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UUII1C UIIIUII^ mv UUIHII, nilNew York Buttery and who .charged and were charged back and forth from that time until 7 o’clock,neith er Bide being able to hold or remov* the guns until the Confederate lin* over-lapping the left of the unloi line in the valley of Plum Rum passed by the line of Ward’s bri gade and began firing in our rear forcing 41s to retire leaving three guns in possession of the Con federates. The honor of capturin the guns is claimed by General H. L Benning, commanding the Georgi* Brigade, consisting of 2nd Georgi* Regiment. 15th Georgia Regimen' 18th Georgia Regiment and 20t* Georgia Regiment assisted by th 1st Texas Regiment of Robertson’ Brigade. At the time of this en gagement as given above (4 o’clocl 'o seven) there was a single line n battle on the Union side on thi ridge Supporting this battery an the Imres occurred and the lin-•vas decimated there were no troop it hand to take their place; neve ave «*rAn any Confederate accoum living the number of lines of batt'-.1 the attacking party but I sav hew? files; at «ne time at that poim We were all Americana and if an.
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Tifton Gazette
Tifton, Georgia, US
Fri, Jul 18, 1913
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