as I was concerned. My loss here was very slight. lose, in consequence of having received a wound in the leg. Carolina, on the right, were actively engaged. After reaching the next field, in which the enemy were posted, no attempt was made to advance. My two regiments suffered very severely from direct and flank fire. This continued till about dark, I having previously caused my fire to cease. Colonel Riddick and Lieutenant-Colonel Miller, Thirty-fourth, both received wounds of which they died. Captain Stone, commanding Sixteenth North Carolina, was also wounded. On Friday morning, August twenty-ninth, my In the afternoon, at Ox Hill, the head of the brigade was placed in supporting distance of column coming in contact with the enemy, my Colonel Thomas, with orders to support him, brigade was for a few moments ordered under where it remained until the afternoon. Finally it cover to be in support. Very soon I received seeming to me to be the time to go to his assist- orders from General Jackson to go to the supance, I ordered my brigade forward, moving just port of Colonel Brockenbrough, who reported he to the right of Colonel Thomas. My men moved was hard pressed. I moved forward several forward very gallantly, driving the enemy back hundred yards, when I came in rear of Colonel across the railroad cut, through the woods on the Brockenbrough's brigade, which caused mine to opposite side, and beyond their batteries in the be thrown slightly out of order; two regiments adjoining field. A battery of the enemy, which bearing to the right, and thus getting separated was on the right of this wood, as we advanced, from the others before I saw the trouble. The was flanked by my command, and the cannoneers woods were quite thick; I, however, moved them deserted their pieces. My line was halted on the on, bringing two to the support of Colonel edge of the field in front of the enemy, where I Thomas, and the others to the assistance of Genremained some little while, when, being promised eral Branch, who was some distance to the right. support from one of the staff in some of General My brigade was thus placed between the two aboveJackson's brigades, I crossed the field to attack named brigades, with a short interval in my centhe batteries. My men advanced well, receiving tre. Only the Sixteenth and Thirty-fourth North grape from their batteries; but support being waited for in vain, and seeing columns on my left and right manoeuvring to flank me, I withdrew, and marched back to the railroad cut, a little to the right of the position previously held by General Gregg. General Archer very kindly came forward and relieved me until I could march to the rear and rest my men. I was ordered to my extreme left in reserve, and remained there until the next afternoon, when I was ordered to the right to support some one of General Jackson's brigades. I marched across the railroad embankment, moving obliquely to the left, until I had reached the large field again, in which the enemy were formed. Finding nothing special to do here, unless it was to attack an overwhelming force of the enemy supported very strongly by artillery, I withdrew, after receiving a heavy fire of grape and shell, getting back to the railroad cut about the point I had reached the evening before. I received orders from you to march in conjunction with other troops, particularly with those of General Archer, Colonels Thomas, and Taliaferro. We all advanced together, taking the enemy, as it were, in echelon. We advanced steadily, driving the enemy from the field, through the woods, taking a part of his battery in the field, and the other part in the woods. While advancing through this field, we were exposed to a very heavy enfilade fire from the right. We continued our advance until after dark, when we came in contact with a body of the enemy: each man fired a volley; exchanging a few shots with the enemy, they ran, and we rested for the night. Thus ended the Manassas fight with me. At Harper's Ferry, my brigade was on the left of the division advancing from the point where the railroad and river meet. My brigade advanced within about sixty yards of the breastwork on the west front of Bolivar Heights, having that night exchanged shots with the enemy several times on their way there. Colonel Brewer, next in command of the brigade, at this time did himself great credit in the manner in which he handled it. Being absent when my brigade had reached this advanced position, on my return I ordered it to fall back a short distance, knowing no troops were in a supporting distance. The next morning, according to your order, I moved nearer, under cover, while our artillery played upon the enemy. The artillery ceasing, I, in obedience to previous orders, commenced the advance, but halted on the fire of our artillery opening again. I remained in this position, about one hundred and fifty yards distant from the above-named breastwork, until after the surrender. again, my officers and men behaved finely. At Sharpsburg, on Wednesday, September sixteenth, my brigade was on the right of the division, but not actually engaged, being under fire at long My brigade, with the exception of a few skulk- range of musketry. The next morning I was or ers, behaved with great gallantry