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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 4.37 (search)
Memoir of the First Maryland regiment. [written in July 1863.] By General Bradley T. Johnson.
Paper no. 6.
(Conclusion.)
The capture of dispatch Station — behind M'Clellan.
The conduct of the Regiment at Cold Harbor was probably more creditable than any action they ever performed.
The fighting actually done by them really amounted to nothing — nothing in comparison to the gallant dash at Harrisonburg, nor the deadly struggle at Cross Keys where, hour after hour they rolled back the attack of Fremont's regiments in that terrible storm of iron and lead.
Going into action late, over ground filled with dead and wounded, swept on all sides by shot and shell, while battalion after battalion came back in disorder, they moved on unshaken as steadily as iron, silent, steady, and attentive, they obeyed every word of command promptly, and accurately, and at last stormed the strong position of McGee's house at a right shoulder shift arms and without firing a shot.
When the rush of d