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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Second battle of Manassas. (search)
ontradiction of his promulgations is set down at the North as a Rebel lie. But I propose that what I am going to say in just praise of that most gallant charge of Reno's division, to which General Longstreet's article has done gross injustice, shall be a setoff to any suspicion of a want of true loyalty on my part. It may be cape of the scar of a wound on my right hand, which is staring me in the face as I write this, and which was received in retaking our lines which had been broken by Reno's men after they had been repulsed by General Longstreet's artillery. The facts of the case are about as follows: The lines of Jackson and Longstreet formed s too deep to fight from, and the Louisiana brigade took position beyond it, behind the dirt which had been thrown out and which formed an excellent breastwork. Reno's men, advancing under the fire of our artillery, fought the Louisianians until the ammunition of the latter was exhausted, and then drove them back into the deep