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Stevensburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
had been fighting, single-handed, an unequal battle on the road running from the station to Stevensburg, 5 or 6 miles south, and beyond that place on the road leading to Kelly's ford. A column of cavalry, with artillery, had advanced from Kelly's toward Stevensburg with the evident intention of moving up from that place to the support of the attack at Fleetwood, and if it had reached the fielthis menacing movement, General Stuart sent. Colonel Butler's regiment, 220 strong, down the Stevensburg road to meet and check it. Leading the advance of Butler's regiment, Lieut.-Col. Frank Hampton met and drove back the Federal advance beyond Stevensburg. Then Butler formed his command across and to the left of the road at Doggett's house, about 1 1/2 miles beyond Stevensburg, and stood reaStevensburg, and stood ready to dispute the advance of the main body of the enemy. Lieutenant-Colonel Hampton was charged with the defense of the road, with a few sharpshooters and one company, Capt. T. H. Clark's. Here he h
Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
been driven before Perrin took position on Cemetery hill and fired the first shot from that memorabent. Perrin was in position in front of Cemetery hill on the 2d, the Federal sharpshooters in hine southeast (Culp's hill), and the other (Cemetery hill) immediately south of the town which lay aollowed by the attack on the north face of Cemetery hill. Edward Johnson's division made the attack on Culp's hill and Early's division on Cemetery hill. The Third division of Ewell's corps (Rodes four brigades, Hays' and Hoke's, attacked Cemetery hill still later. These two brigades carried ts made of his having observed the enemy on Cemetery hill, during the afternoon, withdrawing artilleck being made at the earlier hour ordered, Cemetery hill would have fallen, and with its fall the Che Round Tops bristling with artillery and Cemetery hill and Culp's hill crowned by batteries, seve front of the stone wall, and another from Cemetery hill, plunged their shell into the ranks of Kem
Pegram (search for this): chapter 16
h and the Northern general from the south. Ewell's corps was approaching the battlefield from Carlisle and York, and Hill's from Chambersburg. Before the close of the day Hill learned that Pettigrew's North Carolinians, of Heth's division, in advance near Gettysburg, had met a strong cavalry force, before which they withdrew without battle. Early on the morning of July 1st, General Hill pushed Heth's division forward, followed closely by Pender's. With Heth was the Pee Dee artillery, in Pegram's battalion; with Pender, the battalion of McIntosh. About 10 a. m. Heth met Buford's Federal cavalry and drove it back across Willoughby run, where the cavalry was promptly supported by the First corps of Meade's army, three divisions, under General Reynolds. General Hill deployed Heth's division on the right and left of the road, Pender's in support, and the battle became severe. Pushing his battle forward, Hill was checked at the wooded ridge known as Seminary hill, where the First co
W. G. Saussure (search for this): chapter 16
inst the orchard and Kershaw against the stony hill and the battery in front of it. Before moving General Kershaw had detached the Fifteenth South Carolina, Colonel De Saussure, to support a battery between his right and Hood's left. Marching forward under the fire of canister from the battery in his front, and the infantry fir brigades of McLaws were put on the hill along the positions gained by the battle. General Kershaw's losses were severe and grievous. The brave and able Colonel De Saussure, of the Fifteenth, and Major McLeod, of the Eighth, gallant in fight and estimable in life, had both fallen; Colonel De Saussure killed on the field and MajColonel De Saussure killed on the field and Major McLeod mortally wounded. Among the wounded were Colonel Kennedy of the Second, Lieut.-Col. Elbert Bland of the Seventh, and Maj. D. B. Miller of the Third battalion. The writer regrets that he can find no list of the line officers killed and wounded in the brigade at Gettysburg. The brigade lost 115 killed, 483 wounded and 32
J. L. Miller (search for this): chapter 16
's light division —North Carolinians, South Carolinians and Georgians—now being commanded by Pender, and the South Carolina brigade by Col. Abner Perrin. Maj. C. W. McCreary commanded the First regiment, Capt. W. M. Hadden the First rifles, Capt. J. L. Miller the Twelfth, Lieut.-Col. B. T. Brockman the Thirteenth, and Lieut.-Col. J. N. Brown the Fourteenth. With the Third corps also was the Pee Dee artillery, Lieut. W. E. Zimmerman. In the cavalry corps of Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, Brig.-Gen. to every order for advance in direct charge, or change of front under fire. The Fourteenth, under Lieut.-Col. J. N. Brown and Maj. Edward Croft, and the First, under Maj. C. W. McCreary, on the right of the brigade; and the Twelfth, under Col. J. L. Miller, and the Thirteenth, under Lieut.-Col. B. T. Brockman, on the left, stormed the stone fences on either side of the Lutheran college on Seminary hill and routed their foe from this strong position, capturing hundreds of prisoners, 2 field pi
