GDG- guns captured by Wright's Brigade - another account

[Biggsk at aol.com]

J.D. writes:

>>>>>I'm starting to REALLY not like you, Greg  :-)



Aww shucks - I just finds them and reports them - I let you experts sort it  
all out.
 
>From the Atlanta Journal, Feb. 23, 1901, an article by William M. Key, 3rd  
Georgia Infantry:
 
"July 2nd, Wright's Brigade, together with that of Posey, Wilcox and  
Finnegan, charged over the same ground (he earlier alluded to Pickett's Charge),  
driving the enemy into and out of their works, and were still driving them when  
an order was given us to fall back; we were flanked.  A number of us in  
front, thinking the command would hold their works, delayed in obeying the  order.  
Looking back, we saw the command in full retreat.  When the  writer reached 
the works the sight was by no means to be desired.  On our  flanks were forty 
or more pieces of artillery raking the field with grape,  canister, shot and 
shell.  It was apparent death to try to escape and yet  behind us was a Federal 
prison.  Preferring death to such a summer and  winter resort, he unbuckled 
his cartridge box, canteen and other such things  that might impede his race for 
the rear.  He then leveled his gun at a  Yankee officer on horseback; he saw 
him reel and fall from his horse.  Time  was up; down went my gun; up went my 
heels.  At each leap I made it  appeared I could see a Johnnie lifted into the 
air by some of their  missiles.  The bloody 48th Georgia refused to retreat 
or surrender, the  result was very near the entire command was killed or 
wounded."
 
While not as detailed as the first missive I posted before from the Atlanta  
paper, this still pays heed to the Union artillery on both flanks of Wright's  
Brigade it seems.
 
Greg Biggs