Maj. Gen. Mansfield Lovell (b. 1822, d. 1884) The general in charge of New Orleans when it was taken by Federal forces, Mansfield Lovell never could quite shake his defeat while in charge of the vital Louisiana city. In fact, he was kept from further field command for well over two years because of the city’s loss. Lovell was born in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 1822. He attended the U.S. Military Academy and graduated West Point ninth in the Class of 1842. During the Mexican War, Lovell was wounded at Monterrey and again in the Battle of Belen Gate, and was breveted for gallantry in the Battle of Chapultepec. Lovell resigned from the army and went into business in 1854. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was the deputy street commissioner of New York City under another future Confederate general, Gustavus W. Smith. Almost immediately after he resigned that post, he was appointed major general in the Confederate Army Oct. 7, 1861. His first command was in New Orleans. There, it was said he enjoyed the night life. Without sufficient men and material, he did what he could when the city was threatened by Federal forces under Capt. David Farragut and evacuated. Lovell had no command of naval forces to hold off Farragut. He was vilified for the loss of New Orleans. Enlisted men sang the “New Ballad of Lord Lovell,” which memorialized the loss of New Orleans and Lovell’s drinker’s red nose. Lovell commanded a corps in the field through the Battle of Corinth in October 1862, but came under a court of inquiry for his conduct in New Orleans. Despite being commended by Gen. Robert E. Lee, Lovell saw no further action. Both Joseph Johnston (January 1864) and John Hood (July 1864) requested Lovell as a corps commander, but could not get him. Johnston made another request March 23, 1865 and Lovell was ordered to report to Gen. Lee for assignment. It is assumed Lovell was on the way to Johnston’s command when the war ended. After the war, he returned to New York City and was an assistant engineer to Gen. John Newton in removing East River obstructions. Lovell died in New York City June 1, 1884.
Brig. Gen. Armistead L. Long (b. 1825, d. 1891) The greatest contributions of Armistead Lindsay Long might have come long after the end of the war. Long was a biographer of Gen. Robert E. Lee (called one of the ablest contemporary biographies of Lee by Ezra Warner in “Generals in Gray.”) and wrote history articles between the 1870 and his death, all despite having been rendered completely blind in 1870. Long was born in Campbell County, Virginia, Sept. 3, 1825, and attended the U.S. Military Academy, graduating 17th in the Class of 1850. Long was assigned to artillery duty at posts in Florida and the western frontier. On May 20, 1861, he was made aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, his father-in-law. Much to his father-in-law’s chagrin, Long resigned his U.S. Army commission June 10, 1861, and was appointed major of artillery in the Confederate Army. Long was attached to the staff of Gen. William Loring in western Virginia, but was ordered to report to Gen. Robert E. Lee in Charleston. When Lee took over the Army of Northern Virginia, Long was made his military secretary with the rank of colonel. Long and Maj. Charles Marshall handled most of Lee’s paperwork. Normally found on Lee’s staff, Long still was in position to command artillery units at different places. His abilities in artillery command resulted in his posting as commander of artillery for the Second Corps. He was commissioned brigadier general Sept. 21, 1863, and served in his artillery commander’s role until the end of the war. After the war, he was the chief engineer of a Virginia canal company until he was blinded. He wrote his work on a slate. His work on Lee was titled “Memoirs of Robert E. Lee, His Military and Personal History.” He died in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 29, 1891, having moved there after his wife was appointed postmistress by President Grant.
Maj. Gen. Lunsford L. Lomax (b. 1835, d. 1913) Lunsford Lindsay Lomax made his name as a leader of cavalry troops during the Civil War, reaching the rank of major general. Lomax was born in Newport, Rhode Island, Nov. 4, 1835. His father was stationed there as a captain of the 3rd Artillery. Lomax was educated in schools of Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, as a youth. He received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy and graduated with the Class of 1856. His first duties in the U.S. Army were in the cavalry on the frontier. He resigned his U.S. Army commission April 25, 1861. Soon after, he was commissioned as a captain in the Virginia State Forces as assistant adjutant general for Joseph Johnston. His early war duties were as a staff officer for Generals Joseph Johnston, Ben McCullough and Earl Van Dorn. He advanced to lieutenant colonel. After being made acting inspector general for the Army of West Tennessee, he was transferred east and commissioned as colonel of the 11th Virginia Cavalry. He gained the respect of the colleagues of Turner Ashby, first in the cavalry raid of William Jones and John Imboden in April of 1863. He saw action in the Brandy Run battle and in the Gettysburg Campaign. He was promoted to brigadier general, on Robert E. Lee’s personal recommendation, to rank from July 23, 1863. Commanding a brigade, he saw action in the Overland Campaign of 1864 under Fitzhugh Lee, a good friend and former West Point classmate. Lomax was promoted to major general Aug. 10, 1864 and commanded Gen. Early’s cavalry in the Shenandoah. Lomax commanded troops at the battles of Winchester and Cedar Creek before being made commander of the Valley District March 29, 1865. Lomax surrendered as a division commander at Greensboro, North Carolina, and immediately became a farmer near Warrenton, Virginia. He farmed until being selected president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (which later became Virginia Tech) in 1885. He held that job into 1899 and spent the next six years helping to compile the “The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.” After that, he served as a commissioner of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Lomax died in Washington, D.C., May 28, 1913. He was one of the final surviving Confederate major generals. He was buried in Warrenton, Virginia.
CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Ahh, three short bios of guys I've never heard of, just like in the good, old days!
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Great example of ACW serendipity, Lovell and Smith having served as dep and comm in NY.
RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
I'm almost done with Lovell, but in the meantime thought I'd post the mocking song that's mentioned in the bio. (I'm trying to boil it down to the best lines, for inclusion in the bio.) This is from the web, so the formatting is goofy.
