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Polk (search for this): chapter 1.17
When he had been in Virginia more than two years, and had been in many battles, his mother wrote to President Davis, and in her letter used these words: I notice that General Lee has gone into winter quarters, and there will be no fighting for several weeks. So, if my boy has done his duty, I respectfully beg that he be granted a furlough to come home to see me, for I greatly long to see him. Mark the simplicity and sublimity of that mother's words: If my boy has done his duty. Bishop Polk gives an instance of sublime devotion of a Tennessee mother, who gave five sons to the Confederacy. When the first one was killed, and the Bishop was trying to say some words of comfort, she said: My son Billy will be old enough next spring to take his brother's place. The only idea of duty that this heroic mother had was to give her boys to the cause she loved as soon as they were old enough to bear a musket. Such was the spirit of your mothers and your grandmothers. I will tel
Archie Godwin (search for this): chapter 1.17
heavy fighting, and our boys were eager to get it too—for they wanted a chance to get back at them for Berryville Pike (September 19th), where they pushed us hard to hold the Pike. There near Winchester they had killed our much beloved General Archie Godwin, and it came near being worse for us than at Cedar Creek. It would, too, but for Godwin's Brigade, which held them back against vast odds on the Berryville Pike, and kept them from getting into Winchester, in the rear of our army and trGodwin's Brigade, which held them back against vast odds on the Berryville Pike, and kept them from getting into Winchester, in the rear of our army and trains, and thereby cutting off the rest of the army, which extended away over to beyond the Martinsville Pike, where Rodes was killed. It was right in the Berrville Pike, while praising his men for having just repulsed a heavy assault, thereby saving our right flank, which we covered, from being turned and the army cut off, that our dear General Archie C. Godwin was killed (and who, by the way, never got the credit which was justly his due). Moving in position for the morrow's battle. It w
Archie C. Godwin (search for this): chapter 1.17
at he has found time to contribute to the memory of his comrades in arms the attractive account he has written. General A. C. Godwin, his chief, was a Virginian by birth. A tall, lithe, auburn-haired man, who was a born soldier. He had been in out a move—not on the go, as usual. On the day before the battle, early in the morning, I, as adjutant-general of Archie C. Godwin's Brigade (Ramseur's Division) received orders to have a muster, get up reports of the regiment and make up our brigassault, thereby saving our right flank, which we covered, from being turned and the army cut off, that our dear General Archie C. Godwin was killed (and who, by the way, never got the credit which was justly his due). Moving in position for the me outpost guard. I see General John B. Gordon, in his Reminiscenses, says his own division preceded Ramseur's Division. Godwin's Brigade was leading Ramseur's; it may be another division was ahead, but if so, I did not see them, and I am sure I did
A. C. Godwin (search for this): chapter 1.17
who cried surrender. If you ask me to explain this, my answer is because we knew we were right, our cause was just, and now, once more, welcome, dear Daughters. From the Times-Dispatch, November 11th, 1906. The great battle at Cedar Creek. In some respects one of the most remarkable of the war. Early's Thin gray line. Story told by one who was desperately wounded in the fight. Editor of the Times-Dispatch: Sir,—I send you herewith a picturesque and interesting account of Godwin's Brigade, Ramseur's Division, Second Corps, at the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864. It is a soldier's tale, relating events as he saw them. It is by Captain Clarence R. Hatton, adjutant-general of the brigade, who received a wound in the neck as his brigade was charging, which would, in all likelihood, have killed anybody but a hardy soldier, such as he was. General John B. Gordon, in his reminiscenses, which often erroneously refer to General Early, justly reminds his readers
Jefferson Davis (search for this): chapter 1.17
ver again, I would not act differently. I knew a boy who belonged to the company that was organized in the village where I am now living. When he had been in Virginia more than two years, and had been in many battles, his mother wrote to President Davis, and in her letter used these words: I notice that General Lee has gone into winter quarters, and there will be no fighting for several weeks. So, if my boy has done his duty, I respectfully beg that he be granted a furlough to come homee neck, from which I was bleeding like a hog, they concluded it would surely kill me to cut for the ball, and believing I would die anyway, just bound me up. Back to Richmond. The surgeons then sent me in an ambulance just starting with Colonel Davis, of our brigade. His arm had been shot off, and we were carried to the house of the Mayor of Strasburg, where he was taken in. As the drivers and helpers came out of the house some of our cavalry came dashing in, shouting: We are flanked!
