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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoranda of Thirty-Eighth Virginia infantry. (search)
ack. The loss was irreparable to the regiment as well as division; the noble and beloved Colonel E. C. Edmonds killed; Lieutenant-Colonel Whittle, who had lost an arm at Malvern Hill, was seriously wounded in thigh; Captain Towns killed, and all the other company officers more or less seriously wounded. Never did men more than these on that day. In retiring, the regiment with the division had the difficult duty of escorting the prisoners captured into Virginia, arriving at Williamsport on 7th July. The regiment did the various camp duties up to October 7th, when, with the brigade, now commanded by Brigadier-General S. M. Barton, General Armistead having been killed at Gettysburg, left Petersburg, where it was in camp, for Kingston, North Carolina, and went into camp near that place on 8th. Major J. R. Cabell had been promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, Captain G. K. Griggs to Major, date from 3d July. The regiment remained in winter quarters until 1st November it was sent to Hanover
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fortification and siege of Port Hudson—Compiled by the Association of defenders of Port Hudson; M. J. Smith, President; James Freret, Secretary. (search)
eir sharpshooters to fire down into our work. This point of land, running out beyond our natural line of defence to within one hundred yards of a high ridge held by the enemy, flanked on its weaker side by the fleet, and almost entirely unsupported by any other fortification, had always been considered a weak point with us, and it could not be permanently held without a loss that would be severely felt by our weakened garrison. The fall of Vicksburg. During the forenoon, on the 7th of July, the Federals called out to our men in many places that Vicksburg had been surrendered to General Grant on the 4th of July, with its garrison. To give us greater assurance of the truth of their assertions, there was sent in to General Gardner, throught some of the pickets, an official copy of General Grant's dispatch to General Banks, announcing the capitulation of Vicksburg. A Council of war. That night a council of war was held at General Gardner's headquarters, which was protr