und shall awake him to glory again, till the summons of the great Judge, announcing to him the reward of the faithful soldier, who has fought the good fight.
Patton, Otey, and Terry, who, but a moment since, stood at their respective regiments, are wounded.
The brave Hunton, hero of Leesburgh, most worthy successor of the noble Garnett, Stewart, and Gant, lies wounded.
Carrington, his gallant regiment shattered, stands firmly, flaunting defiantly his colors in the very face of the enemy.
Allen and Ellis killed.
Hodges, too, has fallen, and the modest, chivalrous Edmunds lies numbered with the noble dead; Aylett wounded, and Magruder has gone down in the shock of battle.
The fight goes on — but few are left; and the shrinking columns of the enemy gain confidence from the heavy reenforcements advanced to their support.
They, too, are moving in large force on the right flank.
This division, small at first, with ranks now torn and shattered, most of its officers killed or wounded,
nded as indicated in the following table:
Location. Division. Surgeon. No.
Cashtown, Gen. Parine's, Dr. Wilson, 171
On Chambersburgh Road, Gen. Porcher's, Dr. Ward, 700
On Mummasburgh Road, Gen. Rhodes's, Dr. Hayes, 800
In Penn.
College, Gen. Heth's, Dr. Smiley, 700
Hunterstown Road, Gen. Johnson's, Dr. Whitehead, 811
Fairfield, 50
Fairfield Road, Part of Gen. Johnson's, Dr. Stewart, 135
Fairfield Road, Gen. Early's, Dr. Potts, 259
Fairfield Road, Gen. Anderson's, Dr. Mines, 111
Fairfield Road, Gen. McLaws's, Dr. Patterson, 700
Fairfield Road, Gen. Hood's, Dr. Means, 515
Total, 452
In this connection, I may state that subsequent to these visits, Dr. Winslow procured the signature of every confederate surgeon to a petition to General Lee for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. McDonald, Mr. Scandlin, Mr. Brengle, Leonard Brink, and Moses Gardner, who had been taken prisoners while acting in their humane office, as non
dvance, opened the attack; Meredith was at it a few minutes later.
Short, sharp fighting, the enemy handsomely repulsed, three hundred rebel prisoners taken, General Archer himself reported at their head — such was the auspicious opening.
No wonder the First determined to hold its ground.
Yet they were ill-prepared for the cohe success was on the enemy's side.
Wadsworth's division of the First corps having driven the enemy back some distance, captured numerous prisoners, among them Gen. Archer, of the confederate army.
The arrival of reenforcements to the enemy on the Cashtown road, and the junction of Ewell's corps coming in on the York and Harriss and emulate their noble examples.
Brigadier-Generals Kemper, Armistead, Scales, G. T. Anderson, Hampton, J. M. Jones, and Jenkins, were also wounded.
Brig.-General Archer was taken prisoner.
General Pettigrew, though wounded at Gettysburgh, continued in command until he was mortally wounded near Falling Waters.
The loss
ldier, who has fought the good fight.
Patton, Otey, and Terry, who, but a moment since, stood at their respective regiments, are wounded.
The brave Hunton, hero of Leesburgh, most worthy successor of the noble Garnett, Stewart, and Gant, lies wounded.
Carrington, his gallant regiment shattered, stands firmly, flaunting defiantly his colors in the very face of the enemy.
Allen and Ellis killed.
Hodges, too, has fallen, and the modest, chivalrous Edmunds lies numbered with the noble dead; Aylett wounded, and Magruder has gone down in the shock of battle.
The fight goes on — but few are left; and the shrinking columns of the enemy gain confidence from the heavy reenforcements advanced to their support.
They, too, are moving in large force on the right flank.
This division, small at first, with ranks now torn and shattered, most of its officers killed or wounded, no valor able to rescue victory from such a grasp, annihilation or capture inevitable, slowly, reluctantly fell back.
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