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menced to fall back, recrossing the field, and, in doing so, this gallant officer received a severe wound in the fleshy part of the thigh. When Captain Cleveland moved off to join the brigade, he left me and some twenty- five or thirty officers and men to hold in check the enemy that were then making their appearance in this quarter. This we did, and, at the same time, drove a body from their breast- works near by, causing them to set fire to them and their knapsacks. We here took several prisoners, and three pieces of artillery. The artillery we held until the Eighth South Carolina came up and a brigade was brought up by General Law, when we were ordered to join our brigade on the left. I was then put in command of the regiment, and we were shortly moved to the right, where we were held until nearly night, when we were carried forward to the left, and our brigade took possession of the heights, relieving General Ker- shaw's brigade, the enemy, in the meantime, evacuating the field. We had one officer killed and seven wounded, twelve non-commis- sioned officers and privates killed, eighty non-commissioned officers and privates wounded, and twelve missing, making our total loss, in killed, wounded and missing, one hundred and twelve, a list of which

has already been furnished.

T. T. CLAY,

Captain Commanding Fifth Texas Regiment.

The Twentieth Georgia Regiment at the Battle of Chickamauga.

The Twentieth regiment of Georgia volunteers reached the vicinity of Ringgold on the night of the I7th of September, 1863. Early on the morning of the i8th it moved along with the brigade to the suburbs of that place, and there remained until about sunset, when we were marched to a point near Reed's bridge, going into bivouac about 12 o'clock that night. The morning of the igth we crossed at Reed's bridge, and, bearing to the left, took position in front of what I think was the position occupied by Walker's division of reserves. About 2 o'clock P. M. we advanced upon the enemy, and soon became hotly engaged. The enemy slowly gave way before us, for a distance of two miles or more, until our line had crossed, nearly at right angles, the main public road leading from Lafayette, Geor. gia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. In the farther edge of this road, near a small framed house, had been planted a battery of four guns. The enemy succeeded in carrying back his cannon, caissons, etc., by