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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 13: results of the work and proofs of its genuineness (search)
his remains have never been removed. His couch was spread on the field of battle, and the soldier still rests in a land hallowed by his efforts in the cause of liberty. Lieutenant Charles Ellis Munford, of Richmond, fought his guns of the Letcher Battery with a heroic courage worthy of his long lineage of illustrious sires, and his own reputation as a noble Christian soldier. His death is thus described: The Letcher Battery still held its ground, and, according to the Annual Report Letcher Battery still held its ground, and, according to the Annual Report of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Military Institute—to which some of its guns were afterwards donated— was in action one hour and twenty minutes, in a position which, from a subsequent survey of the havoc made by the enemy, would appear to have been utterly untenable for a much shorter time. It had indeed fought with heroic valor; a caisson had exploded in their midst, yet they continued their fire as if giving a holiday salute. But did the fame it won compensate for the loss it suf