Pickett's Men: A Fragment of War HistoryD. Van Nostrand, 1870 - 212 páginas |
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A. P. Hill advance Appomattox Armistead arms army of Northern artillery assigned attack Battalion battery battle of Fredericksburg battle of Gettysburg battle of Manassas battle-field Beauregard Brig.-Gen Brigade burg campaign Capt Captain captured cavalry Chambersburg Chief cloth Cold Harbor command Confederate Corps Corse crossing Culp's Hill defence Dinwiddie Court-House enemy enemy's engaged Engineers field fight fire Fitz Lee's Five Forks flank force Fredericksburg front Gaine's Mill gallant Garnett Gettysburg guns Hill Infantry instruction James River July Kemper's Brigade killed Lieut.-Col line of battle Longstreet's Major Major-Gen March Maryland campaign military moved Naval Newbern Northern Virginia officers Ordnance Petersburg Pickett's Brigade Pickett's Division position Potomac prisoners promoted R. H. Anderson rear regiment Richmond Rifle road Sailor's Creek Seven Pines Sharpsburg skirmish soldier South subsequently Suffolk Terry's three brigades tion troops U. S. Navy United States Army Volunteers Williamsburg wounded
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Página 131 - GENERAL — I take great pleasure in presenting to you my congratulations upon the conduct of the men of your corps. I believe that they will carry any thing they are put against. We tried very hard to stop Pickett's men from capturing the breastworks of the enemy, but could not do it. I hope his loss has been small.