The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-02-05
Last Days of Harris Brigade.


Foote. in series Of articles (closing
with the issue of October Sth, 1884 },
contributed to the Clarion, on the
Last Days Of Harris Brigade, "
does me injustice in his account OF
the engagement at Hatcher's Run
and at Fort Gregg. 1t. Col. Man
love as gallant a soldier as ever
drew blade in any cause), is placed
by Mr.. FoAte in command of the
18th Mississippi Regiment at
Hatcher's Ran, and Capt A. K
Jones (the present efficient Chan
Gerry Clerk Of Claiborne county,.
in command of the same Regiment
at Fort Gregg. With The exception
of three 1.-TWO on leave to visit my
brother, DR.. b. L. Applewhile, now
of Dexter, Texas, who had
been returned to Richmond, Va,
fr, m Point Lookout, Maryland, and
was sick in the hospital and not ex-
pected to recover, and the day after
the engagement at Hatcher's Run
where | received a severe confusion
from spent bail on the inside OF
the right knee JOINT, at the close of
the engagement, which disabled me
! for marching on foot for few
days l commanded the l2th Mis-
sissirpi Regiment from the morning
Of December Sd, 1864, until the
capture of the Regiment at Fort
Gregg.
/ As to the capture Of 1t. Col.
! Manlove at Hatcher's Run, Mr.
Foote should know, if he was with
/ his command, that Col. Manlove
was with his own Regiment in that
/ fight, and was Wounded and captur-
ed Ivy the Federals, on tie day alter
the engagement, on the skirmlsh
/ line.
1t. Co. Thomas r. Manlove, OF
the 4Sth Mississippi Regiment, was
placed in conmard hy Gen. n. H..
Harris, of the 18th Mississippi Regi-
ment, a few days after the fight at
the Yellow Tavern on the Weldon
Railroad, August 2lst, 1864; (in
! which action was Wounded through
the thigh). and continued III com
mand until the morning OF the 81 oi
/ December following, when. in neat
address to the Regiment, ite.ingly y
and gracefully delivered, he turned
the command over To this writer.
Mr.. FoOtc commits some incnn
sistences in his otherwise well
written articles, two f which | will
notice. In writing OF the arrival al
Amelia Court House, he says: 81
succeeded in gaining re-mount here
in place Of mine killed under Inc a,
Fort Gregg" Many gallant men
yielded up their lives at Fort Gregg,
but not solitary horse, (there were
none there to kill} When the 18th
Mississippi Regiment, commanded
by Ii. Col James II. Duucan, OF The
10Th Mississippi Regiment, and the
18th Mississippi Regiment, com
manded by myself, took position in
Fort Gregg, we found Major-General
Wilcox in the Fort, Win, after or
deriug US to hold the Fort 10 the
last extremity, retired, and with him
The last horse that had occupied the
Fort. In his closing article in III"
issue of Octnber 9Th, 1884, he says
Before me lies q piece Of the battle
flag OF the 4Sth Regiment. 1t has II
bullet hole through it, received at
Fort Gregg The 4Sth Regiment
WAS at Fort Whitworth, and not in
Fort Gregg. The 18th and 10TH
Regiments were without cOlors.
Color bearer Jarvis "t the 18th Resi
mcnt, was captured in the action at
the Yellow Tavern. August 2lsl,
1864; and cOncealing the flag on his
person until after dark, divided IL
among his captured comrades. How
the 10th Regiment lost ills flag do
not know. That the 18th and 18th
Regiments would have defended
Fort Gregg as well as the l2th and
10Th Regiments, / have no doubt,
had their positions been reversed.
All were gallant Regiments, and
shared together the dangers and
hardships of many ardnous cam
paigns.
For the correctness Of my state
ments, | refer MIR. Foote to Captain
A. X. Jones, of Port Gibson, who
was captured with the writer at Fort
Gregg, and to Gen. N. Ii. Harris, OF
Wick sbnrg, on whose staff he states
he was temporarily on the 2d OF
April, 1865, when Fort Gregg was
captured.
Very Respectfully,