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tlStftid1edleIfidirTexans in the Great Battuc between Braoo and Kosecranz—Mr. A* H. Foster, or the 24th Texas, who w»b woupded In the above battle, gives the T« lt»Kraph the following Infornialion of the Tex-lans in this battle :So far as he knows they were the consolidated brigade. Gal. Dashler commanding; lictor’a brigade, Gen. Ector commanding; Hood’s priRUde, Gen. Uob-“rtson commanding, and the Terry llangcre, inWharton's d visiou.The consolidated brigade was camped four miles west of Lafayette, guarding a/valb*y gap in ?be mountains. On the J8th they wers ordered to march forward to Cbickamauga. The brigade was on the Ifcft of the centre In Claiborne's division, Hill a •orps The battle began Saturday evening. The : loss of the brigade that evening was very light. On Sunday they were under heavy fire all day, and lost severely- Col. Deshler. commanding tlf brigade whs killed on Sunday Col. Wilkes, or the 24th Texas, received two shots In his leg. He wens to t) e hospital that night, but took command agkianext morning.The casualties Mr. Foster remembets, are but few. He wives them as ' follows : Q«nt Guppies, Co K,killed; SJergt MoorefGo K, kllled;Tit Turner, Co F, killed,1 Fowler, Ce B, killed; Wfrd Murray, iVF,L8th, kilted; Sorgt Bodges, #o K, 25tb, killed; Oorpl DeLay, C«* Eyifith, killed; X H, B Morrts,#o F.24G), wounded; D Gibbon, Co F, 24ih, wounded; Thos Mg* Ghee, wounded; Honry McConnell, 24th, wounded; Corpl Ricardson. wounded - Henry Compton, slightly wounded: Martin, Co 1,24th, wounded; Wiley.Fofo ter, 18th, wounded,Longstreel made the first attack. Under him the old Hood Brigade under Gen. J; B. Robertson, was engaged. The brigade was in a hp^vy action, and rastined considerable loss, especially lo the 1st Re-gUtot Cur fellow citizen, Capt. Dave Bice, acted as Major of the 1st, aDd eame7out all safe. , Mr, Foster is s*tiefiod that If a/jy leading officer of the 'brigade had been hurt be would have heard of It.— He remembers of Billy Robinson, Co. 1,1st Texas, being wounded ■ • ?\' He does’at think the Terry Rangers were In the flkjht. Gen. Wharton (whom he ssw ll well on the l«th, was erderfef with his division to open the battle on the HUB, but before he was fairly engaged, or had lost’suy to speak of, and before the Bangeri were iu the fight at »lJ;.be w%f ordered to make wa for ihe iuiantry. ! J , ■Ector’s Brigade lost a smalljnumberhe thinks, or the 19th and 20th. They were, as htwasalterwardiintoimed, ordered back to Mississippi!® the 21stWaul’s fregion was notli there, igttben does', hi think was Whitfield’s Brigaft^ .*• *The battle was a moat seveffcone, and tho^ajuagrwaahoftw. .After the 20!h.t$ere was nothing bu StirmiBlilng flowu to the 27tb, when he loft that par of the country.
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Galveston Weekly News
Galveston, Texas, US
Wed, Oct 28, 1863
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