evidently the position was not abandoned while
"Warren was yet on the ground." The Confederate loss in this precursor of many bloody fields was 1 killed and 11 wounded;
the Federal loss was 18 killed and 53 wounded.
In the South this little victory over a vastly superior force awakened a
wild enthusiasm, for it was thought to indicate the future and final success of the cause for which its people were battling.
|Virginia Civil War Battle of Big Bethel
|Alfred R. Waud, artist, June 10, 1861.
(Right) Civil War era sketch of the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia,
by Alfred Waud, 1861. Alfred Rudolph Waud (October 2, 1828 – April 6, 1891), born in London, England, was
an American artist and illustrator who is best known for his sketches of American Civil War battles (1861 – 1865). Waud, having
immigrated to the US in 1850, would become a staff illustrator for New York Illustrated News in 1860 before
working for Harper's Weekly in late 1861. Whilst he illustrated the First Battle of Bull Run and numerous other
battles, Waud would become only one of two artists who sketched during the Battle of Gettysburg. His depiction of Pickett's
Charge remains one of his most notable sketches. Although Waud would illustrate for the duration of the four year war, the
artist correspondent would gain much of his notoriety during the latter half of life, when for 30 years he would
visit the battlefields of the late conflict. In 1891, Waud would die in Marietta, Georgia while touring battlefields
of the South. LOC.
*D. H. Hill, Jr., son of Confederate Lieutenant General Daniel Harvey Hill,
Sr., was the author of Confederate Military History Of North Carolina: North Carolina
In The Civil War, 1861-1865 -- which is a welcome addition to the North Carolina Civil War buff. North
Carolina native Daniel Harvey Hill, Sr. -- commonly referred to as D. H. Hill -- was one of only two lieutenant
generals from the Tar Heel State. (Lieutenant general was the second highest rank in the Confederate Army.) Hill was
also brother-in-law to the renowned "Stonewall" Jackson.
More Terrible than Victory: North Carolina's Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65
(368 Pages). Description: Craig Chapman presents
the definitive history of the First North Carolina Volunteers / 11th Regiment North Carolina Troops--the legendary Bethel
Regiment. The 1st North Carolina Volunteers struck history as it engaged in the Civil War's first land battle and witnessed
the first soldier killed in the great conflict. Chapman conveys the compelling history of these brave men as they left hearth
and home in defense of their state, beliefs and ideals. Most of the unit's raw, young recruits had never traveled
outside of North Carolina, nor fired a weapon in combat.
After an enlistment
of six months, North Carolina's First Regiment disbanded. Most of the men then enlisted in the Eleventh
NC Regiment, commonly referred to as the Bloody Bethel Regiment, and fought
in the bloodiest battles and campaigns of the Civil War. About the Author: Craig S. Chapman commands
one of the North Carolina National Guard infantry battalions that traces its lineage to the Eleventh Regiment North Carolina
Troops, the unit that started out as the First North Carolina Volunteers and nicknamed the Bethel Regiment. Chapman resides
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Eyewitness to the Civil War (Hardcover: 416 pages) (National Geographic;
Fists edition) (November 21, 2006). Description: At once an informed overview for general-interest readers and a superb resource for serious
buffs, this extraordinary, gloriously illustrated volume is sure to become one of the fundamental books in any Civil War library.
Its features include a dramatic narrative packed with eyewitness accounts and hundreds
of rare photographs, pictures, artifacts, and period illustrations. Evocative sidebars, detailed maps, and timelines add to
the reference-ready quality of the text. Continued below...
From John Brown's raid to Reconstruction, Eyewitness to the
Civil War presents a clear, comprehensive discussion that addresses every military, political, and social asp