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Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 11: McDowell. (search)
rfolk surrendered to the enemy, and, on the 11th, the gallant ship Virginia, the pride and confidence of the people, was destroyed by her own commander. The victory of McDowell was the one gleam of brightness athwart all these clouds; and the eyes of the people turned with hope and joy to the young soldier who had achieved it, and recognized in this happy beginning the vigor and genius of the great commander. General Jackson immediately threw forward a few companies of cavalry under Captain Sheetz to harass the enemy's rear, and collected his infantry in the valley beyond McDowell to prepare for a close pursuit. The mountain passes by which General Banks might have communicated succors to Milroy were immediately obstructed, and an active officer was sent by a circuitous route to the northern parts of Pendleton county, below Franklin, to collect the partisan soldiers of the mountains in the enemy's rear. They were exhorted to fill the roads with felled timber, to tear down the w
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 12: Winchester. (search)
rals, and speedily dispersed them. The track of the road was then effectually destroyed, so as to prevent the passage of trains. But in this hazardous onset, several of his soldiers were lost, and among them, his two best captains, Fletcher and Sheetz. The latter especially, although the year before but a comely youth taken from the farm of his father, had already shown himself a man of no common mark. Collecting a company of youths like himself in the valleys of Hampshire, he had armed themithout any other military knowledge than the intuitions of his own good sense, had drilled and organized them into an efficient body. He speedily became a famous partisan and scout, the terror of the invaders, and the right hand of his Colonel. Sheetz was ever next the enemy; if pursuing, in command of the advanced guard; or if retreating, closing the rear; and Jackson had learned to rely implicitly upon his intelligence; for his courage, enterprise, sobriety of mind, and honesty, assured the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah. (search)
ery. Schenck and Milroy fled precipitately toward Franklin, to unite with Fremont. The route lay along a narrow valley hedged up by high mountains, perfectly protecting the flanks of the retreating army from Ashby's pursuing cavalry, led by Captain Sheetz. Jackson ordered him to pursue as vigorously as possible, and to guard completely all avenues of approach from the direction of McDowell or Staunton till relieved of this duty. Jackson buried the dead and rested his army, and then fell backreply, as I supposed, to McDowell, but, lo! it met Jackson only twelve miles from Staunton, to which point on the Harrisonburg and Warm Springs turnpike he had marched his little army, except Ashby's cavalry, which, under an intrepid leader, Captain Sheetz, he had sent from McDowell to menace Fremont, who was concentrating at Franklin in Pendleton County, where he remained in blissful ignorance that Jackson had left McDowell, till he learned by telegraph some days later that Jackson Brevet Ma
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical sketch of the Rockbridge artillery, C. S. Army, by a member of the famous battery. (search)
ch Nelson (transferred from the Albemarle Light Horse, which he had joined May 11, 1861,) and Phil Nelson. July 29th—Jonathan Agner and John T. Agner. August 8th—Algernon S. Whitt. August 10th—Randolph Fairfax, William W. Houston. August 12th—William M. Wilson. August 14—John T. Gibson. August 15th—William H. Byrd, Lucas P. Thompson. 23d—G. Newton Byers. 25th—Robert B. Winston. September 1st—Abner E. Arnold. September 2d—Edgar G. Alexandria (transferred from Captain Sheetz's company), L. M. Blackford, J. Howard Smith, Summerfield Smith. 7th—John M. Gregory, Jr. 10th—Charles O. Veers. The following joined us about this time, but the exact date when each did so does not appear. The dates of their original enlistment in other branches of the services appear, however, and the names of the officers by whom each one was mustered into the service: J. Gibson Clark, enlisted May 15, 1861, at Winchester, by Captain Turner; William C. Kean
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Very complete roll [from the Richmond, A., Dispatch, September 16th, 1900.] (search)
