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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 48 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 32 12 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 23 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 15 1 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 8 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 5 3 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 5 1 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 4 0 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
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rmish of last night was quite serious. General Smith directed General Heckman to advance with his brigade to find out what force and position the enemy had in front of his lines on the left. General Heckman pushed forward, driving in their pickets, and skirmishing along the line,lroad embankment, and our forces were received with a volley. General Heckman was wounded in the little finger of his right hand by a Minie hrough his coat, trowsers, saddle flap, and killed his horse. General Heckman opened on them with two pieces of artillery. This the rebels our guns up. The object being simply a reconnoissance, and General Heckman being instructed on no account to bring on a general engagemenring last night trains were heard running up, and this morning General Heckman again advanced down the same road, but did not succeed in peneabout a mile of it. Colonel Burton then fell back. At sunset, Generals Heckman and Brooks were holding the the position to which they had adv
de of the river. As our troops advanced with Heckman's brigade on the right of the pike, the rebel was the thinnest place in our position. General Heckman's brigade of Weitzel's division, in the Eurned the flank of their line of battle. General Heckman's voice was speedily heard calling upon hdy to do his share in battle. In the rear of Heckman's brigade, as a reserve, are two regiments ofom the woods in the rear to the relief of General Heckman. They make a splendid charge upon the ens is to release from three to four hundred of Heckman's men, who are prisoners. Heckman himself, hHeckman himself, however,is carried off. Again the enemy charge with fresh troops, but are repulsed and slaughtered bork having received aid from the fragments of Heckman's crippled force. The attack was not confiand Burnham received the order and obeyed it. Heckman failed, unfortunately, to get it. When, therehire regiments. Lieutenant Wheeler, of General Heckman's staff, was killed. The fog was so de[4 more...]
ger, Assistant Adjutant-General. Charleston, June 14. For some time past it has been known that a batch of Yankee prisoners, comprising the highest rank now in our hands, were soon to be brought hither to share the pleasure of the bombardment. They accordingly arrived on Sunday. We give a list of their names and rank: Brig.-Gen. Seymour, Col. W. C. Lee, Brig.-Gen. Wessels, Col. R. White, Brig.-Gen. Scammon, Col. H. O. Bolinger, Brig.-Gen. Shaler, Col. H. L. Brown, Brig.-Gen. Heckman, Col. E. L. Dana, Col. T. G. Grover, Col. E. Fardell, Col. R. Hawkins, Lt.-Col. E. G. Hays, Col. W. Harriman, Lt.-Col. N. B. Hunter, Col. J. H. Lebman, Lt.-Col. T. N. Higgin botham, Col. O. H. Lagrange, Major J. E. Clarke, Major D. A. Carpenter, Major W. Crandall, Major H. D. Gant, Major J. Hall, Major J. N. Johnson, Major E. W. Bates, Major O. H. Barnes, Major W. Y. Baker, Lt.-Col. E. Alcott, Lt.-Col. J. Potsley, Lt.-Col. A. F. Rogers, Lt.-Col J. H. Bu