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And what was Dement's battery doing all this time ? The following extracts from the official reports of General Ewell, Colonel J. Thompson Brown, General Edward Johnson and the brave boy, Major Latimer, beloved by all, will show :
General R. S. Ewell thus speaks of the section of Dement's battery com- manded by Lieutenant C. S. Contee :
Lieutenant C. S. Contee's section of Dement's battery was placed in short musket range of the enemy on June 15, and maintained its position till thirteen of the sixteen men in the two detachments were killed or wounded, when Lieutenant John A. Morgan, of the First North Carolina Infantry, and Lieutenant R. H. McKim, aide-de-camp to Brigadier-General George H. Steuart, volunteered and helped to work the guns till the surrender of the enemy. The following are the names of the gallant men belonging to this section :
FIRST GUN - Sergeant John G. Harris, Corporals William P. Compton, Samuel Thompson, Privates Robert Chew, William Koester, Welsh Owens, Charles Pease, A. James Albert, Jr., William T. Wootton, John R. Yates, Jr., H. J. Langsdale and John R. Buchanan.
SECOND GUN - Sergeant John E. Glasscocke, Corporals William H. May and Charles Harris, Privates Thomas Moore, William Gorman, F. Frayer, William W. Wilson, Samuel Thomas. R. T. Richardson, William Sherburne, James Owens, William Dallam and Joseph Mockabee.
Colonel Brown, acting chief of artillery, recommends Lieutenant Contee for promotion to the Captaincy of the Chesapeake Artillery, vice Captain W. D. Brown, a most gallant and valuable officer, killed at Gettysburg.
Extract from official report of Colonel J. Thompson Brown, Chief of Artillery :
On the morning of the 15th Lieutenant-Colonel R. S. Andrews, with Dement's and sections from Raine's and Carpenter's batteries, had a sharp engagement with the enemy's infantry, who were retreating on the road toward Charlestown, by Jordan's Springs. Great credit is due the officers and men for the spirited and determined manner with which they fought the enemy's infantry at close quarters. Especial credit is due Lieutenant C. S. Contee, of Captain W. F. Dement's battery, and the section under his command. Lieutenant Contce is recommended for promotion to a Captaincy for gallantry on this occasion, and I ask that he be ordered to the command of the Chesapeake Artillery, made vacant by the death of Captain W. D. Brown. Sergeants John G. Harris and J. E. Glasscocke, and Corporals William P. Compton, Samuel Thompson and William II. May, of this section, are much to be praised for their coolness and bravery on this occasion. Lieutenant-Colonel Andrews and Lieutenant Contec were both wounded. The battery lost five killed and fourteen wounded.
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General Edward Johnson says :
Before closing this report, I beg leave to state that I have never seen superior artillery pourtice to that of Andrews' battalion in this engagement, and especially the section under Lieutenant C. S. Contee of Dement's battery, one gun of which was placed on the bridge above referred to, and the other a little to the left and rear. Both pieces were very much exposed during the whole action. Four successive attempts were made to carry the bridge. Two sets of cannoneers (thirteen out of sixteen) were killed and disabled. Lieutenant- Colonel Andrews and Lieutenant Contee, whose gallantry calls for special mention, fell wounded at this point. Lieutenant John A. Morgan, First North Carolina Regiment, and Lieutenant Randolph H. McKim took the place of the disabled cannoneers, rendering valuable assistance, deserving special mention.
Major J. W. Latimer says :
The conduct of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men serving the right section of Captain Dement's battery cannot be spoken of in terms of praise sufficiently high. The stern determination with which they stood up to their guns is proven by the fact that the gun at the bridge was worked with terrible effect until six men were disabled, and, on iccount of the difficult position which the gun occupied, the two cannoneers who were left were unable to work it. Finding the other gun detachment becoming weak, the Sergeant und Corporal, with the two men, went over to its assistance. In a few minutes the latter detachment had suffered as great loss as the former, but owing to the superiority of the ground the gun could be worked with diminished numbers.
I desire to bring to your immediate notice on this occasion the names of Lieutenant U. S. Contee, commanding the section ; Sergeant Harris, Corporals Compton and Thompson, of the first gun : Sergeant Glasscocke and Corporal May, of the second gun.
