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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Wee Nee volunteers of Williamsburg District, South Carolina, in the First (Hagood's) regiment. (search)
lt and armed exclusively for operations against a fleet. On the 11th of July the enemy attempted to carry Wagner by assault, but failed. On the 18th, as I have already said, a much more vigorous and determined attempt was made. They were repulsed with great slaughter, though this attempt came near being successful. Some of the assailants actually got into the work, but were either driven out, killed or captured. Finding that Wagner could not be carried by assault, General Gilmore, on the 19th, commenced a system of regular approaches. His first parallel was thirteen hundred and thirty yards from our works. On the night of the 23d of July the second parallel was completed, six hundred yards in advance of the first. About the 9th of August a third parallel was constructed, at a distance of five hundred yards from the fort. On the 21st of the same month the fourth was completed, about three hundred yards from the fort, and approaches were commenced for the fifth. Behind the thir
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Captain James T. Hunter, Commanding Fourth Texas regiment in the battle of Chickamauga. (search)
n James T. Hunter, Commanding Fourth Texas regiment in the battle of Chickamauga. in the field near Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 28th, 1863. Lieutenant Kerr, A. A. A. General: During the absence of my seniors in command, the duty devolves upon me of making a report of the part enacted by the Fourth Texas regiment on Saturday and Sunday, the 19th and 20th September, 1863. Therefore, I have the honor to respectfully submit the following: At 3:30 P. M., on the evening of the 19th, the brigade was ordered forward, we occupying our natural position in line of battle. We had advanced but a short distance when we met quite a number of men returning (command not known). Soon after a sharp fire commenced on the left of the brigade, and extended down the line to the right. Up to the time we met this line, our progress had not been impeded except by a line of skirmishers and a heavy fire of grape and canister. The regiment moved up in fine style, and met and charged the en
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Captain T. T. Clay, Commanding Fifth Texas regiment in the battle of Chickamauga. (search)
Report of Captain T. T. Clay, Commanding Fifth Texas regiment in the battle of Chickamauga. headquarters Fifth Texas regiment, On Battlefield, September 21st, 1863. To Lieutenant JNo. W. Kerr, Acting A. A. G.: Sir,—Major J. C. Rogers and Captain J. S. Cleveland having been wounded in the actions of the 19th and 20th instant, the former upon the first day, and the latter upon the last day, the duty devolves upon me therefore to make the report of the part taken by the Fifth Texas regiment in the late engagement. I have the honor therefore to submit the following: At 3 o'clock P. M. Saturday, the Fifth Texas regiment, under the command of Major Rogers, being in line of battle, was ordered forward through a thick wood on a side hill, and just before we struck the flat some of our men were struck down by the shells of the enemy, but we pressed forward, and on the edge of the woods, bordering the road to Chattanooga, we encountered the enemy in force. They delivered but on