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490 North Carolina Troops, 1861-'65.
FAKTIIEST TO THE FKONT AT CHICKAMAUGA.
By forcing their way into this gap the gallant men of the
Sixtieth onahled the State and United States commissoners^
in reviewing the battlefield in order to locate the exact posi-tion
of the various commands, to say:
"This ]ioint [marked by a tablet] reached by the Sixtieth
North ("arolina liegiment of Infantry, at noon, on Sunday 20
September, 1863, was the fwrihcsl ohtained hy any Confeder-ate
troops in this famous charge.''
The casualties in the last hour of this charge were heavy.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ray was severely wounded and forced to
leave the field, after calling Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
Weaver, notifying him of his being disabled, and turning
over to him the command of the regiment. The regiment in
its last action here was confronted by the Second Minnesota,
which reported a loss of 33 per cent, of its members, fighting,
too, a part of the time, behind breastworks. Indicating
somewhat further the severity of tlu^ struggle here, three
generals were killed almost in a stone's throw of the position
of the Sixtieth in Kelley's field—Generals Helm and Deshler,
of the Confederates, and General King, of the Federals.
Soon after Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Weaver took com-mand
of the regiment the line was withdrawn and reformed
north and somewhat west of Kelley's field and held inactive
for a time, then advanced upon another part of the Federal
line, and near siuidown was drawn up in support of Forrest's
cavalry. It was here held in reserve a sliort time, and then
ordered into the charge being made on the enemy's breast-works,
which were taken nlTist gallantly, the Federals being
driven pcn-mell, tlie Coiifc'dorates searcoly lialtiug at the
breastworks, but pursuing the panic-stricken, retreating
forces in the direction (if Chattanooga. And so ended the
day's work, and wifli similai' work on 0'th(>r parts of the bat-tlefield,
the great and bloody battle of (^hickamauga.
The hurried and brief reports of commanding officers make
it absolutely inijiossiblc to give tlie casualties of the Sixtieth
in these different engagements, but they were great, some of
the companies having only five or six men to answer to their
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| Full Text | 490 North Carolina Troops, 1861-'65. FAKTIIEST TO THE FKONT AT CHICKAMAUGA. By forcing their way into this gap the gallant men of the Sixtieth onahled the State and United States commissoners^ in reviewing the battlefield in order to locate the exact posi-tion of the various commands, to say: "This ]ioint [marked by a tablet] reached by the Sixtieth North ("arolina liegiment of Infantry, at noon, on Sunday 20 September, 1863, was the fwrihcsl ohtained hy any Confeder-ate troops in this famous charge.'' The casualties in the last hour of this charge were heavy. Lieutenant-Colonel Ray was severely wounded and forced to leave the field, after calling Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Weaver, notifying him of his being disabled, and turning over to him the command of the regiment. The regiment in its last action here was confronted by the Second Minnesota, which reported a loss of 33 per cent, of its members, fighting, too, a part of the time, behind breastworks. Indicating somewhat further the severity of tlu^ struggle here, three generals were killed almost in a stone's throw of the position of the Sixtieth in Kelley's field—Generals Helm and Deshler, of the Confederates, and General King, of the Federals. Soon after Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Weaver took com-mand of the regiment the line was withdrawn and reformed north and somewhat west of Kelley's field and held inactive for a time, then advanced upon another part of the Federal line, and near siuidown was drawn up in support of Forrest's cavalry. It was here held in reserve a sliort time, and then ordered into the charge being made on the enemy's breast-works, which were taken nlTist gallantly, the Federals being driven pcn-mell, tlie Coiifc'dorates searcoly lialtiug at the breastworks, but pursuing the panic-stricken, retreating forces in the direction (if Chattanooga. And so ended the day's work, and wifli similai' work on 0'th(>r parts of the bat-tlefield, the great and bloody battle of (^hickamauga. The hurried and brief reports of commanding officers make it absolutely inijiossiblc to give tlie casualties of the Sixtieth in these different engagements, but they were great, some of the companies having only five or six men to answer to their |
