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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoranda of Thirty-Eighth Virginia infantry. (search)
d on the 21st, Colonel Forney, of Alabama, was placed in command of the brigade; but he was relieved in a few days by Brigadier-General C. M. Wilcox, and assigned to the division of General G. W. Smith. It acted on picket duty, &c.; and when the army retired from Centreville it formed a part of the rear guard, leaving Manassas on the 10th of March, 1862. While on the march, it was assigned to the brigade of General R. Toombs, of Georgia, whose command it joined near Orange Courthouse, March 30th, 1862. On the 11th of April received orders, and marched to Richmond, and thence by steamer to King's Landing on the 14th, and marched near the line of defence around Yorktown. On the 17th, was ordered into the trenches at Dam No. 1, where it served every alternate day until the 2d of May, when it was transferred to command of Brigadier General J. A. Early, which it joined at Fort Magruder, and proceeded to retire with the army on the 3d of May, reaching Williamsburg on the evening of the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Shiloh. (search)
evening of April 5th the entire army was drawn up in two lines of battle in front of the Federal camps. There is no doubt but that the Federal commander knew there was a Confederate force near him, as in a lively skirmish on the evening of April 4th prisoners were captured by both sides, but the weight of evidence seems to indicate that he did not expect a general attack, and most certainly it could not have been expected as early as the morning of April 6th. Forces at Shiloh. On March 30, 1862, General Halleck reported Buell's forces at 101,051, and Grant's at 75,000, and the War Department says Grant reported his forces at 68, 175 on April 1, 1862. (See William Preston Johnston, page 538.) Van Horn's Army of the Cumberland says, page 98: Buell's force was 94,783 men. Of this, 73,472 were in condition for the field, and of this force 37,000 was to join in the movement against the enemy at Corinth. The remaining 36,000 effective troops were disposed by Buell for the
The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The War. (search)
st Church of this city to tender to you, for the Confederate States the bell of our church with the prayer that God may give you wisdom to direct our army, that you may be able to drive the invader from our soil, and that peace and prosperity may speedily be restored to our entire Confederacy. Will you direct me what to do with the bell? Accept our best wishes for your health and prosperity. Your ob't. serv't, J. G. Flournoy. Headq'rs army of the Mississippi,Corinth, March 30, 1862. My Dear Sir. --Your letter of the 22d inst., offering me, for the use of the Confederate States, the bell of the First Baptist Church, has been received. I have the assurance from a number of persons that the planters will all furnish me their bells; and, reliving upon this promise, I have declined the offer of many churches, to furnish me theirs also. With my kindest thanks for your wishes for our common cause, and my health and prosperity, I remain yours, very resp
The Daily Dispatch: April 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Evaluation of Fernandina--Col. Edward Hopkins's report. (search)
The Evaluation of Fernandina--Col. Edward Hopkins's report. Headquarters, 4th Raot. Pla Vols. Lake City March 30 1862. Sir --Your order to evacuate the Island of Amelia was received on Tuesday, the 28th day of February, 1862. In accordance, with that order I censabed fully with colonel McBlair, commander of the batteries, as to the best method of effecting the important duty specially assigned him. I furnished him with such details of men as were deemed necessary, and in short all things which our position would admit On Saturday, March 1st, I ordered Captain J. Martin, "Marion Artillery," to place his battalion two miles beyond the railroad bridge, on the main land, leaving a strong guard to protect the same, and to return with the rest of his command to the island, which he did, and fendered me important service to the end. I also directed Captain Owens, commanding "Marion Dragoons," to take his horses to the position assigned the artillery, and returned, the nece
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