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commands were posted as follows: Gregg's brigade on the right, as has been noted; McIntosh's battery, with Lieut.-Col. R. L. Walker's guns, on the extreme right of A. P. Hill; Jenkins' brigade with Pickett's division; Bachman's and Garden's batteries on Hood's line; Rhett's battery in Alexander's battalion; Kershaw's brigade in McLaws' line, with the left of the brigade resting on Hazel run.
The brigade of Gen. N. G. Evans, with Boyce's battery, had been ordered to South Carolina early in November.
The part which fell to the South Carolina commands in the battle of Fredericksburg will now be related.
That allotted to Gregg's brigade is sad to relate, for it involved the death of the gallant commander.
The first attack of the day was made on Walker's guns and A. P. Hill's division, on the extreme right.
The enemy's batteries, from the plain and from the Stafford hills, had been raking Hill's front for hours.
Stuart had held the Federal infantry advance in check, with Pelham's enfilade fire, as long as he could maintain his exposed position in front of Jackson's right, and had been forced to retire.
At noon, the division of General Meade, supported on its right by that of General Gibbon and on its left by that of General Doubleday, advanced to the assault of the position at Hamilton's, held by A. P. Hill.
Meade received the fire of McIntosh's and Pegram's, Crenshaw's and Latham's guns, which checked, then broke, and finally drove back his advance.
Promptly reforming, Meade and Gibbon marched steadily on through the artillery fire, and rushed against Hill.
Archer and Lane and Pender met the assault, and the battle was sternly contested.
Meade and Gibbon pressed their attack and entered the woods in the unfortunate interval between Archer and Lane.
Lane and Archer were flanked right and left.
Lane gave away slowly, and Archer's left was overwhelmed.
Thomas came to Lane's help in answer to his call, and they held Gibbon back, but Meade pressed on through
Atlanta, Ga. 1899.
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