Ah ! here's a record to be proud of !
After Winchester General Ewell directed his steps toward the Potomac, Which he crossed at Shepherdstown, and the boys of Dement's battery were happy that day, for it had been many months since they had set foot on the soil of their native State.
After crossing the Pennsylvania line, Johnson's Division directed its steps toward Carlisle by way of Chambersburg, where, after spending a day in the vicinity of that city, it was ordered to retrace its steps to within five miles of Cham- hersburg. Turning to the left at Greenvillage, the division went into camp on the evening of June 30, near Fayetteville, and resumed its march on the morning of July 1, in the direction of Gettysburg.
But little more than half the distance had been accomplished when the sound
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of cannon ahead caused the division to hasten its steps. Johnson got there too late. but it was no fault of his. Had General Ewell taken the division direct to Gettysburg from Carlisle, instead of sending it there by a most circuitous route. there would have been no second or third days' battles at Gettysburg. This General Ewell freely admitted and regretted afterward.
Passing through the outskirts of the town, Johnson formed his line of battle along the Hanover road, and that night the troops laid upon their arms.
The sun rose on the morning of July 2d clear and beautiful. Alas ! how many saw it rise for the last time !
In the absence of Colonel Andrews, wounded at Winchester, the noble Latimer was in command of the artillery battalion to which the First Maryland was attached.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon Major Latimer was ordered to take position on Benner's Hill, the best position that could be obtained for artillery, but com- pletely commanded by Cemetery Ridge.
Fiercely did the gallant fellow fight his guns (or rather what was left of them after the first hour) until near dark, when he received a wound that laid him in a soldier's grave a few days after.
And how fared the First Maryland in this fierce battle ? The battery was doing its duty nobly, as it had done before, and as it did afterward. It suffered with the rest, and among those who died was the gallant Sam Thompson, who was killed by the explosion of an ammunition chest which was struck by one of the enemy's shells.
Poor Sam Thompson ! And who in Baltimore did not know the handsome fellow before the war ? Noble, generous and brave, he was the life of every social gathering he attended. Sam Thompson was one of the happiest men on earth, and he was happiest when making others happy. No soldier in the Confed- eracy left a better record, and none were more beloved by his comrades. Peace to his ashes !
Wearily and sadly the Army of Northern Virginia dragged its shattered body back to Williamsport, and there recrossed the Potomac. At Hagerstown Colonel Andrews reported for duty and resumed command of the battalion.
After reaching Virginia the battalion moved to Martinsburg, and thence to Bunker Hill, to Liberty Mills, and finally to the vicinity of Charlottesville, where it remained until called upon to march to Mine Run to resist the advance of Meade ; and here it was heavily engaged. In this battle George Scott, of the First, said to be one of the best gunners in the Confederate Army, was among the killed.
After Mine Run the battalion was sent to Frederick's Hall, where it was turned over to Colonel Braxton, Colonel Andrews being compelled, owing to the terrible wound he received at Cedar Run, to relinquish the command.
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In Mardrie First Maryland and Chesapeake Batteries were transferred to the Maryland Line, then in winter quarters at Hanover Junction.
But their stay was destined to be of short duration, for when Grant began his march through the Wilderness the following month the First was ordered to join Breckinridge.
Nor was it long inactive. Slowly but surely Grant was nearing Richmond ; it is true it was by a circuitous route and at an awful sacrifice of human life.
The Army of Northern Virginia was assembling at Cold Harbor to administer one more crushing blow to his vast hosts, and Breckinridge was there with it. The enemy was uncomfortably near, and he called for Dement to throw his battery to the front and hold him in check until he could form his line of battle. The gallant Dement brought his battery up on the run, unlimbered, and in an instant was pouring cannister into the ranks of the enemy. Breckinridge formed his line to the right and left of the battery and proceeded to throw up his breast- works. General Breckinridge afterward declared it to have been one of the most beautiful movements he had ever witnessed.
In Grant's grand assault next morning, June 3, the First Maryland contrib- uted its share to the general slaughter. its Napoleons firing nothing but cannister, and before night set in over ten thousand Federal soldiers lay weltering in their blood, while the loss of the Confederates was trifling.
