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John Lee (search for this): chapter 1.9
are Captain Stephen White, Company C; Sergeant George Morrison, George J. Morrison, of Petersburg. Company A; and private John Lee, of Company E. There were unfortunately three cases of accidental wounding in the regiment. What were the casualtireached the plank-road. May was knee-deep in a swamp, and Sorrel's horse was floundering in the mud. At this moment young Lee, of Company E, was wounded. We soon reached the plank road and hastily dislodged the enemy. [Here follows a diagram, wnts my recollections of the swamp or marsh in which the May and Sorrel incident occurred (I. A.) and about the location of Lee when he was wounded. Our advance was then to the plank-road, where we found some hastily-constructed earthworks, breast-h him that day. His conduct on that field certainly entitled him to the distinction soon afterwards conferred on him by General Lee. In making that charge we got far in advance of the balance of our command. A halt was ordered. Soon afterwards w
W. W. Tayleure (search for this): chapter 1.9
igade behaved very well, and the Twelfth regiment most gallantly. We drove the enemy beautifully for a half mile or more through the woods, killing and wounding many of them. The casualties in the Twelfth were five killed—Wm. F. Pucci, Mr. W. W. Tayleure gives the following pathetic incident as to young Pucci: Just a few days before the spring campaign opened with this battle, there was quite a religious revival going on in the camps, and many were induced to join the church. Young Pds from the spot where Longstreet was wounded and General Jenkins was killed; indeed, the same volley that disabled these generals likewise struck down two of the color-guard of the Twelfth regiment. I cannot forget the gallantry of May Mr. W. W. Tayleure, of Brooklyn, New York, who was first sergeant of the Petersburg Riflemen, writes: Ben. May stood upon a stump with his lithe graceful form, a smile upon his face, waving our battle-flag until it was recognized. It was a beautiful and gran
Wadsworth (search for this): chapter 1.9
ho were trying to rally on the opposite side. By this volley General Wadsworth and his horse (while trying to rally his men), were both killeback, waving his hat and crying out: Come on, Virginians! General Wadsworth, of the Yankee army, was found wounded (it is believed mortal number of Federals were brought to our infirmary, among them General Wadsworth, who was mortally wounded. Comrade Joseph E. Rockwell, se number, many of them desperately wounded, and among them was General Wadsworth, of New York, who was brought to our infirmary with a minie wur hands a large number of dead and wounded, among the latter General Wadsworth, whom I remember seeing lying on the ground as we passed alons well as the execution of our fire. Among his wounded, Brigadier-General Wadsworth, commanding a division, fell into our hands. Lieutenaong the Brock road, from which they had advanced in the morning. Wadsworth, on the right of Hancock, opposed the most heroic efforts to the
George T. Anderson (search for this): chapter 1.9
es I of The War of the Rebellion, and from Swinton's Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. General Longstreet, in his report (Rebellion Record, Volume XXXVI, part I, page 1054), says: About 10 o'clock Major-General M. L. Smith and the others sent out to examine the enemy's position reported that the left of the enemy's line extended but a short distance beyond the plank-road. Special directions were given to Lieutenant Colonel Sorrel to conduct the brigades of Generals Mahone, G. T. Anderson, and Wofford beyond the enemy's left, and to attack him on his left and rear (I have since heard that the brigade of General Davis formed a part of this flanking force), the flank movement to be followed by a general advance, Anderson's brigade on the right and Wofford's on the left, Mahone being in the centre. They moved by the flank until the unfinished railroad from Gordonsville to Fredericksburg was reached. Forming on this railroad, facing to the north, they advanced in the direct
William Mahone (search for this): chapter 1.9
, however, I hear of Captain R. Taylor, of General Mahone's staff, and of one of the General's couriattle of the Wilderness. During the charge of Mahone's brigade on the 6th, and just a few minutes bt one hundred and seventy of the picked men of Mahone's brigade, who had but a short time before beehad been selected to command the picked men of Mahone's brigade, would have been laughed at had I ley-five or thirty ranks deep. At this time General Mahone dashed up on his horse and in a clear shriback! There they come! There they come! General Mahone was at this time to my right, saying to the men, all of whom as well as General Mahone, thought those in the immediate front were the enemy adt that I should return to it, so stated to General Mahone, who agreed with me, and I accordingly tooolumn from the woods on our right, occupied by Mahone's brigade. By this volley General Longstreet at quarter and suffered some loss. General William Mahone, in his report (Rebellion Record, Part[21 more...]
