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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.38 (search)
his staff-officers, four in number (Major Charles Pickett, Captain Baird, Captain Symington and myself), to Generals Armistead, Garnett and Kemper, and to Dearing's When I returned to General Pickett from giving the order to General Kemper, Symington, Baird and Charles Pickett were with the General, they having less distance trshall, history would have been written another way. General Pickett sent Captain Symington and Captain Baird to rally these men. They did all that brave officersn Baird to General Wilcox with the order for him to come in; then he sent Captain Symington with the same order, in a very few moments, and last he said: Captain Bright, you go, and I was about the same distance behind Symington that he was behind Baird. The fire was so dreadful at this time that I believe that General Pickett we did not see this, as all our thoughts were fixed on our left flank. Captain Symington and Captain Baird could each give many interesting incidents if they coul