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The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Turning Point in Bragg's late defeat — the breaking of the "Left Centre." (search)
anister were fired in their faces. This merely staggered them a moment, and before the pieces could be reloaded they ran up, captured them, and planted their colors upon them. The 10th Mississippi and Sharpshooters, posted at this point, broke and fled in confusion down the hill. Gen. Anderson, commanding the division, was at this time in the rear of Deas's brigade. Gen. Manigault sent Capt. Walker to inform him that the enemy had carried the hill in front of his brigade, commanded by Col. Tucker, and that the battery was captured. Gen. Anderson merely replied, "that it could not be so."--Captain Walker reasserted the fact, and turned around and left him. By this time the whole of Anderson's brigade had retreated, and the enemy had turned the captured pieces upon our brigade. Several shots were fired from them down our line, and by this time we had the top of the ridge in Deas's front, and his brigade began to break to the rear. Still our brigade stood firm and kept back the en