James A. Farley (search for this): chapter 1.9
reserve. From what I can gather, we gained not much by the fight of Thursday, except four pieces of artillery, and, I hear, three thousand prisoners. We lost heavily in wounded, judging from the large number we met on the road yesterday morning. In the fight of yesterday we had greatly the advantage, driving the enemy a half mile and killing large numbers of them. Among the incidents of the fight I must mention the conspicuous gallantry of a member of our company, Jim Farley, James A. Farley, killed at the Crater, July 30, 1864. now of the sharpshooters, who received two wounds, one in the shoulder and the other in the face, but continued to charge on with the regiment to the most advanced position. The gallantry of Lieutenant-Colonel Sorrel, of Longstreet's staff, was also very conspicuous. He led us into action on horseback, waving his hat and crying out: Come on, Virginians! General Wadsworth, of the Yankee army, was found wounded (it is believed mortally) in that p
G. M. Sorrel (search for this): chapter 1.9
street's staff, a few weeks ago I wrote to General Sorrel to make some inquiries of him as to his refeel satisfied that my correspondence with General Sorrel, supplemented by these statements, will ins they have interested me. My letter to General Sorrel I mailed to Savannah, Georgia, and was as : Petersburg, Va., January 13, 1892. General G. M. Sorrel, Savannah, Ga.: dear General—Being assenting to my reading our correspondence, General Sorrel, says: Please give my heartfelt regafirst turned over this correspondence with General Sorrel, and requested his recollections of the baplank-road. May was knee-deep in a swamp, and Sorrel's horse was floundering in the mud. At this moons of the swamp or marsh in which the May and Sorrel incident occurred (I. A.) and about the locatiart of the line was ordered to move forward by Sorrel in person. I think he attempted to take our cultaneously and cheered, calling out, Lead us, Sorrel! Lead us as you did in the Wilderness! He r[23 more...]
Benning (search for this): chapter 1.9
of General Davis formed a part of this flanking force), the flank movement to be followed by a general advance, Anderson's brigade on the right and Wofford's on the left, Mahone being in the centre. They moved by the flank until the unfinished railroad from Gordonsville to Fredericksburg was reached. Forming on this railroad, facing to the north, they advanced in the direction of the plank-road till they encountered the enemy in flank and rear, who was then engaging the brigades of Gregg, Benning, and Law in front. The movement was a complete surprise and a perfect success. It was executed with rare zeal and intelligence. The enemy made but a short stand, and fell back in utter rout, with heavy loss, to a position about three-quarters of a mile from my front attack. I immediately made arrangements to follow up the success gained, and ordered an advance of all my troops for that purpose. While riding at the head of my column, moving by the flank down the plank-road, I became o
Maxcy Gregg (search for this): chapter 1.9
ff, as follows (in his address before the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia, October 31, 1873): It was here that the incident of Lee's charge with Gregg's Texas brigade occurred. The Texans cheered lustily as their line of battle, coming up in splendid style, passed by Wilcox's disordered columns, and swept acrossis in less homely words; but the brave Texans did not pick up their phrases. We won't go unless you go back! A sergeant seized his bridle rein. The gallant General Gregg (who laid down his life on the 9th of October, almost in General Lee's presence, in a desperate charge of his brigade on the enemy's lines, in the rear of Fortoad, facing to the north, they advanced in the direction of the plank-road till they encountered the enemy in flank and rear, who was then engaging the brigades of Gregg, Benning, and Law in front. The movement was a complete surprise and a perfect success. It was executed with rare zeal and intelligence. The enemy made but a sh
Virginians (search for this): chapter 1.9
continued to charge on with the regiment to the most advanced position. The gallantry of Lieutenant-Colonel Sorrel, of Longstreet's staff, was also very conspicuous. He led us into action on horseback, waving his hat and crying out: Come on, Virginians! General Wadsworth, of the Yankee army, was found wounded (it is believed mortally) in that portion of the field over which the left of our brigade charged, and is therefore supposed to have been wounded by our brigade. About twelve mongstreet's assistant adjutant-general, appeared on the scene, and placing himself in front of the right wing of the Twelfth Virginia regiment, with his hat in one hand, and grasping the reins of his horse with the other, he exclaimed, Follow me, Virginians! Let me lead you! The gallantry of this officer on that occasion is as vivid to me now as if it had been but yesterday. I do not remember to have seen during the whole period of the war a finer exhibition of prowess than I witnessed that d
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