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Jacob Price Caison

Jacob Price Caison

Male 1843 - 1924  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name Jacob Price Caison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Born May 1843  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Cason's Cemetery, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1 Aug 1850  Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Northern District 
    Residence 6 Jul 1860  Little Coharie, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 17 
    Residence 7 Jul 1860  Little Coharie, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Military 3 Mar 1862  Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 16] 
    • Name: Jacob P Caison ,
      Residence: Sampson County, North Carolina
      Occupation: Farmer
      Enlistment Date: 03 March 1862
      Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
      Side Served: Confederacy
      State Served: North Carolina
      Unit Numbers: 153
      Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 03 March 1862 at the age of 17
      Substitute in Company I, 46th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 16 April 1862.
      Promoted to Full Corporal on 30 November 1863
      Wounded on 05 May 1864 at Wilderness, Virginia
      Returned on 30 September 1864 (Estimated day)

      The following military information comes from The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina edited by Oscar Bizell, p. 221.

      Caison, Jacob P., Pvt., Co. I, Regt. 46, Inf. Born 1845, Sampson Co. Farmer Enl. 3 mar. 1862, Clinton. Hospitalized 15 Jun 1864 at Winder, Richmond, Va. with diarrhea In Clinton 26 Sept 1889 for veteran reunion.
    Residence 3 Mar 1862  Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Residence 1 Jul 1870  McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 8 Jun 1880  McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 8 Jun 1900  McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 26 Apr 1910  McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 8 Jan 1920  McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Military North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Info: Private; Info: Corporal; Info: Private; Info: Corporal 
    Died 15 Apr 1924  Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Mintz, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3102  tng Genealogy

    Father Hillery Caison,   b. 20 Apr 1805, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1870, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nancy Ann Boon,   b. 7 May 1818, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1898, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Catherine Parker,   b. 28 Oct 1839, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1904, Mintz, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1866  Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Marriage information was found in the LDS library in Salt Lake City in the Sampson County Marriage Register, 1867-1931. Entry reads "This is to certify that I performed the rites of matrimony between Jacob P. Caison and Rachel C. Parker on the 11th(?) day of January 1866. Carson? Parker"
    Children 
    +1. Burris Deems Caison,   b. 18 Jul 1867, McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1933, Mintz, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [natural]
    +2. Emmett G Cason,   b. 11 May 1870, McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1943, 1308 State Street, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     3. Timothy R Caison,   b. 1875, McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Andrew Bertins Caison,   b. 9 May 1877, McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +5. Bertis Caison,   b. May 1882, McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1939, Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)  [natural]
    +6. Minnie B Caison,   b. May 1884, McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1904  (Age ~ 19 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F1345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - May 1843 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Northern District - 1 Aug 1850 - Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 17 - 6 Jul 1860 - Little Coharie, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Jul 1860 - Little Coharie, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 3 Mar 1862 - Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Mar 1862 - Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Jan 1866 - Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jul 1870 - McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jun 1880 - McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jun 1900 - McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Apr 1910 - McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jan 1920 - McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Info: Private; Info: Corporal; Info: Private; Info: Corporal - - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Apr 1924 - Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mintz, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Jacob Price Caison photo    		Jacob Price Caison photo
    Jacob Price Caison    		Jacob Price Caison
    Jacob Price Caison & Thomas Hillery Caison    		Jacob Price Caison & Thomas Hillery Caison
    Jacob Price Caison at the 1889 Confederate Veterans' reunion. He is left and slightly ahead of his brother Thomas Hillery who is wearing a hat and standing beside the monument.
    Jacob Price Caison & other confederate soldiers    		Jacob Price Caison & other confederate soldiers

    Albums
    Jacob Price Caison Civil War Service Records    		Jacob Price Caison Civil War Service Records (28)
    Jacob Price Caison Civil War Service Records

  • Notes 
    • 1877 tax rolls show Jacob P. Caison owning 100 acres in McDaniels Township. (Sampson County tax list 1877-1879) 16 June 1882. Jacob Underwood, administrator for T. Parker, deceased, deeded to Jacob P. Caison 153 acres, bordered in part by Beaver Dam Big Ditch for $330. This land was sold to pay debts of deceased. Caison called highest bidder.

