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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.3 (search)
ajor Devereaux's house, with Captain James Butler and Edmund, General Butler's faithful body-servant, at his side: I was so thankful that I was able to help nurse the wounded soldier boy. Dr. Warren, the surgeon, when asked by me what I should do, said: Poor Nat is so low, but if you can keep him mad all the time we will pull him through. Major Devereaux's beautiful daughters, Miss Agnes and Miss Kate, would bring every delicacy they could think of, but from no hands save mine would he touch food. He died in the prime of his life, on the 12th day of April, 1877, at the Planter's Hotel, Augusta, Ga. No more shall the war cry sever, Or the winding rivers be red; They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of our dead. Under the sod and dew, Waiting the judgment day, Love and tears for the blue, Tears and love for the gray. The above account is not what a general saw, but what was seen by an humble private soldier, and I regret to say, by him is very poorly described.
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)
efore many weeks we got over our dread of the ear-bugs, and discarded our bunches of cotton with which we at first stopped our ears at bedtime. At this camp we were brought nearer than we had been to the enemy, except when the battery was at Harper's Ferry. We had the First Virginia cavalry, under Colonel (afterwards General) J. E. B. Stuart, not far off in our front, guarding the fords of the Potomac and watching the enemy under General Patterson; and we had frequent communication with Augusta and Rockbridge companies which were in this regiment. We had now and then alarms sounded in the evening and morning devotions, conducted by our clerical captain. Many a fellow went from prayers to his leafy bed with a vague uncertainty whether or not he would wake up a dead man, like the Assyrians of old. At last, on July 2, 1861 (Tuesday), the alarm was materialized, so to speak, and we were ordered to take up the line of march towards the enemy. The cavalry reported Patterson on t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.34 (search)
Confederate Generals. [from the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Jan. 7, 1896.] As stated in a former article, there were 474 general officers of all grades in the regular military service of the Confederacy. It may be interesting to know just how many of these were severally contributed by the States comprehended in the Southern Confederation: Virginia—Three full generals, five lieutenant-generals, seventeen major-generals, and fifty-four brigadier-generals-seventy-nine in all North ur brigadier-generals-forty-four in all. Kentucky—One lieutenant-general, five major-generals, and sixteen brigadier-generals-twenty-two in all. Maryland—Three major-generals and six brigadiergenerals-nine in all. Chas. Edgeworth Jones. Augusta, Ga. The spirit of ‘76 and the spirit of ‘61. Mr. R. A. Brock, Secretary of the Southern Historical Society, Richmond, Va.: dear sir,—The following incident was related to me last week by the Rev. William M. Dame, of Baltimore,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Joseph Jones, M. D., Ll.D. (search)
uring our late memorable internecine war. I have not been face to face with him since, but we have maintained correspondence at intervals. I was honored in his regard. A brother, like worthy, the late Colonel Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., of Augusta, Ga., I met later, only a few years ago. Although our friendship began later, our communication was more frequent whilst he lived. Rarely in the world's history has it been that an excellent father has been doubly blessed in two sons, such typesny B, 292. Cavalry, 9th Virginia, Roll of Company C, 330. Chaffin's Bluff, Encampment at, 196. Chancellorsville, Battle of, 210. Christian, Hon. George L., 358, 380. Christian Observer, Louisville, Ky., cited, 333. Chronicle, Augusta, Ga., cited, 335. Clark, Captain M. T., 181. Coggeshall, William T., 84. Cold Harbor, Battle of, 79, 193. Confederate Generals by States, 335. Confederate Association, Washington, D. C., 205. Confederate Memorial Literary Society, Ded