I87478: Lucy BURWELL (21 Nov 1683

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Seldens of Virginia, Vol 1, p. 602 says marriage date was Dec. 1, 1704

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Battle at Malvern Hill

The Civil War could literally tear a family apart, pitting brother against brother or father against son as each rallied to the flag of the cause that captured his heart. There is no more dramatic evidence of this than the encounter that took place on the battlefield at Malvern Hill July 1, 1862. Captain D. P. Conyngham was an officer in the Irish Brigade and described the incident shortly after the war:

"I had a Sergeant Driscoll, a brave man, and one of the best shots in the Brigade. When charging at Malvern Hill , a company was posted in a clump of trees, who kept up a fierce fire on us, and actually charged out on our advance. Their officer seemed to be a daring, reckless boy, and I said to Driscoll, 'if that officer is not taken down, many of us will fall before we pass that clump.'

'Leave that to me,' said Driscoll; so he raised his rifle, and the moment the officer exposed himself again bang went Driscoll, and over went the officer, his company at once breaking away.

As we passed the place I said, 'Driscoll, see if that officer is dead - he was a brave fellow.'

I stood looking on. Driscoll turned him over on his back. He opened his eyes for a moment, and faintly murmured 'Father,' and closed them forever.

I will forever recollect the frantic grief of Driscoll; it was harrowing to witness. He was his son, who had gone South before the war.

And what became of Driscoll afterwards? Well, we were ordered to charge, and I left him there; but, as we were closing in on the enemy, he rushed up, with his coat off, and, clutching his musket, charged right up at the enemy, calling on the men to follow. He soon fell, but jumped up again. We knew he was wounded. On he dashed, but he soon rolled over like a top. When we came up he was dead, riddled with bullets."

Battlefield Tragedy, 1862

The series of battles that took place around Richmond between June 25 and July 1, 1862, are known as the Seven Days' Campaign. These included clashes between Union and Confederate forces at Gaines Mill, Savage Station, Glendale and Malvern Hill. The battles marked the end of the Union's Peninsula Campaign, which attempted to bring an end to the war by capturing Richmond.

Each of these battles was hard fought in searing heat with appalling casualties on both sides. At the final engagment - Malvern Hill - General Lee ordered his Confederate infantry to assault the entrenched Union troops. In reply, well-placed Union artillery cut the advancing Southern forces to shreds, prompting one Confederate general to later exclaim "this was not war - this was murder."

When the seven days of fighting were over, Lee counted 20,000 men lost while Union commander McClellan tallyed 11,000. Little of strategic value was gained. General McClellan withdrew his Union troops to the north allowing General Lee to begin his attacks on Union positions in Northern Virginia.

References: Conyngham, D.P., The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns, With Some Accounts of the Corcoran Legion, and Sketches of the Principal Officers, (1867) (reprinted in Botkin, B.A., A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends and Folklore, 1960); McPherson, James P, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, (1988)

How To Cite This Article: "Battlefield Tragedy, 1862" EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (1999

Also see: http://home.valstar.net/~jcraig/shots.htm.

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Spouse Unknown. " This Robert Ellyson appears in the Maryland records as early as 1643 as "barber-chirurgeon," and, after holding the office of sheriff of St. Mary's, emigrated to Virginia, where he was high sheriff of James City County, Va., sergeant-at-arms of the House of Burgesses in 1657-58, and a leading burgess in 1656, 1659-60, 1660-61, 1663, with the rank of captain." ^[S2170]

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Married Benjamin LEONARD.

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a daughter of D. and Elizabeth (Mosley) Lacey.

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Lucy BURWELL

21 Nov 1683 - 16 Dec 1716

ID Number: I87478

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DRISCOLL C.S.A.

ABT 1830 - 1 Jul 1862

ID Number: I91394

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Mary DUDLEY

1737 - ____

ID Number: I3739

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Dr. Robert ELLYSON

ABT 1620 - BEF 1688

ID Number: I66190

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Phoebe FARMER

ABT 1710 - ____

ID Number: I39499

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Mary HIGGINBOTHAM

1817 - ____

ID Number: I58953

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Rosa L. LACEY

4 Jun 1852 - 8 Jun 1890

ID Number: I74874

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Holman Milhous LINDSAY Sr.

5 Jan 1905 - 5 Nov 1979

ID Number: I163

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Joseph PAXTON

ABT 1760 - 1817

ID Number: I101381

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JOAN PERCY

ABT 1415 - ____

ID Number: I41045

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Thomas ROUNDTREE

1775 - 1828

ID Number: I49670

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Anne THROCKMORTON

ABT 1790 - ____

ID Number: I12520

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William Thomas WHITTON

ABT 1840 - ____

ID Number: I33808

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