- Joined
- Jan 16, 2015
Hospital convalescents:
-(CSA) Colonel James D. Nance of the 3rd South Carolina, having sufficiently recovered from wounds received at Fredericksburg, made it back to the army late in the day on July 3 and assumed command of his regiment, which had fought the battle under Major R. C. Maffett. (Official Reports of Nance and Maffett)
-(CSA) Second Lieutenant Henry E. Handerson of Company B, 9th Louisiana, was among a squad of about 20 convalescents from various units who made their way back to the army. Arriving near Willoughby Run at sundown on July 2, several of the officers and men in the party learned the positions of their commands and pushed on at once to rejoin them. At that very moment, the 9th Louisiana was moving to attack Cemetery Hill. Handerson did not find his regiment until about 11 a.m. on July 3, when it was resting on the pavement of one of the streets in town. (Henry E. Handerson, Yankee in Gray)
-(CSA) Private Barney O'Brien, Company G, 16th Mississippi, had been wounded at Chancellorsville on May 3. Released from a Richmond hospital, he followed in the wake of the army, and made it back to his company on July 2. (Compiled Service Records of O'Brien)
-(USA) On the evening of July 1, George A. Dixon of Company A, 150th Pennsylvania and three to four others from his regiment returned from Camp Convalescent, increasing the aggregate on duty to 109. (History of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Lt. Col. Thomas Chamberlin)
-(USA) Early on the morning of July 4, having recovered from wounds sustained at Chancellorsville, Captains Thomas E. Barker and Edwin E. Bedee joined their unit, the 12th New Hampshire, on the field. Barker found himself the senior officer present and assumed command of the regiment. (History of the Twelfth Regiment New Hampshire, Capt. A. W. Bartlett)
-(USA) At 10 p.m. on July 3, Major Archibald D. Leavitt of the 16th Maine, who had been recovering at a hospital in Washington D.C., arrived and took command of the remnant of his regiment, then totaling about 65 officers and enlisted men. (Maine at Gettysburg, 16th Maine, Lt. Francis Wiggin)
New assignment:
-(CSA) Early in the war, Bradley T. Johnson's unit was disbanded. He afterwards served as a volunteer on Ewell's staff. "Stonewall" Jackson evidently thought well enough of Johnson and put him in temporary command of a brigade that fought at Second Manassas. In June 1863, officers of the Maryland Line applied for the assignment of Colonel Johnson to their command. On June 22, Johnson received his commission and was ordered to report to Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble. Johnson arrived at Gettysburg on July 2, reporting as directed, but the following day Trimble was wounded and captured. On July 4, Johnson was given command of Brig. Gen. John M. Jones' brigade, Jones having been wounded the night of July 2 in front of Culp's Hill. (Letter of Bradley T. Johnson to Major Walter H. Taylor, Acting Adjutant General of the Army of Northern Virginia, Fold3, Confederate Letters; Official Report of Bradley T. Johnson)
Return from leave:
-(CSA) Major Charles Richardson of Lt. Col. Garnett's artillery battalion was on a leave of absence, but upon learning the army was on the move he set out to join his command. He reached the field on July 2 and was immediately given command of nine rifled guns, three from Maurin's battery, two from Moore's battery, two from Lewis' battery, and two from Grandy's battery. On July 4, he was ordered to take the rifled guns of Maurin and Moore and accompany the wagon train under Brig. Gen. Imboden. (Confederate Military History, 3:1138; Official Report of Richardson)
Left behind:
-(CSA) Private John Z. H. Scott of the 5th Virginia Cavalry was part of a group sent to scout Thoroughfare Gap. When he returned from this mission, he found that his regiment had gone, so he followed the army into Pennsylvania. Reporting to army headquarters early on 2 July, his group was tasked by Gen. Lee to scout out the ground beyond the right wing of the army. He returned to his command with J. E. B. Stuart on 3 July. (John Zachary Holladay Scott, 5th Virginia Cavalry)
-(CSA) Companies A and K of the 38th Georgia nearly missed the fight on July 1. They were placed on the picket line on the night of June 30, and the next morning their brigade (Gordon's) marched away toward Gettysburg, having somehow forgotten about them. When the officers of those companies discovered they had been abandoned, they set off in pursuit. Company A's kettle drummer kept them at a brisk quick step and they eventually caught up. (F. L. Hudgins, With the 38th Georgia Regiment, Confederate Veteran, vol. 26, 1918, p. 162)
