Background
Lafayette McLaws was born on January 15, 1821, in Augusta, Georgia. He was the son of James McLaws of Augusta and his wife, Elizabeth Huguenin of South Carolina.
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When the Land Was Young: Being the True Romance of Mistress Antoinette Huguenin and Captain Jack Middleton in the Days of the Buccaneers (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from When the Land Was Young: Being the True Romance of Mistress Antoinette Huguenin and Captain Jack Middleton in the Days of the Buccaneers Here Colonel Huguenin and I had been freed Of our bonds for the first time and sitting among them on the green turf we partook of their eve ning meal of parched maize and bucan. Accord ing to their custom when it was eaten tobacco should have followed; but no warrior took out his pipe or tobacco pouch. The chief Of our captors, whom we knew belonged to that war like nation whose hunting grounds are from the borders Of Carolina westward to that wonderful river in which De Soto found his burying place, rose to his feet and began to speak. He spoke with all the eloquence of a savage leader urging his warriors to vengeance against the white man whose coming among them with protestations of friendship had been Only to make captives their brothers, to sell them into slavery, and to rob them Of their hunting grounds. Bit ter were the thoughts in my heart and curses rose to my lips against Quarry and his slave trade which, I knew, many a time and oft, Hu guenin had hotly condemned. A damned trade, he called it, which, so he said, could bring no good fruits to the colonists, even though it lined their purses ten times over with cursed Spanish gold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The Welding (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Welding They had their town houses, to be sure, just as they had everything else conducive to their pleasure, but they seldom used them except as stopping places when making their annual trips abroad or when they ran in between whiles to attend to some business or do a little Shopping. A season in town was looked upon as far from desirable, for, besides necessitating the curtailment of the regular retinue of servants and other items of comfort, there was the not altogether congenial associa tion with the professional classes, perhaps even with tradespeople. In that period, be it understood, the social classes were as distinctly divided as the rungs of a ladder. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Confederate Left at Fredericksburg
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Confederate General Lafayette McLaws' account of the Battle of Fredericksburg. Artcile from Battles & Leaders.
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A Soldier's General: The Civil War Letters of Major General Lafayette McLaws
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During his service in the Confederate army, Major General Lafayette McLaws (1821-1897) served under and alongside such famous officers as Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, James Longstreet, and John B. Hood. He played a significant role in some of the most crucial battles of the Civil War, including Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Despite this, no biography of McLaws or history of his division has ever been published. A Soldier's General gathers ninety-five letters written by McLaws to his family between 1858 and 1865, making these valuable resources available to a wide audience for the first time. The letters, painstakingly transcribed from McLaws's notoriously poor handwriting, contain a wealth of opinion and information about life and morale in the Confederate army, Civil War-era politics, the Southern press, and the impact of war on the Confederate home front. Among the fascinating threads the letters trace is the story of McLaws's fractured relationship with childhood friend Longstreet, who had McLaws relieved of command in 1863. John Oeffinger's extensive introduction sketches McLaws's life from his beginnings in Augusta, Georgia, through his early experiences in the U.S. Army, his marriage, his Civil War exploits, and his postwar years.
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Maid of Athens (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Maid of Athens As the song progressed her voice grew more and more triumphant, a rich color flooded her cheeks, and her eyes shone like stars. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Lafayette McLaws
Edit ProfileEducation
McLaws entered the University of Virginia in 1837 and West Point the following year.