on both of these dered to take position between Colonel Brockendays; they could not have behaved better. I brough, on the left, and Colonel Lane, on my cannot particularize at this distant day, but I right. Here we were exposed all day to the ene well recollect that Major Cole, commanding my's sharpshooters, about six hundred yards disTwenty-second, behaved, as he had always done, tant. We remained in this position until late at with great coolness and bravery; also, Captain night. At Shepherdstown, September eighteenth, Stone, commanding Sixteenth North Carolina, and Captain Ashford, commanding Thirty-eighth North Carolina: the latter I had the misfortune to Here, 1862, my brigade formed the left of our division. Advancing to within about three hundred yards, we were opened upon by the artillery from the opposite side of the river, which lasted all day at a Ashford, commanding Thirty-eighth North Carolina, at Manassas Junction and at Manassas, where he was wounded, has entitled himself to notice, as well as promotion, by his uniform bravery and good conduct. Lieutenants Brown and Robinson, also of the same regiment, have attracted my attention more than once, as also Adjutant McIntyre. There are others, too numerous to mention, who have escaped my memory at this late hour. The list of casualties is as follows: After Near Warrenton Springs, Au- 38 300 Respectfully, &c., W. D. PENDER, REPORT OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL LANE. } In conclusion, I would beg leave to bring to the notice of the Major-General the distinguished gallantry and efficiency of First Lieutenant R. A. Brewer, volunteer Aid on my staff, whom I recommend for promotion. I would also beg leave to mention the names of a few whose action entitle them to notice in the Twenty-second. The list will be rather long, as it is upon it and its commanders that I usually call when any Major R. C. Morgan: special and dangerous services are to be perI have the honor to submit the following report formed. Major C. C. Cole, commanding Twenty- of the part taken by this brigade in the various second, always acts with coolness, courage, and engagements from Cedar Run to Shepherdstown, skill; Captain Odell, acting field officer, has inva-inclusive. The report must necessarily be imriably behaved in a highly commendable manner; Captain George Graves, Twenty-second, is mentioned for great gallantry, and for having remained with his company even while very sick; Second Lieutenant David Edwards, of the same regiment, at Manassas, with the help of two men, rushed ahead of the regiment and captured a piece of artillery, when it was on the eve of escaping, having a hand-to-hand engagement with the enemy. At Harper's Ferry he also acted in After a long, rapid, and weary march, we reached such a manner as to be particularly noticed. the battle-field at Cedar Run on the afternoon of Sergeant Oxford, of company H, Twenty-second, the ninth August, and took the position assigned is mentioned for great daring and coolness at us in line of battle by General Branch, in the Shepherdstown; Sergeant Jesse H. Pinkerton is woods, to the left of the road leading to the run, mentioned as always going ahead with the colors, the right of the Thirty-seventh resting on the and by his undaunted courage encouraging oth-road, the Twenty-eighth, Thirty-third, Eighteenth, ers. He is a young man, and mentioned for pro-and Seventh being on its left. The Twentymotion. Captain Stome commanded Sixteenth eighth, Thirty-third, Eighteenth, and Thirty-sevNorth Carolina at Manassas Junction, the two days' fighting at Manassas, and at Ox Hill, until wounded; he behaved with great credit to himself. Lieutenant-Colonel Stome, commanding Sixteenth North Carolina, at Shepherdstown, Harper's Ferry, and Sharpsburg, behaved with great gallantry. Second Lieutenant John Ford, of the same regiment, attracted my attention for his good demeanor in all the battles. Captain perfect, as I was not in command of the brigade until after General Branch's fall, while most of the officers who commanded the different regi-. ments are now absent, and did not leave with the Assistant Adjutant-General any account of the part taken in the various battles by their respective commands. CEDAR RUN, AUGUST 9TH. enth moved cheerfully and irresistibly forward, and in perfect order, through the woods, upon the enemy, who had succeeded in flanking the First (Stonewall) brigade of General Jackson's division, which was rapidly giving way. The enemy's infantry were soon driven from the woods into the field beyond, and both infantry and cavalry were finally driven in great disorder from the scene of action. Many prisoners were taken, and many REBELLION RECORD, 1864. others deserted their colors and voluntarily sur- McIntosh's battery. It lay during the whole of rendered themselves. After advancing in line the day under a very heavy fire of the enemy's beyond Cedar Run, we were half-wheeled to the artillery, but sustained no loss. The Twentyright and marched across the road, through a field eighth and Thirty-third regiments were sent, unof corn and over an open field, until we reached der my command, to support Braxton's and Dathe left of the forces under Brigadier-General W. vidson's batteries, and to prevent, if