-(CSA) Colonel James D. Nance of the 3rd South Carolina, having sufficiently recovered from wounds received at Fredericksburg, made it back to the army late in the day on July 3 and assumed command of his regiment, which had fought the battle under Major R. C. Maffett. (Official Reports of Nance and Maffett)
-(CSA) Second Lieutenant Henry E. Handerson of Company B, 9th Louisiana, was among a squad of about 20 convalescents from various units who made their way back to the army. Arriving near Willoughby Run at sundown on July 2, several of the officers and men in the party learned the positions of their commands and pushed on at once to rejoin them. At that very moment, the 9th Louisiana was moving to attack Cemetery Hill. Handerson did not find his regiment until about 11 a.m. on July 3, when it was resting on the pavement of one of the streets in town. (Henry E. Handerson, Yankee in Gray)
-(CSA) Private Barney O'Brien, Company G, 16th Mississippi, had been wounded at Chancellorsville on May 3. Released from a Richmond hospital, he followed in the wake of the army, and made it back to his company on July 2. (Compiled Service Records of O'Brien)
-(USA) On the evening of July 1, George A. Dixon of Company A, 150th Pennsylvania and three to four others from his regiment returned from Camp Convalescent, increasing the aggregate on duty to 109. (History of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Lt. Col. Thomas Chamberlin)
-(USA) Early on the morning of July 4, having recovered from wounds sustained at Chancellorsville, Captains Thomas E. Barker and Edwin E. Bedee joined their unit, the 12th New Hampshire, on the field. Barker found himself the senior officer present and assumed command of the regiment. (History of the Twelfth Regiment New Hampshire, Capt. A. W. Bartlett)
-(USA) At 10 p.m. on July 3, Major Archibald D. Leavitt of the 16th Maine, who had been recovering at a hospital in Washington D.C., arrived and took command of the remnant of his regiment, then totaling about 65 officers and enlisted men. (Maine at Gettysburg, 16th Maine, Lt. Francis Wiggin)
New assignment:
-(CSA) Early in the war, Bradley T. Johnson's unit was disbanded. He afterwards served as a volunteer on Ewell's staff. "Stonewall" Jackson evidently thought well enough of Johnson and put him in temporary command of a brigade that fought at Second Manassas. In June 1863, officers of the Maryland Line applied for the assignment of Colonel Johnson to their command. On June 22, Johnson received his commission and was ordered to report to Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble. Johnson arrived at Gettysburg on July 2, reporting as directed, but the following day Trimble was wounded and captured. On July 4, Johnson was given command of Brig. Gen. John M. Jones' brigade, Jones having been wounded the night of July 2 in front of Culp's Hill. (Letter of Bradley T. Johnson to Major Walter H. Taylor, Acting Adjutant General of the Army of Northern Virginia, Fold3, Confederate Letters; Official Report of Bradley T. Johnson)
Return from leave:
-(CSA) Major Charles Richardson of Lt. Col. Garnett's artillery battalion was on a leave of absence, but upon learning the army was on the move he set out to join his command. He reached the field on July 2 and was immediately given command of nine rifled guns, three from Maurin's battery, two from Moore's battery, two from Lewis' battery, and two from Grandy's battery. On July 4, he was ordered to take the rifled guns of Maurin and Moore and accompany the wagon train under Brig. Gen. Imboden. (Confederate Military History, 3:1138; Official Report of Richardson)
Left behind:
-(CSA) Private John Z. H. Scott of the 5th Virginia Cavalry was part of a group sent to scout Thoroughfare Gap. When he returned from this mission, he found that his regiment had gone, so he followed the army into Pennsylvania. Reporting to army headquarters early on 2 July, his group was tasked by Gen. Lee to scout out the ground beyond the right wing of the army. He returned to his command with J. E. B. Stuart on 3 July. (John Zachary Holladay Scott, 5th Virginia Cavalry)
-(CSA) Companies A and K of the 38th Georgia nearly missed the fight on July 1. They were placed on the picket line on the night of June 30, and the next morning their brigade (Gordon's) marched away toward Gettysburg, having somehow forgotten about them. When the officers of those companies discovered they had been abandoned, they set off in pursuit. Company A's kettle drummer kept them at a brisk quick step and they eventually caught up. (F. L. Hudgins, With the 38th Georgia Regiment, Confederate Veteran, vol. 26, 1918, p. 162)
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