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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 2 2 Browse Search
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to the enemy's abandoned camps for the night. Colonel Augustin's and Captain C. II. Smith's Reports, in Appendix. General Bragg had also concluded that the troops were incapable of any further offensive efforts in his quarter of the field, and had already resolved to withdraw. Dr. Nott's letter, in Appendix. He gave orders to that effect, which were anticipated, as to some of the commands, by the orders sent by General Beauregard. The order to General Bragg was borne by Captain Clifton Smith, acting aide-de-camp. In a few cases it was communicated directly to brigade commanders by Colonel Augustin, another aide-de-camp to General Beauregard. Chalmers had fought, as already stated, till night had closed in upon him; and as he and Jackson fell back in the darkness, the latter's regiments became separated from each other, Jackson's Report, Confederate Reports of Battles, p. 266. and he from them, and so remained during the night and the following day. The withdrawal of
you until early Monday morning; but I have always been under the impression that I heard you come to the tent in which you slept, if you slept at all, late at night. It rained torrents during the night. Monday, the 7th.—I was awakened early in the morning by the rattle of musketry. The enemy was advancing steadily on our forces in front. I was soon in the saddle, and you directed me to go to the rear and find General Polk, and order him to come forward as rapidly as possible. Captain Clifton Smith, I think, accompanied me. For some reason, I did not meet General Polk until I had gone to or near the place to which he had fallen back the previous night. He had gone to the front; and when I found him he was in line and under fire, executing in a most beautiful manner the order I had for him. I reported to you the fact, and was then sent to the rear to arrest and organize in companies and squads the stragglers and men who had lost their commands. At this I was engaged, I thin