THE NEW BALLAD OF LORD LOVELL.
LORD LOVELL he sat in St. Charles's Hotel,
In St. Charles's Hotel sat he, As fine a case of a Southern swell
As ever you’d wish to see — see — see, As ever you’d wish to see.
Lord Lovell the town had vowed to defend;
A-waving his sword on high, He swore that his last ounce of powder he’d spend,
And in the last ditch he’d die.
He swore by black and he swore by blue, He swore by the stars and bars,
That never he’d fly from a Yankee crew While he was a son of Mars.
He had fifty thousand gallant men,
Fifty thousand men had he, Who had all sworn with him that they’d never
Surrender to any tarnation Yankee.
He had forts that no Yankee alive could take ;
He had iron-clad boats a score, And batteries all around the Lake,
And along the river-shore.
Sir Farragut came with a mighty fleet,
With a mighty fleet came he, And Lord Lovell instanter began to retreat,
Before the first boat he could see.
His fifty thousand gallant men
Dwindled down to thousands six: They heard a distant cannon and then
Commenced a-cutting their sticks.
“ Oh! tarry, Lord Lovell! “ Sir Farragut cried, “ Oh! tarry Lord Lovell!” said he ;
“ I rather think not,” Lord Lovell replied, “ For I’m in a great hurry.”
“ I like the drinks at St. Charles's Hotel, But I never could bear strong Porter,
Especially when it's served on the shell, Or mixed in an iron mortar.” ,
“ I reckon you’re right,” Sir Farragut said,
“ I reckon you’re right,” said he, For if my Porter should fly to your head,
A terrible smash there’d be.”
Oh! a wonder it was to see them run,
A wonderful thing to see, And the Yankees sailed up without shooting a gun,
And captured their great citie.
Lord Lovell kept running all day and night,
Lord Lovell a-running kept he, For he swore he could n't abide the sight
Of the gun of a live Yankee.
When Lord Lovell's life was brought to a close By a sharp-shooting Yankee gunner,
From his head there sprouted a red, red nose, From his feet — a Scarlet Runner.
THE NEW BALLAD OF LORD LOVELL.
LORD LOVELL he sat in St. Charles's Hotel,
In St. Charles's Hotel sat he, As fine a case of a Southern swell
As ever you’d wish to see — see — see, As ever you’d wish to see.
Lord Lovell the town had vowed to defend;
A-waving his sword on high, He swore that his last ounce of powder he’d spend,
And in the last ditch he’d die.
He swore by black and he swore by blue, He swore by the stars and bars,
That never he’d fly from a Yankee crew While he was a son of Mars.
He had fifty thousand gallant men,
Fifty thousand men had he, Who had all sworn with him that they’d never
Surrender to any tarnation Yankee.
He had forts that no Yankee alive could take ;
He had iron-clad boats a score, And batteries all around the Lake,
And along the river-shore.
Sir Farragut came with a mighty fleet,
With a mighty fleet came he, And Lord Lovell instanter began to retreat,
Before the first boat he could see.
His fifty thousand gallant men
Dwindled down to thousands six: They heard a distant cannon and then
Commenced a-cutting their sticks.
“ Oh! tarry, Lord Lovell! “ Sir Farragut cried, “ Oh! tarry Lord Lovell!” said he ;
“ I rather think not,” Lord Lovell replied, “ For I’m in a great hurry.”
“ I like the drinks at St. Charles's Hotel, But I never could bear strong Porter,
Especially when it's served on the shell, Or mixed in an iron mortar.” ,
“ I reckon you’re right,” Sir Farragut said,
“ I reckon you’re right,” said he, For if my Porter should fly to your head,
A terrible smash there’d be.”
Oh! a wonder it was to see them run,
A wonderful thing to see, And the Yankees sailed up without shooting a gun,
And captured their great citie.
Lord Lovell kept running all day and night,
Lord Lovell a-running kept he, For he swore he could n't abide the sight
Of the gun of a live Yankee.
When Lord Lovell's life was brought to a close By a sharp-shooting Yankee gunner,
From his head there sprouted a red, red nose, From his feet — a Scarlet Runner.
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
And here's the bio. The quote from the song might be a bit too long, but it's probably good to have it there.