      Buried at family home site which is on Highsmith farm near Mintz, North Carolina.

      Notes of Susan Caison Sharp

  • Sources 
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      [ View death certificate]

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      P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364
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      Online publication - Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35Duxbury, MA 02331.
      Name: Jacob P Caison
      Enlistment Age: 17
      Birth Date: abt 1845
      Birth Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
      Enlistment Date: 3 Mar 1862
      Enlistment Place: Sampson County, North Carolina
      Enlistment Rank: Private
      Muster Date: 16 Apr 1862
      Muster Place: North Carolina
      Muster Company: I
      Muster Regiment: 46th Infantry
      Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
      Muster Information: Substitute
      Rank Change Date: 30 Nov 1863
      Rank Change Rank: Corpl
      Casualty Date: 5 May 1864
      Casualty Place: Wilderness, Virginia
      Type of Casualty: Wounded
      Side of War: Confederacy
      Residence Place: Sampson County, North Carolina
      Occupation: Farmer
      Notes: 1864-09-30 Returned, Estimated day
      Title: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

    4. [S547] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Jacob P Caison
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      [ View marriage certificate]

    5. [S286] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007;), https://tinyurl.com/ea5zmu69.
      Record for Jacob P. Caison
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1138&h=5961658&indiv=try
      Name: Jacob P. Caison
      Side: Confederate
      Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
      Regiment: 46th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
      Company: I
      Rank In: Private
      Rank Out: Corporal
      Film Number: M230 roll 6

    6. [S488] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Jacob Price Caison
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    7. [S92] Civil War Service Records.
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    8. [S360] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
      Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Sampson, North Carolina; Roll: M432_644; Page: 363A; Image: 272.
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    9. [S354] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Little Coharie, Sampson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_913; Page: 427; Image: 299; Family History Library Film: 803913
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      Year: 1870; Census Place: McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1159; Page: 307; Image: 615.
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      Regiment:

      46th Infantry Regiment North Carolina
      Date of Organization: 1 Apr 1862
      Muster Date: 9 Apr 1865
      Regiment State: North Carolina
      Regiment Type: Infantry
      Regiment Number: 46th

      Battles:


