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came running in from that direction, and immediately a volley was poured into the head of our column from the woods on our right, occupied by Mahone's brigade.
By this volley General Longstreet was prostrated by a fearful wound; Brigadier-General Jenkins, Capt. Alfred E. Doby, my aide-de-camp, and Orderly Marcus Baum were instantly killed.
I have not the particulars of casualties at hand, except those in Kershaw's brigade, which were 57 killed, 239 wounded and 26 missing. Among the losses of that brigade were two of the most gallant and accomplished field officers of the command—Col. James D. Nance, commanding Third South Carolina regiment, and Lieut.-Col. Franklin Gaillard—both gentlemen of education, position and usefulness in civil life and highly distinguished in the field.
Captain Doby had served with me as aide-de-camp from the commencement of the war. He distinguished himself upon every battlefield.
Colonel Bowen, in describing the service of his regiment (
Jenkins' brigade), says:
General Longstreet did not fall from his horse, but rode the length of the regiment (Second rifles), when he began to reel, and Lieutenant-Colonel Donnald and Sergt. T. J. Bowen caught him and lifted him down from his horse.
Colonel Bowen formed his regiment across the plank road in order to repel an attack in case the enemy should return.
Just at that time Gen. R. E. Lee rode up and ordered Colonel Bowen to form the brigade on the right and left of the Second rifles. Colonel Coward came up and threw himself, weeping, over the dead body of the gallant Jenkins.
General Anderson was called to take command of the corps and Colonel Bratton took command of the brigade.
The sharpshooters and the Second rifles were then ordered to the front and right, and after a half mile's march found that the enemy had improved the brief lull in the fight by throwing up intrenchments, from behind which they opened a terrific fire.
The advance regiments held their position and suffered a heavy loss, until, as reinforcements came up, the enemy fell back.
The return of
Colonel Hagood, of
Jenkins' brigade—10 killed and 82 wounded out of 261—indicates the losses of the troops engaged.
The 7th passed without a general
