Ao. Coats to William N. Pendleton, July 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS SUMTER ARTILLERY BATTALION, Camp near Richmond, Va., July 12, 1862. GENERAL: In obedience to your order I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of…
William Nelson Pendleton was an American teacher, Episcopal priest, and Confederate soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his position as Gen. Robert E. Lee's chief of artillery for most of the conflict. After the war, Pendleton returned to his priestly duties and also wrote religious materials. He was also one of the initiators of the Myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.
HEADQUARTERS SUMTER ARTILLERY BATTALION, Camp near Richmond, Va., July 12, 1862. GENERAL: In obedience to your order I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of…
HEADQUARTERS NORTH CAROLINA RESERVE, Raleigh, N. C., November 18, 1864. Captain Branch was in nothing responsible for the misconduct of a part of his battery at Malvern Hill, and I…