Career
Upon graduation in 1842, McLaws was commissioned in the infantry. Following service in Indian Territory, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida, he entered Texas with Taylor's army of occupation and participated in the defense of Fort Brown and the capture of Monterey. He was transferred to Scott's army before Vera Cruz as a first lieutenant, and was present at the capture of that city. Upon his return from Mexico, he was acting assistant adjutant-general of the department of New Mexico, a member of the Utah expedition of 1858, and in 1859 was engaged in protecting emigrants and escorting Mormons to California. When the secession movement came to a head, he was on an expedition among the Navajo Indians in New Mexico. Resigning his captaincy in the United States army, he entered the Confederate service as a major, was shortly appointed colonel of the 10th Georgia Regiment, and was promoted to brigadier-general, September 25, 1861. As the result of the excellent manner in which he acquitted himself in the Yorktown campaign, he was made a major-general, May 22, 1862. His division took part in all the larger operations of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during 1862-63. In 1862, he cooperated with "Stonewall" Jackson in the capture of Harpers Ferry, effecting the seizure of Maryland Heights, the key position. Arriving on the field of Antietam as Hood's troops were being driven back, McLaws' force was quickly thrown into the fight and helped to restore the situation. He heads the list of those mentioned by Longstreet as making the best tactical moves at Antietam. At Fredericksburg, McLaws' division made a brilliant defense of Marye's Hill against several times its numbers and inflicted appalling losses on the Union troops. After Chancellorsville, it was assigned to Longstreet's corps. At Gettysburg, it fought at the Peach Orchard and the Devil's Den. McLaws went with Longstreet to Bragg's assistance at Chickamauga, and upon the failure of the attempt to capture Knoxville by storm, he was relieved of his command, at the instance of Longstreet, and court-martialed for failing to make proper preparations for the assault. President Davis exonerated him and placed him in command of the district of Georgia and the defenses of Savannah. Because of the exhausted condition of the district, his efforts to oppose Sherman's operations were unavailing. His command was included in the surrender of General Johnston. After the war, he engaged in the insurance business in Augusta, and was collector of internal revenue and postmaster of Savannah in 1875 and 1876.
Achievements
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McLaws was serving as a Captain in the US Infantry when he resigned his commission to join the South as a Colonel in the Confederate 10th Georgia Infantry. Promoted Brigadier General in September 1861, he commanded the 2nd Division, Department of the Peninsula and Department of Northern Virginia. In July 1862, he was promoted Major General of the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia serving until September 1863. From November 1863 to April 1865, he commanded the Departments of East Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida in actions until the end of the war. McLaws Circle, part of the Kingsmill development of Anheuser-Busch in James City County, Virginia, near Williamsburg, was named in his honor in the 1970s. In 1861, then Lt. Col. McLaws played a key role in the construction nearby of the Williamsburg Line, 4 miles of defensive works across the Virginia Peninsula, which played a crucial role in the Battle of Williamsburg of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign.
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When the Land Was Young: Being the True Romance of Mistress Antoinette Huguenin and Captain Jack Middleton in the Days of the Buccaneers (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from When the Land Was Young: Being the True Roma...)
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The Welding (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from The Welding They had their town houses, to ...)
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Maid of Athens (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from Maid of Athens As the song progressed her v...)
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A Soldier's General: The Civil War Letters of Major General Lafayette McLaws
(During his service in the Confederate army, Major General...)
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Confederate Left at Fredericksburg
(Confederate General Lafayette McLaws' account of the Batt...)
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When the Land Was Young: Being the True Romance of Mistress Antoinette Huguenin and Captain Jack Middleton in the Days of the Buccaneers (Classic Reprint)
Personality
McLaws was popular with his men, yet a good disciplinarian; he loyally carried out decisions of higher authority; when assigned a task, he acted with energy and directness.
Connections
McLaws was married to Emily Allison Taylor, niece of Zachary Taylor.
- Father:
- James McLaws
- Mother:
- Elizabeth Huguenin McLaws
- Brother:
- William Raymond McLaws
- Brother:
- Abram Huguenin McLaws
- Sister:
- Anna Laura McLaws
- Wife:
- Emily Allison Elizabeth Taylor McLaws
- Daughter:
- Virginia Randall McLaws
- Daughter:
- Anna Lee “Annie” McLaws
- Daughter:
- Laura Taylor McLaws
- Daughter:
- Elizabeth Violet McLaws King
- Son:
- John Taylor McLaws
- Son:
- Uldrick Huguenin McLaws, Sr
- Son:
- William H. McLaws
1790 - 20 November 1850
1793 - 8 October 1848
20 November 1819 - 29 August 1880
April 1823 - 10 July 1901
29 October 1816 - 17 July 1894
1824 - 23 May 1890
29 August 1868 - 11 August 1967
1867 - 6 March 1890
1856 - 1877
15 January 1870 - 28 September 1954
September 1854 - 15 August 1921
30 November 1862 - 24 November 1934
1852 - 1 October 1870
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American