Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 126, Ed. 1 Monday, May 27, 1974 Page: 4 of 8
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brigade, which came in gallant style to his support, and the soil, the destruction of the bridge over the marsh and H .
the eneimy was driven to the lower part of the plateau, dreek and the strong position of the enemy for defending ascertain with absolute precision the loss sustained.
- up a difficult ascent, while exposed to an incessant and artillery. About a P. M. it opened suddenly upon the enemy,
deadly fire from the intrenchments, these brave and deter- He fired a few shots in reply, then withdrew from that
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y prisoners were among the fruits of wounc
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obstinacy, that the enemy might again rally, General A heavy cannonading in front announced the engage- bor,
Whiting called upon General Longstreet for reenforce- ment of General Longstreet at Frazier’s farm and made and
ments. He promptly «
within the Anna, California, spent the
egged and weekend with the Rev. and Mrs.
three hundred yards beyond McGehee’s house, when night at Savage Station, on the Richmond & York River Rail- be swept by his artillery and were guarded by infantry,
prevented further pursuit In the charge near McGehee’s road, where a summer hospital, remarkable for the extent The nearest batteries could only be approached by travers-
house Colonel (J. W] Allen, of the Second Virginia infan- and convenience of Its accommodations, fell Into our pos- ing an open space of three or four hundred yards, exposed
try, fell at the head of his regiment. - Five guns, numerous session. In it were about twenty-five hundred sick and to the murderous fire of artillery and infantry.
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General Whiting's attack upon the ene- J
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witness the evidences of a bloody triumph
and the guns of the enemy In possession
of the gallant Texas Brigade. Colonel
S. V. Fulkerson, commanding the bri-
gade, fell mortally wounded shortly after
his arrival on the spot General Lawton,
. of the Fourth Brigade, after rendering
timely and Important support, before
described, to General Ewell's command,
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seize the guns. Although swept from their defenses by crossing. t abandoning his dead and leaving behind some artillery and
this rapid and almost matchless display of daring and Captain Wooding’s battery was consequently recalled a number of small arms.
valor, the well-disciplined Federals continued In retreat to and our batteries turned in the new direction. The fire so
fight with stubborn resistance. J opened on both sides was kept up until dark. We biv-
b Apprehensive, from their superior numbers and sullen ouacked that night near the swamp. « v
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after the Federal troops had crossed over, were among the flight of the enemy were now visible—blankets, clothing the signal, with great gallantry pressed forward and
number of prisoners. "ir and other supplies had been recklessly abandoned. D. H. engaged the enemy. Not supported by a general advance,
ne The Second Brigade, bygequest,q General Wiox, HIM, who had the advance, gat
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well-selected and fortified position. ■ , ing was immediately ordered near the bridge to shell the , the right, which order was promptly executed, but the
In this charge, in which upward of one thousand men sharpshooters from the woods, which was accomplished, brigade did not reach its destination until after Hill had
fell killed and wounded before the fire of the enemy, and and Munford’s cavalry crossed the creek, but was soon withdrawn his divisn to the woods.
in which fourteen pieces of artillery and nearly a regiment compelled to retire. It was now seen that the enemy occu- Our troops slept in front of the Federal army during
were captured, the Fourth Texas, under the lead of Gen- pied such a position beyond a thick intervening wood on the night, expecting a renewal of the action: but early the
eral Hood, was the first to pierce these strongholds and the right of the road as enabled him to command the next morning the enemy had withdrawn from the field.
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of me in term of ‘Sunset ed milk; it to simply a
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"But I’m not Norma Doo- Miss Swanson started in
domtiveinttepusctteaveds mtudlos in her native Chicago,
much that when I wake up in She has never made a secret of
the morning I sometimes don’t tor age and boasts that she has
pressed to the brow of the hill, driving
the enemy before him, and co-operating
in that general charge late In the evening
that closed the labors at the day.
e up with the they get bored - first with
tead of portraying themselves, then with the world
almoviestar, why amuM timm Ttay start getting
) character Gloria ailments and they take some-
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oto! talk the way I Ml here much of the time,
and I could bring That’s not my idea of living.”