. Aid to General R. T. Colston, commanding Stonewall Division at Chancellorsville. At R. E. Lee Camp, Soldier's Home. Spengler, Cyrus—Died since the war. Spiker, Elias Carson—Died February, 1862. Smoot, George W.—Died February, 1862 Sheetz, Isaac B.—Resides in Rockingham county. Samuels, Samuel C.—Killed at Spotsylvania, May 5, 1864. Shillingburg, Abr.—Wounded at Manassas, August 28, 1862. Surrendered at Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864. Confined in Fort Delaware prison until June 13, 1865. Lives near Mt. Olive, Va. Stanton, Benjamin J.—Surrendered at Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864, and paroled at Fort Delaware, September, 29, 1864. Died since the war. Sheetz, Elias—Transferred from Company C, 10th Virginia Infantry. Resides near Edinburg, Va. Sonner, Joseph W.—Transferred from Company A, 10th Virginia Infantry. Resides at Strasburg, Va. Teeter, Joseph—Died in hospital. Welsh, Richard—Transferred to cavalry and killed at Winchester, May, 1
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.47 (search)
private. Living; Pendleton county, W. Va. Shelton, Thomas, private. Killed in battle. Shelton, Dave, private. Know nothing. Shelton, Jim, private. Know nothing. Swearingin, John, private. Not known. Stinespring, Henry, private. Dead. Siple, Sam, private. Living; West Virginia. Stewart, Fred., private. Know nothing. Stewart, Ned, private. Dead. Stewart, Henry D., private. Living; Huntington, W. Va. Stewart, Ferdinand, private. Died in prison, 1864. Sheetz, Andrew, private. Not known. Swearingin, William, private. Not known. Tuning, B. F., private. Died in prison, 1863. Tuning, A. W., private. Living in Illinois. Thomas, John, private. Not known. Vint, Josiah, private. Know nothing. Vint, Esau, private. Know nothing. Vint, George, private. Living; Doe Hill, Va. Vint, Hamilton, private. Dead. Vance, John, private. Know nothing; was dangerously wounded. Wallace, John S., private. Highland county, Va. Wal
The Daily Dispatch: October 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Fire. (search)
The Rumored capture of Col. McDonald's command. --The Winchester Republican, of the 37th inst. says: Late and reliable news from Col. McDonald's camp gives the lie to the exaggerated rumors of the capture of his command, with his death, and that of Captain Wingfield, Sheetz, and Jordon. On Tuesday morning the enemy appeared in overwhelming numbers near Romney, and opened fire upon his camp. Finding that his cavalry could not be made available, owing to the peculiar locality of the country, Col. McDonald fell back six miles this side of Romney. On Wednesday morning, with a considerable force of militia, together with his cavalry, he returned to drive the enemy from their position. The result of this expedition we have not yet learned.
The Daily Dispatch: August 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], McClellan at Fredericksburg. (search)
uckett, Lt Humphries. Wounded: Sergt Sisson, severely; Thos Field, slightly; R H McConky, slightly. Company F, Capt Eheart--Wounded: Captain Eheart, thigh, badly; Sergt Fitzhurgh, slightly; Jas Lee, in jaw, slightly; A Wayland, in side and arm; A W Thompson, slight, R Payne, slight. Company H--Wounded: J W Smith, leg, slight; F S Russell, arm, slight. Company I, Lieut Morehead--Wounded: Sergt V M Poling, slight; Samuel Moler, heel; Fisher, slight. Company K--Wounded: F W Sheetz, breast; Walter Largent, side, slight. Total — Killed, 2; Wounded, 31. This regiment opened the fight about half-past 2 o'clock P. M. and was in the thickest of it until after night. The wounded are doing very well. Thirty-third regiment. Wounded:--Major F W M Holliday, arm shattered, and since amputated; Adjutant D H Walton, slightly wounded. Company A--Private Elias Oates, slightly. Company C--Corp'l E Hausenflack and Privates Jas Harman, seriously. Company E--Private
The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg. (search)
r; Wm Carpenter, slight. Co E — Wounded: Martin Smith, arm slight; Wap Pemberton, arm, flesh; Philip Redd, leg amputated; Jos McMurrain, leg, slight. Co F — Killed: Wm Thompson. Wounded; Sgt N Wilhoit, finger; T J Pettit, finger. Co H — Wounded: Serg't Mattmgly, nose; Doctor Bailey, shoulder, M T Mattox, hand; Serg't G W McDaniels, leg, slight. Co I — Wounded: Rd Robertson, thumb; Joseph Nickson, shoulder. Co K — Wounded: Mitchell Poling, slight; B F Naloney, finger; F W Sheetz, hand, slight; J M Riddle, ankle. List of wounded in the 1st Reg't Va Vols, on the 11th instant, before Fredericksburg: Co C. (Montgomery Guard)--Corp'l John Moriarty, privates Willis Clarke and Daniel Sullivan. Co D--Private Tazewell Morton. Co G — Serg't Wm H Dean, privates Jno Spraggies and — Wood. Co I--Private Wm H Lipscomb. Lot of Killed and Wounded in the Rockbridgs Artillery.--Killed: Lieut J B McCorkle, of Rockbridge; Randolph Fairfax, Alexandria; Jno B