The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

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 On the 18th the regiment wss relieved from duty n the city, and ordered [" rejoin the brigade then on the march to Shippensburg and Carlisle. At the iadter ci place halt was made until the Soth. when the march was again resumed on the Baltimore Pike. through Papertown and Petersburg, taking the Gettysburg lIeidelburg. At o'clock on the list of July the division muv.d on the Cham bersburg road to Middletown. and took the Gettysburg road again at this place. announced the appearance of the enemy. , Artillery and staff officers were hur- risd to the front. and It was evident there was hot work ahead. Tho line was and moved forward nearly mile. where 1t was halted under heavy artillery fire, in support of Colonel Carter's bat teries. The 3d Alabama was at that the left of General Iverson's brigade. Gen. Rodes gave the order in person to march the regiment back about 2W yards to connect with Daniels Brigade. keep connected with it. The latter part of this order was again repeated by him a short time afterwards. Being in the woods, the rest of the Brigade on tho side of a hill, the other regiments com posing it could not see the Third. when 1t moved at the order taken up from Daniers Brigade. Disconnected from the other regiments. it moved with Gen. eral Daniels as ordered, and 1t was not discovered until the men were under heavy musketry fire, that they were sep The proffer being dcclfnsA it was deter Iasoi Witn two e'tsf of the @ iIsid sers, to march by the left flank. anSE If possible, to regain the brigade.l This move was made under terrible fire. and with the loss ~f Af off n nd
 Ct is justice to say that General Dan iels afterwards explained to Colonel Bat tie that the message sent oy nm was misunderstood by the bearer or itD
 After proceeding about a quarter or mile, that gallant and accomplished of iicer, General Ramseur, came In sight with two of his regiments, moving to the support of one of the brigades or the division which was being sorely pressed by the enemy. At his request the regiment was temporarily attached to his command, anu Tn few moments he led a gallant charge, driving the en- emy from a stone fence, and contribut- Ing vastly to the success of the day, which a short time previous seemed des. tined to go against OUT troops. teneral Ramseur paid the regiment handsome this charge the Third lost heavily, Rob ert Sheffield was killed and w. J. Led yard of the Mobile Cadets. lost leg Gordon. with his splendid Georgia brig ade, broke the enemy on their right and the whole line soon gave way In panic and rout They were followed ter ror-tsircken, through the streets or Get ordered, at a moment when a complete victory and the formidable heights be- yond the city were In our grasp.
 (The object of that has always been A mystery, and the men can never be made to believe that the cause did not receive a most fatal blow in It The enemy were without line or order; the whole force in sight had been terribly whipped. and at that time the only or ganization visible was two pieces of held artillery firing rapidly and Ut random. The next two days proved how disastrous
 On the End, the regiment with the rest of the brigade. was held in reserve unui night. when it was again put forward to assist in contemplated night at tack, but which was subsequently, aban doned. At daylight next morning 1t was ordered. with the brigade, to the ieft, to support General Johnston, and after a severe engagement. hnding It impos- sible to dislodge tae enemy from M nss stronghold on the mountain, the whole force was withdrawn
 On the 4th of July, General Lee re- tired a short distance, threw up works and awaited the attacks of the enemy. Finding that General Meade was chang ing his position towards our flank. the army retired to Hagerstown, where 1t threw up entrenchments, In expectation of an attack. and remained there until the night of the 18th, when the rapidly rising river forced our troops to recross the Potomac, to prevent being cut oh from supplies drawn from the Virginia si ie. The army then marched to Darks- vile. where it remained until the 22nd of July, when it became necessary to move towards the RapiGan, which the enemy were trying to make ahead of us; cut our column off from the main body of the army, but failing in 1t, the march was continued to Orange Court Houss }, via Sperryville and Madison Court House.
 On the 20th of August, Colonel Battle having been promoted to Brigadier Gen ersl. the following officers were ap- pointed to i'll vacancies: Lieut.. Col Forsyth to be Colonel; Major Sands to he Heutenapt Colonel; Capt; Powell. Co. B, to be Major; David K. Dunlap to De Adjutant vice Lieut.. A. H. Pickett or Macon, appointed Captain and Assistant Adjutant General; Private John Depras' Co. B., Sergeant Major.
 TO meet the demonstrations Of the en- emy at Summerville and Morton's Ford, the regiment with the brigade was or dered there and oamped at the lat5er place until the 14th of September On the 18th of October the flank movement which compelled General Meade to fa'l back across the Rappahannock and evac- uate Culpepper Court House. was com menced
 After brisk skirmish at Warrenton Springs with large force of Yankee cavalry and tearing up the orange ana Alexandria Road, the regiment returned to Kelly's and afterwards to Morton's Ford, exactly one month from the time It had started on the campaign. Moth Ing of interest occurred until the z9tn of November when Gen 4ral Meade crossed below and made another move ment against the right flank of the army. and the troops were disposed so as to frustrate this attempt. There was considerable skirmishing in the immedi- ate front of the division, in which the regiment was attacked. but no regular engagement on that part of the line. After remaining in line of battle Tor seven days at Mine Run, during very severe and cold weather. the enemy de- clinlng to make attack, retreated across the river. and our troops returned to their camps, and d short time after wards went into winter quarters near Orange Court House.
 On the ith of February the brigade was ordered to Hanover Junction and Rich Peninsula against the Capital The enemy. however, abandoned the design temporarily. It remained there until the 18th of the month. when 1t was ordered back 10 winter quarters at orange court House. ,
 In making this report l have found it impossible to mention. the distinguished and gallant acts of individual oincers or men. without taking up more space than would probable be allotted to the reg1- ment Tn the work containing the history of the Alabama troops; but have been compelled to contine myself to state ments and facts of general character, and to speak of the regiment as whole. It was impossible also to mention the other gallant regiments of the brigade, who shared equally with the Sd Ala bama the horrors. tolls and hardships or many battlefields and marches, and to laI,~ rnyfII aVs