The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-04
ANDERSON'S BRIGADE AT GAINES
MILL.

Editor Confederate Veteran:
In tho February issue OF your excel
lent magazine | find tho report Of
Federal soldicr as to the part borne b,
his brigade ON the extreme left Of tnci
line at the bnttlc Of Gaines Mill, Va.
on the 9th OF June, 1862. AS | was
member Of the Palmetto Sharp Shoot
crs, which captured the Nag OF the
sixteenth Michigan to which Mr.
Lacltio belonged, | will give you ,
brief account OF the action OF II. II
AnGorson's brigade in that light. MIR
lackic is mistaken in saying that Col
Micah jenkins (n0L jennings as he has
iO was in command Of tho brigade, IL
will appear later on. Anderson
brigade was composed Of South Caro-
linians, and the five regiments arc
properly designated, except that the
Fourth was only battalion at tnat
time. The Second ltillcs had arrived
only few weeks before from South
Carolina, and was participating for
the first time in an engagement. This
brigade vas one Of three forming Long
streets original division as it was or
ganizCd at Ccutcrvillc, and had been
hclu III reserve all the afternoon. Cen.
LohgStrcet says IL was near sund0wn
when this reserve was sent forward to
reclaim inc DAY winch WAS then well
nigh lost, but the intense fighting had
| thinnud the cncmy's ranks and foulcd
'hclr gums so SrcaIiy that our last
charSc won the hclu, which gave the
victory 10 inc Conlcdcratcs ana com
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Gen. Anderson with the gallant
| olHIh, inc second lNhcs ana thc lth
oaII"'loh moved stralghI forward Tor
scVfr"i h"hdreu yards alter VIC reached
INC open on inc crest OF the MI, an"
| nc had directed Coz. Micah jenkins, OF
inc iaimeIlo oharp shooters, to take
MS own command ana the fllth >. q.
uhucr VOL JACKSON, ana move towards
VIC Nhich""oipy, IN orucr 10 proIcct
Inc rIHhI hahk ol Lees army. IL was
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