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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Richmond home guard of 1861. (search)
the 21st July, 1861, and about the time that our guns were nearly ready for us—a considerable delay having taken place in the delivery of them to us, by reason of the urgent demand for similar equipment in the army— Colonel William N. Pendleton, who had then, I think, been appointed Chief of Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia, came down from Manassas with a message to the Governor from General Joseph E. Johnston, saying that General Johnston had received secret information that General McClellan was preparing very largely to increase the artillery arm of his army for the ensuing campaign, and that it was necessary that the Confederates should meet that by a corresponding force as far as practicable. He therefore desired the Governor, first, to see if he could not send him the Home Guard, of which he had heard, as a body; or, secondly, failing in that, to send him the guns, horses, and all the equipment that had been provided or was being provided for the Guard. Colonel Pen
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Magruder's Peninsula campaign in 1862. (search)
of the South. But it was further on, between that time and the advance upon Richmond by General McClellan through the Peninsula, when Magruder's broad, brilliant, and versatile capacities as a str the common roll of men to suit the situation. Magruder proved himself to be such a man. Anon McClellan came with his mighty host, a splendid army of more than a hundred thousand men, as well appointed, perhaps, as any army the world had ever seen. And George B. McClellan himself, intellectually gifted, with the best of scientific training and observation, and experienced in war, was a chieftafinesse were never more brilliantly and successfully applied. It was absolutely necessary for McClellan to be outwitted—for him not to be allowed to know that the paucity of Magruder's numbers, in cn carefully concealed changes, and in transformations as deceptive as a juggler's tricks. General McClellan was a man of exceptional mental capacities; he was familiar with the arts and with the sci
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.19 (search)
marched thirty miles that afternoon and eighteen early the next morning, and struck a blow at Kernstown which, while he suffered the only defeat that he ever sustained, recalled the column which was moving on Johnston's flank, and disconcerted McClellan's whole plan of campaign. Pursuit was utterly futile until he took refuge in Swift Run Gap, whence he emerged to make some of the most rapid marches on record, as he defeated Milroy at McDowell, flanked Banks at Front Royal, cut his column a. A hasty retreat of the Federal army followed, and Jackson so skilfully manoeuvered his forces, used his cavalry as a curtain across the Valley, and so secretly conducted his march to Richmond, that at the very time that he was thundering on McClellan's flank at Cold Harbor, Banks was fortifying at Strasburg against an expected attack from him. I well remember how profoundly ignorant the men, and even the higher officers, on the march were as to our destination. At Charlottesville we exp
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.21 (search)
s a rider Burnside was easy and graceful, and he seemed to love being in the saddle. Major-General McClellan was one of the handsomest men on horseback in the Federal service. He sat in the saddl that Little Mac could collect more mud in an hour's time than any other General in the army. McClellan was passionately fond of horses, and preferred to have them coal black. General Sherman was his army that until further orders headquarters would be in the saddle. Then the reverses to McClellan began, and Pope's headquarters were kept on the steady run by Lee all through the Virginia Valjor-General Martin T. McMahon was a debonair rider, from the days when he rode as a Captain in McClellan's staff until he deservedly rose to higher command. I once saw him walk across a battlefield,jor-General Philip Kearney, who was killed among the pines at Hanover Court House, Va., during McClellan's Peninsular campaign, had left an arm in Mexico. Like Howard, he depended on the knee for gu
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.23 (search)
another teamster fell into trouble by the absence of three stars. Another teamster's Blunder. The wagon train was crossing a stream, and a teamster was belaboring his mules with all his might to keep them from drinking. The General's horse was drinking near by, and General Hill told the teamster to stop beating the mules so unmercifully. The muledriver invited him to attend to his own business, as he himself proposed to do as he pleased with his team. His surprise was as great as McClellan's or Pope's at Jackson's rear movements, when he felt the sharp raps of General Hill's rapier on his back applied with the vigor of an experienced hand. He, too, begged the General's pardon. I would not be understood as intimating that these things occurred by design of the General, or that he purposely moved around incognito. By no means. It was his consideration of comfort that led him to leave off his coat. Nothing else. His apology. When General Miles surrendered at Harpe
