The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09

should charge at double quick so as to get under the walls or the loLt ,I before the enemy could fire tnelr pan of some fifty pieces or artiliery, .s- ss tioued on the hill beyond thelr WotAs, He further informed us that he ha9 ordered our men who then occupieo the works on either side of the IoTt I9 fire at the enemy when they shoulo show themselves above the top or tiio fort or along their main line, so az 70 shield us as much as possip1le p1 isT1n hiTn he said: "General Lee is watching
 the result of your charge. .
 GIsoad. Fix BayOnetsv
 The officers then returned to their places in line and ordered the men to load and fix bayonets. lnlmeuiase. li'.s :. lly the brigade moved up the rayihe as ordered As we started, a soldler, worse disfigured by dirt, powder ana | smoke than any I had before seeh'
 came up by my side and said: cap tain. can I go in this charge Wlth
 your" replied, Yes W4o bsve l forgotten his name), and belong to l South Carolina Regiment-Waas blown up in that fort and l want to even up with them. Please take my my
 name and if get, killed morn my ny
 officers Of it." sald; Iae htb nT time now for writing. How hign uL
 ala thev blow you?" He sand: "
 
 don't know. but as I was going up
 met the company comnissary coIllne down and he said. T will try to hav'
 breakfast ready by the time you se
 down." haJ
 +oten his name and regiment, for h'
 was truly a rough diamond, a btaV'
 follow. He went in the charge wlt
 lus hut I do not know whether h'
 survived it or not never saw mn
 again. -
 This brigade was composed or th
 stb Alabama, Captain M. w. Modeeal commanding; 9th Alabama, Colonel J
 u King. commanding, 10th Alaoaiha
 lCaptain w L. Brewster, commahuli . l11th Alabama, Lieutenant Colohe George P. Tayloe, commsnoi,ns' LII, [ Alabama. Captain Elias FoiA' ' This (wilcox's old brigade). wa ] teommanded and led Tn this battle , the gallant and intrepid Brigadle , General J. c. c. Saunders, with ear [ tain George Clark, assistant aoJu'an general. another brave olhcer; uioh , The sth Alabama being on the rign
 of the brigade, was in front as W . ascended the ravine or depression
 form line of battle. l copy rom lH v "Petersburs Express" the names ]. the officers who commanded tne c~oI ~ = panies or this reg lheHt' anu VI, . do the same for the other regimen, l. but for the unfortunate fact ths f they were not given. They were - follows: ~ n "Company A. Captain Hays. con f handing; Company c, Sergeant simmons, commanding; Company e Captain J. W. Cannon, commah@Gln' @ ' .- Company F. Lieutenant Nj. Fl Tod n commanding; Company F. Capta e John C. Featherston, commanoinl IS Company H, Lieutenant R. tuIle e commanding; Company L, Lieutenal d B. T. Taylor, commanding; Compai .- K, Lieutenant T. B. Baugh' comniah ,ee T Bv the report of Captain Georl II Clark, assistant adjutant general WI W cox's Alabama brigade of i've res h lments carried into the battle or | ir Crater s28 men, and of this numb
 if lost eighty-nine. The brigade ear r- in the. war numbered about 5000. m If will be observed that such h -d heen our losses in former battles tn |" regiments were commanded by ca oft tains and companies by sersean 1e some of the companies having De nd an depleted that they had been merE ye Into other companies