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recollections of a confederate staff officer

by g moxley gilbert moxley sorrel

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Author: g moxley gilbert moxley sorrel

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This book is one of the print collection volumes of the Cornell University Library, and was first published and appeared in 1914. Owing to scan of the texts and Kirtas Technologies, which helped to convert the text to JPG 2000 format, one can find various marginal notes from the original edition on the pages of this volume. A classic work of G. Moxley Sorrel, amazingly perceptive and evocative sketches of high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, and of lesser known but important soldiers. The truth about the Civil War, written from memory.

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...pay some attention to his brigade his march would be better and his strag- glers not so numerous. This officer did not remain long on duty in the field. His talents, like those of his more celebrated brother, lay elsewhere. 70 CONFEDERATE STAFF OFFICER After getting into position before Richmond, less than a month intervened between the reorganization and strengthening of the army and change of its com- mander. I shall therefore defer any observations that I may recall as to its composition and personnel until it took its more permanent form under Lee, contenting myself with some stray reflections on the battle of Seven Pines, which by the deplorable wounding of Johnston gave us for leader Robert E. Lee. CHAPTER VII BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES, MAY 31, 1862 Position taken in front of Richmond Reception at President Davis's Sketch Mr. Benjamin, Secretary of State Storm-bound Richmond General Johnston wounded Von Borcke, the German volunteer His armament. Our positions were so near Richmond as...