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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 20, 1861., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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very men who shot them, and a friend, passing through the field when the fight was over, passed two wounded men, the one from Georgia, the other from New York. The New York man asked for water, and the wounded Georgian begged my friend for God's sake to give it to him; for that he himself had called upon a soldier from New York for water when his column was in retreat, and, though it was at the risk of his life, he ran to the trench and brought it. It was in search of water that Adjutant S. M. Wilkes, of the Fourth regiment, lost his life. He had escaped the perils of the fight, and rode to the camp for a drink of water; when starting back, he met a party of the flying enemy, who shot him. Col. Johnson fell the instant he entered into battle. They marched down to take position in the Warrenton turnpike, and before the legion had fired a gun, he was struck by a ball in the forehead, and fell without a word. When the fire so raged around the house of Henry in the effort to tak
South Carolina Volunteers. --The 4th Regiment of volunteers from the gallant Palmette State arrived in Richmond on Monday, the 17th inst. They report seeing four North Carolina Regiments in camp on the way-side, awaiting transportation to come on. The following are the field officers of the 4th Regiment: Field Officers--Colonel, J. B. E. Sloan; Lt. Colonel, C. S. Mattison; Major, James H. Whitner; Adjutant, S. M. Wilkes; Quarter master, J. M. Adams; Commissary, H. A. CAuble; Co. B., Capt. Humphreys, Palmette Riflemen; Co. C, Capt. Dean,-- Co. D, Capt. Long, Piercetown Guards; Co. E, Capt. Kilpatrick, Calhoun Mountaineers, Co. F, Capt. Pool, Tyger Volunteers; Co. G., Capt. Hawthorne, Saluda Volunteers; Co. H. Capt. Grifflo, Twelve Mile Volunteers; Co. C., Capt. Hollingsworth, Pickens Guards; Co. J. Capt. Anderson, Confederate Guards; Co. K. Capt. Shanklin, Fort Hill Guards. The 4th musters 950 strong. The Third Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, 1,000 strong, reached t