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Vol. Vii—(689) Letter of Colonel Wood, Chattanooga, November 21, 1861. (713) Mentioned by Col. D. Leadbetter. (751) Mentioned by Gen. W. H. Carroll, Knoxville, December 9th. (762) Gen. A. S. Johnst in May, 1862, and went without delay directly to Chattanooga, where it was brigaded under General Leadbetter. Its colonel, Archibald Gracie, Jr., soon displayed his ability and was afforded opportu J. Mims. Extracts from official war Records. Vol. XVI, Part 2—(719) First brigade, General Leadbetter, Heth's division. (750) Department of East Tennessee, July 3, 1862. Colonel Gracie sent frchapoka in May, 1862, and went immediately to East Tennessee, where it was brigaded under General Leadbetter, but in July transferred to General Taylor's command. At Tazewell it met with several case captured at Baker's creek. Extracts from official war Records. Vol. XVI, Part 2—(716) Leadbetter's brigade, post of Chattanooga, department of East Tennessee, Gen. Kirby Smith, Jun
W. N. Estes and Col. P. H. Rice. It was constantly in demand for picket duty and scouting, and was distinguished for gallantry and endurance. Colonel Estes was killed near Chattanooga, and Colonel Rice was wounded in Georgia. Lieut.-Col. John McCaskill and Capt. Dan Clayton were wounded, and Adjt. N. Rothbock was killed, at Murfreesboro. Extracts from official war Records. Estes' Battalion, Alabama cavalry, Maj. W. N. Estes, merged into Third Confederate: Vol. X, Part 2—(573) In Leadbetter's brigade, Gen. E. Kirby Smith's army, May 31, 1862. Third Confederate cavalry: Vol. XVI, Part –(889) General Maxey's report of fight near Graham's, August 30, 1862, mentions Captain Rice's company. (891) Highly commended by General Maxey. (1143) Report of Col. J. R. Howard of skirmishes near Mountain gap, October 14 to 16, 1862. Vol. XVI, Part 2—(242) General McCook writes to General Buell that Howard's regiment is on road to Nashville, August 1, 1862. (267) Howard has re
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m.—Federal, Gen. Stanley; loss 12 k, 70 w. Alabama troops, 25th, 19th, 26th, 1st Cav.; Robertson's. Tishimingo Cr., Miss., May 30. Col. Jos. Wheeler, 1,100; loss 1 w.— Federal, Gen. Granger, 5,000; loss 2 k, 10 w. Alabama troops, 19th, 22d Inf.; Dent's Batty. Blackland, Miss., June 4. Alabama troops, 24th Inf. Secessionville, S. C., June 16. Gen. N. G. Evans; loss 52 k, 144 w, 8 m.—Federal, Gen. Stevens, 6,600; loss 107 k, 487 w, 89 m. Battle Creek, Tenn., June 21. Gen. Leadbetter.—Federal, Gen. Mitchell; loss 4 k, 3 w. Alabama troops, 46th Inf.; 3d Conf. Cav. Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 13. Gen. Forrest, 2,000—Federal, Gen. T. T. Crittendon, 1 brigade; total loss, 1 brigade. Alabama troops, Forrest's Cav.; 1st, 51st Cav.; 3d Conf. Cav. Middleburg, Bolivar Road, Forked Deer, and Jackson Road, Tenn., July. Jos. Wheeler; total loss 32.—Federal, total loss 120. Alabama troops, 8th Conf. Cav. Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5. Gen. J. C. Breckinridge,
of recent years he has been at the head of a military college at Barton, Fla. Brigadier-General Danville Leadbetter was a native of Maine, born in 1811; was graduated at the United States military2) and sent into east Tennessee. When the Union army was moving upon Chattanooga in 1862, General Leadbetter was engaged in quite a spirited affair at Bridgeport, in which, although the Confederates eral Bragg was investing Chattanooga. A short while before the battle of Missionary Ridge General Leadbetter accompanied the brigades of Bushrod Johnson and Gracie on their march to reinforce Longstreet near Knoxville. They reached Longstreet on the 24th of November. As Leadbetter had once been stationed at Knoxville he was familiar with its fortifications, and for that reason had been sent to Fort Sanders was decided upon. The result, however, was disastrous to the Confederates. General Leadbetter continued to serve the Confederacy faithfully until the close of the war, when he went to