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JOHNSTON-TOON BRIGADE.

R. D. Johnston, Brigadier-General.
Thos. F. Toon, Brigadier-General. ;
Captain E. A. T. Nicholson, Inspector-General.

THE GARLAND-IVERSON-JOHN-
STON BRIGADE.

By FIRST-LIEUTENANT JAMES F. JOHNSTON, A. D. C.

This brigade was organized in June, 1862, just before the
Seven Days Battles around Richmond, and was composed of
the Fifth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-third
North Carolina Regiments, and Brigadier-General Samuel
Garland, of Virginia, was placed in command. The Staff
were :

Capraty Woon, of Virginia, A. A. G., and after Malvern
Hill, Carrain D. P. Hatsey, of Virginia.

Licurenanr Roserr Earty, of Virginia, Aide.

Lreurenanr Hownipay, of Virginia, Ordnance Officer.

Masor W. M. Paynz, of Virginia, Brigade Quartermas-
ter. .

Masor A. B. Gartanp, of Arkansas, Brigade Commissary.

Masor R. I. Hicxs, of North Carolina, Surgeon.

The brigade followed the fortunes of the Army of North-
ern Virginia in the first Maryland campaign, participating
in the battles of South Mountain, Sharpsburg and others.
At South Mountain 14 September, 1862, when its com-
mander, the gallant Gordon, fell, it met the charge of Reno’s
Division and it was in its front General Reno was killed. The
compiler of the Federal records at Washington has informed
me that the Twenty-third Regiment of this brigade bayonet-
ted quite a number of Reno’s Division before it was over-
whelmed and drawn back.

Upon the death of General Garland, the command of the
brigade devolved on Colonel D. K. McRae, of the Fifth North

Carolina Regiment, by seniority, and he was in command at

The author of this sketch since Governor of Alabama was a most gal-
lant officer.—Ep.