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Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 35 1 Browse Search
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t to support it. He then placed Dockery's and Gratiot's regiments further north, along the bluff whntosh's regiment of his own brigade, north of Gratiot and on the same bluff. It was upon this bluf fact was made known to McCulloch, he ordered Gratiot to the support of Woodruff, and sent McIntoshtry of Pearce's brigade—three fine regiments, Gratiot's, Dockery's and Walker's—more than ,700 stroank Lyon's right, and begged for assistance. Gratiot, who had served under Price in Mexico, and lotiot as the regiment charged up Bloody hill. Gratiot's regiment came within range of Totten's gunse regiment was swept of its field and staff. Gratiot's horse was killed, and his orderly, too; theonel Embry, and Churchill's regiment on foot, Gratiot's regiment and McRae's battalion were sent to General Pearce, with his Arkansas brigade (Gratiot's, Walker's and Dockery's regiments of infants wounded while leading on his men. Col. John R. Gratiot, commanding the Third, said in his repo[4 more...]<
organization and commanders a brief narrative of their service. The Second Arkansas infantry, organized by the State military board, June, 1861, elected John Rene Gratiot, of Washington, colonel; David Provence, lieutenant-colonel; S. B. Ward, major. The regimental staff was chosen as follows: Granville Wilcox, of Van Buren, adjutant; Malcolm Simms, of Hempstead, quartermaster; Elias B. Moore. of Fayetteville, commissary. The company organization after the election of Colonel Gratiot, who had been captain of Company A, was as follows, so far as is now recalled: Company A, Hempstead county, Capt. Daniel W. Jones; Company B, Washington county, Capt. S. K. Bell; Company C, Crawford county, Capt. T. B. Brown; Company E, Sebastian county, Capt. John Griffith; Company F, Crawford county, Capt. James Stuart. Colonel Gratiot, a native of St. Louis, Mo., and a graduate of the military academy at West Point, served during the Mexican war as lieutenant of artillery, and then, resignin
y and cause us to fall back. At length we shouted and made a gallant charge and drove them over the hill. At this moment the Louisiana regiment with Colonel Dockery flanked them upon my left, made a charge and drove them completely from the field. This was the last position they abandoned, and the last stand they made. Brigadier-General Pearce, who commanded a division in this battle, says in his report: I respectfully call the attention of the general to the praiseworthy conduct of Colonels Gratiot, Carroll and Dockery. When Price and Van Dorn crossed to the east side of the Mississippi in May, 1862, Colonel Dockery's regiment formed a part of this force, and participated under the lead of its gallant colonel in the bloody battle of Corinth. When Price, with the army of the West, recrossed the Mississippi, Colonel Dockery was for awhile in command of the middle subdivision of Arkansas. On August 10, 1863, he was commissioned brigadier-general. He organized a brigade in Arkans