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

thing from the fame Of the corps OF
Jackson and Hill. but TO pay a de-
served tribute to the bravest and
most patriotic body of men that ever
shouldered musket In defense OF
their homes and country.
After the Maryland campaign, Gen.
Lee organized his army into two
corps-the first was assigned to Long
street to command and the second to
Gen. Jackson. A third was organized
later and assigned to A. p. HILL. The
first corps was composed OF three ii-
visions, commanded by Major Gener-
ais Pickett, Hood and McI4aws. There
were four brigades of five regiments
in each division, making sixty regi-
ments Also about twenty-five batter
les OF the finest artillery in the army,
headed by the famous Washington ar
tillery OF New Orleans. After the
seven days battles around Richmond
most of them were armed with guns
captured from the enemy. The men
composing these corps enlisted from
the states of Virginia. South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. and
three regiments from Texas AMI the
third Arkansas regiment. They were
the first enlistments that entered the
service or the Confederate states and
were assigned to Pensacola. Savan-
nah, Charleston, Norfolk, Yorktown,
the Peninsular, and Manassas. The
first year Of the war some of them
took part In the occupation OF the Pen
sacola navy yard and the battle of
Santa Rosa Island and the capture of
Fort Sunfpter and the battle OF Bethei
and Manassas, and Leesburg and
DranesviIle
Part Of Army Of N. Virginia.
The second year of the war they
became part of the grand army Of
Northern virginia-they took part ir
all the great battles fought by that
army In front of Richmond and the
second Manassas. One of the great
est sights Witnessed by the army was
Longstreet's charge ON the evening OF
the second day at Manassas. He saw
his chance. and anticipating Gen.
Lees orders gave the command to the
whole line TO charge. The infantry
gave . yell and went forward at. a
double-qrick and the artillery followed
at a gallop and began to throw grape
and canister--nothing could stand be
fore that
The army moved into MARYLAND and
part OF the corps held Mcclellan in
check at Boonesboro until McLaws
took Maryland Heights, the key to
Harper's Ferry, then fell back to
Sharpesburg and held him in check
until the army arrived from Harper's
Ferry and fought the battle and rie-
turned into Virginia 1t was then
that the army was formed into two
corps. and the first assigned to Long
streef and the second to Jackson
It Is not my purpose to speak of the.
division to which belonged, Pickett S.
~ me- hpG i.
'world--it did all that men could do
at Gettysburg division of Hood
or McLaws would have done the same
lit was done the day before. IT as
saulted the enemy's left at Little
Roundtop endeayoring to drive back
the enemy's left It's loss in killed
and wounded WAS as heavy as Pick
ett's- IT captured and brought of four
pieces of artillery. The first time the
corps was engaged as corps was
at Fredericksburg. McLaws was .
the center on Mayre's Heights; Hood
was on the right. with Pickett in SUP
port. The enemy assaulted McLawss
position a number of times, but was
driven back with great slaughter. An
attempt to turn the right flank of the
army was overthrown by Hood, and
the enemy finally returned across the
river.
The Next Battle.
The next battle was at Chancellors.
vile, in the early spring of 1858, for
the purpose of relieving the subsist
ence department and prevent rein
forcements being sent TO Gen. Hook
En- Gen. Lee ordred Gen. Longstreet
TO take the division of Hood and Pick
EFT and leave McLaws in charge OF
the Notifications at Fredericksburg.
and making demonstration against
Suffolk. Hooker took advantage of
the absence OF Longstreet and advanc.
ed his army In two columns--one
across the river at FREDERICKSBURG ana
the other about ten miles above Nc
Laws's right was turned and he re
tired to Charlottesville. A battle
was fought and Hooker was defeated
and driven across the river. Long
street hurried along his army as fast
as possible, marched about 100 miles
and rested a few days and then the
march, into Pennsylvania was com.
merced. Gen. jackson was killed at
Charlottesville.
Gen. Lee assigned Gen. Ewell to his
command and ordered him to capture
Winchester. in the valley. The cap
trre was made in grand style. The
army proceeded into Pennsylvania
ed there on the morning OF July End
with the divisions of Hood and Nc
law. Gen. Lee ordered him to take
these divisions to the right and try
10 drive back the enenIy's left. which
he did and for four hours they as
saulted Little Roundtop." They got
possession OF il several times, but
could not hold it, They continued
fighting until darkness compelled them
TO stop. They held their position ali
the next day and captured four pieces
OF artillery which they brought of
will not say anything about the bat
tie on the 3rd, as so much has already
been written about that already.
On the zth the army commenced to
return to the Potomac, which was
Zone in good order. arriving there on
the 7th. After remaining there sew
eral days they crossed into Virginia
and Cd r. fha- RantAan