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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Wee Nee volunteers of Williamsburg District, South Carolina, in the First (Hagood's) regiment. (search)
een at once fatal to the whole movement. No troops could have behaved better than the garrison of Fort Wagner during the evacuation. Soon after dark, Lieutenant S. N. McDonald, of Company K (Ripley Guards), was mortally wounded while leading his company with unflinching gallantry. Captain W. B. Gordon had been wounded some time before, and First Lieutenant F. J. Lesesne was acting as adjutant of the regiment. McDonald was consequently in command of his company when he fell. He was carried away by his men. There was no time to amputate his crushed leg or possibly the life of this brave and valuable officer and good man might have been saved. About ththe promotion of the next lieutenant in rank of his company, and Lieutenant Callahan was elected Junior Second Lieutenant. In Company K, after the death of Lieutenant McDonald, the organization was completed by the election of Charles Lesesne, Junior Second Lieutenant. S. I. Montgomery became a lieutenant in Company C, and J. R. C