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ock at Freeman's ford in an effort to damage or capture part of the train. Trimble, supported by Hood, attacked Bohlen's force and drove it back across the river. The Federals suffered considerable the field and taken position. At 6:30 o'clock, King's division, under General Hatch, encountered Hood's Texas and Georgia brigade and Law's brigade of North Carolinians, Alabamians and Mississippianjourney to help their comrades, and Longstreet says they welcomed the opportunity. Each, reports Hood, the senior commander, seemed to vie with the other in efforts to plunge the deeper into the sions could stand the strain, hence he sent to General Lee for another division. Longstreet and Hood had, however, both gone ahead of their troops, and they saw that the best way to relieve the presine and fighting with stones, and at least one man was killed with these antiquated weapons. General Hood states that after the night battle on the 28th he found the Confederates and Federals so clos
orty-sixth and Forty-eighth; the Sixth was with Hood; the Twenty-first and the First battalion were ithout opposition, and after a sharp assault on Hood's brigades, which had been moved to D. H. Hill'th North Carolina was engaged in this attack on Hood. During the night Hood was withdrawn to allow es of Trimble and Law, of Jackson's corps, took Hood's place on the line, Trimble connecting with Hiso far the only North Carolina troops engaged. Hood is now sent for, and the Sixth regiment, Major leaves fall. So thick were men lying that General Hood found difficulty in keeping his horse from gerstown pike. General Longstreet says: Walker, Hood and D. H. Hill attacked against the Twelfth corops cling to the earth, that when reinforced by Hood and two brigades of D. H. Hill, they were stilo the smoke and confusion of combat just behind Hood. Walker's division, consisting of Walker's ownnd. Jackson, worn and exhausted, has retired. Hood's brigade has been so cut to pieces that when i[5 more...]
giments of this division formed two brigades, one Ransom's own, the other Cooke's. To Ransom's right was Pickett, and then Hood holding Longstreet's right. In Hood's division there were three North Carolina regiments. Jackson's troops were massed aHood's division there were three North Carolina regiments. Jackson's troops were massed along the line of the Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad. A. P. Hill held the front line without much cover. Pender's North Carolina brigade, Lane's North Carolina brigade, and Archer's mixed brigade were on A. P. Hill's front line. They were supportf Federals took him unawares and captured an officer and fifteen men who had been thrown out as flankers. General Law, of Hood's division, saw the danger that the battery and regiment were in, and detaching the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-fourth North en, after the regiment had handsomely repulsed the enemy and followed him for a long distance, were distressed because General Hood would not allow them to win some glory. By special order from corps headquarters, a handsome compliment to these two
of this army, and was wounded on several occasions while leading his command with conspicuous gallantry and ability. The confidence and admiration inspired by his courage and capacity as an officer were only equaled by the esteem and respect entertained by all with whom he was associated for the noble qualities of his modest and unassuming character. Next in rank to fall was Col. I. E. Avery, commanding Hoke's brigade. Colonel Avery had been recommended for promotion by Generals Pender, Hood, Law and Early, and only his untimely death robbed him of his general's commission. He had been mentioned for meritorious conduct upon every field upon which his regiment was engaged. During General Hoke's absence, from a wound, Colonel Avery had commanded the brigade, and as General Early reports, worthily filled the absent general's place. Although a believer and enforcer of discipline, Colonel Avery's fairness, urbanity and uprightness had drawn his men very close to him. With him ha
to the Confederate service. Only one company had arms, and the surprise was so complete that this company could not fire a shot. Kirk made off with his captures. At Winding Stairs a few regular and local troops overtook and attacked him, but he made good his escape with his prisoners. In this engagement Col. W. W. Avery was mortally, and Col. Calvin Houk, seriously wounded. To meet the raiders, and, in many cases, marauders of that section, General Martin directed Maj. A. C. Avery, of Hood's staff, then at home on account of family reasons, to organize a new battalion to operate against them. This little battalion, composed of Capt. John Carson's company, of McDowell, Capt. N. A. Miller's company, of Caldwell, and Capt. W. L. Twitty's company, of Rutherford county, rendered most faithful service in keeping deserters and marauders out of their counties. In March, Colonel Kirk entered Haywood county, but Colonel Love, of the Sixty-ninth regiment, met him at Balsam Grove and dro
was at Fredericksburg, where his regiment formed a part of E. M. Law's brigade, Hood's division. On December 13th, during the fighting on Hood's right, a considerabHood's right, a considerable force of the enemy defiled from the bank of Deep run, and advanced upon Latimer's battery, driving in the pickets and occupying the railroad cut. The Fifty-seventh some distance, after which the two regiments held the railroad until dark. General Hood reported that it was with much pleasure that he called attention to the gallbrigade of the lamented General Bee, his classmate at West Point, with which and Hood's brigade he handsomely dislodged Franklin's Federal division during the retreatd strike the Federal flank, and that Whiting volunteered to take his brigade and Hood's and move to Staunton. Thence he returned at the head of Jackson's corps, and e battle of Gaines' Mill skillfully handled the two brigades under E. M. Law and Hood, driving the enemy from their fortified line, winning the battle. In November,