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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Defence of batteries Gregg and Whitworth, and the Evacuation of Petersburg. (search)
hat of Bushrod Johnson's, March 29th; then took position beyond Burgess' mill and to the right of the road and nearly parallel With the White Oak road. 10 P. M., McCrae's brigade, of Heth's division, and McGowan's brigade, of my division, were moved from the line covering the Boydton plank road to the vicinity of Burgess' mill, it, along a line partially entrenched. Skirmishers that had covered their front, whence they had moved, remained; they were thus weakened by about 150 men each. McCrae's brigade to the left of McGowan's, and Bushrod Jonhson's division, or a part of it, on his (McGowan's) right. In this new position the line of skirmishers becamcessfully, by Gen. Heth, moving to the rear by the right flank, and then marching to the depot. There were four brigades that retired from this point: Cook's and McCrae's, of Heth's division, and McGowan's and Scale's, of my division. While the troops were being withdrawn from Burgess' mill, Scale's brigade, commanded by Col.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 201 (search)
. General Bragg thinks Brown's firing yesterday was ridiculous. One-half of their shells would not explode, and the Navy Yard is piled with them. You can walk over them, they are so thick. We cannot ascertain what damage we have done. Our aim was deliberate and our fire slow. Every gun did execution, and our shells burst always just over Fort Pickens. Our boys would fire a big gun and then jump on it and give cheers. They are perfectly delighted at the fun. The force engaged has been McCrae's and Wheat's, and another battery, all from Louisiana and Mississippi. The enemy attempted a landing at Perdido River on Sunday night, but were most signally repulsed by our gallant troops there. A negro wagon driver was at McRae this morning when the firing commenced, and said he would drive his team to headquarters if Pickens killed him and every mule he had. A shot killed one of his mules; he cut it loose and drove the remainder safely through. General Bragg says he intends to mention
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 230 (search)
o'clock, seeing the enemy's pickets, three camp wagons, and a mounted officer coming down the road to the southward of Freestone Point, and halting at some buildings near the beach, I directed the steamers Jacob Bell and Anacostia to shell the buildings. I stood in with this vessel as far as the draft of water would admit to protect them in the event of the enemy's bringing a field battery to Freestone Point. After shelling the buildings and bill, and driving back the pickets, Lieutenant-Commanding McCrae landed with a few men, and fired four houses, which have since burnt to the ground. They contained sutler's stores, flour, &c. As eighteen hours elapsed before the fire subsided, I judge that the quantity of stores must have been considerable. The enemy fired but a few musket shot. I am, very respectfully, &c., R. H. Wyman, U. S. N., Lieutenant-Commanding Potomac Flotilla. The correspondent with General Hooker's Division, near Budd's Ferry, says of this affair: Dec
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 73 (search)
ent at Fitzhugh's woods, six miles above Augusta, on White River, with the forces under Brigadier-General McCrae. On Wednesday afternoon last, March thirtieth, at half-past 4 o'clock P. M., I receirived at Gregory's Landing, Jackson County, at dusk, and having learned that one of the camps of McCrae's men was four miles back of that landing, on Straight Lake, I ventured to move out there to sur citizens and colored men brought on board, that I might ascertain the number and whereabouts of McCrae's forces. I learned that for a few days past his forces had been concentrating, that two. or tot being fired at them, turned and fled. At the next farm-house we reached, we learned that General McCrae was one of the party. This fact I discovered very soon, and immediately ordered the cavalryalso gained some information at almost every farm-house concerning the movements and locality of McCrae's forces. I had heard his forces estimated variously at from five hundred to one thousand five
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
y had been supplied with the Virginia make of Springfield army rifles, and presented a more military appearance. The force now assembled in north Arkansas, under Hindman, numbered about 20,000 men. He was encamped with the infantry south of the junction of the roads leading, one from Fayetteville, and the other from Huntsville, to Ozark, on the north or east bank of the Arkansas river where he could not be attacked from the rear by the enemy marching from either Fayetteville or Huntsville. McCrae's brigade of Arkansas infantry and Woodruff's battery, numbering in all about 2,500 men, and 6 pieces of artillery, were camped 22 miles south of him on the 22d. On the 26th, General Parsons with his brigade of Missouri infantry was ordered to fall back from Greenville, across the mountains, to this camp. The new cavalry regiment organized by Colonel Fagan, Lieutenant-Colonel Monroe and Major Johnson, which had been scouting on Grand prairie, between Little Rock and White river, was ordere
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 14 (search)
seeing the enemy's pickets, three camp wagons, and a mounted officer coming down the road, to the southward of Freestone Point, and halting at some buildings near the beach, I directed the steamers Jacob Bell and Anacostia to shell the buildings. I stood in with this vessel as far as the draft of water would permit, to protect them in the event of the enemy's bringing a field battery to Freestone Point. After shelling the buildings and hill, and driving back the pickets, Lieut. Commanding McCrae landed with a few men and fired four houses, which have since burned to the ground. They contained Sutler's stores, flour, &c. As eighteen hours elapsed before the flames subsided, I judged that the quantity of stores must have been considerable. The enemy fired but a few musket shot. Congressional Proceedings. Washington, Dec. 10 --In the Senate yesterday Messrs. Fessenden and Sumner presented petitions for emancipating slaves under the war power. A petition from Francis
The Daily Dispatch: October 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The War news. From Below Richmond. Yesterday, although the day was for military movements, all quiet and from the loftiest lookout nothing could be seen at the line of blue blouses plying the and pick, for "dig, dig, dig, " is the Yankee motto, as though they were Virginia's green bosom to spite its noble sons, who withstand them so Many of the miscreants are unwittingly, but voluntarily, their own well-earned graves. Major Herley and Captain McCrae, also were missing on day before yesterday morning are prisoners, and well.--The picket to which they were attached in the night. The path by which they were obliged to return is intricate and circuitous. The two attended gentlemen attempted to by themselves, and wandered into the lines of From the Valley. in the Valley — that is, in parlance; but we may that the enemy is very much by such men as Mosby and who are never quiet; and ere long another lot of wagons, &c., to the Confederate Governme