Fitzhugh Lee (search for this): chapter 1.17
had only breath to gasp, Is the General hurt? When I was weeping with that poor mother, comfort I could not give, she said: Both of my boys are gone, but if I had to do all this over again, I would not act differently. I knew a boy who belonged to the company that was organized in the village where I am now living. When he had been in Virginia more than two years, and had been in many battles, his mother wrote to President Davis, and in her letter used these words: I notice that General Lee has gone into winter quarters, and there will be no fighting for several weeks. So, if my boy has done his duty, I respectfully beg that he be granted a furlough to come home to see me, for I greatly long to see him. Mark the simplicity and sublimity of that mother's words: If my boy has done his duty. Bishop Polk gives an instance of sublime devotion of a Tennessee mother, who gave five sons to the Confederacy. When the first one was killed, and the Bishop was trying to say some
Henry Kyd Douglas (search for this): chapter 1.17
seur's Division) received orders to have a muster, get up reports of the regiment and make up our brigade report of the forces present for service, tabulate it, and take it to corps headquarters. This I did, and rode over to corps headquarters, which was in a large white house, with large grounds around it and a grape arbor on the right side of it. Arriving there about noon, hitching my horse and going in, I was directed to a room on the right, where I found General Jubal Early and Colonel Hy. Kyd Douglas, the corps adjutant-general. Thinness of Earlys force. General Early took my report, glanced at the totals, and, handing it to Colonel Douglas, ordered him to have them all consolidated into a corps report, and Colonel Douglas ordered me and another young staff officer named Russell (J. B., I think) to proceed to consolidate them into division, and then into a general corps report, and tabulate it, which we did; and I remember distinctly my great surprise that the aggregate of
Hy. Kyd Douglas (search for this): chapter 1.17
ing in, I was directed to a room on the right, where I found General Jubal Early and Colonel Hy. Kyd Douglas, the corps adjutant-general. Thinness of Earlys force. General Early took my report, glanced at the totals, and, handing it to Colonel Douglas, ordered him to have them all consolidated into a corps report, and Colonel Douglas ordered me and another young staff officer named Russell (J. B., I think) to proceed to consolidate them into division, and then into a general corps report,Colonel Douglas ordered me and another young staff officer named Russell (J. B., I think) to proceed to consolidate them into division, and then into a general corps report, and tabulate it, which we did; and I remember distinctly my great surprise that the aggregate of Early's forces was only seven thousand, two or three hundred (7,200-7,300) infantry. The remarks were passed on what great odds we would have against us in Sheridan's 35,000 or 40,000 finely equipped, well-fed men, with repeating (or breach-loading) rifles—5 to 1 against us—to say nothing of their superior equipment of supplies, longer range cannon, etc. I mention this to give my recollection o
Russell (search for this): chapter 1.17
around it and a grape arbor on the right side of it. Arriving there about noon, hitching my horse and going in, I was directed to a room on the right, where I found General Jubal Early and Colonel Hy. Kyd Douglas, the corps adjutant-general. Thinness of Earlys force. General Early took my report, glanced at the totals, and, handing it to Colonel Douglas, ordered him to have them all consolidated into a corps report, and Colonel Douglas ordered me and another young staff officer named Russell (J. B., I think) to proceed to consolidate them into division, and then into a general corps report, and tabulate it, which we did; and I remember distinctly my great surprise that the aggregate of Early's forces was only seven thousand, two or three hundred (7,200-7,300) infantry. The remarks were passed on what great odds we would have against us in Sheridan's 35,000 or 40,000 finely equipped, well-fed men, with repeating (or breach-loading) rifles—5 to 1 against us—to say nothing of the
Jubal Early (search for this): chapter 1.17
s great battles so much outnumbered as was General Early at Winchester and Fisher's Hill. He states that Early in neither of these battles had more than ten thousand men, including all arms of the figures somewhat when he states in a note that Early's army was scarce twelve thousand strong at Cefore, I will go back to some days before, when Early's army was encamped up the Valley. I cannot, d to a room on the right, where I found General Jubal Early and Colonel Hy. Kyd Douglas, the corps t-general. Thinness of Earlys force. General Early took my report, glanced at the totals, andinctly my great surprise that the aggregate of Early's forces was only seven thousand, two or three this to give my recollection of the number of Early's force and an idea of what we had to oppose ught and contended that the manoeuvres made by Early on October 18th (the day before) should be conor attack their right flank, whilst in reality Early's actual purpose was to make a surprise attack[1 more...]
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