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Fr'sn.f^ Stuxy or the Weal.[Correepoadcucc of thJ^avumh EepuNlean.1Mobto*. Miss., As$. 13,1S63.Mb. Editob :—A correspondent under the signature of M M. W. V., writing to jour paper from lt;1*13* place, under date of July 2ith, ini iiuiou to TV: ikcr^a division, but more eepe-cialiy IG Wilson’s brigade, - ' that division, has fallen into some error, iu his generally correct statement at the operations about Jackson, which I wish' -^correct. It is not correct, as therein staled, that Gen. Walker ordered the oQ-ii Gc: rgia regiment and a Texas regiment tc retko the woods in frortrtof our.lines, from-whteit oar ikirmfahers had i - t. driven by the enemy. Gen. Walker’s order was uirected to kla lirijiuu c Commanders, Gin. Ector and CoL Wi*5on, arid not to these regiments. General Ector commanded the works, and iii£ t^igade occupied them. Colonel Wilson's brigue wat Immediately jn rear of the works, supporting them and aeaisting in furnishing forces ler outpost duty. It was necessary that tbis;1vood Leonid be recccopied by our forces, an- Gen. Ector and Col. WiUon.asked permission A the .Major General coium-adiCg Lo be a..; ed to dislodge them. General Walker direeWjd them aot to wpve until farther orders, la the afternoon orders were Ben . to Gen. Ector to re-estibii£h his line of outposts, communicating wUii Gon. Gregg, who occupied the works on ■fcis right, and whose ekirmishere had also been forced to fall back, and with Col. Wilson, who j was supporting the works, three regiments'- j Eclor’B Texas, one of Gregg’s, and Wllson’a 30h Georgia—were ordered to charge across J the open field between the works and the wood*
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Savannah Republican
Savannah, Georgia, US
Wed, Aug 19, 1863
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