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ion of Swift-Run Gap. Marching some two miles, we fell upon the enemy, and General Winder ordered me to support Poague's battery, posted in a wheat-field, on the lef to fall back unless relief was sent me, I despatched Lieutenant McCarny to General Winder asking for reinforcements. But before aid reached me many of my men had fiiately marched the regiment there, when I was ordered to take position with General Winder's brigade, and acted in conjunction with his and the Louisiana brigade, untinia. On the morning of the eighth, in obedience to directions from Brigadier-General Winder, I hastened from camp with one of my Parrott guns, the first hitched u other guns, four in number, taking a position, under the direction of Brigadier-General Winder, on a ridge to the left of the road, and nearly opposite the position ece, a brass six-pounder in charge of Lieutenant Davis, was ordered by Brigadier-General Winder to halt and fire on the advancing infantry of the enemy. While unlimb
ave men as they, unaided by artillery, had stormed this citadel of their strength, were promptly carried from line to line, and the triumphant issue of this assault, with the well-directed fire of the batteries, and successful charges of Hill and Winder upon the enemy's right, determined the fortunes of the day. The Federals, routed at every point, and aided by the darkness of the night, escaped across the Chickahominy. During the earlier part of the action the artillery could not be effectivsoon after daylight, formed on the right of the First brigade, V. D., in the extreme front, where we remained until about nine o'clock A. M., when I was ordered, by the Major-General commanding, to take the brigade to a house occupied by Brigadier-General Winder, for headquarters, and to rest the men in the shade of trees in the yard. On Saturday and Sunday, the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth of June, we remained near Cold Harbor, comparatively inactive. Brigadier-General Jones took comman
y has sustained in the early death of Brigadier-General Winder. He was warmly beloved by all who knme. Whilst waiting for the message from General Winder, I reconnoitred the ground in front, and to the school-house, I found a courier from General Winder, with the information that he was ready. nt my aid, Lieutenant S. H. Early, back to General Winder for reenforcements, with directions to comore this request could be complied with by General Winder, Captain Brown, of the Chesapeake artillerllowed in a short time by some pieces from General Winder's command from the corner of the field wheo our left, and notice of this was sent to General Winder, with the caution to be on the lookout; buom the woods to the left by some troops of General Winder's command, and the infantry fight then beg him Lieutenant Hardy, while the guns from General Winder's division were farther to the left and soe enemy advancing, the rear of the guns of General Winder's division was exposed, and they were with[13 more...]