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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
thus mentioned by Gen. Bushrod Johnson: The Fifth Confederate regiment was promptly moved by Col. J. A. Smith upon the enemy behind the stone fences. The fire of the Fifth Confederate regiment was particularly destructive, plainly thinning the enemy's ranks at every volley. Three times the flag of the enemy was cut down, and finally they were beaten back utterly whipped. At the battle of Murfreesboro Colonel Smith was again complimented in the reports of Major-General Cleburne and Brig.-Gen. Lucius Polk. Again in his report of the battle of Chickamauga Gen. Lucius E. Polk said: Colonel Smith of the Third and Fifth Confederate regiments acted with his usual courage and skill. He has since been promoted. Promotion could not have fallen on one more worthy. With the rank of brigadier-general he succeeded to the command of Deshler's Texas brigade, of Cleburne's division. During the Atlanta campaign he commanded this brigade part of the time and Granbury part of the time. On the 22