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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 30: (search)
his mine. Crossing the river at Deep Bottom, Hancock drove back Kershaw's division and captured fofantry over the James, to aid in keeping back Hancock, leaving Pickett between the Appomattox and ram's artillery secured a position which took Hancock's lines in both reverse and enfilade, with einheard — of thing for the veteran soldiery of Hancock to be thus discomfited, and they were only saed spirit of our (Hancock's) men, adding: Hancock had seen his troops fail in their attempts toand threw up breastworks for its protection. Hancock reached his assigned position, across the Boyorps was then moved to the left to strengthen Hancock, but most of its regiments lost their way in in the bewildering forest. Heth promptly met Hancock's flank movement with one of his own. He sentt, while Hampton's cavalry fell on his left. Hancock's superior force enabled him to repulse these across Hatcher's run, in the gap between Generals Hancock, and Warren, which was not closed as repo[14 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 31: (search)
The meeting was quite enthusiastic, and a large subscription of supplies and money was promptly made by those present. On the 28th of February the enemy was reported as again marching up the Valley with a large force, rumor saying that it was Hancock with 20,000 men. Its advance reached Mt. Jackson the night of the 27th and approached Harrisonburg late on the 28th. Great excitement prevailed in Staunton, military stores were removed and arrangements made for breaking up camp. Many citizens cavalry from Grant's army reached Lynchburg on the 13th. The remnants of Jackson's and Lomax's divisions of cavalry, that had retired to the Valley, disbanded at Buchanan, on the 15th, until the 1st of May. On the 17th it was learned that General Hancock, in command of the Federal forces in the lower Valley, had invited all soldiers in that region, belonging to the army of Northern Virginia, to come in and be paroled on the same terms as were those that were captured at Appomattox Court Hous
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
s flank movement on May 5th. He replied for three hours to the attacks of General Hancock on the Brock road; was distinguished for intrepid fighting about Spottsylvo meet an anticipated flank. movement, was overwhelmed by a morning attack of Hancock's corps, in which he and a large part of his command were captured. After his brigades, in an attack on the flank and rear of Grant's advance, which rolled Hancock's command back in confusion and promised to repeat the victory of Chancellorsvgh without the official rank, he was distinguished in a successful attack upon Hancock, May 10th, and the severe repulse and almost capture of a portion of Warren's two columns, he was put in command of one division of the cavalry to confront Hancock's troops. Subsequently he was transferred to Fitzhugh Lee's brigade, which heism of those noble regiments. History has no example of amore daring charge. Hancock, who bore the brunt of the attack, declared that the two regiments deserved to
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