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Company B—Captain, George Gilreath ; Lieutenants,
John T. Peden, Hiram L. Grier.

Company C—Captain, Edward D. Dixon; Lieutenants,
George J. Bethel, Philip R. Elam, Thomas D. Falls.

Company D—Captain, Silas D. Randall; Lieutenants,
Wm. H. Townes, Jas. H. Randall, Joseph B. Cabiness.

Company E—Captain, Howell G. Whitehead; Lieuten-
ants, James A. Hanrahan, Godfrey E. Taft, William S. Wil-
son.

Company F—Captain, Peter M. Mull; Lieutenants, Joel
J. Hoyle, A. H. A. Williams, Peter P. Mull.

Company G—Captain, Walter A. Whitted; Lieutenants,
Marcus C. Stevens, Charles R. Jones, Mordecai Lee.

Company H—Captain, E. F. Satterfield ; Lieutenants, N.
W. Lillington, Benjamin H. Blount, W. N. Holt.

Company I—Captain, W. H. Williams; Lieutenants, B.
H. Winston, Charles M. Cooke.

Company K—Captain, R. W. Thomas; Lieutenants, Wil-
kins Stovall, W. H. H. Cobb, R. MeD. Royster.

The regiment, as it marched from the railroad depot to
take its place in the line, with its bright arms gleaming in the
sun of that beautiful day, with quick martial step, its compa-
ny officers splendidly dressed, as if for a grand parade, its
field officers mounted on fiery chargers, and its magnificent
band playing first “Dixie,” and then “Maryland, My Mary-
land’”’—presented one circumstance of war, that is, its pomp,
and if not its most impressive, certainly its least horrible.
Little did it occur to any of us that the aspect of this organiza-

tion would be so completely and so unhappily changed within
a few weeks.

GETTYSBURG.

The regiment crossed the Potomac with the Army of
Northern Virginia in fine spirits, and when it reached Cash-
town on the night of 29 June, it was in splendid condition.
The regiment marched out of Cashtown early on the morning
of 1 July, going down the Chambersburg Turnpike toward
Gettysburg. We came in sight of the town about 9 o’clock a.
m. The Union forces were on the ridge just outside of the

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town and formed across the Turnpike to dispute our advance.
Marye’s battery was placed by General Heth on the south side
of the turnpike and opened fire on the enemy. Davis’ Brig-
ade was immediately thrown into line of battle on the north
of the road and ordered to advance. Archer’s Brigade was
formed on the south of the road and was ordered forward
about the same time. There was a railroad which had been
graded but not ironed, which ran nearly parallel with the
turnpike and about one hundred yards from it. The Fifty-
fifth Regiment was on the left of the brigade, and owing to
the character of the ground was the first one to come into view
of the enemy, and received the first fire in the battle. It was
a volley fired by the Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, com-
manded by Colonel Hoffman, of Cutler’s Brigade. Two men
in the color guard of the regiment were wounded by this vol-
ley. The regiment immediately returned the fire and in-
flicted considerable loss upon the Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania
Regiment. The Eleventh Mississippi Regiment was on de-
tail duty that morning, so only three regiments of our bri-
gade, the Second and Forty-second Mississippi Regiments,
and the Fifty-fifth North Carolina, were present. The regi-
ments in our front were the Seventy-sixth New York, the Fif-
ty-sixth Pennsylvania and the One Hundred and Forty-sev-
enth New York of Cutler’s Brigade. After the enemy’s posi-
tion became known by their first fire, our brigade charged
them in magnificent style. The left of our regiment extended
considerably beyond the right of the enemy’s line—and at the
proper time our left was wheeled to the right. The enemy
fled from the field with great loss. From the beginning of
this engagement it was hot work. While the regiment was
advancing, Colonel Connally seized the battle flag and waving
it aloft rushed out several paces in front of the regi-
ment. This drew upon him and the color guard the fire of
the enemy and he fell badly wounded in the arm and hip.
His arm was afterwards amputated. Major Belo, who was
near him at the time, rushed up and asked him if he was
badly wounded. Colonel Connally replied: “Yes, but do
not pay any attention to me; take the colors and keep ahead
of the Mississippians.” After the defeat of the forces in front