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Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), chapter 18 (search)
a still more determined assault was made. Tier after tier of the enemy, to the foot of the hill and in the valley beyond, concentrated their fire until, General Cleburne reported, there seemed to be a continuous sheet of hissing, flying lead. Cumming's Georgians came up, and Maney's brigade was put in support of the Texans. Finally Cumming made a charge down the hill and Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders led the left of Mills' Texans against the Federal flank. The enemy, completely surprised, fleCumming made a charge down the hill and Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders led the left of Mills' Texans against the Federal flank. The enemy, completely surprised, fled down the hill, the Texas troops on the left pursuing him beyond the foot and nearly across the open ground in front, said Cleburne. He adds: It is but justice for me to say that the brunt of this long day's fight was borne by Smith's Texas brigade, and part of Govan's. Out of the eight stand of colors shown by me to have been captured, four were presented to me by Mills' Texas regiment. The Texans held their line in that disastrous battle, and before them fell one Federal major-general and
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
el Granbury took command of the brigade. On this day of disaster to the Confederates, Cleburne's division held its ground. More than that, Granbury, assisted by Cumming, from Stevenson's division, and Maney, from Walker's, made a charge and drove the enemy from their front. General Cleburne in his report said: To Brigadier-Generals Smith, Cumming and Maney, and to Colonel Granbury, I return thanks for the able manner in which they managed their commands. At the brilliant battle of Ringgold Gap, which occurred two days later, Granbury commanded the Texas brigade. Here was inflicted such a repulse upon the enemy that the pursuit was completely checked. e asked if one of them was not killed. General Stevenson in his report of operations at Vicksburg mentioned, in very flattering terms, Brigadier-Generals Barton, Cumming, Lee, and Colonels Reynolds and Waul, for the successful defense of my line at Vicksburg, for the untiring energy which they displayed in the management of their