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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
from Harrisonburg, with 8,500 men. On June 5th Hunter had defeated and slain the gallant cavalry genhio Railway), and Grant, expecting him to meet Hunter at Charlottesville, they were to return togethor the time being, had by him been saved. But Hunter was still marching on, and on June 12th was wio command the cavalry. On the other side were Hunter, with General R. B. Hayes, afterwards Presidenhe attack was feeble and quickly repulsed, and Hunter's career was over. Rodes's Division arrived thad— 1. Driven out of the field the army of Hunter, 18,500 strong. 2. Bottled up Sigel at Harperanded the Army of West Virginia, consisting of Hunter's and Sigel's forces and Averill's cavalry, anep troops from getting to Grant and to mystify Hunter as to his movements. Zzzgrant's plans broke to Halltown. Grant returned to Petersburg, Hunter passed away, and now for six weeks Early and ht that Early killed, wounded and captured from Hunter, Wallace and Sheridan more men than he could e[30 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.30 (search)
General Hunter's raid. [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, June 4, 1899] Story of how General Mrill's forces united with the forces of General David Hunter, who had won the battle of Piedmont twos of trust and responsibility. The story of Hunter's crime is brief. Mr. Creigh, being beyond thortunity for defence, but was hanged simply by Hunter's order. That Creigh had slain the invader of the end of a rope from one of its limbs. But Hunter has gone to his reward, having died in March, 1886. It is said as the Federal army under Hunter, shattered and starving, was passing through Lee Virginia Military Institute, was used as General Hunter's headquarters, while the Presbyterian parain White. An incident occurred here during Hunter's occupancy of the town that stirred it from cy. For several days previous to the coming of Hunter he was at home. For two weeks previous to t he intended using to get to Lexington and see Hunter and get his horses back. He, however, never g[7 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
orace, 366. Green, Dr. B. W.; 222. Green, Judge John W., 355. Hagerstown and Williamsport, Md., C. S. sick and wounded at, 241. Hampden Sidney College Boys, 45. Hampton, General, Wade, 132. Hanover county heroes, 85. Harris, Edward, 295. Hemming, Chas. C., 129. Hill, General A. P, killed, 26. Hill, General D. H., 49. Hood, General J. B., 53. Howitzers, First company of, at Chancellors-ville, 218; in the Appomattox campaign, 322. Hughes, Captain J. M, 43. Hunter, General, David, Vandalism of, 179. Hunter, R. M. T., Address on, 151. Jackson, General Henry R., 41. Jackson, General T. J., 233, 336. Janney, John, 74. Jones, General W. E., killed, 175. Johnson, General Bradley T., 174, 311, 377. Johnson, General, Edward, 40. Johnson's Island, The dead at, 104. Johnston, General R; D., 170, 175. Johnston, Wm. Preston, Sketch of; his services to Tulane University, 301. Kaigler, Captain, Wm., 92. Kershaw, General J. B., 56. Lacy, James
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
ld be committed, from the terms of Sherman's telegram to him, and which he, at the least, acquiesced in. On the 5th of August, 1864, he (Grant) wrote to General David Hunter, who preceded Sheridan in command of the Valley, as follows, viz: In pushing up the Shenandoah Valley, where it is expected you will have to go first oring and an offer to the municipal authorities of Chambersburg to prevent the conflagration by paying for certain private property just previously destroyed by General Hunter. But this offer these authorities refused to accede to, saying they were not afraid of having their town burned, and that a Federal force was approaching. Gnment the adoption of a different policy. (See Early's Memoirs, where the full report of this occurrence is given.) Among the private property destroyed by Hunter, for which this sum was demanded by General Early, were the private residences of Andrew Hunter, Esq. (then a member of the Senate of Virginia, who had prosecuted
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of the history Committee (search)
ld be committed, from the terms of Sherman's telegram to him, and which he, at the least, acquiesced in. On the 5th of August, 1864, he (Grant) wrote to General David Hunter, who preceded Sheridan in command of the Valley, as follows, viz: In pushing up the Shenandoah Valley, where it is expected you will have to go first oring and an offer to the municipal authorities of Chambersburg to prevent the conflagration by paying for certain private property just previously destroyed by General Hunter. But this offer these authorities refused to accede to, saying they were not afraid of having their town burned, and that a Federal force was approaching. Gnment the adoption of a different policy. (See Early's Memoirs, where the full report of this occurrence is given.) Among the private property destroyed by Hunter, for which this sum was demanded by General Early, were the private residences of Andrew Hunter, Esq. (then a member of the Senate of Virginia, who had prosecuted
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Treatment and exchange of prisoners. (search)
