The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12

between ns and A P. Hill We saw mo one on our right till A. r. Hill came up.) The enemy making ns further attempt against our portion of the line we had moved over |, support General A. P. Hills left. Tn, lnow attempted to gain such position as to command our left flank.
 sBriRadier General Cook. command Ing a brigade of Georgians and witl I whom Major Herbert was now coop. ! erating, saw this movement, and VI l changed front to meet it. The natur, I of the ground permitted us to sniff l our position without being seen. The l enemy now came confidently forward We were in line just in front of them | but concealed by the crest of hill l When they arrived within thirts yards of us we rose, poured voliey Into and charged them. They fled ir | confusion, leaving us in possession of the oft-disputed apple orchard and seventeen prisoners besides thelI | wounded. Thus closed the battle along our position of the line. I 'son the next day we held our posi- tion but there was no serious engage ment. The regiment lost one man, skfrmishing. Our loss In this battle | was seventy eight killed and wounded out of-120 carried into the fight. Af- | ter the battle the following men were complimented for gallantry in specia. orders from regfmentaI headquartcrs: Sergeant J. T. l.. Robinson. now Captain, Company B; Sergeant c, B. Gould. now Second Lieutenant. Com pany G( appointed for gallantry): Sergeant George Hatch, now First Lieutenant. Company Fl; Sergeant Brown. now Second Lieutenant Com pany D; Private L.. B Bulger, Com- pany B (afterwards Sergeant and kill ed at Gettysburg); Private M. J.. McclosIxie Company e; Private James Ryan, Company I; Private Peter Smith and Private Charles Rob. Company 0; Private John Herbert Company H, and Private John Callahan. Company C. Here ends the official account of the battle written at Orange c. H. During the battle a Federal soldier in our front exhibited by his conduct a contempt for danger which. in the opinion of the writer was quite as re- markable as was that indicated in the reply of the officer of the Old Guard at Waterloo when asked to surrenaer and immoftallzed by Victor Hugo In Les Miserables. When we made. as related, our second assault on the ene- my coming through wheat field and orchard they were panicked, thinking we had achievements, and heeing in confusion soon got over the brow of the hill back to the rock fence and out of sight of us. then down the hill in the apple orchard. One of their mum ner, however. did not increase his mace beyond a walk. Marching in common time he loaded and fired as If on drill, firind once about every ten steps Just as he reached tho brow of the hill, this gallant fellow. all his comrades being at least out or sight, fired hls last shot at us. and tlien turnirg fiIs tnek. slapped his posterior at us. and walked quietly away.
 men for this battle is as follows:
 Corp. Davis Tucker. Company 4.
 Private John Curry, Company C.
 Sergeant T. S. Ryan, Company Y.
 Sergeant James castelio. Company ) killed
 Private J. Herbert Company II,
 Private Q. M. Harris Company K.
 Private c. T. L. Robinson. Com pany B
 Private c. T. Brown. Company D.
 Corporal J. R. Searcy, Company F.
 Private James Ryan. Company l.
 It will be seen that this roll is somewhat different from the list of those specially complimented in Ma jor Herbert's order from reglmentat Headquarters, the men desiring to honor some not specially mentioned In the order.
 The situation at sharpsburg, the terrific nature of the struggle and the superb confidence of General Lee in the courage of his soldiers, is H. frustrated by the following statement: McClelIan's forces were to General Lees as two and a half te one. he Potomac was In our rear, ford4oie en- ly at one point, Shepardstowa. three miles away. Defeat meant the de- struction of our army The night af- ter the battle General Lee neld ccun- cii of war, the proceedings of which as related to me by Lieutenant General sterhen D. Lee, and which will doubt Iers soon be published bl him in his forthcoming Memoirs. were as follows: As customary, the youngest ranking commander present was calsd on first for a report and opinion. General Hood replied: ''Wel must leave here tonight I have nobody te fight with wv Where" said General Tee. "is the splendid Division you took In tnis morninga-
 .YWhere you sent them. General. Many of them dead and wounded. the others there, but fatigued and nearly out of ammunition. though they are still full of pluck"
 The next and the next. and all gave substantially the same reply. When StonewaI1 'Jackson's turn came, he said;
 'General, I agree with all the offi- cers who have spoken. My ms1 rev CT fought better than they ili today. At some points we have gained ground. at others we have lost. The~s'1en who are left are ready to fight again to- morrow. but they are nearly out or Ammunition. We will not he able to stand before the overwhelming forc@ es of the enemy tomorrow. and ad- wise that we put the Potomac between us and him tonight"
 General Longstreet was ike last called on, and his advice was the same. The opinion was snimoas. There was a solemn pause. and then General Lee said:
 "0sntLemen, return to Sonr com mands Strengthen your positions as hest you can. Collect ammunition from the cartridge boxes of the dead and wounded I will be able to send you some from the stores we captured at Harper's Ferry. We will not leave here tonight"
 The conference was ended. and ev- erv officer left General Lees presence, as Lieutenant General stephen D. Lee now says, with a heavy heart. feel ing that the next day would see the end of the Army of Northern Virginia. The next day came, and there was no hattie only a few shots hred by deso- lutorv administers and on the night of inc 18th without molestation we re-