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d missing. The commanders of batteries, Captains Marion, Huger, and Lewis, and Lieutenant Peet, commanding Grandy's battery, merit especial nulements had been thrown up, but they needed much additional work. Lewis's and Grandy's batteries, recently called from Richmond to aid in r General Wright's brigade was on my right flank; the battery of Captain Lewis, attached to the brigade, was in position on a hill opposite tosed by them for crossing over the troops. Late in the evening, Captain Lewis, seeing a column of the enemy's infantry advancing to cross theatteries fell at times near them, but without inflicting any loss. Lewis's battery, at various times during the day, fired at the enemy's bany point of the line that might need support. The battery of Captain Lewis lost no opportunity of firing upon the enemy's infantry and cav rounds. The brigade lost, to-day, one killed and eight wounded--Lewis's battery one killed and two wounded. Although the brigade lost
f engaging one of the enemy's, then sweeping, with its fire, the old turnpike. Lewis's battery, attached to my command, was soon in position. The enemy, however, cnear Stansbury's house, at right angles to the plank road. Two rifle pieces of Lewis's battery were placed in position to the rear of the left of my line, and two sed for a few minutes. In this affair with the enemy Lieutenant Barksdale, of Lewis's battery, received a severe wound in the shoulder from a piece of shell; threed out of view of the enemy. In this affair with the enemy, Lieutenant Cobb, of Lewis's battery, received a severe wound in the arm, rendering it impossible to commaourteenth Alabama; Captain Cook, Tenth Alabama; Lieutenants Barksdale and Cobb, Lewis's battery; all alike distinguished for their intelligence and valor. I cannoama,Wilcox's,Anderson's,107282 Fourteenth Alabama,Wilcox's,Anderson's,7116123 Lewis's Battery,Wilcox's,Anderson's, 55 Sixteenth Mississippi,Posey's,Anderson's,175
y forced a crossing at Wellford's Ford, driving the few pickets off, and made a dash at Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis at Beverly's Ford, driving him away. As soon as the brigade could be brought forward, ments being detached,) my picket at Wellford's Ford was small and when the enemy dashed upon Colonel Lewis they were separated some distance from their horses, and being partially surprised, they hadgiments. Another company, under immediate command of Captain John W. Hungerford, under Lieutenant Colonel Lewis, held the ford at Beverly's Mills. The balance were engaged in watching the enemy at Raving crossed in large force at a ford above, flanked that portion of the command under Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis, and came down upon them by surprise. The coolness and admirable manoeuvring of Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis and Lieutenant G. W. Beale, in command of sharpshooters dismounted, alone saved this little band. By boldly charging the advance, the dismounted men were successfully extricated f
e of the most valuable officers of my command. Colonel McMurray, a gentleman of the noblest qualities and an officer of fine abilities and great gallantry, received a wound in the thickest of the fight, from which he has since died, and Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis and Major Bradshaw, of the same regiment, both officers of great merit, were, in quick succession, severely wounded in the gallant discharge of their duties. In Turner's battery the loss of officers was two of the four--First-Lieutena the morning of the nine-teenth, was seventeen hundred and eighty-three. I lost in the fight fifty-two killed and three hun-dred and sixty-six wounded. I have the honor to be, &c., R. Q. Mills, Colonel, commanding Brigade, Report of Col. J. H. Lewis, commanding brigade. headquarters Helm's brigade, before Chattanodga, September 30, 1863. Major James Wilson, Assistant Adjutant-General: Sir: The death of Brigadier-General B. H. Helm makes it my duty, as senior Colonel commanding,
e, which moved in the following order, viz.: first, battalion of sharpshooters, Major Pindall commanding, in front; second, the Ninth regiment, Colonel White; third, the Eighth regiment, Colonel Burns commanding; fourth, the Seventh regiment, Colonel Lewis commanding; fifth, the Tenth regiment, Colonel Pickett commanding. After moving on the main road about two miles, the column diverged to the left, along an obscure path for two miles further, and then left this path to the left, and followedventh regiment were killed: Captains Cocke and Perry. Wounded: Lieutenant-Colonel Cummings; Adjutant Waisburg, Captain Gillett, Stemmons, and McGee; Lieutenants Austin, Anderson, Weims, Wight, Strong, Wall, Finley, West, Gonce, and Bronaugh. Colonel Lewis captured. In the Tenth regiment were wounded: Lieutenants Wright, Baker, and Hanley. The following is a summary of my losses in each regiment, battalion, and the artillery detachment: Seventh regimentKilled17  Wounded126  Missing54
th Arkansas volunteers, Colonel Dunlop; Sixth Mississippi volunteers, Colonel Lowry; Second Confederate battalion; Watson's battery, Captain Bursley. General Preston.--Third Kentucky volunteers, Colonel Thompson; Sixth Kentucky volunteers, Colonel Lewis; Seventh Kentucky volunteers, Colonel Crossland; Thirty-fifth Alabama volunteers, Colonel. Robertson; Cobb's battery, Lieutenant Gracy. Colonel W. S. Statham.--Fifteenth Mississippi volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Farrell; Twenty-second Misy an enemy's shell, the rear carriage of another rendered worthless, and left on the field. Four sets of harness lost. I fired two hundred rounds of smooth bore six-pounder ammunition, and one hundred and twenty rounds of six-pounder rifled. Dr. Lewis, A. S., C. S. A., rendered efficient service to my wounded on the field. I am, sir, respectfully, O. T. Semmes, Captain, commanding C. S. Light Battery. At 4 1/2 o'clock P. M. of the fifth instant, I took position between Colonel Allen