SOUTHERN Historical Society Papers. VOLUME IX. JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1881. RICHMOND, VA.: Secretary Southern Historical Society. BROADFOOT PUBLISHING COMPANY MORNINGSIDE BOOKSHOP 1990 CONTENTS. An Official Paper that was Never Sent-Letter from Colonel Keatley, A Federal Colonel on the Confederate Armies, An Incident of Fort Sumter. By Major John A. Hamilton, An Incident of the Deer Creek Expedition of 1863. By Captain W. L. Ritter, Advance on Washington in 1864-Letter from General Early, Attempt to Fasten on President Davis the Assassination of Mr. Lincoln. By Judge Cleary, Artillery of A. N. V. in Last Campaign-Report of General W. N. Pendleton, Letter from General A. L. Long, Battle of Taylor's Ridge-Report of General M. P. Lowry, Battle of Monocacy and Advance on Washington-Report of General Barly, Battery Gregg-Reply of General Wilcox to General Harris, Battle of Mobile Bay, by Captain J. D. Johnston, General Lane's Reply to General Harris, Cavalry Operations in North Alabama, Report of General 8. D. Lee, Courage of the Confederate Soldier, by Rev. Dr. Hawthorne, CORRESPONDENCE OF HON. GEO. W. CAMPBELL, Of Tennessee: Original Letters from General Andrew Jackson, James Monroe, Albert Gallatin, Commodore Concentration before Shiloh-General Ruggles's Reply to Captain Polk, 142 265 280 297 313 385 418 423 424 74 81 471 237 36 272 193 Depopulation of Atlanta by Sherman-Account of Colonel J. H. Keatley, U. S. A., Descent of General R. E. Lee from King Robert the Bruce, of Scotland, by Professor W. W. Engagement Near Aldie 17th of June, 1863. By General W. C. Wickham, 19 Exploit of Torpedo Boat St. Patrick-Report of General D. H. Maury, Fight with the Gunboats at Mathias Point-Report of Colonel Daniel Ruggles, 496 Gettysburg-Report of General William E. Jones, 115 Extract from Report of Chief of Ordinance A. N. V., 122 Lee's Offensive Policy in Campaign of 1864-A Letter to One of His Corps Commanders, Interview of Colonel Baldwin with Mr. Lincoln-Letter from Colonel J. H. Keatley, of Iowa History of Lane's North Carolinia Brigade. By General James H. Lane, 29, 71, 124, 145, 241, 353, 489 500 88 225, 246, 289, 455 505 137 NOTES AND QUERIES: Did Grant Receive and Return Lee's Sword? 536 536 539 540 542 48, 144, 240, 285, 384, 576 844 Last Days of the Confederate Treasury and what Became of Its Specie-Captain M. H. Clark Origin of the Lone Star and the Coat of Arms of Texas, by J. C. Butler, Organization of the Maryland Line, by Rev. H. E. Hayden, . Operations of Artillery of Army of Western Louisiana, by General J. L. Brent, OPERATIONS AROUND WINCHESTER IN 1863: Report of General J. A. Walker, Report of General Geo. H. Steuart, 219 254 257 325 330 77 Reminiscences of the Army of Northern Virginia, by J. Wm. Jones, 90, 129, 185, 233, 273, 362, 426, 557 Raid of Captain Wm. Miles Hazard on Lieutenant Simon's Island, by Col. Å. R. Chisolm, Ode by Paul Hayne, Review of Dodge's Chancellorsville, by Col. Wm. Allan, Repulse of Federal Raid on Knoxville. By Captain B. F. Wyly, Reminiscences of Hood's Tennessee Campaign. By Captain W. O. Dodd, Reminiscences of 2nd of April, '65. By Judge H. W. Bruce, STONEWALL JACKSON IN LEXINGTON, VA.: Letter from J. D. Davidson, Esq., 518 206 134 Sherman's Campaign in Mississippi in Winter of 1864-Report of General Ross, 332 General,-I have the honor to report that, in accordance with instructions received from General Lee, under date of January 20, 1864, the expedition left Kingston as follows: General Barton with his own brigade and that of Kemper, and three regiments of Ranson's, eight rifle-pieces, six Napoleons, and six hundred cavalry on the morning of the 30th ultimo to cross the Trent and take the works in front of Newbern, in reverse, and prevent the enemy S8 being reinforced by land or water. Later in the day I sent off the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Virginia to report to Colonel Dearing on the north side of the Neuse river with this three pieces of artillery,Whitford's regiment, and three hundred cavalry. He was to have attacked, if practicable, "Fort Anderson "-Barrington's. Commander Wood, of the navy, with his boat party, left on the 31st ultimo, and I, with Hoke's brigade, three regiments of Corse's and two of Clingman's |