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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 21: the movement against Petersburg (search)
a day of battle, but only of demonstrations and reconnoissance. None of our reenforcements were engaged, the only fighting done having been by Hoke's division and Wise's brigade, who, under Beauregard, had already borne the whole brunt of the four days and three nights. The official diary of Longstreet's corps says of the day:— We arrive in Petersburg and Kershaw relieves Bushrod Johnson's division, Field taking position on Kershaw's right. A feeble attack is made in the afternoon on Elliott's brigade. No official report is given of any brigade except Hagood's, which describes only skirmishing, and one attempted charge on our extreme left, which never got closer than 250 yards. It was necessary to wait until night before Beauregard's artillery could receive its plaudit of Well done! good and faithful servants, and be relieved by the fresh battalions of Longstreet's corps. Of all the moonlight nights I can remember, I recall that Saturday night as, perhaps, the most bri
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 22: the Mine (search)
, should we weaken our garrison. One point in our front, called Elliott's Salient, was recognized as particularly weak. The edge of the dthin 133 yards of the salient, which was held by Pegram's battery, Elliott's brigade occupying the adjacent lines. Along the near edge of thupon every gun in our lines which could be used for the defence of Elliott's Salient. In obedience to these instructions, Humphreys reports,is was conducted principally by Col. McMaster of the 17th S. C., Gen. Elliott having been soon severely wounded. The effect of the artillery once met this by a counter-charge of Weiseger's with a portion of Elliott's which drove the enemy back and which caused the retreat from thee day as: killed, 419; wounded, 1679; missing, 1910; total, 4008. Elliott's brigade reported the loss by the explosion as:— TOTALAGG. In Including these, Johnson reports the casualties in his division (Elliott, Wise, Ransom, Gracie), as follows:— Killed, 165; wounded, 415