This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...were engaged with the enemy in front of the barn near the brick house. When I took this position the Sixty-Eighth withdrew, the balance of the brigade having previously withdrawn. I was thus left alone on the hill occupied by the brigade in the afternoon. The enemy after the falling back of the Sixty-Eighih advanced to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...were engaged with the enemy in front of the barn near the brick house. When I took this position the Sixty-Eighth withdrew, the balance of the brigade having previously withdrawn. I was thus left alone on the hill occupied by the brigade in the afternoon. The enemy after the falling back of the Sixty-Eighih advanced to the barn. l engaged them at this point and held them 'in check twenty minutes or upwards, but being overpowered by the large numbers of the enemy I was compelled to retire which I reluctantly did, (but not until the enemy had been compelled to. tear down the board fence.) It was at this point that my regiment suffered so severely; twenty-five of my men were killed here (twenty-seven were subsequently found) and five of my officers severely wounded, besides a large number of non-commissioned officers. Among the severely wounded and who have since died, were the color-bearers and all of the colorguard." The account of affairs on this position of the field cannot be better concluded than by the following of the Compte de Paris: "At last McLaws, seeing Sernmes and Kershaw forced back in disorder by Caldwell, decides to attack the orchard. Sickles has given to Graham the effectives of two brigades to defend it, but it would require strong intrenchments to cover a position so destitute of natCivil War in America III., 623. ural shelter on its two flanks. The Confederates slacken the fire of their artillery; the infantry is in motion Barksdale advances against that one of these two flanks which lies opposite, to the west. Woffbrd, placed in the rear of his right, comes by a half wheel to attack the south front by assisting some of the battalions of Kershaw's Brigade which have not joined in his retreat. Graham, wrapped in a vortex of fire, ...
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