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will only now speak of the brigade at Gettysburg. Our own corps commander, Gen. James Longstreet, lias beenmuch criticised for his tardiness in getting his command in line in time. We were some 25 or 30 miles behind bringing up the rear of the army, when we heard the aitillery. Barks-dale’s brigade was the rear one in his corps that day. We passed that day through Stephen’s iron works in ruins,arrived on the battle field about 12 o’clock that night the first of July, and on the second were marched to and fro until about 11 o’clock, and put in line for battle, about 12 .m Before starting, General Long-street with his stall came in .our frontand massed 70 pieces of artUlery there. Among them I could notice more than any others ours of the artillery commanders. Colonel Moody from Port Gibson, a noble looking sol. dier and more noble than any one could appear. When they silenced our artillery we were ordered in, and it is a matter of history that the 21st Mississippi regiment, Benj. G, Humphrey’s command, Gen. W. E. Barksdale commanding brigade, went further up Missionary Ridge, capturing
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Greenwood, Mississippi, US
Fri, May 16, 1902
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