The battery had also been engaged skirmishing heavily along the Totopotomoy for two or three days prior to Cold Harbor.
When Grant moved from General Lee's front, the latter crossed the James, and the First Maryland went into position near Wilcox's Run. After remaining there some time it was placed in one of the fortifications near Petersburg.
On June 22d Mahone's Division of the Third Corps moved out of the works to attack the enemy's left. Lieutenant-Colonel McIntosh, to whose battalion the First Maryland had been transferred, accompanied him with Dement's battery, under Lieutenant Gale. The batteries on the line were directed to co-operate by a combined fire upon the enemy's batteries and on his troops in the woods.
At the proper time Dement's battery moved rapidly forward, took position near the enemy's works, and opened, when the infantry, under cover of this fire and of that from the batteries on the Confederate line, rushed forward and carried the enemy's entrenchments, capturing a large number of prisoners and four pieces of artillery.
Lieutenant Gale and the men of the battery were highly complimented for their gallant behavior in this affair.
The First Maryland made a narrow escape at the explosion of Burnside's inine. It was stationed in such close proximity to the mine that many of the men af the battery were wounded by the falling debris. And then began one of the
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most terrible artillery duels of the war, for simultaneously with the explosion Grant opened with every gun. Never before had the First Maryland been under such a fire, to which it replied with their accustomed vigor.
But the First Maryland had been seen upon the field for the last time. For awhile it was in the fortifications around Petersburg, firing an occasional shot, until, in January, the guns the boys loved so well were taken from them, and they were sent to man the heavy guns at Drury's Bluff, from which they never fired a shot.
But the end was fast approaching, and when General Lee evacuated his works around Petersburg, the noble men who had braved so much for nearly four long years, followed in his wake with muskets in their hands.
At Sailor's Creek they were engaged in a severe fight, when Harry Pennington gave up his life for the cause he loved so well - the last man of the battery to be killed.
The First Maryland Artillery surrendered at Appomattox.
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ROSTER OF THE FIRST MARYLAND ARTILLERY.
R. SNOWDEN ANDREWS, Captain.
IV. F. DEMENT, Captain.
W. F. DEMENT, First Lieutenant.
CHARLES S. CONTEE, Second Lieutenant. JOHN GALE, Second Lieutenant.
W. I. HILL. Second Lieutenant.
FREDERICK Y. DABNEY, Third Lieutenant. J. H. STONESTREET, Third Lieutenant. DE WILTON SNOWDEN, First Sergeant. J. HARRIS FORBES, First Sergeant.
GRATIAL C. THOMPSON, First Sergeant. F. W. BOLLINGER, Corporal. THEODORE JENKINS, Corporal. GEORGE T. SCOTT. Corporal. E. C. MONCURE, Corporal. P. A. L. CONTEE, Corporal.
J. G. HARRIS, Corporal. JOHN F. RANSON, Corporal.
SAMUEL THOMPSON, Corporal.
Privates.
ALBERT, A. J., JR.
BROUGHTON, THOMAS.
CONLEY, MICHAEL.
ALDRIDGE, JOHN.
BARRY, M. C. Y.
DAVIS, JOHN T.
BOARMAN, RICHARD T.
BUCHANAN, J. R.
DAMAR, JOHN S.
BOWIE, THOMAS D.
BALLARD, W. W.
DUVALL, P. B.
BROWN, W. B.
BURTLES, C. H.
DUVALL, S. F.
BUCHANAN, W. J.
BERRY, E. R.
DORSEY, EVAN L.
BOSWELL, RICHARD T.
BRYAN, ROBERT S.
DOUGHERTY, G. A.
BUSK, JEROME.
COOMBS, G. G.
DIGGS, J. T.
BRIAN, E. H.
COMPTON, W. P.
DORSETT, J. H.
BYRNE, SAMUEL E.
CHILES, W. L.
DRYDEN, R. J.
BOTELER, WALTER P.
COOKE, GEORGE A.
DORSEY, DANIEL B.
BROMLEY, GEORGE W.
COVINGTON, JESSE H.
DUNLOP, S. O.
BRISCOE, JOHN H.
COALE, WILLIAM A.
DAFFIN, FRANCIS D.
