The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

JOHN RouRKE.
amount OF commissary and quarter
master supplies. They then moved
into East Tennessee and attacked
there the army OF Gen. Burnside
around Knoxville, where they were
defeated with heavy losses. Gen.
Longstreet learned that large force
was on the way to reinforce Knoxville
by Cumberland Gap. and he hurried
to intercept them, which ne did, and
gave them, battle at Burns Station,
about 40 miles east of Knoxville, and
defeated them. He then marched
back to Morristown and from there to
Southwest Virginia, where he re-
manned the balance of the winter.
cold and want of sufficient clothing
The Advances of Grant.
When Gen. Grant commenced his,
advance about the first of May, 1864,
Gen. Lee ordered Gen. Longstreet to
join him as soon as possible, which
he did on the 9th of May at the bat
tie of the Wilderness. The first
Troops arrived at Orange Court House
on the 9Th of May. Gen. Grant was
slowly driving the forces of Gen. Lee
back. Gen. Lee had already sent
several staff officers and couriers to
hurry UP Gen. Longstreet and the
first to arrive wassthe Texas brigade.
Gen. Lee met them with his hat in his
hand and proposed to lead them into
battle, but they would not allow him
to lead them, An officer. took his
horse by the bride and turned his
head the other way. Then the men
advanced at q double quick and drove
the enemy back. From that day until
the surrender at Appomattox these
two divisions were Almost continually
in front of the enemy.
Tribute to Gen. Law.
! have now come to the main OBJ
ject of writing this article, to pay
tribute to distinguished citizen of
the state and one OF the, most distin-
guished and bravest of Confederate sol
diers. Maj. Gen. e. M. Law, of Barlow.
1t seems almost incredible to believe
that a man that has lead men in as
many severe battles as he has can be
alive and well today. use the word
lead. for all the brigade commanders
of this corps were leaders as the nnm-
Der killed in battle will show.
We first see Gen. Law at the first
battle of Manassas, July 21st, 1851
He was lieutenant colonel of the 4th
Alabama regiment His regiment was
part of the command OF Gen. Bee. II
was Gen. Bee that pointed out Stone
wall Jackson standing like a stone
wall" when his men were being
driven back, and was killed a. few
minutes later. Jackson was called
''Stonewalr' Jackson from that dav
Reports say that the 4th Alabama and
the Sth Georgia had more men killed
IN that battle than any other regiment.
The 4th Alabama lost 1877 killed and
wounded and the Sth Georgia lost 200.
the sth Georgia was under Gen. Bar.
lows command and ne was killed.
These were the first two generals kin.
ed IN the war. Both of these regi.
ments served. in Gen Longstreet's
corps until the end.
Gen. Law took part in nearly all the
battles in front of Richmond. AT
Gaines's Mill he and the gallant Hood
Doth commanding brigades. after sew.
eral commands had failed, charged the
enemy's works at Gaines's Mill and
captured them. We next hear of him
at the second battle of Manassas.
commanding a brigade in Gen. Long.
streets grand charge when he routed
the Dragging Gen Pope, who had
boosted that he had never seen any.
tnlnS out the backs or the rebels, but |
this was the last army he ever com
manded. We next see Gen. Law at |
Boonesboro and Sharpesburg, where |
he and Hood, with few other brf |
gades, held back McClellan's army for |
three days. when the armies arrived |
from the capture OF Harpers. Ferry. |
We next hear of him at Gettysburg. |
Gen. Longstreet in his report of the |
battle on the second day. says he |
waited for the arrival of Gen. Laws /
brigade before commencing his attack |
and that when Gen. Hood was wound
ed Cen Law assumed command of the /
division and commanded until Gen
Hood assumed command at Chicka-
manga, when Gen. Hood was again
Gen. Law again took COM
mand and led the division through |
East Tennessee and into Virginia IN \
all OF Gen. Longstreet's reports or
battles Gen. Laws name is mentioned
At Chickamauga he compliments him
for the able manner In which he han
lied Hoods division after Hood was
The only thing that kept.
Gen Law. from going out of service
with lieutenant general stars on his
collar was that he was not a West L
man deserved them more
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