The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson In Which is Told the Part Taken by the Rockbridge Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia
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THE STORY OF A CANNONEER UNDER STONEWALL JACKSON
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson
IN WHICH IS TOLD THE PART TAKEN BY THE ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY IN THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
BY
EDWARD A. MOORE
Of the Rockbridge Artillery
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY
CAPT. ROBERT E. LEE, JR., and HON. HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER
To My Comrades
OF THE
ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION BY CAPT. ROBERT E. LEE, JR.
INTRODUCTION BY HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER
THE STORY OF A CANNONEER UNDER STONEWALL JACKSON
CHAPTER I
WASHINGTON COLLEGE—LEXINGTON—VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
CHAPTER II
ENTERING THE SERVICE—MY FIRST BATTLE—BATTLE OF KERNSTOWN
CHAPTER III
THE RETREAT—CEDAR CREEK—GENERAL ASHBY—SKIRMISHES—McGAHEYSVILLE
CHAPTER IV
SWIFT RUN GAP—REORGANIZATION OF THE BATTERY—WADING IN THE MUD—CROSSING AND RECROSSING THE BLUE RIDGE—BATTLE OF McDOWELL—RETURN TO THE VALLEY
CHAPTER V
BRIDGEWATER—LURAY VALLEY—FRONT ROYAL—FOLLOWING GENERAL BANKS—NIGHT MARCH—BATTLE OF WINCHESTER—BANKS'S RETREAT
CHAPTER VI
CAPTURING FEDERAL CAVALRY—CHARLESTOWN—EXTRAORDINARY MARCH
CHAPTER VII
GENERAL JACKSON NARROWLY ESCAPES BEING CAPTURED AT PORT REPUBLIC—CONTEST BETWEEN CONFEDERATES AND FEDERALS FOR BRIDGE OVER SHENANDOAH
CHAPTER VIII
BATTLE OF PORT REPUBLIC
CHAPTER IX
FROM BROWN'S GAP TO STAUNTON—FROM STAUNTON TO RICHMOND—COLD HARBOR—GENERAL LEE VISITS HIS SON IN THE BATTERY
CHAPTER X
GENERAL JACKSON COMPLIMENTS THE BATTERY—MALVERN HILL—MY VISIT TO RICHMOND
CHAPTER XI
FROM RICHMOND TO GORDONSVILLE—BATTLE OF CEDAR RUN—DEATH OF GENERAL WINDER—DESERTERS SHOT—CROSS THE RAPPAHANNOCK
CHAPTER XII
CAPTURE OF RAILROAD TRAINS AT MANASSAS JUNCTION—BATTLE WITH TAYLOR'S NEW JERSEY BRIGADE—NIGHT MARCH BY LIGHT OF BURNING CARS
CHAPTER XIII
CIRCUITOUS NIGHT MARCH—FIRST DAY OF SECOND MANASSAS—ARRIVAL OF LONGSTREET'S CORPS
CHAPTER XIV
THE SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS—INCIDENTS AND SCENES ON THE BATTLEFIELD
CHAPTER XV
BATTLE OF CHANTILLY—LEESBURG—CROSSING THE POTOMAC
CHAPTER XVI
MARYLAND—MY DAY IN FREDERICK CITY
CHAPTER XVII
RETURN TO VIRGINIA—INVESTMENT AND CAPTURE OF HARPER'S FERRY
CHAPTER XVIII
INTO MARYLAND AGAIN—BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG—WOUNDED—RETURN TO WINCHESTER—HOME
CHAPTER XIX
RETURN TO ARMY—IN WINTER-QUARTERS NEAR PORT ROYAL
CHAPTER XX
SECOND BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG—CHANCELLORSVILLE—WOUNDING AND DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON
CHAPTER XXI
OPENING OF CAMPAIGN OF 1863—CROSSING TO THE VALLEY—BATTLE AT WINCHESTER WITH MILROY—CROSSING THE POTOMAC
CHAPTER XXII
ON THE WAY TO GETTYSBURG—BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG—RETREAT
CHAPTER XXIII
AT "THE BOWER"—RETURN TO ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA—BLUE RUN CHURCH—BRISTOW STATION—RAPPAHANNOCK BRIDGE—SUPPLEMENTING CAMP RATIONS
CHAPTER XXIV
BATTLE OF MINE RUN—MARCH TO FREDERICK'S HALL—WINTER-QUARTERS—SOCIAL AFFAIRS—AGAIN TO THE FRONT—NARROW ESCAPE FROM CAPTURE BY GENERAL DAHLGREN—FURLOUGHS—CADETS RETURN FROM NEW MARKET—SPOTTSYLVANIA AND THE WILDERNESS—RETURN TO ARMY AT HANOVER JUNCTION—PANIC AT NIGHT
CHAPTER XXV
SECOND COLD HARBOR—WOUNDED—RETURN HOME—REFUGEEING FROM HUNTER
CHAPTER XXVI
PERSONAL MENTION OF OFFICERS AND MEN—ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY—SECOND ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY
THE SECOND ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY
CHAPTER XXVII
OAKLAND—RETURN TO CAMP—OFF DUTY AGAIN—THE RACE FROM NEW MARKET TO FORT GILMORE—ATTACK ON FORT HARRISON—WINTER-QUARTERS ON THE LINES—VISITS TO RICHMOND
CHAPTER XXVIII
EVACUATION OF RICHMOND—PASSING THROUGH RICHMOND BY NIGHT—THE RETREAT—BATTLE OF SAILOR'S CREEK—BATTLE OF CUMBERLAND CHURCH
CHAPTER XXIX
APPOMATTOX
APPENDIX
ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY
ROLL OF COMPANY
PRIVATES
RECAPITULATION
ROLL OF COMPANY
PRIVATES
RECAPITULATION
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