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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 246 (search)
fire on us; one of our men imprudently asked, are you Bucktails? --the answer was, yes, we are the Bucktails; don't fire. I enclose surgeon's report of killed and wounded. Your obedient servant, C. Feger Jackson, Colonel Commanding Ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Company General E. 0. C. Ord. Col. Kane's report. Headquarters Kane's Rifle Regiment, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Company, camp Pierpont, December 21, 1861. General: Acknowledging the honor of your orders of December 21, I think I may limit my report to an explanation of my conduct at the commencement of the action, before your own welcome appearance upon the scene to push on the fight and inspirit and direct the brave by your personal example and exertions. We were not quite through with scouring the woods south of Creppins, under your first orders, when your aide-de-camp brought the order to return to Dranesville. A party who sought me privately in the absence of the guide, Mr. Harra, had informed