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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letters from Fort Sumter in 1862 and 1863. (search)
the papers the particulars of the bloody fight of the 16th, at Secessionville. Though on a small scale, this war furnishes not one instance hile reinforcements were being sent for, the important point at Secessionville would have been lost. But while we give all credit to our own collect that the three commands before mentioned, which were at Secessionville, had been under fire of the enemy's battery for the past two wein range nothing protects it from the volleys of our infantry. Secessionville is a very important point on the creek that divides Morris's fr length of time. Fort Sumter is about three miles distant from Secessionville, but it seems to me impossible for the enemy's gunboats ever to battery, which, together with the gun-boats, had been shelling Secessionville and our battery all the morning, we concluded to walk down and see the duel. We stopped at Secessionville a few moments, and then, led on by curiosity, rather than by wisdom, we went across an open field
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Secessionville. (search)
gned the duties of the advanced guard. The force at Secessionville, however, continued to keep out in front of that posits. They covered the whole front of our lines from the Secessionville road to New Town cut. The picket from Secessionville Secessionville covered the space from the Secessionville road to the marsh on the left of our lines. At 4:30 A. M., on the 16th instant, ISecessionville road to the marsh on the left of our lines. At 4:30 A. M., on the 16th instant, I received a dispatch from Colonel Stevens, that the Secessionville pickets had been driven in, and that the enemy were advanouisiana battalion to proceed in rear by the bridge to Secessionville—delivering these orders in person. Proceeding in adhe enemey making their second advance upon the post at Secessionville. A thicket of felled trees ran parallel with their li musket-range, to attack the west flank of the work at Secessionville, being supported by a battery of field artillery, near skirmishers, twelve were left dead farther on towards Secessionville, where the three regiments spoken of were fired upon b
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Operations before Petersburg, May 6-11, 1864. (search)
uc, Sergeant W. V. Izlar, and Private J. T. Shewmake, of the Twenty-fifth. No report of the kind was received from the Twenty-first, in consequence of the fall of the field officers and the succession of Captain Wilds to its command late in the action. There were, however, many instances of devotion in its ranks, and the bearing and service of Lieutenant Chappel conspicuously attracted the attention of the brigade commander. Private Vincent Bellinger, a cripple from wounds received at Secessionville, and on light duty with the commissary, quit the train when he heard the action was going against us, and came upon the field. Picking up the rifle of a fallen man, he joined a company and fought well during the remainder of the day. Respectfully, Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General. Report of Colonel R. F. Graham. headquarters Twenty-First S. C. V., Port Walthal junction, May 7th, 1864. Captain P. H Mallory, A. A. G. Captain,—I have the honor to report that I arrived at Petersb