Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-07
"reminiscences of Charlottesville
BY r. 1. HUDelNs,
OF ssth Georgia Resi ment, chanbIee, Ga.

on the morning Of April p. 1863 the
Thirty-eighth Georgia. regiment was
awakened from their slumbers by the
beating Of the long roll" We fell into
line and hastily formed and reported 70
General Gordon. who thanked US for our
promptneSs being the first regiment IN
the brigade 20 respond. The brigade be-
ing formed. we moved out and took po-
sition along the railroad northwest OF
Hamilton's crossing, near Dead Horse
HIM. where Pelham's battery was In po-
sition on the 18th Of December previous.
The THIRTEENTH Georgia regiment OF the
same brigade (GOrdon's1. was on Skin
mlsh line at Deep bottom and the inces-
SAINT crack Of the rife and their yells
told US that they were heavily engaged
and 10 all appearances were holding their
own very we'll capt, w. J.. Mcleod.
commanding the Thirty-eighth Georgia
regiment. detailed me TO return TO our old
camp. hurry up the cooking detail, and
bring them and all others who were not
excused by the surgeon. up on the firing
line. as all would be needed to success
fully oppose Fighting joe HOoker's ter
-fble advance. on the way back we pass
ed TIilrs division coming up. and all NOV
ing TO the left IN the direction Of Chan
cellorsville After we returned without
detail General Gordon came walking
along our line and said: Boys. we are
NrE0rElHnE
GeOrgia expects OF you? for every man TO
do his duty"
Sharp skirmishing still continued all
dav. portfon Of Hays Louisiana bril-
rade and part OF the Thirty-eighth Geor-
ria regiment REINFORCED the skirmisners
along the telegraph road in front OF Deep
bottom where General Sedgewfch was
endeavoring to throw his pontoon bridge
across the Rappahannock river.
After crossing the river the enemy
formed their lire near the brick house
and STAYED there all night. After dark
some of our skirmishers crawled down 70
the brick house above referred 70 and
while the Yankees were calling the roll
they (our boysl stepped into the house
from the back way and brought out all
the haversacks belonging to the Yankees
which they (our slxirmishers) had time TO
get They returned to their positions
along the telegraph road and said: Boys,
the Yankees. are down there by the
thousands and these well filed haver-
sacks are the best proof Of It,. have
forgotten the names of the men who did
this, and IL any OF them see this please
answer me as above. The next day GEN
eral Sedgewick crossed a portion OF his
troops into Fredericksburg and drove
General Barksdale's Mississippi brigade
out OF the fortihcations I'm front of the
town. That night General Gordon moved
up in front Of Fredericksburg and formed
his brigade north of the telegraph. road,
near Lees hill. just south Of Wellborn's
mill. on Hazel run. The next morning
General Gordon sent me out as scout 10
locate the position OF the enemy and to re-
port as early as possible. found the
enemy in a strong position along Hazel
run. AS returned / met the Thirty-first
Georgia regiment deployed as skirmishers
already advancing. i reported TO General
IL IL
said TO join the Thirty-first on the left I
did so. We CROSSED Hazel run under
hot fire from the Twentieth and Twenty
first New York regiments. who were de-
ployed to oppose our advance. We drove
them up Marie's hin and passed through
the Marie house yard. Colonel thinner
man. commanding, was mortally wound
I'd and fell Into our hands, and died the
next day. We now had retaken the posi-
ton which General Barksdale had lost,
and we held Il until late in the evening
when Captain w. c. Matthews called
Attention" and gave the order about,
face; forward, double-Quick; march," and
instantly all the guns across the river on
stafford's heights opened fire with deadly
aim. The bursting Of the shells and
shrieks Of the wounded was terrible.
Our line was now west of Fredericks-
burg going north in the direction OF the
river Sometime after dark. as we had
driven everything from our front, we
halted and the line was put in shape and
the skirmishers were thrown out and that
night General Hooker with the remnant
Of his army. minus the killed. wounded
and captured, recrossed the Rappahan-
mock river, having signally failed to take
Richmond. Below I Will General HoOker's
Official dispatch OF the battle Of Chancel-
louisville from a Confederate standpoint,
which we sung on all occasions afterward
when IN q singing mood. Old soldiers Of