Results for The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
A Fruitless Campaign
“In the fight of Johnson’s Divi...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Confederate Wheel
“Several efforts were made to ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Stonewall Brigade
“We soon struck the Yankee ski...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Worm Fence
“We gained a slight rise in the land ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
Baptism of Fire
“[It was] … as warm a contest as thi...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
Stalemate at the Crossroads
“Gen. [Edward] Johnson …...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
Unexpected Encounter
“There was a sudden commotion i...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Confederate Wheel
“Several efforts were made to ...
Results for The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
A Fruitless Campaign
“In the fight of Johnson’s Division on last Friday I was under as warm a musketry fire as I have experienced for a good while—certainly worse than I have been in since Sharpsburg.” — Let. Col. Alexander S. ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Confederate Wheel
“Several efforts were made to charge the hostile line, but as these attempts were made by single brigades, without proper deliberation and without co-operation on the part of the other forces to the right and left, they naturally ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Stonewall Brigade
“We soon struck the Yankee skirmishers and drove them back through the woods to an open field, where we ran into French’s entire corps and into about the hottest place that could be imagined.” — Capt. William B. ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Worm Fence
“We gained a slight rise in the land behind an old worm fence. The enemy had fallen back under cover of a piece of woods well in our front. Soon they came out in splendid battle array, with ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
Baptism of Fire
“[It was] … as warm a contest as this regiment was ever engaged in. … It seemed as if the enemy was throwing minie-balls upon us by the bucket-full, when the battle got fairly under way.” — Member ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
Stalemate at the Crossroads
“Gen. [Edward] Johnson … cheered us on to the fight with ‘Hurrah for North Carolina, go it North Carolina—give it to them boys!’ … The Federals were as thick as black birds in our front.” — Capt. ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
Unexpected Encounter
“There was a sudden commotion in the train ahead and several of the ambulances turned and came back in confusion. General [George H.] Steuart promptly ordered them back to their places, faced the brigade into line to the left ...
The Battle of Payne’s Farm
The Confederate Wheel
“Several efforts were made to charge the hostile line, but as these attempts were made by single brigades, without proper deliberation and without co-operation on the part of the other forces to the right and left, they naturally ...