G. W. Reynolds (search for this): chapter 16
r Gettysburg, had met a strong cavalry force, before which they withdrew without battle. Early on the morning of July 1st, General Hill pushed Heth's division forward, followed closely by Pender's. With Heth was the Pee Dee artillery, in Pegram's battalion; with Pender, the battalion of McIntosh. About 10 a. m. Heth met Buford's Federal cavalry and drove it back across Willoughby run, where the cavalry was promptly supported by the First corps of Meade's army, three divisions, under General Reynolds. General Hill deployed Heth's division on the right and left of the road, Pender's in support, and the battle became severe. Pushing his battle forward, Hill was checked at the wooded ridge known as Seminary hill, where the First corps with artillery was strongly posted. Putting his artillery in position Heth gallantly charged the heights with his four brigades, and made so strong a battle that General Howard, with part of the Eleventh corps, reinforced the line of the First. At th
Arthur Middleton Manigault (search for this): chapter 16
f Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, Brig.-Gen. Wade Hampton commanded his brigade, including the First and Second South Carolina cavalry, and Capt. J. F. Hart's South Carolina battery was part of the horse artillery under Major Beckham. Thus it will be seen that there were two infantry brigades, five batteries, and two cavalry regiments of South Carolina troops in the army of General Lee on this march into Pennsylvania. Evans' and Gist's brigades were in Mississippi with General Johnston, and Manigault's brigade was with General Bragg's army at Chattanooga. Attached to those commands or serving in the West, were the batteries of Captains Ferguson, Culpeper, Waties and Macbeth. Most of the South Carolina troops of all arms were engaged in the defense of Charleston and the coast of the State, then being attacked by a powerful fleet and a Federal army. On June 7th the corps of Longstreet and Ewell, with the main body of the cavalry under Stuart, were encamped around Culpeper Court House
Richard K. Meade (search for this): chapter 16
Potomac until the 25th and 26th, and on the 28th General Meade was placed in command of the Federal army. Onysburg, on the last day of June. On that day both Meade and Lee were marching unconsciously to the point at cavalry was promptly supported by the First corps of Meade's army, three divisions, under General Reynolds. Gen The break of day on the 2d revealed the army of General Meade in line of battle on the heights south of Gettysnumbers and equipment, confronted by the army of General Meade on the heights of Gettysburg, was one which gave come up on his left and confronted the main body of Meade's cavalry. The situation on his extreme right was mn of 15,000 could break the center, the wings of General Meade's army would be so shaken that both Longstreet aing a great cavalry battle with the main body of General Meade's cavalry. Stuart had the brigades of Hampton, army. After the defeat of the assaulting column, Meade was too cautious to risk his lines against the army
Matthew Calbraith Butler (search for this): chapter 16
h Carolina, Col. John L. Black, down the Kelly's Ford road to check the advance until Robertson could take position. This duty was well done by the First, until relieved by Robertson, when the regiment went into battle on the Beverly road with Hampton. As soon as the firing in front was heard, General Hampton mounted his brigade and moved from his camp rapidly through the station and over the Fleetwood ridge to support Jones on the Beverly Fordroad, leaving the Second South Carolina, Col. M. C. Butler, to guard the station. Throwing his brigade immediately into action on the right of General Jones, and in support, the division, after severe fighting, drove the column of attack back. At this juncture the Federal force which moved up the Kelly's Ford road had reached the railroad and was taking possession of the Fleetwood ridge in rear of the engagement on the Beverly Ford road. General Stuart promptly ordered his brigades to concentrate upon this, the main attacking force, and the
McLaws (search for this): chapter 16
A. P. Hill. Longstreet's division commanders were McLaws, Pickett and Hood; Ewell's, Early, Rodes and Johnsothe march for the Potomac. Kershaw's brigade, with McLaws, marched to Sperryville on the 16th, thence to Ashbsouth; and Hill's corps on the right facing east. McLaws' and Hood's divisions of Longstreet's corps camped s order of attack directed that his right (Hood and McLaws), strongly supported by artillery, should envelop aeet's corps made the advance at 4 p. m. (Hood's and McLaws'), supported by four of the five brigades of Andersn from the center. Hood on the extreme right, next McLaws, and then Anderson, were fighting forward and struguth Carolina brigade, under Kershaw, operating with McLaws, in Longstreet's attack, and the batteries of BachmLongstreet's battle. Kershaw formed the right of McLaws' division and Barksdale his left, Semmes behind Kerf the mountain. Night came on, and the brigades of McLaws were put on the hill along the positions gained by
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