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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Notes on Ewell's division in the campaign of 1862. (search)
or. The numbers of the brigades were those they had in the army of the Potomac while at Centreville. Our division was there known as the Third, or Reserve division, and commanded until the middle of February, 1862, by Kirby Smith. The brigades were composed as follows: Fourth Brigade.--Tenth Virginia regiment, Colonel Gibbons; Thirteenth Virginia regiment, Colonel James A. Walker; First Maryland regiment, Colonel Bradley T. Johnson. Seventh Brigade.--Fifteenth Alabama regiment, Colonel Jas. Cantey; Sixteenth Mississippi regiment, Colonel Carnot Posey; Twenty-first Georgia regiment, Colonel J. F. Mercer; Twenty-first North Carolina regiment, Colonel W. W. Kirkland. Eighth Brigade.--Sixth Louisiana regiment, Colonel J. G. Seymour; Seventh Louisiana regiment, Colonel H. T. Hays; Eighth Louisiana regiment, Colonel H. B. Kelly; Ninth Louisiana regiment, Colonel Randolph. Baltimore Light Artillery, Captain Brockenbrough; Courtney Artillery, Captain A. R. Courtney; Johnson's Vi
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
the mercantile business. He was married November 15, 1860, to Miss Eliza Maria Cantey, of Clarendon county, S. C., and their living children are: L. Corinne; James Cantey, engaged in business at Marion; Mary Julia, now Mrs. H. M. Bronson, of Florence, S. C., Joseph S., druggist at Marion, S. C.; Miss Mineola, now the wife of Pro Clarendon county during the exciting period of 1856 to 1862, and in the latter year entered the Confederate service, as inspector-general on the staff of Brig.-Gen. James Cantey, of Alabama, who was in command of a division of a department of the gulf. After being stationed at Mobile and various other points in Alabama and Mississippi, he served with General Cantey throughout the entire campaign under General Johnston in 1864, from Dalton to Atlanta, being under fire about ninety-three of the hundred days. He continued on duty until after the surrender of General Lee's army, when he returned to his home in Clarendon county, and amid changed conditions, wh
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
infantry is at Pollard. No. 74—（646) In General Cantey's division, Second brigade, army of Missis of the battle of Cross Keys, June 8th: To Colonel Cantey for his skillful retreat from picket, and Ohio railroad. They are artillerists. （131) Cantey's brigade, with General Maury, August 1, 1863.nt as above, January 20, 1864. No. 59—（872) Cantey's brigade, Johnston's army, April 30, 1864. No. 74—（644) Assignment as above. (646) Cantey's division, with army of Mississippi, Gen. Leonidashly commends Capt. J. F. Tate. No. 78—（855) Cantey's brigade, Hood's army, September 20, 1864. Cagiment to General Johnston. No. 93—（666) In Cantey's brigade, General Shelley commanding, Walthald Pensacola and at Mobile for about a year, in Cantey's brigade, which was transferred to the army o1864. No. 74—（644, 646, 653, 660, 665, 671) Cantey's brigade, Loring's division, army of Mississi511, 561) December, 1863, Maj. W. S. Moreland, Cantey's brigade, Mobile. No. 58—（582) January 20, 1
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
organized at Uniontown in the spring of 1862; was in Slaughter's, and afterward Cantey's, brigade, army of Mobile, during the summer of 1863. In January, 1864, it waal war Records. No. 42—（39) In Slaughter's brigade, June 8, 1863. (131) In Cantey's brigade, battery commanded by Lieut. W. M. Selden, Mobile, August 1st. （157) In Cantey's brigade, Mobile, August 10th; one section, called Selden's, at Pollard. No. 58—（547, 548) Called Selden's, in department of Gulf; headquarters, Jackso, 1864. （582) Mentioned among troops in department of Gulf. No. 74—（646) In Cantey's division, army of Mississippi, June 10, 1864. （653) Lieut. Charles W. Lovelaed to Dalton by General Maury, Mobile, May 5, 1864. （771) Under Major Preston, Cantey's brigade, near Kenesaw mountain, June 12th. No. 78— (589) Mentioned by Generals. No. 42—（39) In Slaughter's brigade, Mobile, June 8, 1863. （131, 157) In Cantey's brigade, Mobile, August. No. 58—（547, 548, 582) Dep
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
honors, he enjoys, in serene old age, the esteem of his people. Brigadier-General James Cantey was born in Kershaw district, S. C., December 30, 1818. His father to test the endurance and courage of the best of troops. Part of the time General Cantey led the division of which he had held the command at Pollard; but on accounohnston, at Durham's Station, on the 26th of April, 1865. During this time General Cantey was with his command as much as his physical condition would permit. Afterut was not permitted to long remain idle, being ordered to Dalton and placed in Cantey's brigade. General Cantey being now in charge of the division, Colonel O'Neal General Cantey being now in charge of the division, Colonel O'Neal led his brigade through the battles and marches of the Atlanta campaign until after the removal of General Johnston. Soon after that event Colonel O'Neal was relieveber it was made permanent. In the Tennessee campaign, under Hood, he commanded Cantey's old brigade, the Seventeenth, Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth Alabama, and Thir
The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], From the Potomac. (search)
From the Potomac. an error corrected — military affairs — the probabilities of a fight — the sick list — kind attentions of the ladies, &c. [correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] Camp. E. K. Smith, Centreville, Nov. 25th. In my last letter, the name of our Colonel (15th Alabama Regiment,) was erroneously printed Couty, instead of James Cantey. As regards military affairs in this quarter, we still occupy that position of glorious inactivity and uncertainty peculiarly harassing. Vague rumors of contemplated attacks daily reach us, and excite only the scornful jeers of our troops. We are buoyant, self-confident, proud, and exultant in our strength, our commanders, our position, and the justness of our cause. If I was much given to theorizing, or even indulging in improbabilities, I would say that a column of 1,000 Yankees planted in front of our Centreville batteries, backed by their present compliment of men, would receive, in a few hours fight, one o
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