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Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
rious army from the plains and hills of Manassas to Leesburg, and crossed into Maryland, fording the Potomac between September 4th and 7th, and concentrating at the cnjury upon the enemy, the best course appeared to be to transfer the army into Maryland. Although not properly equipped for invasion, lacking much of the material of his advance into Virginia difficult, if not impracticable. The condition of Maryland encouraged the belief that the presence of our army, however inferior to that ed that military success might afford us an opportunity to aid the citizens of Maryland in any efforts they might be disposed to make to recover their liberties. Theassurance of continued protection. The South Carolina commands with Lee in Maryland, were the brigades of N. G. Evans, Kershaw and Jenkins under Col. Joseph Walkerigade in advance, had moved up the right bank of the Potomac and crossed into Maryland, at Williamsport, to watch and threaten the enemy's right and rear. Advancing
Argulus Jeter (search for this): chapter 9
ed on the field. . . . During the engagement at Sharpsburg my men behaved well, obeyed orders, and never gave back except at my command. Boyce lost 15 horses. Sergt. Thomas E. Dawkins and Private James Rogers were killed, Privates B. Miller and E. Shirley mortally wounded, and Lieut. H. F. Scaife and 15 of the battery more or less severely wounded. Sergt. B. T. Glenn continued to work his piece long after receiving a very severe wound. Captain Boyce mentions all his officers, Lieutenants Jeter, Porter, Scaife and Monro, and Sergeants Glenn, Humphreys, Bunch, and Young, and Corporals Rutland, Byrd, Watts and Schartle; and Privates Scaife, Garner, Hodges, Shirley, Simpson, Gondelock, A. Sim, L. H. Sims, Willard, Peek, Gossett and Franklin, for distinguished gallantry in the battles from the Rappahannock to Antietam. Colonel McMaster, of the Seventeenth South Carolina, Evans' brigade, reports that he carried into the battle only 59 officers and men, so great had been his lo
John Peyre Thomas (search for this): chapter 9
not conversant with the facts would naturally suppose that Hill's division met the Pennsylvania regiment alone in actual battle, and as Porter says that this regiment became confused early in the action, and their arms were ineffective, it would appear that Hill had little to do. General Hill, after stating that the brigades on the Virginia side were making preparations to hold their position, thus describes the situation: I formed my division in two lines—in the first, Pender, Gregg and Thomas, under Gregg; in the second, Lane, Archer and Brockenbrough, under Archer. The enemy had lined the opposite hills with some 70 pieces of artillery, and the infantry who had crossed lined the crest of the high banks on the Virginia shore. . . . The advance was made in the face of the most tremendous fire of artillery I ever saw. Mr. Caldwell, in his history, says: We were under the fire of their batteries the whole time, though they did not open heavily upon us until we cleared the cornfiel
Lane (search for this): chapter 9
d naturally suppose that Hill's division met the Pennsylvania regiment alone in actual battle, and as Porter says that this regiment became confused early in the action, and their arms were ineffective, it would appear that Hill had little to do. General Hill, after stating that the brigades on the Virginia side were making preparations to hold their position, thus describes the situation: I formed my division in two lines—in the first, Pender, Gregg and Thomas, under Gregg; in the second, Lane, Archer and Brockenbrough, under Archer. The enemy had lined the opposite hills with some 70 pieces of artillery, and the infantry who had crossed lined the crest of the high banks on the Virginia shore. . . . The advance was made in the face of the most tremendous fire of artillery I ever saw. Mr. Caldwell, in his history, says: We were under the fire of their batteries the whole time, though they did not open heavily upon us until we cleared the cornfield; then their fire was terrific! S
Thomas Fenwick Drayton (search for this): chapter 9
e Fifteenth regiment, Colonel De Saussure, in Drayton's brigade; the Hampton legion infantry, in Wond Jenkins, the Fifteenth South Carolina with Drayton, and the Hampton legion with Wofford. Evans'e service of the Fifteenth South Carolina, in Drayton's brigade, and the Hampton legion infantry, iction of his troops, refers to the brigade of Drayton in the following words: In answer to a dio hurry forward troops to my assistance. General Drayton and Col. G. T. Anderson [the latter commahem. . . . Anderson soon became partially and Drayton hotly engaged. . . . Three brigades moved up in beautiful order against Drayton and the men were soon beaten. This is the only reference to er's right, the attack on Generals Kemper and Drayton was so heavy that those brigades were giving attacking the flagging force, in concert with Drayton and Kemper, drove back the advancing line. I fire upon the forces driving back Kemper and Drayton, Gen. D. R. Jones, the division commander, ma[3 more...]