BRADFORD, T. G. BOWIE, H. C.
CAMPBELL, JOHN.
EDELIN, PHILIP F.
BASFORD. G. W.
CROWLEY, JAMES.
EDGE, J. G.
BOWEN, W. H.
CAWOOD, E. M.
FORBER, MARSHAL A.
GYUOKS, THOMAS.
CHEW, R. B.
FORD. JAMES E.
LEVAN, R. S.
CONNER, WILLIAM.
FIELD, EDWARD W.
PATRI AND S. G.
CAPERTON. JAMES M.
FRANKLIN, J. F.
PEACE JAMES S
CLEARY R. E.
CLAYTON, G. W.
FREAYER, FREDERICK. FELLINS. J. W.
DAUMENMEER, M
CRAVEN, B. L.
DEAN, WILLIAM H.
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GARDENER, J. B. W. GARDENER, J. B. GLASCOCK, J. E.
LANGSDALE, H. J. LLOYD DANIEL.
MCCLINTOCK SAMUEL.
GALE, FRANK.
MARRIOTT, GEORGE H.
GALE, G. G.
GLASS, RICHARD C.
GERMAN, M. P.
MACKENHEIMER, C. P. McWILLIAMS, J. F. MONCURE CHARLES H. MCGLONE, BARNEY.
GUMBY, JOHN W.
GILPIN, JOHN.
MORGAN, THOMAS.
SCHARF, JOHN T.
GARDNER, A.
MIDDLETON, EDWARD.
SUNDERLAND, THOMAS.
GORMAN, W. H.
MAGRUDER. EDWARD.
SARGEANT, H. D. C.
GOUGH, J. H.
MCNEAL, CHARLES.
SIIRBURD, W. L.
GARNER, J. H.
MCLAUGHLIN, E. H.
SMITH, K. B. SUTIIERLAND, LEIGH.
GOLDSBOROUGHI, CHARLES.
MANN, CHARLES S. MAY, W. H.
SCOTT, THOMAS H. TUCKER, JOHN W.
HATTON, R. H. S.
MUSGROVE, THOMAS.
THOMAS, S. S.
HOWELL, GUSTAVUS.
MILLER, H. D.
THOMPSON, SAMUEL.
HOWARD, WASHINGTON.
MCCORMICK, V. M.
TYLER, GRAFTON, JR.
HANNON, L. M.
MITCHELL, JOHN.
TRIMBLE, JOHN D.
HANNON, S. B.
MUDD, E. M.
THOMAS, J. R.
HANDY, J. C.
NEALE, CHARLES H.
TOLSON. ALBERT.
HIGGINS, W. G.
NELSON, FRANCIS F.
WADE, JOHN R.
HUNTER, FREDERICK.
NELSON, C. W.
WOOTEN. WILLIAM T.
HILLARY, WASHINGTON.
OWENS, JAMES W.
WINTERS, HARRY S.
HATTON, JOSEPH,
OWENS, WELSIT.
WATERS, JAMES F.
HARRIS, JOSEPII.
PEASE, CHARLES. PATTERSON. W. W.
WEEMS. JAMES N.
HILLEARY, G. W.
POLLITE, NEHEMIAH.
WORTHINGTON. EUGENE.
HALSTEAD, CHARLES.
PERRIO, GEORGE W.
WEBB, LEWIS S.
HARRIS, JOHN F.
PERRIO, ALBERT W.
WILSON, G. W
HAWKINS, J. S.
PHIPP, W. E.
WILSON, W. W.
HINES, J. W.
PEARSON, WALTER HI.
WILSON, WILLIAM.
JENKINS, LOUIS W.
PENNINGTON, H.
WALLACK, R.
JENKINS, W. K.
RIDDLE, CHARLES.
WINGATE, T. C.
JENKINS, JOHN.
ROBEY, WILLIAM S.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS.
KEESTER, W. A.
RYE, JOHN M.
WILLSON, A. M.
KOONS, ABRAM.
RICHARDSON, RICHARD.
YATES, JOHN R.
KOESTER. LOUIS.
ROBINSON, G. W.
YOUNG, ALENANDER.
SANFORD, EDWARD.
STEDHAM, RICHARD.
