Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-06

StOneWallJ acksO0SS brigade was one OF the
four brigades composing the force. The
army, after considerable marching and
concentrating, took up its position at
Winchester, where it remained until July
10, when 1t started on its march to REIN
force Beauregard.
BARTow's COMMAND.
Col. Bartow's brigade, (second brigade
army Of the Shenandoah consisted OF the
following:
Seventh Georgia Regiment, Gartrell.
Eighth Georgia Regiment, Barlow.
Ninth Georgia Regiment, Goulding,
Duncan's Kentucky Battalion.
Pope's Kentucky Battalion.
Alburtis' Battery.
The Eleventh Georgia, Col. Geo. t {.
Anderson (0ld TIge, afterwards the Bril-
gadier General commanding the brigade J
did not JOIN the brigade until after the
battle OF Manassas.
The troops marched from Winchester
to Piedmont, station on the Manassas
Gap railroad, where they took
the cars for Manassas junction.
the Seventh and Eighth Regiments ar
irving on the evening before the battle,
On the morning Of the memorable
sunday following the command marched
to the left of the Confederate line, where
the Eighth in supporting Gen. Bee in re-
sisting the advance OF a superior body of
Federals, suffered severely. Later in the
day Col. Barlow was killed, leading the
Seventh Regiment to the charge.
STUBBORN DEFENSE.
1t IS probable that this stubborn and de-
termined defense prevented the enemy
from thanking the small force in position
and saved the battle.
The Federals having been driven be-
yond the Potomac, the winter of
lS6l-62 was spent on duty at Munson
and Mason's hills, overlooking Washing
ton, and in camp at Centreville.
In the spring of 1862 a part of the army
moved to Richmond, whence it was sent
down the James river to reinforce Gen.
Magruder at Yorktown. The Eighth was
among the first regiments to meet Gen.
McClellan's army. Landing from the
steamer just as the enemy had driven the
Confederates from part of their lines,
the brigade under the command OF Gen.
Tlge Anderson made a vigorous attack
and retook the works. The service at
Yorktown was very severe, the men
standing In water up to their knees for
four days at dam No. l, subjected to a
heavy fire.
Yorktown was abandoned and the army
fell back slowly towards Richmond. rhe
regiment for several months occupied a
position in the Chickahominy on part of
the lines known as Prices farm. There,
as elsewhere, IT'S ranks were continually
decimated by the fire OF the enemy. Dur
ing the battle of Seven Pines, when Stone
wall jackson drove the enemy before him
by his memorable attack in flank, the
Eighth Regiment was part of the attack
ing force in front and marched into the
very jaws of death.
THE BATTLE OF GARNETT's FARM.
rhr Of
many Gifts nOblest boys. WHAT was sup
posed to be the weakest point of retreat
ing enemy proved to be one of his strong
est redoubts.
A few days after the regiment did gal
liant service at Malvern Hill. With the
retreat of Gen. Mcclellan to Westoyer.
Gen. Lee turned his attention to the ad-
yancing column of Gen. Pope, and the
scene of operations changed to the Rap
pahannOck. Stonewall Jackson's corps
was pushed ahead, and Gen. Longstreet
followed close behind. Gen. Pope fell
back across the Rappahannock, but Jack
son was already in his rear. The Eighth,
under LOngstreet, took part in the fight at
ThOroughfare Gap and the second Ma
nassas. 1t suffered as severely in the
latter as it had in its first fight on the
same field year before.
Fhe invasion of Maryland and the bat
tie of Sharpsburg followed, and the Eighth
was again a heavy loser. The latter part
of 1862 found the regiment at Fredericks-
burg, and while it occupied as usual an
important position, it was not engaged,
1t was, though, continually under fire.
The command remained in winter quar-
tiers near fredericksburg until the spring
Of 1868, when Longstreet's corps was sent
to the defense of Richmond. The Eighth
was
PART OF THE FORCES
sent to Suffolk, where it was in sew
eral skIrmishes and suffered some
| loss. The regiment returned to
the Rappahannock. arriving just
after the battle of Chancellorville. Shortly
after the army entered upon the disas-
trous campaign in Pennsylvania. At
| Getty sburg the Eighth was in the thickest
| Of the fight, and the dead 1t left upon that
| field were its noblest and braYest. In the
retreat which followed. Its thin ranks were
| still further reduced in several skirmishes.
| Gen. Longstreeps corps returned to Fred
| ericksDurg, where it remained until the
| latter part OIL 1868 when 1t was transferred
! to the army of Tennessee. On It's way
thither AudersOu's brigade was stopped at
| Charleston, and the Eighth did a mouths
service on James island. The brigade
| rejoined the corps a few days after the
| battle of Chickamauga. Soon after Gen
| LongstTeet started on his six months
! campaign in East Tennessee. His vet
| Grams drove everything before them, ex-
cept at Knoxville, where in the assault
the Eighth suffered severe losses and the
army a repulse.
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
In the spring of 1864, the corps, which
had been cut off from communication with
the Confederacy for some months. headed
its columns Tor Virginia. Reaching Cor
louisville, 1t remained there a short while,
when 1t started on forced msrch TO Join
the army of Gen. Lee, then confronting the
immense force under Gen. Grant. The
corps arrived at the Wilderness lust in
time TO save the day. Gen. A. Z. HIPS
corps was hardly pressed by the enemy.
when the achievements arrived, and
coming up, dOubled-qucked into line,
the enemy were soon driven back. This
was the beginning of the campaign which
was 20 end at AppomattOx. At Spotsyl-
vania, and other battledelds which marked
the line of march OF the two great armies,
the Eighth suffered in common with
others, and many brave hearts were stiled
forever.
The regiment was engaged from Peters
burg to Hatcher's Station. 1t vas sta
toned for several weeks in the
celebrated mine redoubt, which
was afterwards blown up by the enemy
The regiment had left the redoubt but
eight hours before the explosion.
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