Maj. Gen. Mansfield Lovell (b. 1822, d. 1884). The general in charge of New Orleans when it was taken by Union forces, Lovell never could quite shake this defeat and his role in the loss of the vital Louisiana city. In fact, he was kept from further field command for well over two years because of the city’s loss. Lovell was born in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 1822. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and graduated 9th in the Class of 1842. During the Mexican War, Lovell was wounded at Monterrey and again in the Battle of Belen Gate, and was brevetted for gallantry in the Battle of Chapultepec. In 1854, he resigned from the army and went into business. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Lovell was the deputy street commissioner of New York City under another future Confederate general, Gustavus W. Smith. After resigned that post, he became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in September 1861, and was assigned to serve under Gen. David E. Twiggs in Department Number One at New Orleans. Almost immediately, on October 7, he was promoted to major general and given command of the department. Without sufficient men and material for an adequate defense, he did what he could when the city was threatened by enemy forces under U.S. Navy Capt. David Farragut the following April, but was forced to evacuate. Lovell had no command of naval forces to hold off Farragut, but nonetheless he was vilified for the loss of New Orleans. Alluding to his reputation of enjoying the New Orleans night life, enlisted men sang the “New Ballad of Lord Lovell,” which memorialized both the strategic disaster and Lovell’s drinker’s red nose: “Lord Lovell he sat in St. Charles’s Hotel, / In St. Charles’s Hotel sat he, / As fine a case of a Southern swell / As ever you’d wish to see... / Lord Lovell the town had vowed to defend; / A-waving his sword on high, / He swore that his last ounce of powder he’d spend, / And in the last ditch he’d die... / Sir Farragut came with a mighty fleet, / With a mighty fleet came he, / And Lord Lovell instantly began to retreat, / Before the first boat he could see... / ‘Oh! tarry, Lord Lovell!’ Sir Farragut cried, / ‘Oh! tarry Lord Lovell!’ said he; / ‘I rather think not,’ Lord Lovell replied, / ‘For I’m in a great hurry.’ ... / Oh! a wonder it was to see them run, / A wonderful thing to see, / And the Yankees sailed up without shooting a gun, / And captured their great city. /Lord Lovell kept running all day and night, / Lord Lovell a-running kept he, / For he swore he couldn’t abide the sight / Of the gun of a live Yankee. / When Lord Lovell’s life was brought to a close / By a sharp-shooting Yankee gunner, / From his head there sprouted a red, red nose, / From his feet – a Scarlet Runner.” Lovell next commanded a corps in the field through the Battle of Corinth in October 1862, but came under a court of inquiry for his conduct in New Orleans. Despite being commended by Gen. Robert E. Lee, Lovell saw no further action. Even when both Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in January 1864 and Gen. John B. Hood that July requested Lovell as a corps commander they were unable to get him. With his army in a desperate situation, Johnston made another request on March 23, 1865, and finally Lovell was found acceptable for field duty: he was ordered to report to Lee for assignment, though it is assumed that Lovell was on the way to Johnston’s command when the war ended. After the war, he returned to New York City and was an assistant engineer to former Gen. John Newton in the Corps of Engineers’ efforts to remove East River obstructions. Lovell died in New York City on June 1, 1884. (Bio by Bill Battle)
Leadership: 3
Tactical: 4
Initiative: 4
Command: 4
Cavalry:
Start date: 18
Maj. Gen. Mansfield Lovell (b. 1822, d. 1884). The general in charge of New Orleans when it was taken by Union forces, Lovell never could quite shake this defeat and his role in the loss of the vital Louisiana city. In fact, he was kept from further field command for well over two years because of the city’s loss. Lovell was born in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 1822. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and graduated 9th in the Class of 1842. During the Mexican War, Lovell was wounded at Monterrey and again in the Battle of Belen Gate, and was brevetted for gallantry in the Battle of Chapultepec. In 1854, he resigned from the army and went into business. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Lovell was the deputy street commissioner of New York City under another future Confederate general, Gustavus W. Smith. After resigned that post, he became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in September 1861, and was assigned to serve under Gen. David E. Twiggs in Department Number One at New Orleans. Almost immediately, on October 7, he was promoted to major general and given command of the department. Without sufficient men and material for an adequate defense, he did what he could when the city was threatened by enemy forces under U.S. Navy Capt. David Farragut the following April, but was forced to evacuate. Lovell had no command of naval forces to hold off Farragut, but nonetheless he was vilified for the loss of New Orleans. Alluding to his reputation of enjoying the New Orleans night life, enlisted men sang the “New Ballad of Lord Lovell,” which memorialized both the strategic disaster and Lovell’s drinker’s red nose: “Lord Lovell he sat in St. Charles’s Hotel, / In St. Charles’s Hotel sat he, / As fine a case of a Southern swell / As ever you’d wish to see... / Lord Lovell the town had vowed to defend; / A-waving his sword on high, / He swore that his last ounce of powder he’d spend, / And in the last ditch he’d die... / Sir Farragut came with a mighty fleet, / With a mighty fleet came he, / And Lord Lovell instantly began to retreat, / Before the first boat he could see... / ‘Oh! tarry, Lord Lovell!’ Sir Farragut cried, / ‘Oh! tarry Lord Lovell!’ said he; / ‘I rather think not,’ Lord Lovell replied, / ‘For I’m in a great hurry.’ ... / Oh! a wonder it was to see them run, / A wonderful thing to see, / And the Yankees sailed up without shooting a gun, / And captured their great city. /Lord Lovell kept running all day and night, / Lord Lovell a-running kept he, / For he swore he couldn’t abide the sight / Of the gun of a live Yankee. / When Lord Lovell’s life was brought to a close / By a sharp-shooting Yankee gunner, / From his head there sprouted a red, red nose, / From his feet – a Scarlet Runner.” Lovell next commanded a corps in the field through the Battle of Corinth in October 1862, but came under a court of inquiry for his conduct in New Orleans. Despite being commended by Gen. Robert E. Lee, Lovell saw no further action. Even when both Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in January 1864 and Gen. John B. Hood that July requested Lovell as a corps commander they were unable to get him. With his army in a desperate situation, Johnston made another request on March 23, 1865, and finally Lovell was found acceptable for field duty: he was ordered to report to Lee for assignment, though it is assumed that Lovell was on the way to Johnston’s command when the war ended. After the war, he returned to New York City and was an assistant engineer to former Gen. John Newton in the Corps of Engineers’ efforts to remove East River obstructions. Lovell died in New York City on June 1, 1884. (Bio by Bill Battle)
Leadership: 3
Tactical: 4
Initiative: 4
Command: 4
Cavalry:
Start date: 18
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
I am enjoying reading bios by battleline and was wondering, Gil, if there will be some award for most bios written. Battleline, you are a bio writing machine.
I did want to mention something about Lomax. VA Tech is still Virginia Polytechnic Institute (it is also known as Va Tech and easier to say). It was renamed VA Polytechnic Institute in 1896. Before that, it was VA Agricultral and Mechanical College during Lomax's tenure. But I don't think Agri/Mech College is necessary to mention since most people know it as VPI or VA Tech.
I went to Radford University which is the sister college of VA Tech just down the road a few miles. In the old days Tech was all male and Radford was all female. Radford went coed in the 70s but still had a 6 female:1 male ratio when I was there in the early 90s! Good times at Radford. Many of my friends at Tech always wanted to come visit Radford for some reason. [;)]
I did want to mention something about Lomax. VA Tech is still Virginia Polytechnic Institute (it is also known as Va Tech and easier to say). It was renamed VA Polytechnic Institute in 1896. Before that, it was VA Agricultral and Mechanical College during Lomax's tenure. But I don't think Agri/Mech College is necessary to mention since most people know it as VPI or VA Tech.
I went to Radford University which is the sister college of VA Tech just down the road a few miles. In the old days Tech was all male and Radford was all female. Radford went coed in the 70s but still had a 6 female:1 male ratio when I was there in the early 90s! Good times at Radford. Many of my friends at Tech always wanted to come visit Radford for some reason. [;)]
RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
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I am enjoying reading bios by battleline and was wondering, Gil, if there will be some award for most bios written. Battleline, you are a bio writing machine.
I did want to mention something about Lomax. VA Tech is still Virginia Polytechnic Institute (it is also known as Va Tech and easier to say). It was renamed VA Polytechnic Institute in 1896. Before that, it was VA Agricultral and Mechanical College during Lomax's tenure. But I don't think Agri/Mech College is necessary to mention since most people know it as VPI or VA Tech.
I went to Radford University which is the sister college of VA Tech just down the road a few miles. In the old days Tech was all male and Radford was all female. Radford went coed in the 70s but still had a 6 female:1 male ratio when I was there in the early 90s! Good times at Radford. Many of my friends at Tech always wanted to come visit Radford for some reason. [;)]
Thanks for the info.
As for a prize for most prolific, it wouldn't be fair to announce it now, with Battleline so far out in the lead. I will (vaguely) say that people who make major voluntary contributions to our games -- as testers, writers, working on datafiles, etc. -- are remembered around the holidays.
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Some mysterious force drove me to edit this bio, as opposed to one of the others. As you can see, I have a few questions before it’s ready to go, based mainly on discrepancies with Heidler or Wikipedia
Brig. Gen. Armistead Lindsay Long (b. 1825, d. 1891). Long’s greatest contributions might have come long after the end of the Civil War: he was a biographer of Gen. Robert E. Lee – the work, “Memoirs of Robert E. Lee,” is called one of the ablest contemporary biographies of Lee by Ezra Warner in “Generals in Gray” – and wrote history articles from 1870 until his death, despite having completely lost his sight due to lingering trauma from combat. Long was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on September 3, 1825 (Various websites say he was born in 1827, but Heidler also has 1825. I guess we should keep that, unless we have another source to check.), and attended the U.S. Military Academy, graduating seventeenth out of forty-four in the Class of 1850. Long was assigned to artillery duty at posts in Florida (Heidler has Fort Moultrie in S.C. rather than Florida) and on the western frontier. On May 20, 1861, he was made aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, his father-in-law. Much to Sumner’s chagrin, Long resigned his U.S. Army commission on June 10 and was appointed a major of artillery (Heidler says lt. col.) in the Confederate Army. Long was initially attached to the staff of Gen. William Loring in western Virginia, but later in the year was ordered to report to Lee in Charleston, where he was commanding coastal defenses, and became the chief of ordnance and artillery for Lee’s Department of South Carolina and Georgia. Promoted to colonel, Long also was made Lee’s military secretary and continued in that capacity first when Lee became a military advisor to Pres. Jefferson Davis and later when Lee took over the Army of Northern Virginia the following June, handling most of his paperwork along with Maj. Charles Marshall. Normally found on Lee’s staff (Perhaps “at Lee’s headquarters” might be better, since technically he was always on the staff?), Long also served in combat, commanding artillery units at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Long’s performance at Gettysburg was commended by Lee, and resulted in his promotion to brigadier general on September 21, 1863 (Wikipedia has Sept. 23) and reassignment as chief of artillery for Gen. Richard Ewell’s II Corps. Long served in this role at Bristoe Station and Mine Run, and the following summer commanded Gen. Jubal Early’s artillery during the Valley Campaign and raid on Washington, D.C., before rejoining Lee’s army at Petersburg and eventually surrendering at Appomattox Court House. After the war, Long was the chief engineer of a Virginia canal company until he became blind, when he took up writing. Long wrote on a slate that his family members would copy, sometimes dictating the text instead. In addition to the work on Lee, which was published in 1886, he wrote an unpublished recollection of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Long died in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 29, 1891, having moved there after his wife was appointed postmistress by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant. (Bio by Bill Battle)
Leadership: 3
Tactical: 5
Initiative: 3
Command: 4
Cavalry:
Start date: 65
Teaches: Flankers (11)
Brig. Gen. Armistead Lindsay Long (b. 1825, d. 1891). Long’s greatest contributions might have come long after the end of the Civil War: he was a biographer of Gen. Robert E. Lee – the work, “Memoirs of Robert E. Lee,” is called one of the ablest contemporary biographies of Lee by Ezra Warner in “Generals in Gray” – and wrote history articles from 1870 until his death, despite having completely lost his sight due to lingering trauma from combat. Long was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on September 3, 1825 (Various websites say he was born in 1827, but Heidler also has 1825. I guess we should keep that, unless we have another source to check.), and attended the U.S. Military Academy, graduating seventeenth out of forty-four in the Class of 1850. Long was assigned to artillery duty at posts in Florida (Heidler has Fort Moultrie in S.C. rather than Florida) and on the western frontier. On May 20, 1861, he was made aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, his father-in-law. Much to Sumner’s chagrin, Long resigned his U.S. Army commission on June 10 and was appointed a major of artillery (Heidler says lt. col.) in the Confederate Army. Long was initially attached to the staff of Gen. William Loring in western Virginia, but later in the year was ordered to report to Lee in Charleston, where he was commanding coastal defenses, and became the chief of ordnance and artillery for Lee’s Department of South Carolina and Georgia. Promoted to colonel, Long also was made Lee’s military secretary and continued in that capacity first when Lee became a military advisor to Pres. Jefferson Davis and later when Lee took over the Army of Northern Virginia the following June, handling most of his paperwork along with Maj. Charles Marshall. Normally found on Lee’s staff (Perhaps “at Lee’s headquarters” might be better, since technically he was always on the staff?), Long also served in combat, commanding artillery units at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Long’s performance at Gettysburg was commended by Lee, and resulted in his promotion to brigadier general on September 21, 1863 (Wikipedia has Sept. 23) and reassignment as chief of artillery for Gen. Richard Ewell’s II Corps. Long served in this role at Bristoe Station and Mine Run, and the following summer commanded Gen. Jubal Early’s artillery during the Valley Campaign and raid on Washington, D.C., before rejoining Lee’s army at Petersburg and eventually surrendering at Appomattox Court House. After the war, Long was the chief engineer of a Virginia canal company until he became blind, when he took up writing. Long wrote on a slate that his family members would copy, sometimes dictating the text instead. In addition to the work on Lee, which was published in 1886, he wrote an unpublished recollection of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Long died in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 29, 1891, having moved there after his wife was appointed postmistress by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant. (Bio by Bill Battle)
Leadership: 3
Tactical: 5
Initiative: 3
Command: 4
Cavalry:
Start date: 65
Teaches: Flankers (11)
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Battleline, I hope you do not mind if I interfere here. But I stumbled upon Long when writing Ewell and "Allegheny" Johnson. Long as the corps' chief artillerist was involved in the decision to withdraw the guns from the muleshoe at Spotsylvania. Wihtout the guns the salient could not be held on May 12, 1864. Long never told Ewell who ordered the guns away (whether he gave the order or got it by Lee).
Furqueron and Nofi give the birthyear as 1825 and write, Long was made major of artillery.
Furqueron and Nofi give the birthyear as 1825 and write, Long was made major of artillery.
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
I figured I might as well finish out this thread. Most of my additions come from Heidler, and I took into account what Shenandoah said about VA Tech. I'm not sure if the ratings I came up with are accurate, but they seem reasonable -- I'd welcome other opinions.
Maj. Gen. Lunsford Lindsay Lomax (b. 1835, d. 1913). Lomax made his name as a leader of cavalry troops during the Civil War, reaching the rank of major general. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on November 4, 1835 while his father was stationed there as a captain of the 3rd U.S. Artillery. Lomax was educated in schools at Richmond and Norfolk, and then received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy, graduating with the Class of 1856 (21st out of 49). His first duties in the U.S. Army were as a cavalry officer on the frontier. Lomax resigned his commission on April 25, 1861, less than two weeks after the firing on Fort Sumter. He was soon commissioned as a captain in the Virginia State Forces and made assistant adjutant-general for Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, and joined the Confederate Army with Johnston. Lomax subsequently left Johnston’s staff and served as inspector general on the staffs of Gen. Benjamin McCulloch, who was killed at Pea Ridge on March 7, 1862, and Gen. Earl Van Dorn in the western theater, advancing to lieutenant colonel. After being made acting inspector general for Van Dorn’s Army of West Tennessee, Lomax was transferred back to the eastern theater and commissioned as Colonel of the 11th Virginia Cavalry. He soon gained the respect of the colleagues of Turner Ashby, first in the major cavalry raid led by William E. Jones and John D. Imboden against the B&O Railroad in northwestern Virginia beginning in April 1863. (Ashby was dead by then, so I’m not sure just what “colleagues” means here. Is there a better way to phrase this? Also,) Lomax also saw action in Battle of Brandy Station in June and in the Gettysburg Campaign. He was promoted to brigadier general, on Gen. Robert E. Lee’s personal recommendation, to rank from July 23, 1863. Commanding a brigade under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, a good friend and former West Point classmate, he saw action in the Overland Campaign of 1864. Lomax was promoted to major general on August 10 and commanded Gen. Jubal Early’s cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. The following month, Lomax was captured, but managed to escape and return to his men. Lomax commanded troops at the battles of Third Winchester and Cedar Creek, and spent the winter in the Valley – rather than at Petersburg with the bulk of Lee’s army – repelling raids from Tennessee. On March 29, 1865 he was made commander of the Valley District, but by then the Valley was all but quiet. Hearing that Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, Lomax sought permission from Pres. Jefferson Davis to head south with his cavalry division and join up with Johnston’s tattered Army of Tennessee, but when no response from the fleeing Davis was forthcoming he headed there on his own authority. Johnston, however, surrendered his army to Gen. William T. Sherman before Lomax could reach him, so Lomax surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina in May. (Do we know the date of that surrender?) After the war Lomax became a farmer near Warrenton, Virginia. He farmed until being selected president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (more commonly known as Virginia Tech) in 1885. He held that job into 1899 and spent the next six years helping to compile the “The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.” After that, he served as a commissioner of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Lomax died in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 1913 and was buried in Warrenton. He was one of the final surviving Confederate major generals. (Bio by Bill Battle)
Leadership: 4
Tactical: 4
Initiative: 3
Command: 3
Cavalry: 5
Teaches: Random (-1), Independent (9)
Start date: 61
Maj. Gen. Lunsford Lindsay Lomax (b. 1835, d. 1913). Lomax made his name as a leader of cavalry troops during the Civil War, reaching the rank of major general. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on November 4, 1835 while his father was stationed there as a captain of the 3rd U.S. Artillery. Lomax was educated in schools at Richmond and Norfolk, and then received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy, graduating with the Class of 1856 (21st out of 49). His first duties in the U.S. Army were as a cavalry officer on the frontier. Lomax resigned his commission on April 25, 1861, less than two weeks after the firing on Fort Sumter. He was soon commissioned as a captain in the Virginia State Forces and made assistant adjutant-general for Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, and joined the Confederate Army with Johnston. Lomax subsequently left Johnston’s staff and served as inspector general on the staffs of Gen. Benjamin McCulloch, who was killed at Pea Ridge on March 7, 1862, and Gen. Earl Van Dorn in the western theater, advancing to lieutenant colonel. After being made acting inspector general for Van Dorn’s Army of West Tennessee, Lomax was transferred back to the eastern theater and commissioned as Colonel of the 11th Virginia Cavalry. He soon gained the respect of the colleagues of Turner Ashby, first in the major cavalry raid led by William E. Jones and John D. Imboden against the B&O Railroad in northwestern Virginia beginning in April 1863. (Ashby was dead by then, so I’m not sure just what “colleagues” means here. Is there a better way to phrase this? Also,) Lomax also saw action in Battle of Brandy Station in June and in the Gettysburg Campaign. He was promoted to brigadier general, on Gen. Robert E. Lee’s personal recommendation, to rank from July 23, 1863. Commanding a brigade under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, a good friend and former West Point classmate, he saw action in the Overland Campaign of 1864. Lomax was promoted to major general on August 10 and commanded Gen. Jubal Early’s cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. The following month, Lomax was captured, but managed to escape and return to his men. Lomax commanded troops at the battles of Third Winchester and Cedar Creek, and spent the winter in the Valley – rather than at Petersburg with the bulk of Lee’s army – repelling raids from Tennessee. On March 29, 1865 he was made commander of the Valley District, but by then the Valley was all but quiet. Hearing that Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, Lomax sought permission from Pres. Jefferson Davis to head south with his cavalry division and join up with Johnston’s tattered Army of Tennessee, but when no response from the fleeing Davis was forthcoming he headed there on his own authority. Johnston, however, surrendered his army to Gen. William T. Sherman before Lomax could reach him, so Lomax surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina in May. (Do we know the date of that surrender?) After the war Lomax became a farmer near Warrenton, Virginia. He farmed until being selected president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (more commonly known as Virginia Tech) in 1885. He held that job into 1899 and spent the next six years helping to compile the “The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.” After that, he served as a commissioner of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Lomax died in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 1913 and was buried in Warrenton. He was one of the final surviving Confederate major generals. (Bio by Bill Battle)
Leadership: 4
Tactical: 4
Initiative: 3
Command: 3
Cavalry: 5
Teaches: Random (-1), Independent (9)
Start date: 61
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Gil
For Long:
"The Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War" has Florida, ". . . Long served for 11 years in the artillery in Florida, on the frontier against Indians and in garrison duty." It's possible "garrison duty" could have been in South Carolina.
Warner's "Generals in Gray" has Long commissioned as a major of artillery and THEN being promoted to colonel as Gen. Lee's military secretary when he took charge of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Warner gives Sept. 21 for his promotion to brigadier general. Historical Times agrees with that date. That's two reliable sources against Wikipedia in my book.
Other changes look good.
Thanks,
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For Long:
"The Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War" has Florida, ". . . Long served for 11 years in the artillery in Florida, on the frontier against Indians and in garrison duty." It's possible "garrison duty" could have been in South Carolina.
Warner's "Generals in Gray" has Long commissioned as a major of artillery and THEN being promoted to colonel as Gen. Lee's military secretary when he took charge of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Warner gives Sept. 21 for his promotion to brigadier general. Historical Times agrees with that date. That's two reliable sources against Wikipedia in my book.
Other changes look good.
Thanks,
Battleline
BTW, if you're still in town, there's going to be a HUGE vintage base ball tournament in Lafayette Park this weekend in conjunction with the home tour. More info is at www.stlouisperfectos.org
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
The colleagues statement was taken from the Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia I reference frequently.
"Probably at the urging of his West Point classmate and longtime friend, Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, he left his post in East Tennessee to accept the colonelcy of an Eastern unit, the 11th Virginia Cavalry. Though at first mistrusted by the officers of the regiment, former subordinates of the lamented Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby, he soon gained their confidence and respect."
As for a surrender date:
Warner states he surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, but doesn't give a date.
Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia states "Refusing to surrender in Virginia, he made his way into North Carolina that May, laying down his arms with Johnston at Greensborough."
Heidler's states "When he heard of Lee's surrender on 9 April, Lomax wrote to President Davis asking permission to move into North Carolina to form a juncture with Joseph E. Johnston. Apparanently not receiving a response from the now fleeing Davis, Lomax moved south. Upon hearing word of Johnston's surrender to Sherman, Lomax sent word to Sherman that he too would be interested in surrendering. He surrendered his command in May 1865." Again, no specific date given.
Hope that clears things up,
Battleline
"Probably at the urging of his West Point classmate and longtime friend, Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, he left his post in East Tennessee to accept the colonelcy of an Eastern unit, the 11th Virginia Cavalry. Though at first mistrusted by the officers of the regiment, former subordinates of the lamented Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby, he soon gained their confidence and respect."
As for a surrender date:
Warner states he surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, but doesn't give a date.
Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia states "Refusing to surrender in Virginia, he made his way into North Carolina that May, laying down his arms with Johnston at Greensborough."
Heidler's states "When he heard of Lee's surrender on 9 April, Lomax wrote to President Davis asking permission to move into North Carolina to form a juncture with Joseph E. Johnston. Apparanently not receiving a response from the now fleeing Davis, Lomax moved south. Upon hearing word of Johnston's surrender to Sherman, Lomax sent word to Sherman that he too would be interested in surrendering. He surrendered his command in May 1865." Again, no specific date given.