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.42 (search)
, A., Sergeant, Chichester, D. M., Levy, Coon. Cook, J. D., Sergeant, McCaffrey Cook, J. E., Crook, (deserted,) Constantini, Cochran, Davis, DeMaine, Doggett, Petty, Dinwiddie, W., Dinwiddie, M., Dominck, Ewing, Evans, Freeman, Fleiner, Flannigan, W. W., Gleason, Guillemot, C. J. Orderly Sergeant, Hitt, Hunter, Holmes, James, Sergeant, Holmes, Hammond, Irving, Carter, Irving, Jesse, Lawrence, Lucas, Link, Larking, Lumpkin, McGregor, Jesse, Moore, H. L., Montenegro, McClellan; O'Brien, O., Sergeant, Prime, Sergeant, Pearce, Paoli, Rassini, Roberts, Ryan, (boy) Smith, 2d., Smith, J. C., Bugler, Shreve, George, Sergeant, Shields, Sully, Turner, Tapp, Wingfield, Yallapo—89. Romain, Smith, 1st., Smith, 3d., Shirley, First Sergeant, Simpson, N. V., Spallorensi, Shilling, Tutt, Phillip Vinne, Peter, Win
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Thomas J. Jackson. (search)
e room to get some information from General Jackson after McClellan had retreated from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing, whn the way then to join Lee and begin the campaign against McClellan, saw Mr. Davis as he passed through Richmond. I had freqe far side of Chickahominy, not knowing even then whether McClellan was going to Yorktown or the James river. Thinking it prneral Lee ordered Jackson to stay on that side and attack McClellan if he crossed in the direction of Yorktown. General Long and said that their commands were mobilized, and that if McClellan made an attack in the morning they would have no organizel Sciences and Artillery Tactics over such competitors as McClellan, Rosecrans, Foster, Peck, and G. W. Smith, all of whom weont in this campaign, and then suddenly swooped down upon McClellan at Gaines' Mill, when the United States authorities thoug in the Valley. He took part in the operations against McClellan, and in July he was again detached and sent to Gordonsvil
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Joseph E. Johnston. (search)
on and preparation, the four routes whereby McClellan might advance—the one chosen the previous Ju river, it was easy to conceal), would place McClellan at least two days nearer Richmond than was J the lower Rappahannock. On the latter date McClellan occupied the works at Centreville and Manasses of opposition to the meditated movement. McClellan's plan was to capture the force on the Penin's handful. It was on the 5th of April that McClellan was brought to a halt, in front of Yorktown ay. Johnston's computation, coinciding with McClellan's, Yorktown was evacuated on the night of th me no apology for interference. Meantime McClellan was bending every energy to the active shipmthen near Richmond. Such an army surprising McClellan by an attack, when he was looking to the sei of Lee, was the thunderbolt to rive asunder McClellan's oak. Johnston's plan would have forestallef the blow was accomplished, in the check to McClellan's advance on the south side of the swamp. N[3 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Social life in Richmond during the war. [from the Cosmopolitan, December, 1891. (search)
war between the States Richmond was an extremely gay, bright, and happy city. Except that its streets were filled with handsomely-attired officers and that troops constantly passed through it, there was nothing to indicate the horrors or sorrows of war, or the fearful deprivations that subsequently befell it. As the war progressed its miseries tightened their bloody grasp upon the city, happiness was nearly destroyed, and the hearts of the people were made to bleed. During the time of McClellan's investment of Richmond, and the seven days fighting between Lee's army and his own, every cannon that was fired could be heard in every home in Richmond, and as every home had its son or sons at the front in Lee's army, it can be easily understood how great was the anguish of every mother's heart in the Confederate capital. These mothers had cheerfully given their sons to the southern cause, illustrating, as they sent them forth to battle, the heroism of the Spartan mother, who, when sh
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Nineteenth of January. (search)
iot Cincinnatus, he at length sheathed his sword and went back to the plow-handle of private life to teach the sons of his old soldiers lessons of peace. With rapid strategic movements after defeating the army of one hundred thousand men under McClellan before Richmond and hurling the boasting Pope and his great army into the defenses around Washington, he moved the besieging army from the beleagured Confederate capitol, and concentrated the enemy's forces to the defense of Washington, and in a few months recovered all Northern Virginia from the occupancy of the foe. When McClellan and Pope and Burnside and Hooker and Meade, each successfully commanding the largest and best equipped army ever gathered on the continent, entering no engagement with less than one hundred thousand men, each in turn tried to crush the noble little army of fifty thousand men, and each had in turn been defeated, then came Grant with the largest army of all. His mind was fully made up to give Lee two men fo
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