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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Narrative of the service of Colonel Geo. A. Porterfield in Northwestern Virginia in 1861 -1861 , (search)
A Narrative of the service of Colonel Geo. A. Porterfield in Northwestern Virginia in 1861-1861,
Charleston, W. Va., May 17, 1888. To General Marcus J. Wright:
At your request I submit the following statement: I was living upon my farm, in Jefferson county, when our civil war began.
In May, 1861, I was appointed Colonel of Volunteers, and ordered to Grafton, Virginia, to receive into the service of the State, from the northwestern counties, such volunteers as might offer their services for the defence of that section.
By reference to Volume II, Series 1, Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, it will be seen that Alonzo Loring, of Wheeling, David Goff, of Beverley, and F. M. Boykin, of Weston, had been commissioned as field-officers by the Governor of Virginia and assigned to duty in the northwestern part of this State, with written instructions from General R, E. Lee prior to my assignment thereto.
I would call attention to the instructions given these gentle
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A tribute to his memory by Bishop C. T. Quintard . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Andersonville prison . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Junius Daniel . May 10th , 1888 . (search)
an Address delivered before theLadies ' Memorial Association, in Raleigh , N. C,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
History of the First battle of Manassas and the organization of the Stonewall brigade.
How it was so named. by D. B. Conrad, Kansas city, Mo., formerly U. S. And C. S. Navy.
When in May, 1861, General Joseph E. Johnston arrived at Harper's Ferry to command the unformed, disorganized mass of men and muskets there assembled, he found five Virginia regiments and two or three from Alabama and Mississippi, all in nominal control, simply by seniority, of a Colonel Jackson of the Virginia Army.
Soon order grew out of chaos, and we of the Virginia Army found ourselves one May day on Bolivar Heights, five regiments in all, assembled and called the Virginia Brigade; they were the Second, Thirty-third, Twenty-first, Twenty-seventh, and Fourth.
Our senior colonel was a man who never spoke unless spoken to; never seemed to sleep; had his headquarters under a tree; the only tent used was that of his adjutant.
He walked about alone, the projecting visor of his blue cap concealing his featu
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), United Confederate Veterans . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Company a, Fifteenth Virginia Infantry , Confederate States Army. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.1 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Muster Roll of the Holcombe Guards . (search)
Muster Roll of the Holcombe Guards.
The following is furnished by Mr. W. A. Parrott, of McMullen, Greene county: The Holcombe Guards, afterwards Company I, Seventh Virginia Regiment (General Kemper's original regiment), Kemper's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, was organized May, 1861, at White Hall, Albemarle county, Va., and mustered into service June 3, 1861, with the following officers and men:
J. J. Winn, Captain, dead; J. W. Rodes, first lieutenant, dead; B. G. Brown, second lieutenant, dead; W. B. Maupin, third lieutenant; T. J. Golding, orderly sergeant; J. E. Wyant, second sergeant, dead; D. O. Etherton, third sergeant, dead; W. A. Brown, fourth sergeant, killed at Williamsburg; C. B. Brown, fifth sergeant; W. P. Walters, first corporal, killed at Williamsburg; B. Fretwell, second corporal, died 1861; J. P. Jones, third corporal, dead; W. N. Parrott, fourth corporal; J. B. Ambroselli, killed at Gettysburg; F. A. Bowen, kille
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Company D , Clarke Cavalry. (search)