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ier-general, provisional army, Confederate States, and ordered to Pensacola, Fla., and two months later to New Orleans, where he organized a brigade which was sent to Corinth early in 1862, General Bragg desiring the benefit of the experience and soldierly ability of Ruggles in that quarter. He reported the landing of Grant's army at Shiloh, March 16th, and in the great battle which followed, in April, he commanded the first division of Bragg's corps, consisting of the brigades of Anderson, Gibson and Pond, and was conspicuous through the two days fight for the skill and gallantry with which he handled his troops. After he had driven the enemy from his front, a rally was made, which would have resulted disastrously to the Confederates if Ruggles had not made a rapid and masterly concentration of artillery at a point enfilading the right flank of Prentiss' division. The artillery, thus admirably placed, worked havoc in Prentiss' command, and drove back the reinforcements coming to hi
, fought by French's division against General Corse, October 5th. In this action General Young with his four Texas regiments, Ninth, Tenth, Fourteenth and Thirty-second, took a prominent part in the assault upon the Federal forts. General French reported: Texas will mourn the loss of some of her best and bravest men. Captain Somerville, Thirty-second Texas, was killed after vainly endeavoring to enter the last work, where his conspicuous gallantry had carried him and his little band. Captains Gibson, Tenth Texas; Bates, Ninth; Adjutant Griffin, Ninth; and Lieut. Dixon E. Wetzel, Ninth, were killed, gallantly leading their men. Brig.-Gen. W. H. Young, commanding brigade, was wounded. Most gallantly he bore his part in the action. Colonel Camp, commanding Fourteenth Texas, one of the best officers in the service, was seriously wounded; also Majors McReynolds, Ninth Texas, and Purdy, Fourteenth Texas. Of captains wounded were Wright, Lyles, Russell, Vannoy and Ridley, and Lieutenan
of General Rawlins--a memory almost never at fault, and which my researches have corroborated hundreds of times. The country at this place is admirably adapted for defence; a series of irregular ridges is divided by deep and difficult ravines, and the ground, where not opened for cultivation, is grown up with heavy timber and an underbrush of cane; the roads are few, and run along the ridges, making it impossible to deploy any considerable portion of the troops at once. The road to Port. Gibson divides upon the battlefield, branching in exactly opposite directions, but the branches soon converge again, a little west of the town. The enemy was in position across both these roads (never more than two miles apart), and the attacking party was thus obliged to follow, separated by steep ravines, that were choked up with magnolia-trees and tangled with bamboo and vine. A very small force could in this way retard the progress of a much larger one for hours. McClernand, however, bring
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.62 (search)
an army more than twice its force. It was equal to any army that ever fought on any field. Its general officers were unequaled. Hardee was its senior corps commander, Stephen D. Lee and A. P. Stewart were the lieutenant-generals, and among the division and brigade commanders was an extraordinary array of able men, John C. Breckinridge, Frank Cheathamn, Cleburne, Stevenson, John C. Brown, Walthall, Loring, Hindman, Wheeler, Porter, were there—and to-day assembled in the Senate are Morgan, Gibson, Cockrell, Eustace, Berry, Walthall and George, who were of that great army, and with them the noble war governor of Tennessee, Isham C. Harris. No such assemblage of men of intellect ever before controlled any army. Unfortunately Forrest, Frank Armstrong and Bud Jackson were not with Johnston then, or Sherman would never have made his cruel raid as he did. A striking proof of the greater tenacity of American troops is found in the fact that both sides held their ground in our battle
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.47 (search)
J. J., private. Know nothing of him. Evick, Michael, private. Dead. Ervin, J. S., private. Dead. Ervin, James, private. Not known. Ervin, Milton, private. Not known. Ervin, T. C., private. Not known. Erwin, J. W., Private. Not known. Ervin, Dr. James, private. Dead. Eubank, John T., private. Dead. Forbes, J. A., private. Know nothing. Fry, James, private. Know nothing. Gillet, Thomas, private. Know nothing. Gilliland, Sydney, private. Dead. Gibson, Stephen, private. Dead. Ginger, Sam, private. Living; Hively, Va. Greever, James, private. Living; Staunton, Va. Griner, George, private. Know nothing. Gay, Paul, private. Know nothing. Garrison, John, private. Died in prison 1863. Hive, Peter J., private. Dead. Hoover, Henry, private. Know nothing. Hoover, Jacob A., private. Know nothing. Harrouff, James H., private. Living; West Virginia. Hiner, Byrd, private. Dead. Hickman, William A., private.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.54 (search)
