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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical: officers of civil and military organizations. (search)
d in Cheatham's division was successfully engaged on the field of Perryville, and in the rout of the Federal right wing at Murfreesboro. During the movement to Shelbyville he had temporary command of McCown's division. Promoted majorgen-eral in June, 1863, he was given a division of Hardee's corps, with which he held Hoover's Gap, through a hard fight, and checked the Federal advance. Transferred to Buckner's corps, he was distinguished at Chickamauga, defeating successively Palmer's and VanCleve's divisions on the 19th, and on the 20th made a brilliant advance at 11 a. m., of which D. H. Hill wrote: This was the celebrated attack upon Reynolds and Brannan which led directly to the Federal disaster. At Missionary Ridge he commanded a division of Breckinridge's corps. During the Atlanta campaign he made a desperate fight at New Hope Church, worsting Hooker's corps and saving Stevenson's division from capture. For this Joe Johnston promised him promotion and on June 23d his commiss