possible, the B. Taliaferro, where we were halted. It was then destruction of the bridge across the Rappahandark, and the infantry firing had ceased in all nock, near the Warrenton White Sulphur Springs. directions. During the entire engagement, the I threw a portion of the Twenty-eighth far in officers and men behaved as well as could be de-advance into an open field, as far as practicable, sired, notwithstanding the disorderly manner in to act as sharpshooters, and kept the rest of my which some of the troops we were ordered to command sheltered behind a hill. We had only support fell back. heavy shelling all that day. The remaining regi three wounded, although we were under a very ments were also under fire a part of the time. a MANASSAS JUNCTION, AUGUST 26TH. We reached Manassas Junction the morning Lieutenants Dunn and Coltraine, of the First Virginia (Irish) battalion, tendered me their services on the field, as they had been left without a command. I put them in charge of two companies of the Twenty-eighth regiment, previously commanded by Sergeants, and both discharged the duties assigned them only as brave men can do. of the third day after the above shelling. The Our loss was twelve killed and eighty-eight Eighteenth regiment was detached to guard the wounded. I did not see the Seventh regiment captured stores, and the rest of the brigade was after we were ordered forward, and, as Colonel halted not far from the depot, near an earthwork Haywood is absent, I will submit so much of to the left. While resting and awaiting an issue Captain Turner's report as relates to the part of Yankee rations, the enemy were seen advantaken by his regiment in this engagement. cing upon our position in line of battle. General When the brigade moved forward, this regiment, Branch immediately put his command in motion, for causes unknown to the writer, did not move and moved by the flank to the left of a battery for several minutes, and consequently was consid- planted near the earthwork. Our artillery opened erably behind the brigade. We were finally or- upon them, soon put them to flight, and we purdered forward, but had not proceeded more than sued them rapidly, in a diagonal direction, across one hundred yards, when we were halted and the the field in rear of the hospital, and some disline dressed. By this time the brigade was en-tance beyond Bull Run, but never overtook the tirely out of sight. We marched forward, and main body, as the Crenshaw battery advanced were again halted and the line dressed. We more rapidly than we did, and poured charge afnext wheeled to the right and marched into road running nearly perpendicular to our original We succeeded, however, in capturing a large ter charge of canister into their disordered ranks. line of battle. Colonel Haywood, at this point, number of prisoners. left the regiment to look for General Branch. The command then devolved upon Captain R. B. MANASSAS PLAINS, AUGUST 28TH, 29TH, AND 30TH. McRae, who, hearing heavy firing in our front, was just on the eve of ordering the regiment in across Bull Run, on the Stone Bridge road, we were that direction, when Colonel Haywood returned ordered from the road, to the right, into a piece Next day, after marching through Centreville and with orders from General Jackson. We then of woods, fronting a large, open field, in which marched by the right flank to a wheatfield on the one of our batteries was planted. As soon as left of the Culpeper road, and formed on a hill the engagement was opened on our right, Genin rear of and nearly perpendicular to the bri-eral Archer's brigade, which was in front of us, gade, which was then at the bottom of the hill, moved from the woods into the field, up to and and in the same field. We marched forward at to the right of the battery, where it was halted. a double-quick to the support of General Talia- Our brigade also moved a short distance into the ferro's division, which we found engaging a force field in the same direction, when the enemy of the enemy concealed in a cornfield. We fired opened a left enfilade artillery fire upon us. several rounds, when the enemy broke and fled. eral Branch then ordered the Twenty-eighth regiWe pursued them about three quarters of a mile, ment to continue its march, and directed me to taking about thirty prisoners, including two com- halt it in rear of General Archer, while he moved missioned officers, when we were halted by com- the rest of his command some distance to the mand of General Taliaferro, and marched to a point on the Culpeper road, where we joined the brigade, and bivouacked for the night. The regiment sustained a loss of one man killed and one wounded in this action. SHELLING ACROSS THE RAPPAHANNOCK, On Sunday, August twenty-fourth, the Eighteenth regiment was ordered to the support of left. Gen whatever, stood this artillery fire for several hours The whole brigade, with no protection in the open field. The Eighteenth at one time was ordered to the support of General Ewell, and was marched down; but, as the enemy had been driven from the field, it was not put in. None of us were actively engaged that day, and into the woods, into the railroad cut, where we about nightfall the whole command was moved slept upon our arms. Next day we