the lines were formed. The 3rd Corps, under Major-General Hardee, 6,789 artillery and infantry, augmented by Gladden's Brigade, 2,235 strong, of Withers' Division, 2nd Corps, constituted the first line of about 8,500 bayonets, deployed in battle order on the grounds upon which they had bivouacked. The second line, 500 yards rearward, of some 10,000 bayonets, was formed of Ruggles' and two brigades of Wither's Division of the 2nd Corps, under Major-General Bragg, composed of Anderson's, Gibson's, Pond's, Chalmers' and J. K. Jackson's Brigades. The artillery of both corps followed their respective lines by the Pittsburg road. The 1st Corps, of not more than 8,500 bayonets, under Major-General Polk, was drawn up in a column of brigades deployed in line about 800 yards to the rear of Bragg. It was subdivided into divisions of two brigades each, Clark's Division, formed of Russell's and A. P. Stewart's Brigades; Cheetham's Division, of B. R. Johnson's and Stevens' Brigades, and
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Warren Blues—Extra Billy's men: Roll of officers and men of a famous band of Veterans. (search)
my. Gordon, Oliver R., private, killed at Seven Pines. Garmong, Theophilus H., private, killed at Cold Harbor, June 3rd. Hoskins, Daniel H., private, killed at the Wilderness. Hough, Alpheus, private, wounded (dead). Hall, John, corporal, died at Manassas, 1861. Hall, George W., private, killed at Fisher's Hill. Henry, John J., private, wounded. Henry, Marcus, private, wounded at the Wilderness (dead). Henry, John W., private, wounded at Winchester, 1864. Henry, Gibson E., private, killed at first battle of Fredericksburg. Henry, Moses, private, wounded (dead). Henry, George W., killed. Hoffman, John W., private, killed. Hoffman, George, private, died at Manassas in 1861. Holder, William, private, wounded and missing. Holder, Richard, private, captured at Seven Pines. Jett, Luther, private, wounded at the Wilderness (dead). Johnson, John J., private, captured at Belle Grove (living). Jones, William, private (dead). Leach, Will
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.66 (search)
er, Wm., still living; was a captain in Mosby's Battalion at the close of the war. Francis, George W., living in Moundsville, Va. Foley, Oswald, killed at Kelley's Island, 1861. Geiman, Jess C. (Ord. Sergt.), lives at Bloomfield, Va. Gibson, Gurley, still living in Alabama. Glasscock, Robt., died since the war. Grigsby, Bushrod, died since the war. Glasscock, Samuel, died since the war. Glasscock, Alfred (Third Lieut.), died since the war. Glasscock, Thomas, still livB., died since the war. Marshall, R. C., wounded at Trevillian's Depot. McArthur, Hickerson, living in Texas. Marshall, Tom, joined 12th Regiment. Marshall, Polk, joined 12th Regiment. Marshall, James, lost sight of him. Martin, Gibson, died since the war. Middleton, John, died since the war. Middleton, Campbell, living at Plains, Va. Milter, Proff, lost sight of; I think he is dead. Mitchell, James, killed in the Wilderness. Mitchell, John H., living at Plains
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Hanover Grays. (search)
d at Drewry's Bluff). Dunn, Robert S. (wounded; dead). Dunn, Henry C. Ellett, Thaddeus (wounded). Ellerson, Thomas H. (wounded). Gaines, William (detailed). Gray, John (wounded and dead). Gardner, R. E. (discharged; dead). Gibson, John T. Gibson, Robert H. Griffin, R. R. (wounded). Harwood, John W. (detailed). Haw, Edwin (dead). Haw, John H. (sergeant). Haw, Richardson W. (twice wounded; dead). Haw, William (wounded). Hazelgrove, Andrew (died in prGibson, Robert H. Griffin, R. R. (wounded). Harwood, John W. (detailed). Haw, Edwin (dead). Haw, John H. (sergeant). Haw, Richardson W. (twice wounded; dead). Haw, William (wounded). Hazelgrove, Andrew (died in prison). Hogan, William (dead). Home, Robert R. (died in prison). Home, Ralph R. Hott, William (wounded). Hughes, P. H. (wounded; dead). Johnson, P. L. Jones, Washington (killed). Jones, William Wingfield (wounded and dead) Kelley, James S. (dead). Kent, George W. (wounded). Lipscomb, Henry (wounded). Lorgan, Benjamin (dead). Mantlo, William (twice wounded). Mantlo, Cornelius (wounded). Mills, John T. (detailed; dead). Mosby, John S. (dead). Norm
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
the Vicksburg Battery of Artillery; in October, 1861, commanding troops and defenses under General Lovell; February 17, 1862, commanding brigades at Corinth, Miss., composed of Sixteenth, Seventeenth Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Louisiana Regiments Infantry, Company A. Miles's Artillery, and Higgins's Battery of Artillery: February 20, 1863, assigned to command of all troops near cut of Memphis and Charleston Railroad; commanding division, March 29, 1862, composed of the brigades of Gibson, Patton, Anderson and Colonel Pond; assigned to command of Special Department of East Louisiana and Mississippi, May 18, 1862; assigned to command of Second Division, Breckinridge's command, July 29, 1862; assigned to command of First District, Department of Mississippi, February 10, 1863, assigned to duty as commissary of prisons, March 25, 1865. J. E. Slaughter, captain Corps of artillery, C. S. A., March 16, 1861; * * * brigadier-general, March 8, 1862; died in City of Mexico, January
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