Roswell Sabine Ripley (search for this): chapter 9
nded on the enemy's part, and 4 killed and 9 wounded in the Cobb legion. Hill's division, which had marched into Boonsboro gap, was composed of the brigades of Ripley, Rodes, Garland, Colquitt and Anderson. With these commands and Rosser's Fifth Virginia cavalry, Hill stood against the assaults of McClellan for five hours. Lonstance. General Drayton and Col. G. T. Anderson [the latter commanding a brigade of Georgians] came up, I think, about 3 o'clock, with 1,900 men. . . . Anderson, Ripley and Drayton were called together, and I directed them to follow a path until they came in contact with Rosser, when they should change their flank, march in line amous batteries, many of them rifled guns, returned to the attack, directing their march directly against D. H. Hill's center on the Boorisboro road. He had sent Ripley, Garland and Colquitt to reinforce the struggle on the left, and had with him only two brigades of his own division (Rodes' and G. B. Anderson's), his batteries,
Walter Hodges (search for this): chapter 9
gt. Thomas E. Dawkins and Private James Rogers were killed, Privates B. Miller and E. Shirley mortally wounded, and Lieut. H. F. Scaife and 15 of the battery more or less severely wounded. Sergt. B. T. Glenn continued to work his piece long after receiving a very severe wound. Captain Boyce mentions all his officers, Lieutenants Jeter, Porter, Scaife and Monro, and Sergeants Glenn, Humphreys, Bunch, and Young, and Corporals Rutland, Byrd, Watts and Schartle; and Privates Scaife, Garner, Hodges, Shirley, Simpson, Gondelock, A. Sim, L. H. Sims, Willard, Peek, Gossett and Franklin, for distinguished gallantry in the battles from the Rappahannock to Antietam. Colonel McMaster, of the Seventeenth South Carolina, Evans' brigade, reports that he carried into the battle only 59 officers and men, so great had been his losses from sickness and wounds and straggling. Out of these he lost 19 in battle. There are no separate returns of the losses of Evans' brigade at Boonsboro gap and Sh
Maxcy Gregg (search for this): chapter 9
s corps; in Jackson's corps, the brigade of Maxcy Gregg and McIntosh's battery; and with the cavalrnow to do with the part taken by Kershaw's and Gregg's South Carolina brigades in its capture. Kershaw was with McLaws and Gregg with A. P. Hill. To Kershaw, commanding his own and Barksdale's brithe Eighth, 6 killed, 28 wounded, total 34. Gregg's South Carolina brigade marched with Jack. solivar heights, by noon of the 13th. Next day Gregg was sent to Jackson's right (with Branch's brind kept up his defense until he saw his doom. Gregg had not lost a man, and remaining with A. P. Hthe bloodiest struggle of the war was over. Gregg's casualties were 163 killed and wounded, of wmy division in two lines—in the first, Pender, Gregg and Thomas, under Gregg; in the second, Lane, Gregg; in the second, Lane, Archer and Brockenbrough, under Archer. The enemy had lined the opposite hills with some 70 piecesthe artillery fire. In the other regiments of Gregg's brigade, 8 were wounded, including Lieut. D.[3 more...]
David Franklin Bradley (search for this): chapter 9
erlooked Harper's Ferry. The heights captured, McLaws was to plant his rifled guns there to co-operate with Walker, on Loudoun heights, and Jackson, on Bolivar heights. Kershaw marched on the 12th and ascended Elk ridge by Solomon's gap. The Union pickets offered a feeble resistance at the gap and retired, Kershaw ascending to the top of the ridge and marching on its crest toward the point of attack. Capt. G. B. Cuthbert, Second South Carolina, commanding Kershaw's right flankers, and Major Bradley, Mississippi regiment, commanding skirmishers in advance, met and easily drove back the outposts along the ridge. But the road was so obstructed, and so impracticable, that it was 6 p. m. before General Kershaw came up on the first line of defense, within one mile of the south end, or Maryland heights. This was a strong abatis running across the ridge and flanked by high boulders. Here the enemy was standing in force. Kershaw put his brigade in two lines of attack and held Barksda
G. B. Anderson (search for this): chapter 9
boro road. He had sent Ripley, Garland and Colquitt to reinforce the struggle on the left, and had with him only two brigades of his own division (Rodes' and G. B. Anderson's), his batteries, Evans' brigade under Col. P. F. Stevens, and Boyce's battery. With these troops Hill met and repelled Richardson's first advance. Generalleft in Hill's defense. At once Richardson saw his advantage and pressed his troops into and beyond the gap. We give, substantially, General Hill's account. G. B. Anderson held his brigade in position, while the Federals poured through the gap, making all the defense he could, until he was wounded, when his brigade broke in pani his preceptor at the South Carolina military academy, and his honored friend. Col. Charles Courtney Tew, the gallant commander of the Second North Carolina, in Anderson's brigade of D. H. Hill's division, fell at the head of his regiment in Hill's defense of the center against the attack of Richardson in the afternoon. After g
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