1st Texas Sharpsburg, Maryland by : Henry E. Kidd On the morning of September 17, 1862 after fighting and marching for three days in the hills of Maryland, Hood’s Texas Brigade settled into the woods behind Mumma Church for the purpose of cooking rations. This was the first food

Quotes from Nicodemus Heights, battle of Sharpsburg. “I was in constant anxiety for the life of my general, who was always where the carnage was greatest.” Heros von Borcke recounting his concern over the safety of J.E.B. Stuart at Sharpsburg. “[Captain Raine] had to take hold

Confederate General John B Gordon was hit by 5 minie balls during the intense fighting at the "Bloody Lane". In his "Reminiscences of the Civil War" he talks about his luck in previous engagements which ran out at Sharpsburg. My extraordinary escapes from wounds in all the

Confederates describe the fighting in the West Woods at Sharpsburg. “Men I want you to go back on the line, and show that the stragglers of the Army of the Northern Virginia, are better than the best troops of the enemy.” -Robert E. Lee. As Hood leads the “Straggler’s Brigade”

Unceasing Fury: Texans at the Battle of Chickamauga, September 18-20, 1863 Although it was the Civil War’s second-largest battle, few books have been written about Chickamauga, and nothing like the thousands penned about the war’s largest and bloodiest battle at Gettysburg.

HBD to Marcellus Augustus Stovall (September 18, 1818 – August 4, 1895) Marcellus A. Stovall was born in 1818 within the city of Sparta located in Hancock County, Georgia. He was the son of Pleasant Stovall, a successful merchant from Augusta. Stovall received his initial

Reed's Bridge - September 18, 1863 The day before the Battle of Chickamauga, on September 18th, 1863, Confederate General Bushrod Johnson’s division crossed the Chickamauga creek near Reed’s Bridge. Their intention was to attack the Union’s left flank, but it was delayed by

With Forrest's Corps at Chickamauga . In July of 1863, after seeing fighting in the Tullahoma Campaign,the 6th Tennessee was transferred to the First Brigade of Forrest's Corps in Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee. The regiment saw some skirmishing in North Georgia (Summerville

THE INTELLIGENCER (ANDERSON S.C.) (republished from the New Orleans Picayune) 18 DEC 1901, WED. FORREST AND A BULLY. In the summer of 1868 the Tennessee delegates to the national Democratic convention which nominated Mr. Seymour for the presidency, met at Nashville and