Schley-Terrell County GaArchives News.....Confederate Roll of Honor/Battle account Chickamauga July 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 December 6, 2003, 6:24 pm Confederate Veteran Vol. VI July, 1898 Confederate Veteran Vol. VI July, 1898 W.K. Pilsbury wrote from Dawson, Ga., May 23: To-day, with Confederate official matter(s) before me, I came across the "Confederate Roll of Honor" as it realted to the Fifth Georgia Regiment of Volunteers. Conspicuous for courage and good conduct on the field of battle are: Private J. Kirby Brown, Company A, killed in action; Private Thomas B. Weir, Company B; Corp. John Fox, Company C; Private James W. Hall, Company D; Corp. John B. Johnston (a), Company E; Private M. Blackwell, Company F; Private T.H. Devane, Company G; Company H made no selection; First Serg. John P Chapman, Company I; Private James Torrence (a), Company K. Much of interest is now gathering around the battlefield of Chickamauga, and specially worthy of preservation is the report of Bushrod R. Johnston in relation to the battle. In this report he says: "As the division moved forward to the attack, the scene presented was unspeakably grand. The resolute and impetuous charge, the rush of our heavy columns sweeping out from the shadow and gloom of the forest into the open fields flooded with sunlight, the glitter of arms, the onward dash of artillery and mounted men, the retreat of the foe, the shouts of the hosts of our army, the dust, the smoke, the noise of firearms, of whistling balls and grape-shot, and of bursting shells--made a battlescene of unsurpassed grandeur. Here Gen. Hood gave me the last order I received from him on the field: "Go ahead and keep ahead of everything." Passing over wagons, caissons, and pieces of artillery, we reached Vidito's house on the field. There were a number of wounded Federal soldiers at this house. The ladies of the house, who had taken shelter from the danger beneath the floorduring the two days' fighting, now burst forth and greeted our soldiers with clapping of hands and shouts of joy; it was an impressive scene. Gen. Bushrod Johnson's Division commenced to fight in the front line on September 19, and fought in the front line through the conflict of both days, and at the close was far in advance of all support. Additional Comments: T(aylor) H(olloway) Devane was born Nov. 23, 1840, died Apr. 3, 1919. He is buried Sellars Cementery, Schley Co., Ga. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb