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products I ™1 ■ * ~— 1Texans in the Great Battle between Bragg n and Kosecranx—Mr. A* II. Foster, or the 24th | Q Texas, who wrb wounded la the above battle, gives the T k»nraph the following information of the Tex-lam in this battle : ' | O'So far as he knows they were the consolidated ^ brigade. Col. D-ishler commanding ; Fetor’s brigade, ; Gen. Ector commanding; Hood’s Brigade, Gen. Rob* srtson commanding, aud the Terry Hungers, In 1 H Wharton's d vision. aThe consolidated brigade was camped four miles j; west of Lafayette, guarding a /vslky gap in *ha , ajountains. On Hie 18th they were ordered to march * forward to Cblckamauga. The brigade was on the B Ifcft of the centre in Claiborne’s division, Hill's ^ 40rps The battle began Saturday evening. The ^ loss of the brigade that evening was very light. On 1 Sunday they were under heavy lire all day, and lost t ! severely- Col. Deshler. commanding tig brigade whb killed on Sunday Col. Wilkes, or the 24tb ^ Texas, received two shots In his leg. He went to ]. ti e hospital that night, but took command again | vnext morning. cThe casualties Mr. Foster remembew, aro but Tew. ^ lie wives them as follows ; Cspt Oopplea, Co K, L killed: Sergt SloorerCo K, ktltedjTit Turner, Co F, killed! Fowler, C* B, killed; Wfrd Murray. Ck) F. 1 1 L8th, killed; Sergt Hodges, 0o V, 25th, killed; OorplcDeLay, C* B.itfth, killed; 2 H B Morrts,*) F.24tJ, | 1 wounded; D Gibbon, Co F, 2foh, wounded; Thoswouuucu, xi ji’uawu, vim ^V i (Ghee, woUQdud; Hoary McOopuelJ, *.4tlu wounded; I Corpl Ricardson. wounded- Henry Compton, slightly I j wounded: Martin, Co 1,24th, wounded; Wiley,FojM 1 ter, 18th, wounded. J ]Longstreet made the first attack- Unde.r him the . old Hood Brigade under Gen. J;B. Robertson, was j engaged. The brigade was in a he^vy action, and rostined considerable loss, especially In the 1st Re* ' gim6nt Cur fellow cltlsen, Capt. Dave Rica, acted , as ('ifljor of the 1st, and same7 out all safe., Mr* Foster is s-ttisfiod that if $py leading officer of the Vrigaie had been hurt be would have heard of It.— He remembers of Billy Robinson, Oo, 1,1st Texas, being wounded A ;‘ Hedoes’nt think the Terry ‘Rangers were In the fltfhi. Gen. Wharton (whom he sawall well on thd' Iflth/ was orderfif with bis division to open the battle on the tilth, but before he was fairly engaged, or had lost’*uy to speak of, and before the Bangers were iu the fight at »U;.be wsjf ordered to make way for the iutnntry. j ,Kctor’s Brigade lost a smalljnumberM thloks, on the 3Dtb and 20th. They were, aihfcjWpa atterwardsintmmed, ordered back to Mlssisstpplra the Slat.Wttul’s Jjreglod was notli there, nfflgien does hethink was Whitfield’s Brigafl^ .*• * ■The battle was a most severfcone, and tho.pafnagewas hoavvl . After the 20|h. t^ere was nothing but Etlrmishing down to the 27lb, when he left that part ■ of the country. j
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Galveston Weekly News
Galveston, Texas, US
Wed, Oct 28, 1863
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