SLERNAKER, JULILE SINDALL, HARRY S. SLATER, WILLIAM J. SIICSTER, J. M. STENO, JOSEPH A. STINCHCOMB, J. E. SLOAN, E. O. SOMMERS, SAMUEL.
HATTON, J. W. F.
HARRIS, C. H.
MOCKABEE, JOSEPH.
WILLS, W. A.
HOLMEAD, C. H.
LEE, J. C. LEE, RICHARD H.
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W" L. Sheppard
BATTERY IN ACTION.
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SECOND MARYLAND ARTILLERY. ( BALTIMORE LIGHT.)
I T was towards the close of a pleasant day in October, 1861, that the First Mary- land Infantry dragged its weary length into camp near Centreville, after a long and fruitless expedition to Pohick Church, in search of the enemy. Things seemed much changed, indeed, since their departure, for in their absence a battery of artillery had invaded the sacred confines of their camp, and a scowl was observed upon more than one face, for we were jealous of our rights and dared maintain them. Judge then our surprise when informed it was a battery manned by brother Marylanders, and called the Baltimore Light Artillery. They had just been organized at Richmond, and forwarded to the army at Centreville during our absence. They were welcomed, most heartily welcomed, and it was not long ere we discovered old friends and acquaintances among them.
Before many hours had elapsed we paid our respects to the officers of the battery, and found them to be the true type of the Maryland and Virginia gentle- men. But here they are :
Captain J. B. Brockenborough was a Virginian, a graduate of the Military Institute at Lexington, and a son of Judge Brockenborough, whose name is so well known to the people of the South. He was a young man, not long from college, but in that intellectual face you read more than the ordinary man, and the honor and glory with which he subsequently enveloped his fine command is a matter of history.
His First Lieutenant, WV. Hunter Griffin, was also a Virginian, but had been engaged in business in Baltimore for many years. Brave, noble-hearted Griffin : how little I thought. as for the first time I took his hand, we should pass together through so many stirring scenes in the field and prison, for with the mention of his name appears before me all the horrors of the retaliatory dens and dungeons of Morris Island and Fort Pulaski. There we shared between us the wretched pittance given to sustain a bare existence, and there we more than once divided our last dollar.
Second Lieutenant, W. B. Bean, was a Marylander, and a fine officer and brave soldier.
Third Lieutenant, George Wilhelm, was also a Marylander, and during the little while he was with the battery proved himself an efficient officer. On his resigning, the dashing MeNulty was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The personnel of the men was unsurpassed in the army, and was it a wonder.
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then, that with such officers and such men the Baltimore Light Artillery should soon become a household word in the Army of Northern Virginia ?
During the winter of 1861 and 1862 the battery remained quietly in camp at Manassas, and when the army of General Joseph E. Johnston fell back from that place in March, they were ordered to remain with General Ewell upon the banks of the Rappahannock.
Here about the first of April the enemy for the first time heard the bellowing of their loud-mouthed Blakeleys, which were destined to carry death and destruc- tion into their ranks upon more than one bloody field.
It was a lovely afternoon, and fresh in my memory, that the enemy were observed advancing in force towards the river. Their approach had been long expected, and preparations made to receive them. The Baltimore Light Artillery was posted on the extreme right of General Elzey's Brigade, and supported by the First Maryland Infantry. As the dense masses of the enemy came within range, Brockenborough opened with such accuracy of aim as to attract the attention of Elzey, who upon the spot predicted for them a glorious future. For an hour or two the fight was sharp and severe, and most of the enemy's artillery fire concen- trated upon the Maryland battery ; but they stood their ground and fought their pieces like veterans of an hundred battles. Late in the evening the enemy retired.
Once or twice after, they advanced in small force towards the river, but Brock- enborough was ever ready to receive them, and a shell or two sufficed to drive them back.
On the 19th of April, 1862, the division of General Ewell broke camp, and began the wretched march to Gordonsville, and of which I have spoken in the First Maryland. For three days the rain poured in torrents, making the roads almost impassable, and for three days the officers and men of the Baltimore battery toiled through the mud, into which the wheels sank to the hubs, and at length reached Gordonsville.
After a halt here of three or four days, the division of General Ewell marched to join Jackson at Swift Run Gap.
After the return of that General from McDowell, the whole army advanced upon Kenly's forces at Front Royal, and in the sharp fight which ensued the battery took a prominent part.
Early on the 25th of May, Jackson's army stood in battle array before Win- chester, and the engagement soon began. The Baltimore Light Artillery was stationed on the right, and throughout the fight played with much effect upon the enemy's columns. A few days after, at Bolivar Heights, they were engaged for some hours, and finally drove the Federal infantry and artillery from their strong position.
In Jackson's memorable retreat down the Valley from the overwhelming forces
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of Fremont and Shields, the battery was detailed to support the cavalry under Ashby and Steuart, which was bringing up the rear of the army. Here it was daily engaged with the enemy. At Fisher's Hill a section under Griffin was entirely surrounded and cut off owing to the bad behavior of Steuart's cavalry, which was supporting it, but the gallant fellow drove his pieces through the ranks of the enemy, and reached the main body in safety.
At the battle of Harrisonburg it supported Ashby in his fight with the Penn- sylvania Bucktails, and did good service.
On the 8th of June the division of Ewell was drawn up in line of battle at Cross Keys to dispute the enemy's advance, whilst Jackson crossed his prisoners and wagon trains over the Shenandoah at Fort Republic. The ground for the battle had been selected by General Elzey, by order of General Ewell, and a most judicious selection it was, as the result of the fight proved, and for which General Elzey received the thanks of Ewell in his official report.
The Baltimore Light Artillery held the extreme left, supported by the First Maryland Infantry. Theirs was a most exposed position, and upon which was concentrated the fire of several of the enemy's batteries. All day long the battle lasted, and all day long the little battery continued to hurl its shot and shell into the ranks of the enemy. It was a most unequal contest, but stubbornly they held their ground. Generals Elzey and Steuart, who had remained by and watched the bat- tery with painful interest, were both borne wounded from the field. Upon the behavior of that battery perhaps hung the fate of the day, for we were but a handful holding at bay a mighty army. But calmly the officers and men stood to their guns, and although the enemy essayed more than once to drive them from the position, there they remained until night closed upon the combatants, and Jackson's army was saved from the destruction that seemed so imminent.
As a reward for the gallantry displayed in this fight, General Dick Taylor presented the battery with two of the splendid brass Napoleons which his brigade captured next day at Port Republic. "I want you to have them," he said, "for from what I saw of you yesterday, I know they will be in good hands."
After the battle of Port Republic, which closed Jackson's great Valley cam- paign, the army moved up the mountain, where, upon its summit, it remained two or three days, when it returned and went into camp near Weir's Cave, about five miles from Port Republic. Ilere the Baltimore Light Artillery was supplied with new harness and fresh horses, and was in a splendid condition for the dreadful fighting about to commence around Richmond, but of which we had not then the slightest conception.
On the 19th of June, 1862, Jackson put his troops in motion for Richmond, and on the afternoon of the 26th the First Maryland Infantry, which had the advance, encountered the enemy in force about ten miles from Gaines' Mills. and
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a sharp fight ensued, which lasted some time, when Brockenborough was ordered to open fire, which he did with effect, and the enemy retired.
At daylight on the morning of the 27th Jackson resumed his march, but owing to the incompetency of his guides it was late in the afternoon before he neared the point of attack assigned him. But at length everything indicated a rise of the curtain in the fearful drama about to commence. Columns were marching and counter-marching, staff officers dashed hither and thither, while the crash of small arms, and the sullen boom of artillery on the right, told full well that the work of death had begun.
About 4 o'clock Jackson threw out his skirmishers, and moved forward in line of battle, and in a few minutes the enemy were developed in heavy force, and strongly posted. when the fighting became terrific. The artillery was directed to take position in an open field on the left, and were soon heavily engaged. The battle here was very unequal, for the enemy had greatly the advantage in artillery and position, and soon succeeded in disabling a number of Jackson's pieces. In a short time the Jeff Davis Mississippi Battery was torn to pieces and the Baltimore Light Artillery ordered to take its place, immediately under the eye of Jackson himself. Gallantly the Marylanders responded to the order, and dashing at a full run across the field, unlimbered and opened fire.
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