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James H. Lane (search for this): chapter 1.2
llant Old North State : Letter from General James H. Lane. Virginia Agricultural and Mechaner Heth's division, commanded by Pettigrew, and Lane's and Scales' brigades, of Pender's division, t covering his right, and had requested Brigadier-General Lane, then commanding Pender's division, to co-operate on the right of Rodes. General Lane was prepared to give the assistance required of hioping on the left as to appear in echelon, with Lane's and Scales' brigades in rear of its right. Tion, under the noble and gallant Pettigrew, and Lane's and Scales' brigades, under that old hero Tristanding the losses as we advanced, the men (in Lane's and Scales' brigades) marched with the delibehe hospitals. Yours, very respectfully, James H. Lane. Official report of General Lane. both of North Carolina troops, commanded by J. H. Lane and Alfred M. Scales. On taking command of emselves well under fire. Respectfully, James H. Lane, Brig.-General. Major Jos. A. Engelhard, A[4 more...]
Andrew Johnson (search for this): chapter 1.2
mense wagon-train passing, said to belong to Johnson's division. At 2:30 A. M., July 2d, we took g seen by the enemy. General Lee ordered Colonel Johnson, of his engineer corps, to lead and condufrom General Lee to follow the conduct of Colonel Johnson. Therefore I sent orders to Hood, who ne with and commanding Cemetery Hill. Before Johnson got up the Federals were reported moving to oant Robert Early, sent to investigate it, and Johnson placed in position, the night was far advancethey were stopped by Ewell's wagon trains and Johnson's division turning into the road in front of ent to the main attack, having reinforced General Johnson during the night of the 2d, ordered him fwell says: Just before the time fixed for General Johnson's advance the enemy attacked him to regais route, under the direction and conduct of Col. Johnson of his staff of engineers; that Colonel JohColonel Johnson's orders were to keep the march of the troops concealed, and that I hurried Hood's division fo[4 more...]
July 4th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 1.2
rranged by order of General Longstreet, the guns of every battery opened the tremendous cannonade. On the 4th of July, at 1 o'clock A. M., I seceived the following, addressed to me as Chief of Artillery, First corps: General Longstreet directs that you have your artillery in readiness to resist an attack by daylight, remembering you have no ammunition to spare except for the enemy's infantry, etc., and the following order before day on the 4th July: headquarters First army corps, July 4th, 1863. Colonel: The Lieutenant-General directs that such of your wagons as can be spared from your command be sent to Cashtown during the day as quietly as possible, reporting to Colonel Corley and Major Mitchell about dark. Let there be as little confusion as possible. Have the wagons which are to accompany the troops parked on the Fairfield road, so that they can file in with the column as it passes. Will you please send Colonel Alexander to see the General at this point at light.
4th (search for this): chapter 1.2
s right, my brave fellows; stand your ground, and we will presently serve these chaps as they have us. For, by all the rules of warfare, the Federal troops should (as I expected they would) have marched against our shattered columns, and sought to cover our army with an overwhelming defeat. General Trimble being wounded, I was again thrown in command of the division, and with Lowrance's brigade and my own, under command of Colonel Avery, moved back to the rear of Thomas and Perrin on the 4th. There was skirmishing at intervals that day, and at dark we commenced falling back in the direction of Fairfield, Captain W. T. Nicholson, of the Thirty-seventh, being left in command of the skirmishers from my brigade. We formed line of battle at Hagerstown, id., on the 11th, and threw up breastworks along our entire front. Next day the Light division was consolidated with Heth's, and the whole being put under the command of General Heth, I again returned to the command of my brigade.
July, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 1.2
refering to an assertion of General Pendleton's, made in a lecture delivered several years ago, which was recently published in the Southern fHistorial Society Maqgazine sub-stantially as follows: That General Lee ordered General Longstreet to attack General Meade at sunrise on the morning of the 2d of July, has been received. I do not recollect of hearing of an order to attack at sunrise, or at any other designated hour, pending the operations at Gettysburg during the first three days of July, 1863. Yours truly, A. L. Long. To General Longstreet. I add the letter of Colonel Venable, of General Lee's staff, which should of itself be conclusive. I merely premise it with the statement that it was fully 9 o'clock before General Lee returned from his reconnoissance of Ewell's lines: University of Virginia, May 11, 1875. General James Longstreet: dear General: Your letter of the 25th ultimo. with regard to Gen. Lee's battle order on the 1st and 2d of July at Gettysburg, was
2nd (search for this): chapter 1.2
f my corps occupied the same positions as on the 2d. I was directed to hold my line with Anderson'sginning Our artillery, etc., should read: On the 2d, Colonel Alexander's battalion being at the heade corps was not together, as was the case on the 2d. On the 3rd, Colonel Alexander's special serv co-operation of Generals Ewell and Iill, on the 2d, by vigorous assault at the moment my battle wasordered me to attack the enemy at sunrise on the 2d. General J. A. Early has, in positive terms, ind order for attack on the enemy at sunrise on the 2d, nor can I belive any such order was issued by Ge continued in position until the morning of the 2d, when I received orders to take up a new line ofinforced General Johnson during the night of the 2d, ordered him forward early the next morning. Ineral Lee to attack until about 11 o'clock on the 2d; that I immediately began my dispositions for atl Halleck in cipher just before my battle on the 2d: If not attacked, and I can get any positive inf[1 more...]
July 3rd, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 1.2
erstood that Colonel Alexander had been charged with the duty of observing the effect of the fire of the batteries upon the enemy's lines, and to give the signal for General Pickett to advance to the assault. Everything was in readiness — no firing on either side-when, at a few minutes after one o'clock, P. M., while in rear of the Washington Artillery, near the peach orchard, I received by a courier, the following in General Longstreet's hand-writing. Headquarters, in the field, July 3d, 1863. Colonel: Let the batteries open. Order great care and precision in firing. If the batteries at the peach orchard cannot be used against the point we intend attacking, let them open upon the rocky hill. Most respectfully, J. Longstreet, Lieutenant-General Commanding. To Colonel Walton. Major Eshleman, in command of the Washington Artillery, was ordered to fire the signal gun, when instantly from the right to the extreme left of the line, as had been arranged by order of Gen
29th (search for this): chapter 1.2
In that event, Generat Stuart was directed to move into Maryland, crossing the Potomac on the east or west of the Blue Ridge, as in his judgment should be best, and take position on the right of our column as it advanced. My corps crossed the Potomac at Williamsport, and General A. P. Hill crossed at Shepherdstown. Our columns were joined together at Hagerstown, and we marched thence into Pennsylvania, reaching Chambersburg on the evening of the 27th. At this point, on the night of the 29th, information was received by which the whole plan of the campaign was changed. We had not heard from the enemy for several days, and Gen. Lee was in doubt as to where he was; indeed, we did not know that he had yet left Virginia. At about 10 o'clock that night Colonel Sorrell, my chief-of-staff, was waked by an orderly, who reported that a suspicious person had just been arrested by the provost-marshal. Upon investigation, Sorrell discovered that the suspicious person was the scout, Harris
June 5th (search for this): chapter 1.2
sivs battle, but to so manceuvre that the enemy should be forced to attack us-or, to repeat, that our campaign should be one of offensive strategy, but defensive tactics. Upon this understanding my assent was given, and General Lee, who had been kind enough to discuss the matter with me patiently, gave the order of march. The movement was begun on the 3d of June. McLaws' division of my corps moved out of Fredericksburg for Culpeper Courthouse, followed by Ewell's corps on the 4th and 5th of June. Hood's division and Stuart's cavalry moved at the same time. On the 8th we found two full corps (for Pickett's division had joined me then) and Stuart's cavalry concentrated at Culpeper Courthouse. In the meantime a large force of the Federals, cavalry and infantry, had been thrown across the Rappahannock and sent to attack General Stuart. They were encountered at Brandy Station on the morning of the 9th, and repulsed. General Lee says of this engagement: On the 9th a large force o
Archer (search for this): chapter 1.2
e Light division. Here I ordered the Seventh regiment to deploy as a strong line of skirmishers some distance to my right andt at right angles to our line of battle, to protect our flank, which was exposed to the enemy's cavalry; Pettigrew's and Archer's brigades were in the first line immediately in our front. We were soon ordered forward again after takfng this position, the Seventh being instructed to move as skirmishers by the left flank. In advancing we gained ground to the right, and on emerging from the woods in which Pettigrew's brigade had been formed, I found that my line had passed Archer's, and that my entire front was unmasked. We then moved about a mile, and as the Seventh regiment had been detained a short time, Colonel Barbour threw out forty men under Captain Hudson, to keep back some of the enemy's cavalry which had dismounted, and were annoying us with an enfilade fire. We moved across this open field at quick time, until a body of the enemy's cavalry and a few
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