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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Rebel reports and Narratives (search)
Rebel reports and Narratives General Lee's despatches and orders. Winchester, Va., October 14. Hon. G. W. Randolph: The cavalry expedition to Pennsylvania has returned safe. They passed through Mercersburgh, Chambersburgh, Emmitsburgh, Liberty, New-Market, Hyattstown, and Barnesville. The expedition crossed the Potomac above Williamsport, and recrossed at White's Ford, making the entire circuit, cutting the enemy's communication, destroying arms, etc., and obtaining many recruits. R. E. Lee, General. headquarters Department of Northern Virginia, October 18, 1862. General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General: General: In forwarding the report of Major-Gen. Stuart of his expedition into Pennsylvania, I take occasion to express to the Department my sense of the boldness, judgment, and prudence he displayed in its execution, and cordially join with him in his commendations of the conduct and endurance of the brave men he commanded. To his skill and their fortitud
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 27 (search)
my from shelling the town, as we had done? I asked several military gentlemen the question, for the situation appeared to me to be one of the deepest peril. One said: The enemy have not ammunition to spare. Another: Oh! a bombardment don't amount to any thing any how. Another: They don't care about bombing us, it is an inconsequential sort of business. We threw four thousand shells yesterday, and it amounted to nothing. Another: They're afraid of our siege-guns this side. Another: General Lee thinks he will have a big thing on us about the bombardment of this town. He proposes to rouse the indignation of the civilized world, as they call it. You'll see he won't throw a shell into it. He is playing for the sympathies of Europe. Another thought the enemy were skedaddling, and spoke of the laugh that would be raised at Burnside's expense in that case. But I think a private soldier came nearer the mark than any one else. He said, with the usual expletives: They want us to get
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Rebel reports and Narratives. (search)
Rebel reports and Narratives. General Lee's official report. headquarters army of Northerh ineffaceable glory. At half-past 8 A. M. Gen. Lee, attended by his staff, rode slowly along the have been a moment of proud gratification to Gen. Lee, and those captains who under him have gainedthe Confederacy that such an army as obeyed General Lee's command this day, if well handled, and imext to the batteries on Marye's Heights and General Lee's hill, I should say that the artillery comre glowing eulogy than upon this occasion. General Lee exclaimed : It is inspiriting to see such gmay so express it, the unconscious dignity of Gen. Lee's courage, when he is under fire. No one whoantique heroism, seems to me so applicable to Gen. Lee, that I cannot forbear recalling it here. At a subsequent period of the day Gen. Lee assumed his station on the hill which takes its name from hrals in this quarter, and which is noticed in Gen. Lee's report, was on the occasion of the collapse[7 more...]