ntitled, if captured, to be treated as prisoners of war. Later on, in the fall of that year, came the barbarous orders and conduct of Generals Milroy, Butler and Hunter, which led to the proclamations of outlawry against these officers, and directing that they and their commissioned officers should not be treated, if captured, as, 1864, Mr. Seddon, the Confederate Secretary of War, wrote to General Lee calling his attention to the murder of two citizens, in the Valley of Virginia, by General Hunter's orders, or by his command, suggesting that some course of retaliation should be put in operation to prevent further atrocities of the kind, and asking Gener, have caused us to think kindly of him and to place him in a different class from that in which we have placed Stanton, Halleck, Sherman, Sheridan, Pope, Butler, Hunter, Milroy, and other Federal officers, who took such delight in treating us with such wicked and wanton brutality during the war. But as has been recently said of h
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.23 (search)
864, at which Hampton drove Sheridan back from his attempted raid on Lynchburg to cooperate with Hunter, who was moving down the Valley with the same objective, General Hampton gave me permission to u when General Early came along a few days after, at the head of his column, marching to head off Hunter, then pushing up the Valley to Lynchburg. I knew General Early well, and was attached to him movement. He said it would not do. I'm going to Lynchburg, said he, and as soon as I smash up Mr. Hunter's little tea party, I'm going to Washington myself. You'll put all that out, so you musn't tr to the cavalry brigade of General William E. Jones, who had been killed at Mount Hope Church on Hunter's advance. We began our movement down the Valley from Staunton, Ransom's Cavalry Division on thion for the burning of the home of Governor Letcher of Virginia, which had been destroyed by General Hunter, at Lexington. I bivouacked that night at The Caves, the place of John N. Carroll, Esq. A
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.27 (search)
in command of the Second Army Corps. On this date the corps left Gaines' Mill and marched towards the Blue Ridge to meet Hunter and Crook—Hunter came up the Shenandoah Valley with his command, and Crook came from the Kanawha by way of the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. They made a junction at Staunton, Va. Hunter defeated a small number of Confederates under Imboden and Jones at Piedmont, a small town not far from Port Republic. The Federals made their appearance near Lynchburg on June 17tpplies. On the 18th of June, Early with his corps, formed a junction with Imboden and Jones near Lynchburg, and defeated Hunter, driving him in the direction of Salem, Va. Hunter had made an effort to cross the Blue Ridge at Rockfish gap, where the Hunter had made an effort to cross the Blue Ridge at Rockfish gap, where the Virginia Central railroad ran through a tunnel in the mountain, but Jones and Imboden blocked his way. While a student at Dinwiddie's school, near the tunnel, 1859-1860, I often spent my Saturdays in visiting this tunnel and the town of Waynesboro
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The campaign and battle of Lynchburg. (search)
service in the lines around Lynchburg and upon Hunter's retreat. After this disaster Jones' commaFor the purpose of carrying out this plan, General Hunter left Staunton on the 10th of June, with hisapeake & Ohio), with the intention of joining Hunter in his march on Lynchburg. He was met on the Lynchburg, with a view of a combined attack on Hunter. Breckinridge was to attack in front and Earlng as much noise as possible, and thus induced Hunter to believe and to report that Early was rapidl glory, a soldier's death. Up to that time Hunter's army was several times larger than that oppouthwest Virginia with a body of cavalry. When Hunter reached Staunton he was ordered across the coud not attack, and the next morning the coward, Hunter, was gone. Early at once started after him, bnon, but she kept up her nerve and spirits. Hunter's headquarters were at old Major Hutter's. He mpt to describe the anxiety of the citizens as Hunter approached, heralded by the accounts of his va[97 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Appendix. (search)
W. Kinnear, George A. Loose, William. Morris, William A. Murphy, Albert E. Mundy, Zachary N. Marx, William. Morford, William P. Marshall, Hunter. Mauck, Peter D. McMaster, John. McAlister, Robt. C. North, Clayton. Poindexter, G. H. Pettyjohn, Charles. Pettyjohn, Jesse N. Padgett, R Davidson, Ellis C. Daniel, John R. Driskill, John R. Echols, Thomas. Fulks, Marshall. Foster, James. Frye, William H. Gilliam, Robert. Hunter, Nehemiah H. Hannah, Robert M. Jones, W. W. Johnson, Thomas H. Kelly, Robert. Layne, David S. Liggon, D. L. Leonard, William. Manley, J. H Jones, John T. Perrow, Willis. Slaughter, Samuel. Taliaferro, Hugh. Bagby, Lilburn. Craddock, David. Christian, Nat. Franklin, Samuel. Hunter, Thomas. Jones, Edmund W. Kinnear, James. Rodes, John. Taliaferro, C. C. Thompson, Thomas. Kirkpatrick's Battery, Company A, Thirty-First Battali
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