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Col. J. J. Dickison, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.2, Florida (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Col. J. J. Dickison, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.2, Florida (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
n the Confederate right, the regiment was ordered back across the field, where they were reformed by Lieutenant-Colonel Rogers, ably assisted by Lieut. Seton Fleming, acting adjutant. They were advanced to a position along an old line of fence, almost midway of the field. The position of the regiment was soon after changed to face a flanking force of the enemy, and while in this position a party consisting of Captains Call and Brevard, Lieut. Seton Fleming, Sergt. B. M. Burroughs, Corporals D. E. Maxwell and E. W. Burroughs, with a guard of five or six men under Capt. E. A. Perry, advanced to the front for the purpose of recovering the body of Colonel Ward, which was lying where it fell, between the lines of the contending armies. Despite a steady fire they accomplished their mission, reached the body in safety, but on the return the gallant Fleming was shot down, a ball passing through his body. Supposing himself mortally wounded, he said to his comrades, Leave me and let me die