The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
THIRD REGIMENT ALABAMA
 INFANTRY IN THE CIVIL WAR
Gallant Officers and Brave Men Who Fought for Their Country and Homes Hard
 ships and Battles.

tWelke months.
 Before daylight Sunday morning orders
 were received to move forward. and in
 a short time the Regiment rested on
 the redoubt that had been so gallantly
 quiet. and norling to indicate the pres
 ence of an enemy, save the ravages of
 the bloody fight Saturday. Resting in
 this position, orders were received about
 o'clock by General Malone, to throw
 his brigade into the woods to the left of the Williamsburg Road, and to form into
 ilne of battle. By the carelessness or
 stupidity of some one, no intimation was
 given of the proximity of the enemy--in
 fact. it was generally understood that , they had been driven a mile beyond the point the day previous.
 In obedience to instructions, however. the line was quickly formed. and the Knowledge of the enemys presence was
 only gained from the regiment that had l moved in ahead, and to the right of the brigade, and which had been fired upon by the enemy while their guns were
 stacked, and the men were lying down
 resting. Then came a we'll directed vol
 ley which played sad havoc in the ranks
 of the Third. Nothing daunted. it moved steadily on, the order to fix bayonets.
 charge" was given by the gallant Lo-
 max, and the men pressing forward drove
 the enemy ahead of them in confusion.
 through a dense thicket and abatis. This
 line fell back on a second, drawn up on
 the side of hill and separated from
 the Confederate troops by a ravine.
 t1nQ1ES IL lmDOSSlDIe to ulSiOuSe lHSIU, and supports failing to come up on the
 right and left, Colonel Lomax gave the
 order to lie down. In this position the
 regiment fought for nearly two hours.
 small body of men, moved his troops so as to enfilade From both hanks, and lthe regiment was withdrawn under or ders. to prevent capture and destruc~ tion.
 In this short space of time. 197 officers and men were placed hors du combat. The boast and pride of the Regiment lay q corpse, not 2O0 yards in its front, and | the position held by the enemy. mum Der of men went forward to recover his body but most of them were either | killed, wounded or captured. and the effort had to be abandoned. No officer ever commanded a body of men who had
 In greater degree the love, confidence l and respect of all than Colonel Lomax. l It was a sad day to them, and his loss l could scarcely have been felt more by | his nearest and dearest relatives In | his death Alabama lost one of her 1nost l distinguished citizens, the Confederacy | an officer of great gallantry and military l attachments, and the regiment devoted friend and leader. His son. Hon. Ten | rent Lomax of Montgomery. is noble
 representative of this gallant leader.
 There, too, the gallant Mayse, Johnson.
 Brown and Ellis fell; fit company to fol-
 low the spirit of the dauntless Eomax 1 to that bourne from whence. no tray
 eler returns Capt. Wat Ried Phelan was severely wounded n tnis ensase- l ment.
 l After this battle Mahone's Brigade.
 was sent to the Charles City Road, where
 it remained on outpost duty. About the
 middle of June, orders from the AdJutant | Generals office, requiring troops from the same State to be brigaded- together, 1 compelled the Regiment to sever those | ties of friendship and esteem which had | bound them to General Malone. and the splendid Virginia troops under his com | nlau1. The 1zth Mississippi, then in | RGde's Brigade, was sent to Mississapp!
 organization, and the 3d Alaoama or l dered to supply it's place. Tho Regiment | pet:tioned to retain it's former position. l against q change of brigade comlnai . | CTS, a request which could not be com | piled with A few days after this change | it became evident that important events were about to transpire. and the mast erly campaign of the seven days bat 1 ties around Richmond was opened on | the 18th day of June The regiment play
 ed it's part at Mechanicsville. Cold liar | bor and Bottoms Ridge, and on the | tst day of July was hurried into that | slaughter Den, Malvern Hill without line
 or order. although the gallant Gen. John | E. Gordon-then Colonel of the 6th Ala l bama, and commanding the brigade
 pr 1tested against putting his men into action until his line had been formed: 1 In this battle the regiment lost Ol Killed and wounded. Returning to Rich mond after a week of severe trials, ex. posture and suffering, not more than 1S0 l men could be mustered for duty; but 1 the convalescent wounded from the bat l tie of Seven Pines, and sick from the | different hospitals. soon swelled the
 ranks to over 300 for duty.
 The fight at Malvern Hill proper was
 the bloodiest and most fruitless of the
 war. and the officer who commanded that l portion of the line will never be for | gotten by any under his orders: As far | as the division to which the Third was
 attached was concerned, it made a dcs- | perate, but under tlic circImFtarce5.
 homeless sacrifice. Rodes Brigade, com
 manded by Colonel lsnce Brigadier, Ma
 the right of 1t, and the Third the right
 of this brigade Under order from Major
 General l.. IT. Hill, the regiment was
 deployed to the right under orders to | feel for General Holmes division. (not | General Huger's, as has often been er- | roneously stated). but failing to discover
 any troops in this direction. was moved
 forward several hundred yards. when II
 discovered the enemy on it's immediate | flank, and 1t over d half mile from the
 rest of the division and brigade. A rapid movement to the left soon filled l up the gap. and formed in column of | regiments. the Comand Stoud Ender au
 artillery fire of about sixty guns W here
 It sec ned If nothing could live until | the murderous and hopeless charge was | ordered which resulted so ttS9strouSiy to
 the division. The mon displayed for | titude anG courage which entitle them | to the admira ton of tine whole world. | But II was uP3rlN bought OuI Ol s9a | officers and men in the Third alone, 207 l fell killed or wounded. including seven | color-bearers. Under ordinary clrcuIn- | stances it would be invidious. where i such universal gallantry Was displayed 1 tn mention names. but here was one mo- 1 ble youth who fell with his face to the | enemy, at least forty yards in front of
 the entire Confederate line. whose char | acter and courage will ever live in the
 memory of those who survived the bloody | day at Malvern Hill. His name was t 1 G. Stewart of Co. A. and his distiE- | guished gallantry was the remark of the | entire command.
 l Nothing of special interest occurred, | except an alarm ocCasioned by McClel- ! lans weak attempt nt a show of strength l in attacking our pic6ets at Malvern Hiii' ! until the 18th of August, when the reg ] imenI with the rest of the brigade re- l ceived marching orders to support Gen. | Ste uewall Jackson in his operation 5 1 against General Pope. The diVisi n CD.
 IF HiII's1 was kep. well on the left flank | of the army, between it and the Orange | and Alexandria Railroad, end conse- | uuentIy did not get in time to partici- | nate in either of the battles of Cedar | Run or Second Manassas. A few days l after those battles the army took up l farttrWards Lieutenant GcneiaD Cor | don, commanding tine brigade made a | stirring speech to the msn, saying that l Alaba mians had been selected to cross l the Potomac first and plant the bonnie | blue flag in the enemYs territory Be | ing in the advance that day. the Sd Ala l blma was the first 10 cross the river. | amid the deafening shouts and cheers of l the men. Captain Simpson, of the Gulf ! City Guards, Co. E. was ordered by Col 1 onel Gordon, commanding the brigade,