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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.34 (search)
are not quite accurate as to the personnel involved, according to my recollection. I was General Grant's chief commissary, and was present in the room during the interview between him and General Lee. After the terms of the surrender had been agreed upon, General Lee said to General Grant: General, I would like my army fed. General Grant turned to me, as his chief commissary, and said: General Grant turned to me, as his chief commissary, and said: Colonel, feed the Confederate army. I asked: How many men are there? General Grant asked: How many men have you, General Lee? General Lee replied, Our books are lost; our organizations are brokeGeneral Grant asked: How many men have you, General Lee? General Lee replied, Our books are lost; our organizations are broken up; the companies are mostly commanded by noncommissioned officers; we have nothing but what we have on our backs— Interrupting him in this train of thought, I suggested, interrogatively: Say 2resent, about issuing 25,000 rations must have taken place after I was on my way to see that General Grant's order to feed the Army of Northern Virginia was put into execution, as above detailed. Mic
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.37 (search)
nd winter in the army. In the meantime, General Grant had been made commander of the United Statedly marched to Spotsylvania Courthouse, where Grant, after crossing the Rapidan, Warren in advance series of battles which lasted for days. General Grant had consolidated the numerous divisions in was to remain in the Valley. It is said that Grant's army would fill any road in the State for moto the battery. It now became apparent to General Grant, who had been butting up against our earththis time to halt near Hanover Junction, where Grant attempted to cross the North Anna river, the oe loss to our battery. After this battle, General Grant, with a determination which savored of butrward movement. Observe here the conduct of Grant in contrast with that of Lee as exhibited in ts well as privates, would not permit. Whereas Grant, after butchering his men here at Cold Harbor,ield. After pontooning the James, the army of Grant was now where it might have been at any time w[2 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.38 (search)
War's bravest deeds. [from the Richmond, Va., dispatch, January 30, 1894.] The heroism of private Chew Coleman, of Crenshaw's Battery, at Spotsylvania Courthouse, May, 1864. In the desperate battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, in May, 1864, when Grant and Lee were approaching Richmond on parallel lines, the Crenshaw Battery, of Pegram's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia, was ordered by General Harry Heth to change its position to another part of the field. While the guns were being limbered up, General Jubal Early rode up and asked the captain of the company where he was going. The captain pointed to the position assigned him, when General Early asked him who had ordered him to go there. The captain replied, General Heth. Well, says General Early, if he has ordered you there, you would better go, but I don't see how you will ever get there. 'Twas a pretty warm place to have called forth such a remark from General Early. The guns were pulled out, the cannoneers moun
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Strategic points. (search)
lly and lavishly spent in the Old Dominion. Grant was summoned from his successes in the West, athe entrenchments and acted on the defensive. Grant massed his army for the assault. Up to this ted the enormous preponderance of the enemy. Grant made three desperate assaults on Lee's works; had been the Confederate fire that in one hour Grant's losses had amounted to more than 13,000, whi of but 1,200 upon Lee. History records General Grant as a man of great determination and tenacis behind the defenses, his army about 49,000. Grant was to attack with 140,000 men. He hurled his year later, on a balmy day in early May, 1864, Grant broke camp at Culpeper with the finest army event to the eye of the most ordinary soldier in Grant's army that his commander had blundered. Henot waiting to be attacked, moved at once upon Grant's battle line and for three days fiercely assasary's plans and moved parallel to him, and as Grant changed from flank to front and moved forward,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
r, Lieut., Wm. S., 242. Arkansas, The Confederate Iron-clad, exploits of, 192. Armies, Confederate and Federal, comparative strength of, 59-87, 374. Army of Northern Va., Last Days of, 57; its prowess, 58; final strength of, the Second Corps of, 84. Ashby, Gen. Turner W., how killed, 224. Association of Army of Northern Va., Virginia Division; Reunion of, 57; officers of, 103; Louisiana Division of, 160. Augusta Battery, 262. Avery, Hon. A. C., 110, 340. Badeau's History of Grant, cited, 61. Badger, Richard, 110. Baker, Hon. Richard H., 336. Baker, Sallie, 37. Barlow, U. S. A., Gen, 338. Barringer, Gen., Rufus, 340. Battaile, J. E., Poem of, 201. Battery Gregg, 77. Battery Lamb, 289 Beauregard, Gen. G. T., 376. Bee, Capt., Barnard, 115. Beecher, Rev., Henry Ward, 200. Beecher, Rev., Thos. K., 17. Bentonville, Battle of, 149. Bethel, Battle of, 118 Bibles Through the Blockade, 265. Bland, C. C., Heroism of, 271. Blanton, Corporal L. M.
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