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September 17th (search for this): chapter 88
eptember fifteenth       2     111115 September seventeenth1   12164311  8839226346 September eigmy at Sharpsburg on the morning of the seventeenth September. My special thanks are due to Generage to my command. Daylight of the seventeenth of September gave the signal for a terrific cannonr fourteen and fifteen,220 Sharpsburg, September seventeen and eighteen,228 Sherpherdstown, Septe1ST. We left Harper's Ferry on the seventeenth of September, and after a very rapid and fatiguingsburg, Maryland, on the sixteenth and seventeenth of September. When the army arrived at the heig fire, we lay until the morning of the seventeenth September, when began the engagement of that day, in the battle of Sharpsburg, on the seventeenth of September, instant. Moving forward by the flat daylight on Wednesday morning, the seventeenth of September. As a consequence, many had become epsburg, Maryland, on the sixteenth and seventeenth September last: On the fifteenth September, 1
September 22nd (search for this): chapter 88
n R. H. Archer, my Assistant Adjutant-General, though not yet recovered from a severe illness, Lieutenant Thomas, Aid, and Lieutenant Lemmon, Ordnance Officer, rendered brave and efficient assistance, and charged with the troops upon the enemy. The regiments of the brigade were commanded as follows: First Tennessee, Colonel Turney; Seventh Tennessee, Lieutenant Howard, Adjutant; Fourteenth Tennessee, Lieutenant-Colonel Lockhart, and Nineteenth Georgia by Major Neal. Shepherdstown, 22D September. I resumed command of my brigade the evening of the nineteenth of September. On the morning of the twentieth the division moved down to repel the enemy, who were crossing the Potomac at the Shepherdstown Ferry. Line of battle was formed in a cornfield, about three fourths of a mile back from the ferry. Pender's brigade moved forward in the direction of the ferry, and General Gregg's and Colonel Thomas's toward a point somewhere to the right. When General Pender had gotten about ha
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e we found the bridge destroyed, and other evidence that the enemy was in close proximity. In the afternoon of the twenty-second, the Thirteenth Georgia, Colonel Douglas, Brown's and Dement's batteries of four guns each, and Early's brigade, crosts taken by Lawton's and Trimble's brigades in the several actions commencing with the affairs of Hazel River, on the twenty-second, and Bristoe and Manassas Junction, on the twenty-seventh of August, and ending with the battle of Sharpsburg, exceptection of Farley Ford, on the Hazel River, and then to follow with my division. I had again, on the morning of the twenty-second, a warm artillery fight with the enemy, resulting, as on the day previous, according to his published reports, in vere the honor to report that in obedience to an order received from Major-General Longstreet, on the evening of the twenty-second instant, accompanied by Major J. J. Garnett, chief of artillery on the staff of Brigadier-General D. R. Jones, and Captai
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expedition, and I shall more than once have to acknowledge my obligations for the valuable and efficient aid which he rendered. Early on the morning of the twenty-first, the command left its encampment and moved in the direction of Beverly's Ford, on the Rappahannock, General Taliaferro's command in the lead. On approaching tteenth; recrossed the Potomac, near Shepherdstown, on the morning of the nineteenth; held in reserve on the twentieth; went into camp, near Martinsburg, on the twenty-first; remained in camp until the twenty-eighth, and moved to Bunker Hill on or about the fifth of October. My command, the Ninth regiment Louisiana volunteers, wasd engaged the cavalry of the retreating enemy near Stephensburg, and driven them across the Rappahannock at the railroad bridge. Early on the morning of the twenty-first, the command resumed its march in the following order: Taliaferro, A. P. Hill, and Ewell. Passing Brandy Station, the front of Taliaferro's division emerged f
October 5th (search for this): chapter 88
he brigade sustaining its part. It was in this battle that Brigadier-General W. E. Starke fell, while gallantly leading his command. Remained in line of battle all night of the seventeenth; remained in position on the day of the eighteenth; recrossed the Potomac, near Shepherdstown, on the morning of the nineteenth; held in reserve on the twentieth; went into camp, near Martinsburg, on the twenty-first; remained in camp until the twenty-eighth, and moved to Bunker Hill on or about the fifth of October. My command, the Ninth regiment Louisiana volunteers, was transferred from Starke's brigade to that commanded by Brigadier-General Harry T. Hays. No report of casualties has been received from Coppens's battalion, Captain Raine's and Captain Brockenbrough's batteries. Enclosed find list of casualties of the First, Second, Ninth, Tenth, and Fifteenth regiments Louisiana volunteers. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, L. A. Stafford, Colonel, commanding Brigade. Report
