Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-01

lines established. When the INES "e'e
again advanced across the Alleghaule9'
ba was pIaced in command or pIl5due'
at Greenbrier river, which briBddt nc
commanded in the battle OF PrceH''
River. fought at that place, between l.'0
Confederate troops commanded by Zen
eral Henry r. Jackson and the Feueia al'
commanded by General Milroy. he 'oii-
ducted his brigade I'm the terrlDie MAJ oI
made through the Cheat Mountains a''N
ND the Cheat river in the famous
connoissance made by General Lee III tn"'
oo,rtrv In the winter of 1861 he was
ordered. with his brigade, to Winchester
10 reuort 10 General "Stonewall' Jackson
and be marched the first Confederate
troons consisting of Arkansas, 'IeOIgld
and Virginia regiments, down the Nailey
of the shenandoah. He was with jackson
,n his celebrated march to Romney' III
,ha carly winter of 1852. In February
1850 he was appointed by President DAVIS
hrigadier-geneTal i'm the ConIeuerale
srrnv and ordered to report TO Generai
Tosenh r.. Johnston, who assigned MN
brigade i'm the Army Of the valley ne
commanded this brigade in the pattIe Oh
s,NtcDoweu" and after the woundlnS ol
General Edward Johnson) all the Ooh-
federate troops engaged until the sue
cessfuI termination of the hght. lie was
With "Stonewau" Jackson throughout MS
famous Valley campaign, and participated
I'm most of those memorable pat'leS,
After the seven days battles droulu
picbmond in which he was only able to
participate on the last DAY, ne was Seh'
rrith Jackson to the line Of the Rapidan,
and ~ the battle of Cedar Run" and
"SIauehters Mountain" in which ne
cd GnppppHp6
fau of the gallant General Charles VIM
der IN the command of the "Stonewall
Division." which he commanded during
the fight. He commanded this division
Gacks0n's) throughout the succeeding
camnaign until at ths second battle OF
Manassas he was severely wounded and
aor,relIed TO leave the field for few
months. He reported again for dlty III
time 10 take command of that celebrated
diyision before the battle of Freleflcks-
buro-. and commanded il in that great pat
ne In February, 1868, he was ordered 10
,.anort to General Beauregard, cOmlnahu-
inc the Department Of South Carolina
and Florida. and was assigned by that
oaicer TO the command Of the defences OF
savannah and the surrounding sea-coast'
when the Federal forces, in July atter-
wards effected landing on the south
end of Norris Island, in South Caroliha'
ne volunteered TO serve with the troops
operating in that state, ana ne was
,iacoo In command Of the Confederate
troons ON Morris Island, then occupying
tbe north end Of that small island, con-
Grad in Battery Wagner and Battery
c,repp and menaced by sea and land.
10 organized and disciplined this com
nand made sorties from the fort, ana
sustained on the 18th of July the most
terrific bombardment from the combined
naval and military forces of the enemy
ever up to that time, il ever Afterwards
witnessed upon this continent ana re-
nulsed with LOO men the assaulthg
columns OF the enemy, numbering 500 OF
| IN oOo inflicting upon them a loss or over
oOo killed and over double that number
wounded. and sustaining himself loss
| Of only about 200 in killed and wounded.
| He was subsequently placed IN coinmaau
| of the important approach TO Charleston
flames Island" with the largest force
I'm the Department, consisting of several
| brigades. Here he was constantly en-
| gaeed with the enemy for many months.
| In February 1864, he was ordered by Cen
| eral Beauregard to Florida to take COM
mand of all the Confederate troops ope-
rating in that State. He was recalled &c
| South Carolina in April and placed II
command OF the Sullivan Island defences
and afterwards OF all the defenees oi
| Charleston and the sea-coast. Al the
| time of Sherman's march through Geor-
| gia he was sent 10 take charge OF the
| troops cooperating with Wheeler
| cavalry on the north bank OF the Sa'
vannah river, and to cover the eVatu'
alton of Savannah. When the eVacua
| tion of Charleston was determined op III
| consequence of the march of Sherman OF
| Carolina, General Taliaferro was charged
with that duty. which was Accomplished
without the loss Of man, ana ne was
at once placed in command OF oN,s'oI
| in the field In the army commahdeu ny
| General Hardee The battle of "Averys
boro'," n. c., In the neighborhood OF ray
| etteville. was fought principally by Tan
1 aferros division.
After the junction OF the army uhue'