Page:Southern Historical Society Papers volume 13.djvu/417

 416

Southern Historical Society Papers.

Report of Casualties.

Brigade.

Strength.

Killed.

Wounded.

Missing.

Total.

Johnson's

869

28

271

08

Greerer's. .

I 3^2

IOQ

A7A.

18

6y/ 601

McNair's

I 2O7

CI

n6

64

A CT

Total

-3 4.28

1 88

i 081

180

T /MO

REPORT OF CAPTAIN R. J. HARDING, COMMANDING FIRST TEXAS.

FIRST TEXAS REGIMENT,

September 26th, 1863.

The regiment moved forward about 3:30 P. M., throwing out Company I as skirmishers. After advancing about two hundred yards, a report came from the commander of the skirmishers that the enemy was advancing on our left flank. The regiment was im- mediately marched by the left flank to meet their advance. We found them posted in large numbers in a ravine covered by thick undergrowth. We immediately charged them, killing a Colonel, and driving them across a field which was a few hundred yards in advance. The regiment advanced to a road, name not known, where we lay for some time under a heavy fire of grape and canis- ter from a battery about two hundred yards in advance. Seeing that we were about to be flanked, right and left, we fell back to the ravine under cover of a hill in the rear of the road occupied by the regiment. We remained there until withdrawn for the night.

September 2Oth. The regiment moved forward in line of battle about noon, through a wood into a field, the enemy throwing both shells and grape upon us from a battery on an elevated position. After entering the field we changed front forward on first battalion, directing our march upon a wooded hill occupied by the enemy. Advancing at a quick time, we drove the enemy from his position to another hill in front of the one from which he had been driven. At this point we received a very destructive fire from some regiment