. New history of the 99th Indiana Infantry : containing official reports, anecdotes, incidents, biographies and complete rolls . be made. Hastily forming Gibsonsand Bakers brigades, both of which had fought withgallantry and lost one-half of their original numbers, inrear; the firing on my left having ceased, I notified Lieu-tenant-General Lee, commanding corps, of my positionand awaited orders. * * * * Soon after dark thetroops were moved back through the breast-works nearthe city and on a new^ position on the left of the Records, Serial 74, page 821. Thus ended the last great charge
. New history of the 99th Indiana Infantry : containing official reports, anecdotes, incidents, biographies and complete rolls . be made. Hastily forming Gibsonsand Bakers brigades, both of which had fought withgallantry and lost one-half of their original numbers, inrear; the firing on my left having ceased, I notified Lieu-tenant-General Lee, commanding corps, of my positionand awaited orders. * * * * Soon after dark thetroops were moved back through the breast-works nearthe city and on a new^ position on the left of the Records, Serial 74, page 821. Thus ended the last great charge of General Hoodsforces during that campaign. The brave men of theConfederate army began to see, even the humblest ofthem, how utterly useless it was to charge upoc theworks of the Union forces, and when another attemptwas made at Jonesboro on the 31st of August, many ofthe troops refused to do so. Colonel Bushrod Jones, who commanded HoltzclawsBrigade August 31st at Jonesboro, says of the attackthere: At the appointed signal for the advance themen and officers generally moved forward with spirit Battle of Ezra Chapel. 115. ISRAEL MINNIE, COMPANY D. 1898. and enthusiasm and in very good order. After advanc-ing- about 200 yards I met the first line; repulsed withdisorder and confusion after a very short contest, andthen an open space of about 300 yards intervenedbetween the brigade and the works of the enemy. Theline continued to advance with good order and muchenthusiasm. Unfortunately, just as the line arrived atthe line of railpiles, about forty yards in front of theenemys line, the line halted without orders and the mensought shelter behind these piles, throwing the line indisorder. I used every effort in my power to reform theline and to urge the men forward to take the works infront, but without effect. I held this advanced positionuntil all the troops within sight of my left had been 116 New History of the Ninety-Ninth Indiana Infantry. repulsed, and until I saw that it w
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