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Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
ginia Militia, was in command until General Kenton Harper, Major-General Virginia Militia, arrived there; these two officers were afterwards Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel respectively of the 5th Virginia regiment. On Friday, the day we reached the Ferry, the Baltimore outbreak took place, and when we received the news we were greatly elated, but unfortunately it was merely a puff of wind, which soon died out. Then was the time, if ever, for the Marylanders to have armed and organized, and Maryland would not now be trodden down by Lincoln's serfs, with no prospect of ever obtaining her independence. We continually had alarms at the Ferry. On Saturday morning our company was turned out to attack the train, which was said to be coming down loaded with Federal troops, and about 11 o'clock that night we were roused to go up on the Loudoun heights and support Imboden's Battery, which the enemy couldn't have gotten at in any conceivable way except by approaching through Loudoun on Virgi
Fairfax (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
s Battalion of Artillery; now (1900) Cashier of the Bank of Albemarle, Charlottesville Va.; author of a Sketch of the Rockbridge Artillery, in Vol. XXIII, of Southern Historical Society Papers. and Channing Page, R. Channing M. Page, of Albemarle county, Va., later Captain of Page's Battery and Major of a Battalion of Artillery; physician in New York city; died a few years ago. with all of whom I had been at college the previous session, and Joe Packard, Joseph Packard, Jr., of Fairfax county, Va., later Lieutenant and assistant in charge of General Reserve Ordnance Train, A. N. Va.; now (1900) attorney-at-law and President of the School Board of Baltimore, Md. an old school-mate at the Episcopal High School. I was not destined to remain quiet long after entering the service, for about midday of the day following we started on our march to Manassas to take part in the great battle which was expected to come off. Our destination was revealed to us when we had gotten a few mi
Augusta county (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
vices. We immediately got ready, and that night, when the train from Staunton, with the West Augusta Guards, the Mountain Guards, and Imboden's Battery, from Augusta county, came along, we joined them and went on to Harper's Ferry, taking up different volunteer companies all along the railroad, until, when we reached Strasburg abchester, Va. Bob McKim, Robert B. McKim, of Baltimore, Md., killed in the battle of Winchester, May 25th, 1862. LIV. Massie, J. Livingston Massie, of Augusta county, Va., later Captain of Massie's Battery, and killed September 24th, 1864, on General Early's retreat, near the junction of the Valley turnpike and the Keezeltown road. Clem. Fishburne, Clement D. Fishburne, of Augusta county, Va., later appointed Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer of Cabell's Battalion of Artillery; now (1900) Cashier of the Bank of Albemarle, Charlottesville Va.; author of a Sketch of the Rockbridge Artillery, in Vol. XXIII, of Southern Historical Society Papers. and Ch
Orange Court House (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
ought off several guns, with much harness and many blankets and overcoats, to the Lewis House, where we were camped for the night, I taking it on a caisson cover. I was awaked about daylight the next morning by the rain, but crept between the two folds of the caisson cover and slept a while longer. On awaking I saw passing several pieces of artillery, and among them a thirty-pounder Parrott piece, all of which had been captured on the retreat. headquarters Rodes's Division, Camp near Orange C. H. [Va.], March 10th, 1864. Notwithstanding my determination to continue this record regularly, I have neglected it for some time, but will continue now, writing off and on as I find leisure, for, having been lately transferred from the Reserve Ordnance Train to Major-General Rodes's Division, I expect to be more occupied than I have heretofore been. We spent Monday following the first battle of Manassas near the Lewis House, it raining incessantly the whole day, and none of us being
Loudoun (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
ed, and Maryland would not now be trodden down by Lincoln's serfs, with no prospect of ever obtaining her independence. We continually had alarms at the Ferry. On Saturday morning our company was turned out to attack the train, which was said to be coming down loaded with Federal troops, and about 11 o'clock that night we were roused to go up on the Loudoun heights and support Imboden's Battery, which the enemy couldn't have gotten at in any conceivable way except by approaching through Loudoun on Virginia soil, and the other University company, the Sons of Liberty, were sent across the bridge and down the railroad, just opposite this battery and ourselves, and just where we were directed to fire if the enemy came, and if our smooth-bore muskets could carry that far, which was more than doubtful. The next morning (Sunday), we scrambled down the mountain and returned to our barracks, very much wearied, after first reporting ourselves at the General's Headquarters, where an amusi
Martinsburg (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
