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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 6 2 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 246 (search)
er encounters, and battles more terribly and fearfully contested, but none there can be in which the victory is more decided and undeniable. J. R. Y. Rebel account of the fight. Centreville, December 24, 1861. Yesterday morning a heavy skirmish occurred at Dranesville, which resulted disastrously to us. A foraging party was sent out by Gen. Stuart, consisting of about two hundred wagons, escorted by the Eleventh Virginia, Col. Garland; the Sixth South Carolina, under Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Secrest; the Tenth Alabama, Col. John H. Forney; the First Kentucky, Col. Tom Taylor; the Sumter Flying Artillery, Capt. Cutts, and detachments from Ransom's and Radford's Cavalry. Our whole force amounted to nearly twenty-five hundred men. They started off early in the morning, and before day were some distance on the journey. Soon after leaving, a rocket was seen to shoot up in the direction of Dranesville, which, as was afterward ascertained, was a signal from the enemy, and indica
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Heroes of the old Camden District, South Carolina, 1776-1861. an Address to the Survivors of Fairfield county, delivered at Winnsboro, S. C., September 1,1888. (search)
r more brigades. One of these regiments, the Sixth, was raised from the counties of Chester and Fairfield. The officers were Colonel James H. Rion, Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Secrest and Major Thomas W. Woodward. The companies from Fairfield were: Fairfield Fencibles, Captain John Bratton; Boyd Guards, Captain J. N. Shedd; LittO. Harden's company, and Captain J. Mike Brown's company. Colonel Rion resigned in June, 1861, and the regiment went to Virginia under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Secrest. Upon the application of the regiment, Colonel Charles S. Winder (who afterwards became brigadier-general and was killed at Cedar Run on the 9th August, 1862, while commanding the Stonewall Brigade under Jackson,) was assigned to the command and did much to perfect its organization. But it was under Lieutenant-Colonel Secrest, who had been a distinguished officer of the Palmetto regiment in Mexico, that the regiment was to make its first fight and win its first laurels. Though
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
edge, Gov., John, 7 St. Francis river, Arkansas, 81. St. John. Gen. I. M., 273. St. Matthews' Rifles, 132, 134. Saltville, Va., 59, 65. Sanders, Hon., Geo. N., 274. Sargent. Col, 146. Saunders, Major D. W., 351. Sauve Felicie, 448. Savannah, Ga., 4. Sawyer's Battery, 59 64, 65, 66. Saxe, Marshal, 341. Scales, Capt., 114. Schley, Lt. W. C., 92. Seal of the C. S A., 416; of the Southern Historical Society. 416; of England, 49. Secessionville Battle of, 139. Secrest, Col. A. J.. 15. Seddon Hon J. A., 66, 273. Sellers, Capt. Martin A., 132, 134, 143, 159, 163, 169. Semat. Geo., 360. Semmes, Gen. P. J., 449. Semmes, Admiral, Raphael, 273, 439. Semmes, Hon., Thos. J., 418. Semple. Capt., 61, 63, 65, 67. Seven Days Battles, forces engaged in, 256. Seven Pines, Battle of, 17, 19, 22. Sevier, Gen., John, 12. Seward. Wm, H., 320, 321. Sharp, Lt. M. R., 20. Sharpsburg. Battle of, 20, 24, 257; notes on, 373. Shedd, Capt., John, 15. Shelby,
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Sudden death on
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a heavy skirmish occurred at Drainsville, which resulted disastrously to us. A foraging party was sent out by Gen. Stuart, consisting of about two hundred wagons, escorted by the 11th Virginia, Col.Garland; the 6th South Carolina, under Lieut. Col. A. J. Secrest; the 10th Alabama, Col. John H. Forney; the 1st Kentucky, Col. Tom Taylor; the Sumter Flying Artillery, Capt. Cutts; and detachments from Ransom's and Radford's cavalry. Our whole force amounted to nearly twenty-five hundred men. They oulder; Fayette McClendon, slightly; Henry Harles, slightly; R. H Smith, slight; William Rooney, slight; C P De Shazo, slightly; Sergt A. J Cost, slight; T. F Wood, slight. Sixth South Carolina, Col. Wynder, about 350 men, under Lieut. Co'. Secrest. Co. A, Calhoun Guards.--Killed, none. Wounded, Wm. McFadden, seriously; Robt S. Wylie, seriously. Company B.--Killed, John G. Barbour. Wounded, A J Barnes, seriously; Jas Gladden, slightly; Wm. F Knox, slightly; D. Roddey, missing.