were marched a circuitous route, and brought back into an open field, near the spot where we had spent the night. Captain Crenshaw, who was in command of his battery, in front of us, notified General Branch of the presence of the enemy in our front. Captain Turner, of the Seventh, was immediately sent to the left of the battery, with his company, to act as skirmishers. Soon after, General Branch ordered me to take command of the Twenty-eighth and Thirty-third regiments, and dislodge the enemy, who were in the wood beyond the field of corn. OX HILL, SEPTEMBER 1ST. The ed, and two missing. The pursuit was continued the whole of Sunday, and on Monday afternoon, about four o'clock, we came up with the enemy again at Ox Hill, and Winchester turnpike, when the engagement near Fairfax Court-House, on the Alexandria was immediately opened. This brigade pressed piece of woods to the edge of another field, eagerly forward, through an open field and a where we were for a short time exposed to the enemy's infantry fire, without being able to return On passing beyond the small cluster of woods, it. An attempt was made to flank us on the to the right of the Crenshaw battery, we saw the right, and the Eighteenth regiment was immedienemy retreating in confusion before Captain ately detached from the centre of the brigade, and Turner's skirmishers. We continued to advance ordered to the right, to prevent the movement, until we saw General Gregg's brigade in the which it did, sustaining a deadly fire, unsupwoods to our right. It was here that I learned the enemy was in force in the woods, and that ported. The enemy's direct advance was through a field of corn, in which he sustained great loss, General Gregg had been ordered not to press notwithstanding most of our guns fired badly, them. I deemed it advisable to inform General on account of the heavy rain which fell during Branch of these facts, and was ordered by him the engagement. On learning that our ammunito remain where I was. I had three companies tion was nearly out, General Branch made known at the time deployed as skirmishers along the the fact, and was ordered to hold his position at fence in front of us, and connecting with those the point of the bayonet. We remained where first sent out under Captain Turner. The enemy we were until dark, when the whole command advanced upon General Gregg in strong force fell back to the field in rear of the woods. soon after we halted, and General Branch, with Twenty-eighth, cold, wet, and hungry, was then the rest of his command, advanced to his sup-ordered back to the field of battle to do picket port. The Thirty-seventh first became actively duty for the night, without fires. This engageengaged. The enemy opened a deadly fire upon ment is regarded by this brigade as one of our this regiment. The Eighteenth, under Lieutenseverest. The enemy's infantry used a great ant-Colonel Purdie, and the Seventh, under Cap- many explosive balls. tain McRae, went to its assistance, and the enemy were driven in disorder beyond the railroad cut. The enemy were repulsed in two subsequent attempts to drive these regiments from their positions. The Thirty-third, under Colonel Hoke, also fought well in the woods to the left of these The second day after the engagement at Ox regiments, and once gallantly advanced into the Hill we marched through Leesburg, crossed the open field in front, and drove the enemy back in Potomac into Maryland on the fifth, and moved disorder. Up to this time the Twenty-eighth had in the direction of Frederick, where we remained not been engaged, and as the other regiments Williamsport, and marched on Harper's Ferry, several days. Then recrossed the Potomac at were nearly out of ammunition, General Branch ordered it to join him, intending to make it cover through Martinsburg. The evening of the fourhis front. The order was not delivered propteenth, we advanced down the Winchester and erly, and the regiment went into action to the Harper's Ferry Railroad. The Seventh regiment left of General Field's brigade. It advanced was in advance, and its skirmishers, commanded boldly into the woods, driving the enemy before it, although exposed to a left enfilade and direct fire, but fell back when it found itself alone in the woods and unsupported. The men, however, rallied and re-formed in the centre of the open field, and advanced a second time, when the enemy was not only driven beyond the cut, but entirely out of the woods. Never have I witnessed greater bravery and desperation than was that day displayed by this brigade. We were not actively engaged the next day, but held our position, under a heavy artillery fire and very heavy skirmishing, until late in the afternoon. We then followed up the enemy until about ten o'clock P. M., advancing in line through a body of woods nearly to a large hospital, in which the enemy had left many of his wounded. Our loss in this three days' battle was thirty killed, one hundred and eighty-five wounded, and some missing. HARPER'S FERRY. The remainder of the by Captain Knox, succeeded in driving the ene- SHARPSBURG, SEPTEMBER 1ST. We left Harper's Ferry on the seventeenth of September, and after a very rapid and fatiguing march, recrossed the Potomac, and reached Sharpsburg in time to