      Fought on 15 Jun 1862 at Winchester, VA.
      Fought on 2 Jul 1862 at Malvern Hill, VA.
      Fought on 17 Aug 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.
      Fought on 11 Sep 1862 at Buckeystown, MD.
      Fought on 12 Sep 1862 at Frederick, MD.
      Fought on 13 Sep 1862 at Middletown, VA.
      Fought on 14 Sep 1862 at Frederick, MD.
      Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.
      Fought on 18 Sep 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.
      Fought on 30 Sep 1862.
      Fought on 1 Oct 1862 at Leesburg, VA.
      Fought on 15 Oct 1862 at Upperville, VA.
      Fought on 4 Nov 1862.
      Fought on 15 Nov 1862 at Randolph County, NC.
      Fought on 13 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
      Fought on 6 Feb 1863 at New Hanover County, NC.
      Fought on 6 Feb 1863 at Holly Shelter, New Hanover County, NC.
      Fought on 7 May 1863 at Turkey Ridge, GA.
      Fought on 15 Jun 1863 at Culpepper, VA.
      Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Richmond, VA.
      Fought on 16 Jul 1863 at Taylorsville, VA.
      Fought on 28 Aug 1863 at Scottsville, VA.
      Fought on 3 Sep 1863.
      Fought on 14 Oct 1863 at Bristoe Station, VA.
      Fought on 5 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
      Fought on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
      Fought on 8 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
      Fought on 10 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
      Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
      Fought on 23 May 1864 at Hanover Junction, VA.
      Fought on 31 May 1864 at Mechanicsville, VA.
      Fought on 1 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
      Fought on 2 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
      Fought on 3 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
      Fought on 5 Jun 1864 at Piedmont, VA.
      Fought on 15 Jun 1864 at Riddell's Shop, VA.
      Fought on 15 Jun 1864 at White Oak Swamp, VA.
      Fought on 15 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 15 Jun 1864.
      Fought on 15 Jun 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
      Fought on 24 Jun 1864 at White Oak Swamp, VA.
      Fought on 3 Jul 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
      Fought on 16 Jul 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 28 Jul 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 28 Jul 1864 at Newmarket Hill, VA.
      Fought on 28 Jul 1864 at Deep Bottom Run, VA.
      Fought on 29 Jul 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 3 Aug 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 11 Aug 1864.
      Fought on 15 Aug 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 21 Aug 1864 at Globe Tavern, VA.
      Fought on 22 Aug 1864 at Globe Tavern, VA.
      Fought on 23 Aug 1864 at Reams' Station, VA.
      Fought on 25 Aug 1864 at Reams' Station, VA.
      Fought on 1 Sep 1864 at Lynchburg, VA.
      Fought on 2 Sep 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 11 Sep 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 1 Oct 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 2 Oct 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 2 Oct 1864 at Chaffin's Farm, VA.
      Fought on 11 Oct 1864 at Weldon Railroad, VA.
      Fought on 11 Oct 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 15 Oct 1864 at Belfield, VA.
      Fought on 27 Oct 1864 at Reams' Station, VA.
      Fought on 27 Oct 1864 at Burgess' Mill, VA.
      Fought on 15 Dec 1864 at Reams' Station, VA.
      Fought on 15 Dec 1864 at Jarratt's Station, VA.
      Fought on 5 Feb 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
      Fought on 7 Mar 1865 at Richmond County, NC.
      Fought on 18 Mar 1865 at Sampson County, NC.
      Fought on 25 Mar 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
      Fought on 25 Mar 1865 at Fort Stedman, VA.
      Fought on 28 Mar 1865 at Fort Stedman, VA.
      Fought on 29 Mar 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
      Fought on 31 Mar 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
      Fought on 1 Apr 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
      Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Sutherland's Station, VA.
      Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
      Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Richmond, VA.
      Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Stoney Creek, VA.
      Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Sutherland's Station, VA.
      Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Amelia Court House, VA.
      Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Appomattox River, VA.
      Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Hospl., Richmond, VA.
      Fought on 5 Apr 1865 at Amelia Court House, VA.
      Fought on 6 Apr 1865 at Burkeville Junction, VA.
      Fought on 8 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
      Fought on 8 Apr 1865.
      Fought on 13 Apr 1865 at Hospl., Raleigh, NC.
      Fought on 15 Apr 1865.
      Fought on 19 May 1865 at Salisbury, NC.

      Regiment History:


      46th Infantry Regiment, organized in March, 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, contained men recruited in the counties of Robeson, Rowan, Burke, Warren, Richmond, Granville, Moore, Randolph, Sampson, and Catawba. The regiment served in General J.G. Walker's and Cooke's Brigade and was active in various conflicts of Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. It was later sent to Pocataligo, South Carolina, where it was stationed until June, 1863. Returning to Virginia, the 46th fought at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, then endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River. It ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment reported 5 killed and 60 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, had 11 killed and 57 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had fifty-four percent disabled of the 540 engaged at The Wilderness. In April, 1865, it surrendered 15 officers and 102 men. The field officers were Colonels Edward D. Hall and William L. Saunders; Lieutenant Colonels William A. Jenkins and Alexander C. McAlister; and Majors Neill M. McNeill, Rush J. Mitchell, and Richard M. Norment.

      Antietam after battle report:


      Report of Col. E. D. Hall, Forty-sixth North Carolina Infantry, of the battle of Sharpsburg.

      HEADQUARTERS WALKER'S BRIGADE,
      October 3, 1862.

