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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Major Andrew Reid Venable , Jr. [from Richmond, Va. , Times-Dispatch.] (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Review of the Gettysburg campaign . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Armistead 's portrait presented. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle at Bethesda Church . (search)
The battle at Bethesda Church.
One among the bloodiest Contests of the great war of the Sixties—The Color-bearer killed.
Graphic description of it by Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Christian.
The sharp combat at Bethesda Church, on the afternoon of May 30, 1864, was the beginning of the series of battles at Cold Harbor, which wound up by the decisive repulse of Grant on June 3rd.
Our loss on that occasion, except in Pegram's brigade, was small, says General Early in his report, which is found in Vol. 51 Part 1, Serial 1, of the War Records, Serial Number 107.
He was at that time commanding Ewell's corps.
Colonel Edward Willis, of Georgia, and Colonel J. B. Terrill, of the Thirteenth Virginia, had both been named as Brigadier Generals, but were killed ere their commissions reached them.
Willis was .a brilliant young officer of great promise and of distinguished service.
A West Pointer by training, he had won a name which will live in the annals of the Army of Northern
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Color Episode of the one hundred and Forty-Ninth regiment , Pennsylvania Volunteers . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)