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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical sketch of the Rockbridge artillery, C. S. Army, by a member of the famous battery. (search)
son. March 6th—George A. Ginger, William L. Ginger, Oscar M. Marshall, George W. Fugh. March 7th—Robert T. Barton, J. Harvey Gilmore, George H. Nicely, Samuel W. Paxton, Thomas M. Wade. March 10th—William H. Bolling, Hugh H. McGuire, Jr., William Wiseman. On the 10th, the battery left this camp and retired in the direcds, and opened on them a hot fire. The men were ordered to save themselves and the horses and to leave the gun, which orders they very reluctantly obeyed. Sergeant Paxton lost his leg just before the gun was abandoned. Besides losing that gun, a brass six-pounder, a caisson was also lost. As the caisson of No. 3 was retreatinhe gun which had been firing was limbered up in order to join the rest of the battery, and as Corporal Macon (who had charge of the detachment, which had been Sergeant Paxton's,) had mounted his horse, a solid shot from the enemy's gun struck the horse just behind the saddle, causing the gallant Corporal to dismount in a speedy and<