Two of my ancestors were in General Rodes' Division.
My great, great grandfather, E.F.B. Koonce, was a
Corporal in Company G, 2nd NC, and was killed in action on May 3, 1863
at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
(Koonce is my
surname, as my aunt adopted me after my mother died at 28 when I was 13
months old. [Actually, I lived with my grandparents until 5]. BT)
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Via comment from Anonymous below.
Looks like the Battle of Chancellorsville
"The men were in
position, eagerly awaiting the signal; their quick intelligence had
already realized the situation, and all was life and animation. Across
the narrow clearing stretched the long grey lines, penetrating far into
the forest on either flank; in the centre, on the road, were four
Napoleon guns, the horses fretting with excitement.
Rodes brigades were formed in the following order left to right: Iverson, O'Neal, Doles, Colqiutt, Ramseur.
Far
to the rear, the rifles glistening under the long shafts of the setting
sun, the heavy columns of A.P. Hill's division were rapidly advancing,
and the rumble of the artillery, closing to the front. grew louder and
louder. Jackson, watch in hand, sat silent on Little Sorrel, his
slouched hat drawn low over his eyes, and his lips tightly compressed.
On his right was General Rodes, tall, lithe, and soldierly, and on Rodes
right was Major Blackford.
"Are you ready, General Rodes?" said Jackson.
"Yes sir" said Rodes, impatient as his men.
"You can go forward, sir" said Jackson.
A nod from Rodes was sufficient order to Blackford, and the woods rang with the notes of a single bugle."
Quoted from -
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War Vol. 2 by Colonel G.F.R. Henderson
Red in OleVirginny
