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608 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
" Confederate States of America, War Department, )
" Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, S
" Richmond, Va., June 22,1863. ■
" Sir :—You are authorized to recruit from Marylanders and muster into service,
companies, battalions and regiments of infantry, cavalry and artillery, to serve for the
war, and to be attached to and form part of the Maryland Line.
" By command of « SECRETARY OF WAR.
"Samuel W- Melton, Major and A. A. 67.
" Colonel Bradley T. Johnson, Present."
Riding rapidly through the country with Lieutenant Colonel Ridgely
Brown, and Captain George M. Booth, who had been wounded, they reached
Gettysburg the afternoon of July 2, just as the disastrous assault on Gulp's
Hill was being made. There being then no time to consolidate the Maryland
battalion included in Johnson's orders, on the 4th of July he was assigned by
Ewell to the command of his old brigade, the second, of Jackson's division, and he commanded that on the retreat from Gettysburg, and until
the middle of November when Brigadier General J. M. Jones, to whom the
brigade belonged and who had been wounded at Gettysburg, reported for
duty. The Maryland line was then organized under the orders of the new
department, and consisted of 1st Maryland infantry, Captain J. Parran Crane;
1st Maryland cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Ridgely Brown, and Baltimore
light artillery, Captain W. H. Griffin. They were ordered to Hanover Junction, to protect the bridge over the North and South Anna and Middle rivers,
to protect Lee's right flank down the peninsular as far as New Kent Court
House, and to watch the lower Rappahannock and Pamunkey, and to keep
Lee advised of any movements of the Federals from those directions. The
camp was established as Camp St. Mary's—and the months from December
to May were passed in drills, reviews, scouts and pickets—with frequent alarms
of approaches from the direction of York River and Fortress Monroe.
The command reached a high degree of efficiency in drill and discipline.
On the 22d of March, 1864, a general order from the adjutant and inspector
general directed all the Maryland companies then in service, except company
K, 1st Virginia cavalry, Captain Gustavus W. Dorsey, to report to Colonel
Johnson at the headquarters of the Maryland Line at Hanover Junction.
Another camp was established for rendezvous of Marylanders at Staunton
under command of Major General Arnold Elzey, and all natives of Maryland
in the Confederate army were authorized, on application, to have themselves
transferred to either of the camps at their selection. By operation of these
orders the force at Hanover Junction was increased by the addition of two
batteries of artillery, and the Maryland Line thus organized consisted of the
following commands and officers:
"Colonel commanding, Colonel Bradley T. Johnson; Captain George' W. Booth,
Assistant Adjutant General; Captain Wilson C. Nicholas, Assistant Inspector General;
Major Charles R. Harding, A. Q. M.; Major George E. Kyle, A. C. S.; Surgeon Richard
P. Johnson, Medical Director; Lieutenant A. C. Trippe, Ordnance Officer; Rev. Mr.
Duncan, Chaplain.
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000643 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 608 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. " Confederate States of America, War Department, ) " Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, S " Richmond, Va., June 22,1863. ■ " Sir :—You are authorized to recruit from Marylanders and muster into service, companies, battalions and regiments of infantry, cavalry and artillery, to serve for the war, and to be attached to and form part of the Maryland Line. " By command of « SECRETARY OF WAR. "Samuel W- Melton, Major and A. A. 67. " Colonel Bradley T. Johnson, Present." Riding rapidly through the country with Lieutenant Colonel Ridgely Brown, and Captain George M. Booth, who had been wounded, they reached Gettysburg the afternoon of July 2, just as the disastrous assault on Gulp's Hill was being made. There being then no time to consolidate the Maryland battalion included in Johnson's orders, on the 4th of July he was assigned by Ewell to the command of his old brigade, the second, of Jackson's division, and he commanded that on the retreat from Gettysburg, and until the middle of November when Brigadier General J. M. Jones, to whom the brigade belonged and who had been wounded at Gettysburg, reported for duty. The Maryland line was then organized under the orders of the new department, and consisted of 1st Maryland infantry, Captain J. Parran Crane; 1st Maryland cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Ridgely Brown, and Baltimore light artillery, Captain W. H. Griffin. They were ordered to Hanover Junction, to protect the bridge over the North and South Anna and Middle rivers, to protect Lee's right flank down the peninsular as far as New Kent Court House, and to watch the lower Rappahannock and Pamunkey, and to keep Lee advised of any movements of the Federals from those directions. The camp was established as Camp St. Mary's—and the months from December to May were passed in drills, reviews, scouts and pickets—with frequent alarms of approaches from the direction of York River and Fortress Monroe. The command reached a high degree of efficiency in drill and discipline. On the 22d of March, 1864, a general order from the adjutant and inspector general directed all the Maryland companies then in service, except company K, 1st Virginia cavalry, Captain Gustavus W. Dorsey, to report to Colonel Johnson at the headquarters of the Maryland Line at Hanover Junction. Another camp was established for rendezvous of Marylanders at Staunton under command of Major General Arnold Elzey, and all natives of Maryland in the Confederate army were authorized, on application, to have themselves transferred to either of the camps at their selection. By operation of these orders the force at Hanover Junction was increased by the addition of two batteries of artillery, and the Maryland Line thus organized consisted of the following commands and officers: "Colonel commanding, Colonel Bradley T. Johnson; Captain George' W. Booth, Assistant Adjutant General; Captain Wilson C. Nicholas, Assistant Inspector General; Major Charles R. Harding, A. Q. M.; Major George E. Kyle, A. C. S.; Surgeon Richard P. Johnson, Medical Director; Lieutenant A. C. Trippe, Ordnance Officer; Rev. Mr. Duncan, Chaplain. |