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le, on the sixteenth August, crossing the Rapidan, on the twentieth, at Raccoon Ford. The next day, at Kelly's Ford, I recalry under General Fitzhugh Lee. On the evening of the twentieth, the command moved from Shepherdstown and encamped near thepherdstown. Shepherdstown. On the morning of the twentieth, at half past 6, I was directed by General Jackson to takeemed, the enemy had escaped attack. At moonrise, on the twentieth, about four A. M., General Lee's and Robertson's brigades I left the army for this place. On the morning of the twentieth, I left Crenshaw's farm, following the division of Major-e spent the night, and was ordered back next morning, the twentieth, to Boteler's Ford, near Shepherdstown, to drive back theaptain Garish, of the battery. During the night of the twentieth, under orders from General Hood, I resumed the position t on the morning of the nineteenth; held in reserve on the twentieth; went into camp, near Martinsburg, on the twenty-first; r
July 30th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 88
both personally and in his official capacity. I am also pained to announce the fall of Captain Samuel Jordan, Assistant Adjutant-General of Colonel Colquitt's brigade, who was shot down while gallantly transmitting my orders. Enclosed herewith please find the reports of regimental and battery commanders. The total loss of Evans's brigade in the above-mentioned engagements is one thousand and twenty-four aggregate, from an aggregate of one thousand eight hundred and thirty on the thirtieth July, 1862. It is proper to state that the aggregate for duty was afterward increased to twenty-two hundred by the addition of the Twenty-third regiment South Carolina volunteers. In conclusion, I would call the attention of the Major-General commanding to the gallant conduct of the officers of this brigade. In each engagement some field officer was either wounded or killed. I had neglected to mention above the loss of the gallant Lieutenant-Colonel T. C. Watkins, of the Twenty-third reg
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d the movements of his division, nor his killed and wounded of that action in my report. Early in the morning of the nineteenth, we recrossed the Potomac River into Virginia near Shepherdstown. The promptitude and success with which this movement was the last division to move. It recrossed the Potomac at Boteler's Ford shortly after sunrise on the morning of the nineteenth, and was formed in line of battle on the heights on the Virginia side, under the direction of General Longstreet. Aftes ordered to encamp, for the night, near a school-house, five or six miles from Shepherdstown. On the afternoon of the nineteenth, the enemy commenced crossing a small force at Boteler's Ford, and Lawton's brigade gave way, abandoning its position. e brigade held its position on the field all night, the next day, and until three o'clock in the morning of Friday, the nineteenth, when they joined the division, and moved toward Boteler's Ford, on the Potomac which was crossed without losing a man.
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to be refilled. Early on the morning of the eighteenth, a few sharpshooters began to exchange shotswere gathered together on the morning of the eighteenth, and placed in a position more sheltered thabrigade did not arrive till the night of the eighteenth, a day behind time. Not appreciating the neder from General Jackson after night, on the eighteenth, to move back as soon as my pickets were relnd remained there until the night of the eighteenth instant, when orders were received to recross thng thence, and crossing Rapidan River on the eighteenth, on the twenty-third, under order from Generarrest under which he had been since the eighteenth instant, came upon the field shortly after his brave men should do. In the morning of the eighteenth, much sharpshooting took place, continuing a continued to hold it until the night of the eighteenth, when, by your orders, I joined the column og of the twentieth. On the morning of the eighteenth, a body of the enemy drove our pickets from [1 more...]
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arper's Ferry at half past 2 o'clock of the seventeenth, he reported to the commanding General, and at Harper's Ferry until the morning of the seventeenth, when at half past 6 A. M., I received an o provisions there. On the morning of the seventeenth, about sunrise, the head of my column reachy men to cook. On the morning of the seventeenth instant, about three o'clock, the firing commenattle near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on the seventeenth instant: The regiments present were the Twen, until three o'clock in the evening of the seventeenth, when it moved back, by order of General Josixteenth and throughout the day of the seventeenth instant, at Sharpsburg, Maryland. Without refe of the fighting had taken place on the seventeenth instant. While we were moving to this position. At three o'clock on the morning of the seventeenth, the picket firing was very heavy, and at dnd effectively employed. About noon on the seventeenth, he was directed by General Jones, in front[13 more...]
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