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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 5.26 (search)
But General Mahone, in a letter to Captain Benj. Huger, October 13th, 1862, says that his brigade moved early on the morning of June 1st from its position on the Charles City road, and reported to General Hill, at the redoubt, at the same time that General Pickett's brigade reported upon the field, and that his own brigade was in a few moments thereafter thrown into action, a report of which General Huger has. That report cannot be found; but General Mahone now says, in letters to me, December, 1885, and January, 1886: At the moment I was reporting to General Hill, some person rode up and excitedly stated to him that the enemy were in the wood on the north side of the [Williamsburg] road. . . . General Hill said: General Mahone, take your brigade in there, referring to the wood in which the enemy were supposed to be. I am quite certain that Armistead's brigade was on my immediate right, and I suppose it went into the fight about the time my brigade went in. There was no fighti