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The Daily Dispatch: July 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle of the 23th of June. (search)
d they did not march out of Richmond till after breakfast Wednesday morning. They were just ahead of the General and staff who followed on as soon as the General could call by Gen. Huger's headquarters and report and receive orders. Barely had Gen. Ransom reached the ground where two of his regiments (the 24th and 35th) were encamped, when he heard firing in front, and spurring forward, found that three of his regiments — the 48th, Colonel Hill, the 49th, Colonel Ramsner, and the 25th, Colonel Rulledge--were with the two brigades previously mentioned, engaging the enemy in a desperate fight. They had reached the ground intrigued and jaded, but like heroic men they "sailed in" and fought like veterans. The 48th had no less than five regiments opposed to it, and had to stand a cross fire, but they bore it like heros, and finally drove the whole brigade of Yankee scoundrels from the field. The loss in this regiment was heavy, and several officers were among the killed. The 49th was o