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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 5 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
a brigade, composed of the Fifth South-Carolina regiment, Col. Bratton, and the Palmetto Sharp-shooters, Lieut.-Colonel Walker. The former commander, Brig.-General R. A. Anderson, commanded a division in the fight. He has not resigned. The Gen. Anderson who resigned is from Tennessee, and his place as commander of the TennesseAnderson who resigned is from Tennessee, and his place as commander of the Tennessee brigade was assigned to Brig.-Gen. Robert Hatton, who was killed. While proceeding down the New-Bridge road, endeavoring to get to the rear of the enemy, who were falling back before Gen. Longstreet, General Whiting's division was attacked by the enemy on the left flank in overwhelming force, causing him to change front, and g a perfect sheet of flame across our whole front. The skirmishers fought splendidly against such odds, but would have been forced back, but in the nick of time Anderson's splendidly-drilled Fourth North-Carolina regiment advanced along the road at double-quick, unobserved, broke our skirmishing line very unceremoniously, and, fl