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The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Turning Point in Bragg's late defeat — the breaking of the "Left Centre." (search)
cover of two high points which jutted out from the top of the ridge--one in front of Anderson's, and the other in front of Deas's brigade. Soon we saw the enemy slowly crawling up at these two points in immense numbers. The men on the right of my rpoint, broke and fled in confusion down the hill. Gen. Anderson, commanding the division, was at this time in the rear of Deas's brigade. Gen. Manigault sent Capt. Walker to inform him that the enemy had carried the hill in front of his brigade, coieces upon our brigade. Several shots were fired from them down our line, and by this time we had the top of the ridge in Deas's front, and his brigade began to break to the rear. Still our brigade stood firm and kept back the enemy in our front. r right. The right of my regiment was the last to leave, and when it did, the whole of Anderson's brigade on our left and Deas' on our right, had gone, and the enemy had planted his colors all along the line. Companies R, C, and C, came very near b