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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
required assistance. Line of battle was formed at once, with the Hampton legion, Lieutenant-Colonel M. M. Gary commanding, on the left, with orders to gain the crest of the hill in the woods and hold it, which they did. The Fifth Texas, Colonel J. B. Robertson commanding, engaged the enemy on the right of the legion and the First Texas, Colonel A. T. Rainey commanding, on the right of the Fifth Texas. The brigade moved gallantly forward, soon becoming engaged from left to right. The battle rhute and W. G. Wallace, of the Fifth Texas; Captain B. F. Benton, First Texas; Lieutenants L. A. McCullough, T. J. Cohn, Thomas Dowden, of the Eighteenth Georgia; also Major Key, of the Fourth Texas ; Colonel Rainey, of the First Texas, and Colonel Robertson, of the Fifth Texas, received severe wounds while nobly discharging their duty. On the field officers of the Fourth Texas being killed or wounded, the command of the regiment devolved on Captain (now Major) W. P. Townsand, who led it most
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
. Many gallant officers and men fell upon this memorable field, and our country has cause to regret the loss of none of her sons more than that of Lieutenant-Colonel John C. Upton, Fifth Texas. Major Townsend, of the Fourth Texas; Lieutenant-Colonel Ruff and Major Griffin, of the Eighteenth Georgia, and Captain K. Bryan, Acting Major of the Fifth Texas, fell, severely wounded, whilst nobly discharging their duties. Of the different regimental commanders too much cannot be said. Colonel J. B. Robertson, Fifth Texas, was wounded whilst directing his regiment far in advance of the crest of the hill, when the brigade was ordered to halt; Colonel W. T. Wofford, of the Eighteenth Georgia; Lieutenant-Colonel B. F. Carter, commanding Fourth Texas; Lieutenant-Colonel P. A. Work, First Texas; Lieutenant-Colonel Gary, commanding Hampton legion; Colonel Stone, Second Mississippi; Colonel P. F. Liddell, Eleventh Mississippi; Lieutenant-Colonel O. K. McLemore, Fourth Alabama; and Major R. F. W