Avenue Methodist Church was tion exercises far their notoe in
postponed the past week due to Fort Worth over the woekind.
Frye and director Jack Smight me,” she reflected. "I’m
did not want tor to play a interested in the now.’Life is a
r in the sequel to constant surpise to me, and
______biggest moneymak- each morning I wake up and
«. Even so, she found the say,'What now, God?’
dialogue ’"titote poe.” "People grow old because
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got out of. I have aa insatiable children and a great-grandchild
curiosity about everything, and on the way “that’s one up on
I lke young people.” Mariano Dietrich.’’
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directed fire of the batteries and successful charges of HIM it was followel by the remtonder of my corps. ., killed, having omitted in their reports to state the separate
and Winder upon the enemy’s right, determined the for- At White Oak we capfured a port^.n of the enemy’s lsses of their brigades in those two actions, and Brigadier-
tunes of the day. The Federate, routed at every point and artillery, and also found anther hospital with about three Generals Rodes, Colquitt and Ripley having omitted to
aided by the darkness of the night, escaped across the hundred and fifty sick and wounded, which fell into our classify their losses as between officers and men, I have,
Chickahominy. A, hands. Kpl so far aS it relates to the two first named brigade*, appor-
During the eartier port of the action the artillery could & Upon reaching Frazier’s farm I found General Long- tinned the aggregate of the reported tosses between Cold
not be effectively used. At an advanced stage of it Major Street’s advance near the road: The commanding general Harter and Malvern Hill according to a probable estimate
John Pelham, of Stuart’s Horse Artillery, bravely dashed soon after arrived, and in pursuance of his Instructions 1 of the fact, and omitted any statements of the loss of ,"
forward and opened on the Federal batteries posted on the continued to press forwari.The head of my advancing officers as distinguished from men in that divisien. In the
left of our infantry. Re-enforced by the guns of Brocken- column was soon fired upon by the enemy, who neverthe thre remaining divisions Ewell’s, Whang’s and Jack
iand Courtney, of my command, our less continued to fall back unfl to reached Malvern Hill, son’s—the returns show a toss at Cold Harter of thirty
red about thirty pieces. Thertrewas which strong positlon he held in ifurce. General Whiting officers killed and ninety-nine wounded: of enlisted men.
successful was directed to move to the left and take position on the 305 killed and t ,420 wounded; and at Malvern HW, thre
Poindexter farm: General D. H. HUt to take position officers killed and nineteen wounded; of enlisted men
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1 cutties of their rbute, and exposed to the
shelling of the enemy, which was contin- (
E ued until about 10 P. M.—came up too
- late to participate in the engagement
‘that evening.-
On my extreme right General Whit- ..5 A HnvoarHntFzKsFA On my left General Whiting moved
ing advanced his division through the c- ug . his division, as ditected, to a field on the f
same dense forest and swamp, emerging from the wood necessary to detach two regiments to take charge of them Poindexter farm. Batteries were ordered up. The position
into the field near the public road and at the head of the and to see to the security of the prisoners. of the enemy, as already show n, natutally commanding, I
deep ravine which covered the enemy’s left. Advancing About noon we reached White Oak Swamp, and here was materially strengthened by "he judicious distribution I
thence through a number of retreating and disordered regi- the enemy made a determined effort to retard our advance of his artillery. The first battery plac in position, finding ~ *
ments, he came within range of the enemy’s fire, who, and thereby to prevent an immediate junction between itself exposed to the superior cross A * of the enemy, was
concealed in an open wood and protected by breastworks, General Longstreet and myself. compelled to retire with kiss. Balti..s'. Poague’s and
poured a destructive fire for a quarter of a mile Into his We found the bridge destroyed and the ordinary place Carpenter's batteries hell their positions and fought well,
advancing line, under which many brave officers and men of crossing commanded by their batteries on the opposite The position occupied by tire artillery rendering infantry
fell. Dashing on with unfaltering step Iff the face of those side, and all approach to it batted by detachments of sharp support necessary, Whiting firmed his lin accordingly.
shooters, concealed In a dense wood close by. and, supported by T rimble’s brigade on his left and by the 1
A battery of twenty-eight guns from Hirt’s and Whit- Third Brigade of Jackson's division as a reserve, was
Ing's artillery was placed by Colonel S. Crutchfield in n directed to remain there until further orders. Some of ;
favorable position for driving off or silencing the opposing these batteries were well served and effectually drove
back at one time an advance of the enemy upon my center.
