General Lee’s Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865

445 Pages·2018·7.51 MB·English

by  Michael Hardy

G L I
ENERAL EE’S MMORTALS
The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade
in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861–1865
Michael C. Hardy
Copyright © 2018 by Michael C. Hardy
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hardy, Michael C., author.
Title: General Lee’s Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of
Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 / by Michael C. Hardy.
Description: First edition. | El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, 2017. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017033751| ISBN 9781611213638 (alk. paper) | ISBN 9781611213638 (ebk.) | ISBN
9781611213638 (mobi.)
Subjects: LCSH: Confederate States of America. Army. Branch-Lane Brigade. | North Carolina—History—
Civil War, 1861-1865—Regimental histories. | United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—
Regimental histories. | United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Campaigns. | Branch, Lawrence
O’B. (Lawrence O’Bryan), 1820-1862. | Lane, James Henry, 1833-1907.
Classification: LCC E573.4.B73 H37 2017 | DDC 973.7/13—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017033751
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To the descendants of Capt. Riddick Gatling, Jr., 33rd North Carolina Troops,
and to the thousands of other descendants of the men of the Branch-Lane
brigade. After 150 years, “The Bravest of the Brave” finally have a history.
Thank you for letting me tell their story.

Table of Contents
Preface
Guide to Abbreviations Used in Footnotes
Chapter 1: Lawrence O’Bryan Branch
Chapter 2: The Formation of Branch’s Brigade
Chapter 3: The Battle of Hanover Court House
Chapter 4: The Seven Days’ Campaign
Chapter 5: Cedar Run—Second Manassas—Ox Hill
Chapter 6: Harpers Ferry—Antietam—Shepherdstown
Chapter 7: Brigade Medical Care