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ywhere at any time during the war. It was sublimely heroic under fearfully exasperating circumstances. Then transferred to Missionary ridge, with his 600 remaining men, Walthall's heroic qualities shone out in the midst of fatal disaster. Throwing his brigade across the ridge, he checked the headlong rush of the enemy, and after nightfall withdrew in good order. Though wounded in the foot he kept in the saddle until the fight was over, and his men went into camp on the other side of Chickamauga creek. He shared the honors of his division and corps commanders, Cheatham and Hardee, and was mentioned by Bragg as distinguished for coolness, gallantry and successful conduct throughout the engagements and in the rear guard on the retreat. Going into the Atlanta campaign with his brigade in Hood's corps, he held for two days with great steadiness under the concentrated fire of the enemy, an important position on the field of Resaca, and was promoted major-general and given command of Ca