ow, for we soon heard of the death of many dear friends. Soon after the retreat commenced, I heard of the death of a most intimate friend, H. Tucker Conrad, of Martinsburg, belonging to company D, 2d Virginia regiment. He was my school-mate at the Episcopal High School for two years, and my college-mate at the University of Virgistudent of Divinity at the Episcopal Theological Seminary, near Alexandria, and after returning home he enlisted in the Berkeley Border Guards, the company from Martinsburg, belonging to the 2d Virginia regiment. He came out of Martinsburg to enlist in his country's service while Patterson's army was around the place, and not longMartinsburg to enlist in his country's service while Patterson's army was around the place, and not long after he died, as he would have wished to die, fighting for his country's independence. His brother, Holmes A. Conrad, of the same company, was also killed that day, and almost at the same time with Tucker. I was not so well acquainted with Holmes, but Tucker I knew long and intimately, and can testify to his character and worth
Jackson (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
ary of Virginia; died a few years and Philip Philip Nelson, of Clarke county, Va., later Lieutenant in the 2d Virginia Regiment of infantry, Stonewall Brigade; now (1900) Superintendent of Schools of Albemarle county, Va. Nelson, Bev. Jones, See notes 2, 3, 13 and 16. Ned Alexander, Edgar S. Alexander, of Moorefield, Hardy county, Va. I have not been able to trace the career of Ned Alexander. and myself. James M. Garnett, of Hanover county, Va., later Second Lieutenant, C. S. A., and Chief of Ordnance of the Valley District; first Lieutenant, P. A. C. S., and Ordnance Officer of the Stonewall Brigade, and Acting Ordnance Officer of Jackson's Division; Captain in charge of General Reserve Ordnance Train, A. N. Va., and lastly Ordnance Officer of Rodes's (later Grimes's) Division, 2d Corps, A. N. Va.; now (1900) teaching in Baltimore, Md. This was one more than the number, but Kinloch Nelson was sick for some time and we took Lanty Blackford in his place. Notes. Zzz
Carlisle, Pa. (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
the first battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th, ‘62. About 9 o'clock we all started on the train for Harper's Ferry, only thirty-two miles distant, but such was the slowness of the train and the uncertainty of the commanding officers as to what force we should find at the Ferry, that we did not reach there until 4 o'clock the next morning, about six hours after Lieutenant Jones, of the United States Army, with his handful of men, had burnt the Armory buildings and retreated towards Carlisle, Pa. We learnt that some of the Clarke and Jefferson companies had gotten in the neighborhood the evening before, in time to have taken the place and saved the buildings, arms, &c., but they also were ignorant of the force at the Ferry and delayed to attack. It is quite amusing now to think of the way in which military affairs were conducted at Harper's Ferry when we first went there. General William H. Harman, Brigadier-General Virginia Militia, was in command until General Kenton Harpe
Hainesville (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
one's turn came once in every five or six days. While here we exchanged some pieces of our battery and obtained two additional pieces, so that it was now constituted two (2) ten-pounder Parrott rifled guns, three (3) six-pounder smooth-bore guns, and one (1) twelve-pounder Howitzer; the six-pounder we retained was the one at which I served at the first battle of Manassas, which was then the third piece, but now the sixth, at which I was No. 2; this was the only piece used at the battle of Hainesville (or Falling Waters), the first skirmish that occurred in the Valley of Virginia, and this was the first piece fired in the Valley after the war commenced; it was also used in the war with Mexico and should have been preserved, but it has now, alas! been melted up to make twelve-pounder Napoleons, and so gone the way of all flesh. Some more of my University friends joined the battery at this camp, among whom were Randolph Fairfax (a noble boy, afterwards killed at the first battle of F
Piedmont, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.4
rain which fell. Oversleeping ourselves we found that the battery had the start of us about two hours. Bowyer went on ahead, and I followed on foot until a little boy with some ladies offered me part of his horse, and in this way I reached Piedmont station, where the infantry were taking the cars. Our battery went on a mile beyond and waited there nearly all that day (Friday) for the rest of the artillery to come up, when we started about 7 o'clock P. M., and travelled until 4 A. M., rested te, but his remark occurred to us afterwards. On returning to camp we found that one of our guns was ordered to the front. I obtained permission to be assigned to this gun, and as I had the horse of a surgeon, which I had ridden down from Piedmont station, I galloped on with it, but after going a mile or two we were ordered back without having our anticipations of a fight realized. We found the whole battery hitched up and ready to go forward. The cannonading had commenced on the extreme le
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