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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
war began, these brave and daring Louisianians and Georgians charged through this open field and actually drove from their cover the whole brigade, supposed to be Sickles's. Our loss in the charge was heavy, including Lieutenant-Colonel Shivers, who was wounded in the arm. The enemy being reenforced by the addition of Barry's brigaletely exhausted by fatigue and want of rest the night before, and the constant fight during the whole day, rushed forward and soon found themselves confronted by Sickles's brigade, strongly posted in a thick growth of pines. The fire here for twenty minutes was furious and terrific beyond anything I had ever witnessed; but the gae to Shirley, I endeavored to gain the fork of woods near that point; but it was strongly defended by two regiments of infantry — a prisoner captured near by said Sickles's brigade. The indications were clear, however, that the enemy had gone below that point. The day was consumed in collecting prisoners and arms back toward Malv