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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
eft, (General Taliaferro's brigade having gone to the bridge,) throwing out skirmishers, guarding against a flank movement by the enemy. The Fourth regiment, Colonel Ronald, was ordered to support this regiment. The Fifth regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Funk, supported Poague's battery. The Twenty-seventh, Colonel Grigsby, support a battery, to get a position above them. I directed Colonel Allen to move with his regiment, he being in advance, and near the wood, to accomplish this, and Colonel Ronald, Fourth regiment, to support him; Captain Carpenter to take his battery in same direction, to execute the above order. Captain Poague's two Parrott guns I or such a withering fire, the killed are few in number, a kind Providence having guarded many from the great dangers to which they were exposed. Colonels Allen and Ronald were so far separated from me, I must refer to their respective reports for the operations of their regiments. To my staff, Captain O'Brien, Lieutenants Howard a
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
al, and asked for orders; he directed me to detach two regiments to support a battery. I ordered Colonel J. W. Allen, Second regiment, and Colonel W. H. Baylor, Fifth regiment Virginia volunteers, to move forward to execute this order, which was rapidly done. After waiting some half hour, I was ordered by General Hill to charge the enemy's line with my command. I immediately formed line of battle with the Thirty-eighth regiment, Colonel Neff, Twenty-seventh, Colonel Grigsby, Fourth, Colonel Ronald, the Irish battalion, Captain Lee, who was near, and moved forward. As the line advanced, Colonels Allen and Baylor formed on the left, and the entire line moved forward in handsome style, through a swamp and thick undergrowth of laurel and bushes. On emerging from this, finding the line somewhat broken in consequence of this swamp, I ordered all troops, whom I found in front, to join their commands, making the line continuous. Lieutenant-Colonel Geary, Hampton's Legion; Colonel Bra
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 87 (search)
tillery of the division;) and Winder's brigade, Colonel Ronald commanding, as a reserve, he was proceeding to Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Charles A. Ronald, Colonel, commanding First Brigade. Reporenant-Colonel Garnett, the First brigade, under Colonel Ronald, being in rear, as a support to the Third. Then the order was given by our gallant commander, Colonel Ronald, to the brigade, to charge, which was obeyed, a regiment, being under my command, by reason of Colonel Ronald having been assigned command of the brigade, wathe centre of the Second regiment. By order of Colonel Ronald, commanding, the brigade was moved to the frontshed the men forward; I had previously informed Colonel Ronald of the attempted flank movement, and almost immHolliday having been detailed for staff duty by Colonel Ronald,) I felt the need of efficient help, and the wa in camp near Gordonsville, August 14, 1862. To Colonel Ronald, commanding First Brigade, V. D.: sir: In ob