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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Official reports of the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
most instantly killed. The colors were then taken by Sergeant W. S. Evans, of company F, who planted them defiantly in the face of the foe during the remainder of the fight, always advancing promptly to the front when the order was given. The general conduct of officers and men was beyond all praise. J. C. Rogers, Major Commanding Fifth Texas Regiment. Report of Colonel V. H. Manning, Third Arkansas regiment. regimental headquarters, Near Hagerstown, Md., July 8th, 1863. Lieutenant Kerr, A. A. A. G. Robertson's Brigade: Lieutenant,—I have the honor to report the part taken by this command in the recent battle near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: About four o'clock on the evening of the 2d July I was ordered to move against the enemy, keeping my right well connected with the left of the First Texas regiment, and hold my left on the Emmettsburg road, then some two hundred yards in my front and out of view. Upon reaching this road, I discovered, from the direction the di