Subject: RE: Chancellorsville From: Jackie Morgan Date: June 04, 2000 Do you have any idea where I could find out exactly where a Lindsay JARRELL is buried. Supposedly he died while in the Confederate Army - maybe one in Northwestern Alabama. Thanks Jackie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 8:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SC] Chancellorsville Our Featured Article this week from our "Best of Confederate Veteran Magazine" is regarding a first hand account of the battle of Chancellorsville. Chancellorsville is best known because Stonewall Jackson died there, but it was also a significant battle in its own right. This article by F. M. Colston of Baltimore, MD focuses on the actions of the artillery in the battle: "Of course the live Yankees gave me many a scare in this battle, but the worst came from a dead one. I went out to look for an India rubber blanket. They were plentiful on the ground, but wet and muddy, as we had had heavy rains; but finally I saw one which was tied to some muskets stuck in the ground by their bayonets, making a shelter for a dead soldier lying beneath; and this one, of course, was dry and clean. So I dismounted, and was untying it, when ..." Visit our website for the rest of the story (grin). http://www.researchonline.net/cvm Click on Featured Article. Mentioned in this article are the following people and units: Alexander, E. Porter Billings, Josh Hamlin, Col. (U.S.) Hooker, Gen. Huger, Col. Frank Jackson, Gen. Stonewall Jordan's Battery Lee, Col. Stephen D. Lee, Gen. Fitz. Paxton, Gen. Pegram. Maj. Willie Washington Artillery of New Orleans South Carolina Artillery Battalion (Can anyone identify this battalion?) Virginia Artillery Battalion Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |