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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 3 1 Browse Search
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Ordnance Officer, for the zeal and efficiency with which they discharged the duties of their several respective departments. In going into the fight on the twentieth, the brigade numbered one hundred and fifty-seven officers, and seventeen hundred and eighty-five enlisted men, of whom one hundred and twenty-five were killed, five hundred and ninety-two wounded, and twenty-eight missing; total, seven hundred and forty-five. Among the killed I much regret to record the name of Lieutenant-Colonel John Weeden, commanding Twenty-second Alabama regiment, who fell, early on Sunday morning, while most gallantly leading and cheering on his brave regiment. A few minutes before him, fell the ranking captain of this regiment, I. D. Nott, than whom no braver or better officer ever poured out his life's blood in his country's cause. He died where the brave and good should die, in the front rank, leading his men on to victory. Two heroes I whose lives were sacrificed to fanaticism. Major B.
formed that the enemy had fled before us, leaving his tents, clothes, swords, officers' uniforms, and even the lights burning in his tents. It is probable had we not halted before nightfall, we might have captured many prisoners, possibly the General himself; for I was informed he did not leave town until twilight. But none of us could foresee, and so far as I know, every one acted for the best. The regiment went in with hearty good will and promptly. Major Bradley lost one of his men, Weeden, of Halladay's company. Trigg had some six men wounded, one of whom, private Carter, of Company I, was mortally wounded. So the town of Princeton fell into my hands about ten P. M., on the sixteenth of May; the line of the enemy's communications with Raleigh was cut, and the headquarters of the Kanawa division was abruptly stampeded. A mass of correspondence fell into my hands. Letters and orders, dated from the tenth down to the sixteenth of May--fully disclose the intentions of the ene