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The Daily Dispatch: December 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle at Fredericksburg. (search)
whom he had a long interview. When it was announced that the wound was considered mortal, he requested one of his aids to send several messages to different friends in South Carolina.--Among others was one to Gov. Pickens, which was reported to us as follows: "Tell Gov. Pickens, if I am to die at this time, I yield my life cheerfully, fighting for the independence of South Carolina." On the left, where the fighting was intensely severe, the brigades of South Carolinian, commanded by Gen. Kershaw, suffered heavily. The 3d regiment of S. C. volunteers was nearly annihilated. In the early part of the engagement their Colonel, Lieut-Colonel, and Major, were all wounded, and the command devolved upon the senior Captain, who was killed in fifteen minutes after assuming the command. His place was supplied by the second senior Captain, and he, too, fell mortally wounded in a very short time. Wounded received in Richmond. On Sunday night the Fredericksburg cars brought down ei