Hope that clears things up,
Battleline
RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
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Well, that stinks. I'm out of town from Wednesday until Monday (and probably not working on bios then, either). I was going to ask you when the next game(s) would be. Please keep me posted.
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Okay, Long is closer now, though not quite ready:
Brig. Gen. Armistead Lindsay Long (b. 1825, d. 1891). Long’s greatest contributions might have come long after the end of the Civil War: he was a biographer of Gen. Robert E. Lee – the work, “Memoirs of Robert E. Lee,” is called one of the ablest contemporary biographies of Lee by Ezra Warner in “Generals in Gray” – and wrote history articles from 1870 until his death, despite having completely lost his sight due to lingering trauma from combat. Long was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on September 3, 1825, and attended the U.S. Military Academy, graduating seventeenth out of forty-four in the Class of 1850. Long was assigned to artillery duty at posts in Florida, served on the western frontier, and did garrison duty at Fort Moultrie in South Carolina. On May 20, 1861, he was made aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, his father-in-law. Much to Sumner’s chagrin, Long resigned his U.S. Army commission on June 10 and was appointed a major of artillery in the Confederate Army. Long was initially attached to the staff of Gen. William Loring in western Virginia, but later in the year was ordered to report to Lee in Charleston, where he was commanding coastal defenses, and became the chief of ordnance and artillery for Lee’s Department of South Carolina and Georgia. Promoted to colonel, Long also was made Lee’s military secretary and continued in that capacity first when Lee became a military advisor to Pres. Jefferson Davis and later when Lee took over the Army of Northern Virginia the following June (Heidler says he was made colonel in fall 1861, which would have been when he joined Lee in Charleston. Warner says it was June 1862. How do we settle this?), handling most of his paperwork along with Maj. Charles Marshall. Normally found on Lee’s staff (Perhaps “at Lee’s headquarters” might be better, since technically he was always on the staff?), Long also served in combat, commanding artillery units at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Long’s performance at Gettysburg was commended by Lee, and resulted in his promotion to brigadier general on September 21, 1863 and reassignment as chief of artillery for Gen. Richard Ewell’s II Corps. Long served in this role at Bristoe Station and Mine Run (jkBluesman’s anecdote indicates that he held this post for at least part of the Overland Campaign. Do we have more info on that? Also, if you want to add something about Spotsylvania feel free.), and the following summer commanded Gen. Jubal Early’s artillery during the Valley Campaign and raid on Washington, D.C., before rejoining Lee’s army at Petersburg and eventually surrendering at Appomattox Court House. After the war, Long was the chief engineer of a Virginia canal company until he became blind, when he took up writing. Long wrote on a slate that his family members would copy, sometimes dictating the text instead. In addition to the work on Lee, which was published in 1886, he wrote an unpublished recollection of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Long died in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 29, 1891, having moved there after his wife was appointed postmistress by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant. (Bio by Bill Battle)
Brig. Gen. Armistead Lindsay Long (b. 1825, d. 1891). Long’s greatest contributions might have come long after the end of the Civil War: he was a biographer of Gen. Robert E. Lee – the work, “Memoirs of Robert E. Lee,” is called one of the ablest contemporary biographies of Lee by Ezra Warner in “Generals in Gray” – and wrote history articles from 1870 until his death, despite having completely lost his sight due to lingering trauma from combat. Long was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on September 3, 1825, and attended the U.S. Military Academy, graduating seventeenth out of forty-four in the Class of 1850. Long was assigned to artillery duty at posts in Florida, served on the western frontier, and did garrison duty at Fort Moultrie in South Carolina. On May 20, 1861, he was made aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, his father-in-law. Much to Sumner’s chagrin, Long resigned his U.S. Army commission on June 10 and was appointed a major of artillery in the Confederate Army. Long was initially attached to the staff of Gen. William Loring in western Virginia, but later in the year was ordered to report to Lee in Charleston, where he was commanding coastal defenses, and became the chief of ordnance and artillery for Lee’s Department of South Carolina and Georgia. Promoted to colonel, Long also was made Lee’s military secretary and continued in that capacity first when Lee became a military advisor to Pres. Jefferson Davis and later when Lee took over the Army of Northern Virginia the following June (Heidler says he was made colonel in fall 1861, which would have been when he joined Lee in Charleston. Warner says it was June 1862. How do we settle this?), handling most of his paperwork along with Maj. Charles Marshall. Normally found on Lee’s staff (Perhaps “at Lee’s headquarters” might be better, since technically he was always on the staff?), Long also served in combat, commanding artillery units at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Long’s performance at Gettysburg was commended by Lee, and resulted in his promotion to brigadier general on September 21, 1863 and reassignment as chief of artillery for Gen. Richard Ewell’s II Corps. Long served in this role at Bristoe Station and Mine Run (jkBluesman’s anecdote indicates that he held this post for at least part of the Overland Campaign. Do we have more info on that? Also, if you want to add something about Spotsylvania feel free.), and the following summer commanded Gen. Jubal Early’s artillery during the Valley Campaign and raid on Washington, D.C., before rejoining Lee’s army at Petersburg and eventually surrendering at Appomattox Court House. After the war, Long was the chief engineer of a Virginia canal company until he became blind, when he took up writing. Long wrote on a slate that his family members would copy, sometimes dictating the text instead. In addition to the work on Lee, which was published in 1886, he wrote an unpublished recollection of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Long died in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 29, 1891, having moved there after his wife was appointed postmistress by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant. (Bio by Bill Battle)
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Regarding Lomax, if someone owns a copy of the "The Civil War Day by Day" that might say when he surrendered. (My copy's in a box somewhere.)
What about my Turner Ashby question?
And silly me, I just realized that the Perfectos' website would have the team's schedule. I think I can make the June 21 game against your evil doppelgangers, the Imperfectos.
