. Four years in the Stonewall Brigade [electronic resource] . ounded ourbrigadier, Gen. Walker, and demoralized thebalance of the division. All that escaped hadto run for it some distance, but were soonrallied by Gen. Gordon, who took command andformed into line. The troops from the rightand left of our line closed in and checked theenemy until Hills and Longstreets corps cameup, when the enemy were driven back, and partof the works regained, but the battle raged withgreat fury at that point from daylight untildark ; bullets rained and shells shrieked but wenever did recover all our lines, nor
. Four years in the Stonewall Brigade [electronic resource] . ounded ourbrigadier, Gen. Walker, and demoralized thebalance of the division. All that escaped hadto run for it some distance, but were soonrallied by Gen. Gordon, who took command andformed into line. The troops from the rightand left of our line closed in and checked theenemy until Hills and Longstreets corps cameup, when the enemy were driven back, and partof the works regained, but the battle raged withgreat fury at that point from daylight untildark ; bullets rained and shells shrieked but wenever did recover all our lines, nor our artillery. The enemy had the key to our position, andif they had not been checked there by the mostdesperate righting on record, the whole of Leesarmy would have been routed, and General Leeknew it. He came dashing up to take the headof the troops in a charge, knowing full well thatthe men would follow him any place he went ;but the soldiers caught him and held him back,when General Gordon rode up and made him goback, saying: General Lee, you must goto. W\ IS a THE STONEWALL BEIGADE. 333 the rear ; we are Virginians and Georgians, andwe vvill recover your lines, wont we, boys?They answered with a yell, when Gordon tookthem to the front, and General Lee was forcedto the rear. Sergeant Will Montgomery was captured, andJames Gaither, after getting out some distance,as he turned around to look at the enemy, wasstruck by a ball in the eye and fell dead. Thatwas two more of Company A gone, which leftbut two in ranks. I was going to the front that morning withrations, but the fight opened before we gotthere. The firing with small arms was kept upduring the whole night, and we had to form anew line across the angle and work all nightthrough a thicket of pines. Some were buildingbreastworks, cutting down trees, which fell inevery direction, some carrying them and pilingthem up, others with picks, shovels, bayonets andtin-cups throwing up earth on top of the logs, itbeing at the sam
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