participate in the fight. The entire brigade was ordered to the right, and manded the eighteenth in most of these engage- on reaching the field, the Twenty-eighth was detached by General A. P. Hill in person, and sent on the road to the left, leading to Sharpsburg, to repel the enemy's skirmishers, who were advancing through a field of corn. The rest of the brigade moved nearly at right angles to our line, and on the enemy's flank. The Thirty-third, Seventh, and Thirty-seventh were the regiments principally engaged. They fought well, and assisted in driving back three separate and distinct columns of the enemy. The Eighteenth was not actively engaged. I was ordered, about sunset, to rejoin the brigade, and on doing so, ascertained that General Branch had been killed. It was after sunset when I assumed command of the brigade. I found the Seventh, Thirty-seventh, and REPORT OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL MCGOWAN. Thirty-third posted behind a stone fence, and the Eighteenth sheltered in a hollow in rear. I ordered the Twenty-eighth to the left of the line, but the order was delivered to the Eighteenth, which was posted to the left behind a rail fence, a portion of it being broken back to guard MAJOR: In compliance with the request of against a flank movement. The Twenty-eighth Major-General Hill to send in a report of all was posted to the left of the Seventh, in the open-military operations in which this brigade was ening caused by the withdrawal of a few Georgia gaged, "from the time when General Lee* took troops. Although annoyed by the enemy's command at Gordonsville, to the time when we sharpshooters, we held our position until or- left the Valley," I have the honor to submit dered to fall back on the night of the eighteenth. the following general statement, which has been We did not cross the river until late next day. General Gregg's, General Archer's, and this brigade formed the rear guard of the army, and were kept in line, facing the enemy, until infantry, artillery, cavalry, wagons, and ambulances had all safely crossed. Our loss in this engagement was one BrigadierGeneral (L. B. O'Branch) killed, twenty others killed, seventy-nine wounded, and four missing. SHEPHERDSTOWN, SEPTEMBER 20TH. On the morning of the twentieth of September we were moved, with the balance of the division, back to the ferry near Shepherdstown. Soon af ter we had taken our position in line, in the field of corn in rear of the wheat stacks, we were ordered to advance in the face of a storm of round shot, shell, and grape. We moved forward in line until we reached General Pender's brigade, sheltered behind the hill in front of the residence near the ferry. Finding that he was outflanked on the left, we then moved by the left until we unmasked his brigade. The men, on reaching the top of the hill, raised a yell and poured a deadly fire into the enemy, who fled precipitately and in great confusion to the river. Advancing at doublequick, we soon gained the bank of the river, and continued our destructive fire upon those who were attempting to regain the Maryland shore at the old dam, just above the ferry. We held our position all that day immediately upon the bank of the other river, though exposed to the heaviest cannonading of the war, and in range of the enemy's sharpshooters, who were posted in strong force on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Our loss, three killed, and seventy-one wounded. HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, A. P. HILL'S Major R. C. Morgan, Assistant Adjutant-Gen eral: delayed on account of the absence of two regiments on fatigue duty. Not having been in command of the brigade, but only of one of its regiments, (the Fourteenth South Carolina volunteers,) during these operations, I have not been able to make such a detailed report of particular events as the subject deserved, but am obliged to content myself with a mere outline of operations — the most important. Would that the lamented General Gregg, lately in command of the brigade, was here to make out the report of achievements in which he performed so large a part himself, and which he could have recorded better than any one else. I understand that the call does not include the Cedar Run or Slaughter Mountain campaign, which this brigade, as part of your division, made under Major-General (now Lieutenant-General) Jackson. CROSSING THE RAPPAHANNOCK. On Saturday, the sixteenth of August, 1862, the second brigade, (Gregg's, now under my com mand,)*A. P. Hill's light division, moved from its bivouac, between Gordonsville and Orange CourtHouse, to Crenshaw's farm, near the Rapidan river, where it remained until the twentieth of August, when, crossing the river at Summersville Ford, we advanced, under the orders of General Lee, against the forces of General Pope, which were occupying the whole country north of that river. The enemy fell back before us through Culpeper County; and we reached the north branch of the Rappahannock at the bridge where the Orange and Alexandria Railroad crosses it, on Thursday, the twenty-first of August. The artillery of the enemy here opened on us across the stream, indicating that he had halted in his retreat, and intended to make a stand there. The brigade slept |