      SIR: I have the honor herewith to submit a statement of the part that the Forty-sixth Regiment North Carolina Troops was called upon to perform in the late engagement at Sharpsburg, Md., on September 17, last:

      Early on the morning of the 17th, the regiment, together with the rest of the brigade, was placed in position on the extreme right, from which position it was moved, about 9 o'clock, to re-enforce the center, which was evidently hard pressed, the enemy gaining ground. I formed in line of battle, under the direction of Col. Manning, commanding brigade, who placed the regiment on the left of the brigade. We advanced through a corn-field into a heavy piece of woods, where the engagement was raging furiously, the men going into the contest in the best of spirits. Simultaneously with our entrance into the woods, the enemy commenced falling back in disorder, and we passed through the woods without seeing them. On arriving at the farther edge of the woods, I found the enemy in heavy force on an elevation, distant about 200 yards, with a battery of artillery in position on the crest of the hill. Between the enemy and the woods were two heavy panel fences, running obliquely. In face of such difficulties I thought it inexpedient to charge farther. I therefore placed my regiment behind a breastwork of rails, which I found just beyond the woods, in short range of the enemy, and commenced firing, my men being well protected. A short time after I had commenced firing, Col. Manning approached and informed me that he was seriously wounded and would be compelled to retire from the field, and, being next in rank to himself, the command of the brigade would fall upon me.

      Being so far on the left, I had lost sight of the other regiments in the brigade, except the Thirtieth Virginia and a portion of the Forty-eighth North Carolina, who in attempting to charge over the fences and up the ascent, found themselves so massed up that they were compelled to lie down in the face of the enemy and under a withering fire. In this position they suffered severely, and in a short time were compelled to retire. Owing to the nature of the ground, their maneuvers were accompanied by some disorder. I saw no more of these regiments during the day. All things considered, that portion of the Forty-eighth Regiment and the Thirtieth Virginia behaved as well as any troops could who were in such an exposed and fatal position.

      The Twenty-seventh North Carolina and the Third Arkansas were so far to my right that I saw nothing of them during the day, but was informed by officers of other commands that their conduct (under Col. Cooke, of the Twenty-seventh) was beyond all praise. I saw nothing of those regiments until the battle was over. One company from the Thirtieth Virginia and one from the Third Arkansas, which had been left on picket duty on the right, connected themselves with my regiment and throughout the day behaved handsomely.

      The falling back of the Forty-eighth North Carolina and Thirtieth Virginia, on the immediate right of the Forty-sixth North Carolina, left a wide gap open, which the enemy began at once to take advantage of in order to re-enter the woods, though a galling fire was kept up by that regiment on their advancing line until I deemed it unsafe for that one regiment, unsupported, to remain in position while the enemy was massing upon its right and rear. The Forty-sixth, therefore, fell back, by my instruction, in good order and without the loss of a single straggler. I carried them out of the woods, and was met by Gen. Jackson, who ordered me to report to Gen. McLaws. Gen. McLaws ordered me to endeavor to hold the woods at all hazards. I then advanced in line of battle to the edge of the woods, which by that time was filled with the enemy, and placed the regiment behind a ledge of rocks, throwing out Company A and the company from the Thirtieth Virginia, as skirmishers. These were, shortly after, driven in. I then sent word to Gen. McLaws that of he would protect my left I would charge the woods.

      A few minutes after, a brigade, which proved to be Gen. Barksdale's, passed on to my left. As soon as it entered the woods, I moved forward and came upon the right of Gen. Ransom's brigade, which had been engaged and had succeeded in driving the enemy from the woods. Having only my own regiment with me, I informed Gen. R[ansom] that I would connect myself with his command, to which he readily consented. We then took up our position in line of battle, as much protected as the nature of the ground would allow, and remained all day and night, the enemy evincing no desire to contest the woods with us, but satisfied himself with opening on us a very heavy fire of artillery, hoping by that means to drive us out. Although our loss by this fire was considerable, we held the position until the cessation of the battle.

      From what I saw of the brigade and what I know of the Forty-sixth Regiment and the two companies before mentioned, which were connected with it, I am sure their conduct will meet the approbation of the general commanding. From the comparative security afforded by the rail breastwork, the losses of the Forty-sixth were not [as great] as they would otherwise have been.

      The conduct of the officers and men of the Forty-sixth was all that I could desire; and I must take the liberty of mentioning with commendation the conduct of Capt. [H. R.] McKinney, of Company A; he behaved with great gallantry. Adjutant [R.] Mallett also performed his duties with great ability.

      I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. D. HALL, Col., Commanding Walker's Brigade.

      Capt. W. A. SMITH,
      Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
      Source: Official Records: Series I. Vol. 19. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 27



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