Toward night Whiting received orders to setd General
pressed forward, driving the enemy from hjs position, abandoning part of his artillery. Captain Wood- Trimble’s brigade to the support of General D. H. Hill, on
I and fortified position. ing was immediately ordered near the bridge to shell the the right, which order was promptly executed, but the 11
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to me for re-enforcements. I ordered . ,
that portion of General Ewell’s division
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to his reliet ; but from the darkness of • ■ >
.j the night a td the obstructions caused by
Mithe swamp and undergrowth, through
which they had to march, none reached N
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| General Hill, after suffering a heavy
E loss and inflicting a severe one upon the
Eenemy, withdrew from the open field,
r In the meantime, the re-enforcements
t ordered' after struggling with the diffi- (
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broken by the obstactes encountered, were re-formed. On di-following day, the 28th, General Ewell, pre- further toAe right; Taylor’s brigade, of General Ewell’s
Meeting at that point with the Hampton Legion, First ceded by aavalry force, advanced down the north side of division, to move forward between the division, of Hill
Maryland, Twelfth Alabama, Fifty-second Virginia and the Chickahominy to Dispatch Station and destroyed a and Whiting; the remainder of Ewell’s division to remain ‘
Thirty-eighth Georgia, they were formed upon his line, portion of the railroad trade, 1
Thus formed they moved forward trader the lead of that On the 39th he moved his division to the vicinity of near Willis’ Church, in the wood, and held la reserve,
gallant officer, whose conduct here was marked by the Bottom’s Bridge, to prevent the enemy crossing at that General D. H. HUI pursued the route Indicated, cross-
cookies. and courage which distinguished Mm on the bat- point, but on the following day was ordered to return to ing an open field and creek. His troop, were then brought 2
tlefields of the Valley. The enemy met this advance with co-operate with the movements of the corps. in full range of the enemy’s artillery and suffered severely.
spirit and firmness. His well-directed artillery and heavy The 28th and a9th were occupied in disposing of the Brigadier-General Anderson was wounded and carrigd from
musketry played with destructive effect upon our advanc- dead and wounded and repairing Grapevine Bridge, over the field. The division was halted under cover of a wood,
ing Une. Nothing daunted by the fall of officers and men, the Chickahominy, which McClellan’s forces had used in which afforded an opportunity for a more particular exami-
thinning their ranks at every step, these brave men moved their retreat and destroyed fh their rear. nation of the ground in front The enemy
steadily forward, driving the enemy from point to point. During the night of the apth we commenced crossing were found strongly posted on a commanding hill, all the
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I l herewith forward to you official reports of the casualr
ties of this corps, from which it will be Men, as far as I
have been able to ascertain, that in the bottle of Cola Har-
en June 37th, there were 589 killed, 2,671 wounded
t _____. 24 missingi and in the engagement at Malvern Hill,
sent forward General R. H. Anderson’s me eager to press forward; but the marshy character of , on July 1st, 377 killed, 1,746 wwunded and 39 missing.
. "t — " “ “ — 1 —Ifegret that I have not before me the data by which to
the eneimy was driven to the lower part of the plateau. creek and the strong position of
The shouts of triumph which rose from our brave men, the passage prevented my adva.
as they, unaided by artillery, had stormed this citadel of morning. During the night the Federal* retired.- The tinguishing throughout the entire corps the number of
their strength, were promptly carried from line to line, bridge was rapidly repaired by Whiting’s division, which officers killed and wounded from the enlisted men. But
and the triumphant issue of this assault, with the well- soon after crossed over an continued the pursuit, in which Brigadier-Generals Garland and Anderson, both since
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Morehart, John. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 126, Ed. 1 Monday, May 27, 1974, newspaper, May 27, 1974; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1500369/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.