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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
d's brigade; the Twenty-sixth, Colonel Reynolds, in Baldwin's brigade. Baldwin's own regiment, the Fourteenth,Baldwin's own regiment, the Fourteenth, fought under Maj. W. S. Doss in Buckner's command on the right. Colonel Baldwin's brigade was ready to marcColonel Baldwin's brigade was ready to march, loaded with knapsacks, blankets and three days rations, at four o'clock Saturday morning, the 15th, and at s right of the Twenty-sixth. The Twentieth, says Colonel Baldwin in his report, was sent into action by direct oly covered by an irregularity of the ground. Colonel Baldwin then threw one regiment against the right flanky artillery fire from the trenches, directed by Colonel Baldwin, he was able to again advance and occupy the cas. Here, after six hours, fighting in the woods, Baldwin paused to get his bearings, and at this time Gen. Bnty-sixth Tennessee. Finally, receiving no orders, Baldwin followed the example of other troops and returned tt, is well described in the latter's report. After Baldwin was in action his brigade advanced to the front, an
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
h 20,000 men. Bowen at Grand Gulf, with the brigades of Cockrell and M. E. Green, was being reinforced by Tracy's and Baldwin's brigades; but these commands were all small in numbers, and his aggregate of effective men was but a little over 5,000he Sixth Mississippi, by a gallant charge upon a Federal battery, succeeded in holding back the tide a little while, and Baldwin's brigade came up and formed a line in the rear, to which the Confederate advance was withdrawn. The Federal right appre bridges. In this battle of Port Gibson, the Mississippi troops engaged, aside from the Sixth regiment, were mainly in Baldwin's brigade, which reached the field exhausted by a long march, fought on the left, retired through Port Gibson at nine o'e time Grant sent Sherman's corps to Clinton, and Mc- Pherson's to Raymond. On the 11th, General Tilghman, stationed at Baldwin's ferry, reported that the enemy was pushing back his skirmishers; and Pemberton, in anticipation of a battle at Edwards
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
oning the names of Brig.-Gen. W. E. Baldwin, of my own division, and Col. A. P. Thompson, commanding a brigade in General Rust's division. These officers, in command on my right and left, displayed the greatest good judgment and gallantry. General Baldwin had received his brigadier-general's commission on the 9th of September, 1862. His command consisted of the Twentieth and Twenty-sixth Mississippi and the Twenty-sixth Tennessee regiments of infantry. He led this brigade at Port Gibson, Ba, W. E. Baldwin's, of M. L. Smith's division, was in reserve during the fighting at Baker's Creek, and during the siege of Vicksburg, which followed, performed its share of fighting on the lines. Colonel Sears, Forty-sixth Mississippi, said General Baldwin, merits favorable notice for his conduct during this trying time. After the surrender of Vicksburg he and his men were for several months on parole, but early in 1864 he was in command of his brigade, and on March 1st was promoted to briga