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OUR FIRST BATTLE 45
we had come in, but coming to the road we were delayed
by the moving trains and the hundreds of
unarmed men who were along with General Price's
army, rushing in great haste from the battlefield.
The road being so completely filled with the mass
of moving trains and men rushing pell-mell southward,
it cost us a heroic effort to make our way
across. In this movement the rear battalion of the
regiment, under Major Chilton, was cut off from
us, and while they performed good service during
part of the day, we saw no more of them until the
battle ended.
By the time we crossed the road the battle had
become general, and the fire of both artillery and
musketry was constant and terrific. The morning
was bright and clear and the weather excessively
warm, and as we had been rushed into battle without
having time to get breakfast or to fill our canteens,
we consequently suffered from both hunger and
thirst. After crossing the road we moved up just
in the rear of our line of infantry, and for five
hours or more were thus held in reserve, slowly moving
up in column as the infantry lines surged to the
left, while the brave Louisiana and Arkansas troops
stood their ground manfully against the heavy fire
of musketry and artillery. As our position was
farther down the hill than that occupied by the line
of infantry, we were in no very great danger, as
the enemy's shot and shell usually passed over us,
but, nevertheless, during the whole time the shots
were passing very unpleasantly near our heads, with
some damage, too, as a number of the men were
wounded about the head. One member of Company
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Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/51/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.