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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Relative strength at Second Manassas. (search)
t one extant to the date of the battle. But in addition to these commands of infantry, General Lee took two brigades (Drayton's and Evans'), recently arrived from South Corolina. The whole infantry force was organized, I believe, as follows: Armistead's Brigade--Ninth, Fourteenth, Thirty-eighth, Fifty-third and Fifty-seventh Virginia regiments5 Add-- Drayton's Brigade--Fifteenth South Carolina and Fiftieth and Fifty-first Georgia regiments  Evans' Brigade--Seventeenth, Eighte the last two brigades (no returns having been found) Colonel Taylor obtained from Major Young, Adjutant-General for General Drayton, who at one time commanded both brigades, and from General Sorrel, General Longstreet's Adjutant-General. Major Younion, present for duty, officers and men3,852 Anderson's division, present for duty, officers and men6,117 Add-- Drayton's and Evans' brigades4,600   Total infantry taken by General Lee26,768 The cavalry, under General Stuart, consist
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Second Manassas. (search)
ere none immediately on our right. At this time Major Palmer rode up, and I made him acquainted with the fact. I informed him of our situation, and suggested that some troops should be placed on our right. He went off, and in a short time General Drayton (with his brigade) reported with orders to relieve me. I then moved east of the railroad, and connected with the Twenty-fourth in line in rear of the house, keeping in front a line of pickets until the morning of the thirtieth, connecting with General Drayton on the right, and Colonel Benning, commanding Toombs' brigade, on the left. At 3 o'clock Colonel Hunton (Eighth Virginia), commanding Pickett's brigade, brought the order that this brigade, with the others of your command, were to occupy (at 5 o'clock P. M.) a wood near the Chinn House, in front of the line then occupied by Jenkins and Hunton. General Jenkins, Colonel Hunton and myself then rode forward and viewed the ground. It was agreed that they should advance and oc