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The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
is office last night with the military cap his brother had on at the time he received the fatal shot. Now he came by this cap is remarkably singular. During the battle the 1st Louisiana regiment was fighting over the same ground that the 21st Alabama had fought on, and it was in going over that ground that a Sergeant in one of the companies found a cap, and, seeing it was an officers, put it on and were it during the engagement and down to Mobile, he being one of the detail who escorted Gen. Gladden's remans here. Some of Sheppard's friends seeing the cap immediately recognizes it as the one worn by Lieut. Sheppard. On inquiry the Sergeant related the circumstance, and stated that he would be pleased to deliver it to any member of his family. These facts were made known to Gordon Sheppard, who afterwards received this last token of his brother; not, however, until he had made it satisfactory to the honest soldier. It is, indeed, a very lucky and singular incident. From the
The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
spondent which may convey some idea of the progress of the fight. At half past 8 in the morning a grand charge was ordered upon the enemy's camp, General Hardee directing the movement.--Three regiments composing a part of the brigade of General Gladden, and consisting of Louisianian, Mississippians, and Alabamians, were assigned the undertaking. They did their work like heroes. The enemy fought desperately, and with the advantage of immense odds in both men and guns; but they could not ss; and all I remember are the following: Gen. A. S. Johnston, Commander-in-Chief, killed; Col. Blythe, of Miss., killed; Lieut.-Col. Thompson, 1st Arkansas, do.; Major Colquitt do., do.; Colonel Bates, Tenn., wounded; Gen. Bowen, Gen. Hindman, Gen. Gladden, Gen. Cheatham, do. Hindman is said to have been injured by a fall of his horse, which was killed by a bursting shells. Granden lost his arm in a charge but nevertheless continued to rally his troops and Cheatham, a gallant fellow, was hit in