What about my Turner Ashby question?
And silly me, I just realized that the Perfectos' website would have the team's schedule. I think I can make the June 21 game against your evil doppelgangers, the Imperfectos.
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Gil, Here's where I got the Ashby statement:
In other words, it sounds like the 11th Virginia officers initially felt one of their own should have gotten the job rather than someone who had been posted elsewhere.
Thanks,
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The colleagues statement was taken from the Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia I reference frequently. "Probably at the urging of his West Point classmate and longtime friend, Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, he left his post in East Tennessee to accept the colonelcy of an Eastern unit, the 11th Virginia Cavalry. Though at first mistrusted by the officers of the regiment, former subordinates of the lamented Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby, he soon gained their confidence and respect."
In other words, it sounds like the 11th Virginia officers initially felt one of their own should have gotten the job rather than someone who had been posted elsewhere.
Thanks,
Battleline
RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Thanks. I've reworked that Lomax sentence to read: "He soon gained the respect of the officers who had served under the late Gen. Turner Ashby, beginning with the major cavalry raid led by William E. Jones and John D. Imboden against the B&O Railroad in northwestern Virginia beginning in April 1863." One more bio all done.
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Battleline (or anyone else),
Any ideas about my questions? This one's ready, once the outstanding issues are cleared up. Thanks.
Any ideas about my questions? This one's ready, once the outstanding issues are cleared up. Thanks.
ORIGINAL: Gil R.
Okay, Long is closer now, though not quite ready:
Brig. Gen. Armistead Lindsay Long (b. 1825, d. 1891). Long’s greatest contributions might have come long after the end of the Civil War: he was a biographer of Gen. Robert E. Lee – the work, “Memoirs of Robert E. Lee,” is called one of the ablest contemporary biographies of Lee by Ezra Warner in “Generals in Gray” – and wrote history articles from 1870 until his death, despite having completely lost his sight due to lingering trauma from combat. Long was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on September 3, 1825, and attended the U.S. Military Academy, graduating seventeenth out of forty-four in the Class of 1850. Long was assigned to artillery duty at posts in Florida, served on the western frontier, and did garrison duty at Fort Moultrie in South Carolina. On May 20, 1861, he was made aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, his father-in-law. Much to Sumner’s chagrin, Long resigned his U.S. Army commission on June 10 and was appointed a major of artillery in the Confederate Army. Long was initially attached to the staff of Gen. William Loring in western Virginia, but later in the year was ordered to report to Lee in Charleston, where he was commanding coastal defenses, and became the chief of ordnance and artillery for Lee’s Department of South Carolina and Georgia. Promoted to colonel, Long also was made Lee’s military secretary and continued in that capacity first when Lee became a military advisor to Pres. Jefferson Davis and later when Lee took over the Army of Northern Virginia the following June (Heidler says he was made colonel in fall 1861, which would have been when he joined Lee in Charleston. Warner says it was June 1862. How do we settle this?), handling most of his paperwork along with Maj. Charles Marshall. Normally found on Lee’s staff (Perhaps “at Lee’s headquarters” might be better, since technically he was always on the staff?), Long also served in combat, commanding artillery units at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Long’s performance at Gettysburg was commended by Lee, and resulted in his promotion to brigadier general on September 21, 1863 and reassignment as chief of artillery for Gen. Richard Ewell’s II Corps. Long served in this role at Bristoe Station and Mine Run (jkBluesman’s anecdote indicates that he held this post for at least part of the Overland Campaign. Do we have more info on that? Also, if you want to add something about Spotsylvania feel free.), and the following summer commanded Gen. Jubal Early’s artillery during the Valley Campaign and raid on Washington, D.C., before rejoining Lee’s army at Petersburg and eventually surrendering at Appomattox Court House. After the war, Long was the chief engineer of a Virginia canal company until he became blind, when he took up writing. Long wrote on a slate that his family members would copy, sometimes dictating the text instead. In addition to the work on Lee, which was published in 1886, he wrote an unpublished recollection of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Long died in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 29, 1891, having moved there after his wife was appointed postmistress by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant. (Bio by Bill Battle)
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Gil,
I'll check my other sources to see if they lean one way or another on Long's promotion date.
I'll also check into finding out about Long and the Mule Shoe.
Thanks,
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I'll check my other sources to see if they lean one way or another on Long's promotion date.
I'll also check into finding out about Long and the Mule Shoe.
Thanks,
Battleline
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RE: CSA Bios: Lovell, Long, Lomax
Gil:
Garrison Duty: My sources state he did garrison duty besides Florida and the Frontier, but these sources do not state where.
Promotion to colonel: Warner states" First attached to the staff of General Loring in Western Virginia, he was soon ordered to report to General R. E. Lee in Charleston. When Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, Long became his military secretary with rank of colonel."
Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War states "On 1 June 1862 Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, and Long became his military secretary with the rank of colonel."
Artillery Assignment: Warner states he was with the 2nd Corps from Sept. 21, 1863 through the end of the war. Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia agrees with that. That means he was at Spotsylvania. At this moment, I do not have further on his actions at that battle, but could look that up if you're willing to give me a few days.
Garrison Duty: My sources state he did garrison duty besides Florida and the Frontier, but these sources do not state where.
Promotion to colonel: Warner states" First attached to the staff of General Loring in Western Virginia, he was soon ordered to report to General R. E. Lee in Charleston. When Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, Long became his military secretary with rank of colonel."
Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War states "On 1 June 1862 Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, and Long became his military secretary with the rank of colonel."
Artillery Assignment: Warner states he was with the 2nd Corps from Sept. 21, 1863 through the end of the war. Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia agrees with that. That means he was at Spotsylvania. At this moment, I do not have further on his actions at that battle, but could look that up if you're willing to give me a few days.