Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

needing a c9mplcte rest TO allow him
70 regain his strength The matter for
this week was in the nature Of reserve
copy
nsrx-iaIs'.. rs.-y'. and Davis Brsxades
at c-tty-bur<.
The following correspondence and
data make an important contribution
10 state history. and will be Of special
interest to the survivors Of the COM
mands named:
~GErrrsRrRa. Pa. March .. taol.
"Nr DEAR Coz PowKR-As the Com
fed-rate member otthe Gettysburg Bat
tletield and Park Commission IL falls 20
my lot 90 prepare the Inscriptions 10 be
placed on the historical tablets which
the government is erecting 10 the Con-
fe,ierate troops on this aeld. Can you
procure and send 20 me the number Of
men in that brigade at Gettysburg I
shall be greatly obliged 10 have this
soon. for we wish % erect the tablet To
that brigade among others. this spring.
II contained four regiments-the 18th,
tTth. 18th and 2ist.
Il should like. also, 70 have the num-
her az Gettysburg in Posey's brigade
composed OF the 18th. 18TH. 18th and
sath regiments. Aud also the number
in the I'd. tIth aud SD regiments Of
Davis brigades (which also had the s5th
North Carolina in il. whose numbers
have.l
No troops were better or braver
than the Missis~ippians. used 10 fight
with the "a and tlth regiments in Bees
aud Laws brigadr=. Yours truly.
''WN NJ RoBuISs. Maj. 4th Ala
None of the official reports of tiettys-
burg give the total strength Of the
Mississippi brigades as they entered the
light. But very fortunately we have a
copy Of the Mobile Evening News Of
sept. II. Isds, that contains the desired
information in the following very in
teresting communication:
"ESrERFRIsE. MISS, sept ;. Issa
Ma EDrroR. The following cirrum-
stances attending the fall Of Brig ten.
William BLrSsiale. at the battle %,
Gettysburg related by his adiutant
general. captain John A Bardsdale,
viii be of interest 20 his friends.
ten. Barkssiale was struck twice
frs; in the shoulder and afterwar,l in
TO Boyd a courier. / AN killed. Tell
my wife and children that died fight
ing at my post Just at this time Boyd
was wounded in the leg. which made II
impossible for him 10 render Gen.
Barksdale anv assistance He. there
fore, left him, the enemy not being
more than twenty yards distant. The
eause'of my not being with him ~ the
time he was shot is. that about tfty
yards from where he was struck my
horse was killed under me. was -ith
him at the time and remarked - him
that I was on foot. He told me 20 90
back 10 a battery, about 80 yards. and
order it to the front. This did. and
returned as rapidly as possible When
within forty yards OF the brigade saw
Gen. Barksdale's horse gallopiug over
the field without rider. and ths. men
vaneing. To 70 TO him was impossible -
The last words Of this ardent patriot.
gallant nan and dying hero that ever
fell upon the ears OF his own country
men should nerve and incite them -
his own high standard OF duty. =
The ordeal through which hts brigade
passed in this fight NAV be Judged " hen
IT is told that of 1870 bayonets carried
into IL. TO were lost IN killed. wounded
and missing ". r Il.
W. r. b are the initials Of VIM. f.
BariXsdale, and he doubtless obtained
the figures quoted IN the letter from
which the foregoing extract was
copied.
Having referred Mai. Robbins letter
10 Mr.. Allen J. Hooker. he says:
=. The official reports do not give
the numbers in Mississippi hrigades.
Il is possible that some OF the survivors
may be able 70 furnish this. / copy
the casualties At Gettysburg.
B&rs.a.I-'. Brigade.
| Killed. staff. /.
18th Mississippi: Killed es. wounded
I39-total. los.
nth Mississippi: Killed 20. wounde,
ie0-totaI. 200.
18th Mississippi: Killed Is. wounde,
s2-total, 100.
e1st Mississippi: Killed Is, wounde,
s7-total. los.
Grand totals: Killed los, wounde,
$50. captured and missing 9a; total T45
Ragaged in battle of July I'd.
Possy'sBrig.d-.
Isth Mississippi. Killed o. wounded
total. I.
10Th Mississippi: Killed .. wounded /
total. 10.
18th Mississippi; Killed :. wounded 2
total ~.
4sth Mississippi: Killed s, wounded =
total. 80
Grand totals: Killed y, wounded II
total, 81.
Engaged on July ID; held in reserv
on Sd.
Davis Brigade
I'd Mississippi: Killed 20, wounded IS
total. a3a.
nth Mississippi: Killed 81, woundes
IT0-totaI, COZ
42d Mississippi: Killed so. wounde,
205-total. a65-
55th North Carolina: Killed 80, wound
ed 15s-total, 1893.
Grand totals: Killed $50, wounde,
TT; total. s9T-
This brigade was engaged first an
third days, July and 8.
The brigade casualties ut Gettysbur,
give Mississippi first and fourth places
l. Pettigrew's North Carolinians.
9. DAVIS Mississippians.
3. Daniels North Carolinians-
4. Barksdale's Mississippians.
Dr.. J. r Prince. Captain 11th Missi:
sippi, in letter TO this writer, state
! that Lieut.. Hester, who was capture
: at the stone wall, informed him tha
during his imprisonment a reputaol
1 L y 81