d, — indeed, the hideous shrieking of shells through the dusky gloom of closing night, the loud and incessant roll of artillery and small-arms, were enough to make the stoutest heart quail.
Still my shattered little command, now reduced to less than 300, with about an equal number of Gen. Mahone's brigade, held our positions under the very muzzles of the enemy's guns, and poured volley after volley with murderous precision into their serried ranks. . . .
Just at this time a portion of Col. Ramseur's 49th N. C. regiment, having got lost upon the field, was hailed by me and ordered to fall in with my brigade.
A strong picket was advanced all around our isolated position, and the wearied, hungry soldiers threw themselves upon the earth to snatch a few hours' rest.
Detachments were ordered to search for water and administer to our poor wounded men, whose cries rent the air in every direction.
Soon the enemy were seen with lanterns, busily engaged in moving their killed and wounded,
carried forward Law's, Robertson's, Anderson's, Benning's23,104
Unorganized Artillery, 3 Batteries, 14 Guns7,334
Walker's Ransom's, Cooke's, No Artillery3,855
Reserve ArtilleryAlexander's Battalion. 6 Batteries, 26 Guns623
Washington Artillery. 4 Batteries, 9 Guns
Total5 Divisions, 20 Brigades 24 Batteries, 99 Guns29,916
2D corps, Jackson's
Ewell'sLawton's, Early's, Trimble's, Hays's, Latimer's Battalion 6 Batteries, 26 Guns7,716
D. H. Hill'sRodes's, Dole's, Colquitt's, Iverson's, Ramseur's H. P. Jones's Battalion, 5 Batteries, 22 Guns6,944
A. P. Hill'sField's, Gregg's, Thomas's, Lane's, Archer's, Pender's Walker's Battalion, 7 Batteries, 28 Guns11,554
Taliaferro'sPaxton's, J. R. Jones's, Warren's, Pendleton's Brockenbrough's Battalion, 5 Batteries, 22 Guns5,478
Total4 Divisions, 18 Brigades, 23 Batteries, 98 Guns31,692
Stuart's Cavalry Brigades, Hampton's, Lee F., Lee, W. H. F., Jones's, W. E.; Pelham's Artillery 5 Batteries, 22 Guns9,146
Pendleton's Reserve ArtilleryB
army stood as follows: —
1ST corps. Longstreet
DIVISIONSSTRENGTHBRIGADE COMMANDERBATTS.guns
McLaws7,311 Kershaw, Barksdale, Semmes, Wofford
Pickett5,200 Garnett, Kemper, Armistead
Hood7,720 Law, Robertson, Anderson, G. T. Benning
Arty.
Battns.1,000 Cabell, Dearing, Henry, Walton, Alexander2184
Totals21,231 11 Brigades, 5 Battns.
Arty.2184
2D corps. Ewell
Early6,943 Hays, Smith, Hoke, Gordon
Johnson5,564 Stuart, Walker, Nichols, Jones
Rodes8,454 Daniel, Doles, Iverson, Ramseur, O'Neal
Arty.
Battns.1,000 Jones, Latimer, Carter, Brown, Nelson2184
Totals21,961 13 Brigades, 5 Battns.
Arty.2184
3D corps. A. P. Hill
Anderson7,440Wilcox, Wright, Mahone, Perry, Posey
Heth7,500Pettigrew, Brockenbrough, Archer, Davis
Pender6,800Perrin, Lane, Thomas, Scales
Arty.
Battns.1,000Lane, Garnett, Poague, McIntosh, Pegram2080
Totals22,740 13 Brigades, 5 Battns.
Arty.2080
65,932 3 Corps, 9 Divisions, 37 Brigades, 15 Battns.
Arty.62248
Stuart Cavalry10,292 Hampton