On Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:02:13 -0800 "Missouri Mule" <swcelt@mail.stlnet.com> writes: > > Source: CSA-History-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Dec 8: Gen. Robert Bullock > > > Confederate Brig. General Robert Bullock born 8 Dec. 1828 in > Greenville, > N.C. > > > Brigadier-General Robert Bullock was one of the influential men of > Florida > before the war. When his State seceded he gave his hearty support to > her > decision; organized a company in Marion county, and when the Seventh > Florida > was organized he was made lieutenant-colonel. In 1862 this regiment > served > in East Tennessee in the brigade of Gen. W. G. M. Davis. The > department was > at that time commanded by Gen. E. Kirby Smith. At the time of the > battle of > Murfreesboro this brigade was still in Smith's department, and on > June 2d > Lieuten-ant-Colonel Bullock was commissioned colonel. When all > available > Confederate commands were being concentrated by Bragg to meet the > advancing > army of Rose-crans, the Seventh Florida was one of the regiments > assigned to > Trigg's brigade of the division of Gen. William Preston. The losses > in this > division at Chickamauga bear strong testimony to the desperate > nature of the > fighting there. At the battle of Missionary Ridge the Seventh > Florida fought > in the brigade of General Finley and the division of General Bate. > In this > brigade and division it continued to serve throughout the Atlanta > campaign > under Colonel Bullock, who had already distinguished himself as a > cool and > gallant commander. Some of the hardest fighting of the Atlanta > campaign was > done by this division, and the Seventh Florida acted a gallant part > in it > all. During the campaign into Tennessee Colonel Bullock led > Finley's > brigade, and was one of the gallant participants in the terrible > battle of > Franklin. Maj.-Gen. Wm. B. Bate, in his official report of the > Tennessee > campaign, pays a high compliment to Colonel Bullock. He says: "T. B. > Smith, > commanding Tyler's brigade, and Col. Robert Bullock, commanding > Finley's, > bore themselves with heroic courage, both through good and evil > fortune, > always executing orders with zeal and alacrity, and bearing > themselves in > the face of the enemy as became reputations which each had > heretofore > bravely won. The latter was severely wounded near Murfrees-boro, and > was > succeeded by Major Lash, whose coolness and gallantry were marked." > Colonel > Bullock came out of the Tennessee campaign with the temporary rank > of > brigadier-general. > CMH, vol. 11 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Scott K. Williams > > ***Missouri, the 12th Star of the Confederacy!*** > Missouri Division SCV Website: > http://www.missouri-scv.org/ > Sterling Price Camp, No. 145: > http://www.sterlingprice145.org/ > > > > Jeffery G. Scism,IBSSG http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ Son of Charles Scism,< Myrtle C. Scism/Robert McCann, (NY?) < Orville Franklin Scism/Carrie Fox,(NY) <Charles Franklin Scism/ Vata Mayes(NY) < William Scism/ Maria Schoonmaker(NY) before this I am STUCK!!!!! Visit the PEFFLEY Genealogy Book On-Line- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/peffley/peffbooktext.htm ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.