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repulsed by the batteries of Braxton, Crenshaw, and Pegram. About 2 o’clock p, M. theFederal infantry, in large force, advanced to the attack of our left, occupied by the divisionof General Hill. It pressed forward in defiance of our fatal and destructive fire with greatdetermination, a portion of it crossing a deep cut in the railroad track, and penetrating inheavy force an interval of nearly 175 yards, which separated the right of Gregg’’s from the leftof Thomas’s brigade. For a short time Gregg’s brigade, on the extreme left, was isolated fromthe main body of the command. But the 14th South Carolina regiment, then in reserve, withthe 49th Georgia, left of Colonel Thomas, attacked the exultant enemy with vigor and drovethem back across the railroad track with great slaughter.” . . .
General Longstreet says in liis report, dated October 10th, 1862:
. . . “ Early on the 29tli [August] the columns [that had passed Thoroughfare and HopewellGaps] were united, and the advance to join General Jackson was resumed. The noise of battle■was heard before we reached Gainesville . The march w r as quickened to the extent of our capacity.The excitement of battle seemed to give new life and strength to our jaded men, and the head ofmy column soon reached a position in rear of the enemy’s left flank, and within easy cannon-shot.
“ On approaching the field some of Brigadier-General Hood’s batteries v r ere ordered into posi-tion, and his division was deployed on the right and left of the turnpike, at right angles withit, and supported by Brig’adier-General Evans’s brigade. Before these batteries could open, theenemy discovered our movements and withdrew his left. Another battery (Captain Stribling’s)was placed upon a commanding position to my right, which played upon the rear of the enemy’sleft and drove him entirely from that part of the field. He changed his front rapidly, so as tomeet the advance of Hood and Evans.
“ Three brigades, under General Wilcox, were thrown forward to the support of the left; andthree others, under General Kemper, to the support of the right of these commands. General D.K. Jones’s division was placed upon the Manassas Gap railroad to the right, and en echelon withregard to the last three brigades. Colonel Walton placed his batteries in a commanding positionbetween my line and that of General Jackson, and engaged the enemy for several hours in asevere and successful artillery duel. At a late hour in the day Major-General Stuart reportedthe approach of the enemy in heavy columns against my extreme right. I withdrew General