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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 19 9 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 14 6 Browse Search
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion 9 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Last days of the army of Northern Virginia. (search)
ficers and the Executive Committee for the ensuing year. Adopted; and the following gentlemen were appointed: Thomas A. Brander, E. C. Minor, William Kean, Charles E. Morgan and A. W. Garber. Other Addresses. In response to calls, Captain W. Gordon McCabe responded in a brief but beautiful address. By this time the committee returned, and reported the names of the following gentlemen as officers for the ensuing year, and the report was unanimously agreed to: President-Judge George Leed to: President-Judge George L. Christian. First Vice-President—Judge T. S. Garnett. Second Vice-President-General Thomas L. Rosser. Third Vice-President—Hon. R. T. Barton. Secretary—Captain Thomas Ellett. Treasurer—Private Robert J. Bosher. Executive Committee-Colonel W. E. Cutshaw (chairman), Private J. T. Gray, Captain E. P. Reeve, Captain John Cussons, and Captain W. Gordon McCabe. On motion, the meeting adjourned. [From the Richmond, Va., Star, December 7
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
-boats, so that it would have been well nigh impregnable if properly defended by brave and adequate forces. Butler could have placed these there in a few hours. McCabe's history and the orders issued by General Lee at the time will throw interesting light on this important transaction. Beauregard's responsibility. McCabe'sMcCabe's History of Lee and His Campaigns, page 508, says General Lee had ordered General Beauregard not to evacuate his line until Anderson's Corps, then moving from Richmond, should relieve him, but as the demand for troops at Petersburg was so urgent, and there was no prospect that Anderson would get up in time, General Beauregard assuhed Beauregard's line. These achievements drew out two complimentary orders from General Lee, of the 17th of June, 1864, that go very far to explain this transaction, and these orders reflect imperishable honor on the dash and gallantry of Pickett's Division. (See McCabe's History, pages 508 and 509. A Howlett-House survivor.