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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
oss was very severe, as the list of casualties will show. The Eighth Georgia led the attack, under command of the heroic Lamar, and suffered severely. Colonel Lamar was wounded and taken by the enemy, but has been recovered from them; Lieutenant-Colonel Towers and Lieutenant Harper taken prisoners; Major Magruder seriously wounded; Captain Butler, Lieutenants Montgomery, Williamson, and Blackwell, all wounded; and thirteen men killed, sixty-three wounded, six missing, and fifteen prisoners. Tand determination against great odds, until ordered to withdraw. The regiment fell back in good order. The following is a list of the killed, wounded, and missing: Among the officers, Colonel L. M. Lamar was seriously wounded; Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Towers was taken prisoner; Major E. J. Magruder was wounded slightly; Lieutenant J. M. Montgomery, company E, was killed; Lieutenant C. M. Harper, of the same company, was taken prisoner; Captain A. F. Butler, company B, was wounded dangero
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
ents the railroad bridge was blown up and set on fire. Continuing to advance across the open field for nearly half a mile under the fire of four batteries, I placed my brigade in line on the field, my left regiment (the Eighth Georgia, Lieutenant-Colonel Towers commanding) and the Holcombe legion, of Evans's brigade, occupying the hill where the battery of the enemy had been posted. We remained in this position, my right extending across the open field, for at least five hours, under heavy fihe enemy, and caused him to form his regiment on the right of the railroad, and formed the other regiments on the left as fast as they came up, in the following order: The First Georgia regulars, Major Walker commanding; Eighth Georgia, Lieutenant-Colonel Towers; Seventh Georgia, Colonel Wilson; and Eleventh Georgia, Lieutenant-Colonel Luffman. Having thus formed my line and advanced my skirmishers to the front, I ordered the line to advance, which was done in the most gallant manner, the men