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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 261 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 218 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2 206 2 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3 206 2 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 199 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 165 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 149 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 121 1 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 113 1 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 102 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 64 (search)
village, I moved on the Stone Mountain and Lawrenceville road to Trickum Cross-Roads, near which we camped for the night. Receiving information about nine P. M., that Colonel Mindil with his command had arrived within four miles of Stone Mountain, I sent him orders to push on as near the mountain as possible, and to join me on the following morning. Information obtained this evening confirmed that I had received at Decatur respecting the enemy's force in this vicinity. October 27.--Early in the morning my pickets were attacked several times by rebel cavalry; one of my men was killed, and another wounded. During the day I sent out portions of my train with strong escorts, and loaded about three hundred wagons. In the afternoon a regiment of my cavalry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Way, met the enemy near Yellow River, and learned of a considerable force being in Lawrenceville. The party first met retreated across the river and burned the bridge. By my orders, Colonel Way
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
distance north-west of Slaughter's Mountain. Early's brigade, of Ewell's division, was thrown forced about five o'clock P. M., and attacked General Early in front, while another body, concealed byrro's, which also gave way, as did the left of Early's. The rest of his brigade, however, firmly heed, after several hours of severe fighting, by Early's brigade and the Eighth Louisiana regiment. GGeneral Early drove the enemy back with heavy loss, and pursued about two hundred yards beyond the lder Colonels Grigsby and Stafford, united with Early's brigade, as did portions of the brigades of at violence; the small commands under Hood and Early holding their ground against many times their f the reenforcements under General McLaws, General Early attacked, with great resolution, the largee brigades of Trimble, under Colonel Hoke, and Early, under Colonel Walker. Taliaferro's division moved forward at the same time on Early's left, and his right regiment, the Second Virginia, belong[2 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
oad. Our battery fired some well-aimed shots into their lines, causing them to retire in much disorder. I then moved by the left flank some three hundred yards across the road, where my command lay behind the battery until four P. M., when ordered to Port Republic. Immediately after crossing the bridge, I received orders to return to the position just left, where I remained until ordered to camp, half a mile beyond Port Republic, where my command cooked two days rations. June ninth.--Early upon this morning, I left camp south of Port Republic, passed through the village, crossed the ravine on a temporary bridge, and marched in direction of Swift-Run Gap. Marching some two miles, we fell upon the enemy, and General Winder ordered me to support Poague's battery, posted in a wheat-field, on the left of the road. The enemy shelled us furiously. Remaining in this position half an hour, I received an order to move by the left flank some four hundred yards to the left, to suppor
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
Tuesday morning, on the march, I was joined by General Early, (ordered to my division,) who took command of tngerously wounded at Cold Harbor. At this time, General Early was so disabled from the effects of a wound receade, on the right of General Whiting's line, and General Early in rear of Colonel Stafford. About dark, GeneraGeneral Early was ordered to the right to support General D. H. Hill, and was exposed on his march, and on his arrivare ordered to halt. I enclose the reports of Generals Early and Trimble, Colonel Walker, and Colonel Staffoed. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. A. Early, Brigadier-General, commanding Brigade. Coloron were, a flesh wound received in the arm by Lieutenant Early; a slight sabre cut on the head by a private, llens, killed, First squadron, at Cold Harbor; Lieutenant Early, wounded, Third squadron, at Despatch Station;l. On the fourth of July we occupied, with Brigadier-General Early's command, the woods in front of Westover C
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 87 (search)
were seen in the wheatfield to the left. General Early having retired his troops under the protecndulating character of the country, moved upon Early's right, which rested near a clump of cedars, der efficient service. Whilst the attack upon Early was in progress, the main body of the Federal not have been buried but for his energy. General Early, though on duty since the battle of Malverred by General Jackson to the right to support Early's brigade. Quite a large portion of both EarlEarly's and Taliaferro's brigades had been thrown into confusion, some of the regiments standing firm —e-field. Remaining in this position until General Early's brigade had driven in the cavalry picketat time occupied a position on the left of General Early's brigade, and on the right of the Second sed between the brigades of Generals Field and Early about dark, for the purpose of pressing the enries were supported by the brigade of Brigadier-General Early, and held their position for at least[19 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
rtillery was conducted with perfect order, General Early closing up the rear. The Federals halted took its place. On reaching his position, General Early found that the enemy had obtained possessito me that the brigades of Generals Lawton and Early were near by, and, sending for them, they prom woods which the commands of Generals Hood and Early were struggling heroically to hold, but graduaation was always promptly communicated by Lieutenant Early, and these officers both proved themselveision. Afterward was ordered to report to General Early, and, with his brigade, support General Tareaching the woods, we met parts of Hood's and Early's commands, and, leaving them, immediately enc. M., another courier reported to me from Lieutenant Early. This man reported that a battery of art of Artillery Right Wing, A. N. V. Colonel: Early on the morning of the twenty-third of August, and attacked the artillery and infantry of General Early's brigade, which had been thrown across th[47 more...]