consent of the Congress, will be duly commissioned accordingly. Yours, etc., Jefferson Davis. General G. T. Beauregard. On the 23d, Hunton's 8th Virginia, with three companies of cavalry, was ordered to re-occupy Leesburg, and Bonham's brigade, with Delaware Kemper's and Shields's batteries and a force of cavalry, were ordered to advance to Vienna Station, and Longstreet to Centreville. As the leading column was approaching Fairfax Court-House, Captain Terry, of Texas, a noted marksman, lowered the Federal flag by cutting the halliards with a rifle ball. This flag was sent, through General Longstreet, as a present to General Beauregard, but was placed among the stock of trophies where it belonged, as well as a larger flag, offered to Mr. Davis, who had already left Manassas for Richmond. Many spoils were gathered during and after the battle; and the line of march of our troops, on their way to the new positions assigned them, was rich in a
James Longstreet (search for this): chapter 11
Washington. Upon learning this, President Davis, with great animation, urged the necessity of an immediate pursuit by General Bonham's forces, which, with General Longstreet's brigade, were then in the closest proximity to Centreville. After a brief discussion of the matter between the President and Generals Johnston and Beaure re-occupy Leesburg, and Bonham's brigade, with Delaware Kemper's and Shields's batteries and a force of cavalry, were ordered to advance to Vienna Station, and Longstreet to Centreville. As the leading column was approaching Fairfax Court-House, Captain Terry, of Texas, a noted marksman, lowered the Federal flag by cutting the halliards with a rifle ball. This flag was sent, through General Longstreet, as a present to General Beauregard, but was placed among the stock of trophies where it belonged, as well as a larger flag, offered to Mr. Davis, who had already left Manassas for Richmond. Many spoils were gathered during and after the battle; and the l
James Chestnut (search for this): chapter 11
ommissary-General. The general directs me to say, that unless immediate supplies are forwarded, in conformity with these requisitions, most serious consequences are inevitable. With much respect, your obedient servant, R. E. Lee, Lieut.-Col. C. S. A., and Chief Commissary of Army of Potomac. On the 29th of July, no satisfactory change having resulted from the foregoing communication to the President, General Beauregard wrote the following letter to Colonels Wm. P. Miles and James Chestnut, both members of the Confederate Congress, at that time, and both of whom had acted as his volunteer aids in South Carolina and in Virginia. Manassas, Virginia, July 29th, 1861. My dear Colonels,—I send you, herewith, some important suggestions relative to the best mode of providing for the wants of this army, furnished me by Colonel L. M. Hatch, whose experience in such matters entitles his views and opinions to considerable weight. Unless the requirements of our army in the
William L. Cabell (search for this): chapter 11
the Quartermaster-General. We now give General Beauregard's answer to Colonel Myers: Manassas, Va., August 5th, 1861. Dear Colonel,—Your favor of the 1st has been received. My surprise was as great as yours to find that you had not been informed of our want of transportation, which has so crippled us, together with the want of provisions, that we have been anchored here since the battle, not being able to send a few regiments three or four miles from their former positions. Major Cabell says that, Knowing your inability to comply with his former requisitions for wagons, etc., he thought it was useless to make new ones upon you, hence he was trying to get them from around here. Be that as it may, the result was, that about fifteen thousand men were sent me by the War Department, without one solitary wagon. Before the arrival of these troops, we had, per regiment, only about twelve wagons of the meanest description, being country wagons, that break down whenever they come
G. T. Beauregard (search for this): chapter 11
l command of our united forces, and that General Beauregard had, therefore, no authority to issue ansecond conference with Generals Johnston and Beauregard, . . . and propounded to them the inquiry asmemory is again unqualifiedly at fault. General Beauregard could not have spoken as he is representbut it will never be forgotten either by General Beauregard or by General Bonham, and is, no doubt, he secret communications here spoken of, General Beauregard, who knew their importance and trustwortn the same morning, the President handed General Beauregard the following graceful letter: Mough General Longstreet, as a present to General Beauregard, but was placed among the stock of trophformerly pursued by Captain Fowle, under General Beauregard's instructions, and without which the arns and remonstrances and requisitions of General Beauregard concerning the necessity of supplies and extract from another communication from General Beauregard to President Davis: Headquarters[56 more...]
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