. A history of the Laurel brigade, originally the Ashby cavalry of the Army of northern Virginia and Chew's battery . raladvance. Two guns of Harts Battery were now in position in theroad and had opened on the enemy. When the Seventhretired these guns were without support, but the gallantartillery covered their own retreat, keeping the enemy at baywith canister. The Federals had now been retarded long enough to allowthe wagons to move to the rear, and the artillery to be put inposition near St. James Church. General Jones formed his line in connection with theartillery, bringing up to their su
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. A history of the Laurel brigade, originally the Ashby cavalry of the Army of northern Virginia and Chew's battery . raladvance. Two guns of Harts Battery were now in position in theroad and had opened on the enemy. When the Seventhretired these guns were without support, but the gallantartillery covered their own retreat, keeping the enemy at baywith canister. The Federals had now been retarded long enough to allowthe wagons to move to the rear, and the artillery to be put inposition near St. James Church. General Jones formed his line in connection with theartillery, bringing up to their support the Eleventh andTwelfth regiments and the Thirty-fifth Battalion. The Seventh had in the fighting gotten far ofif to the left, and for the rest of the day participated with W. F. Leesbrigade in its repulse of the enemy. ^^ ^ 73 . ;, , , . The Sixth veered to the right, and united with Hampton, who had now come up and formed on Jones right. There was now a slight breathing spell on Jones front, which faced an open field, beyond which was a thick woods, from which Federal sharpshooters delivered a scattering fire, . COL. E. V. WHITE A History OF THE Laurel Brigade 137 but their heavy columns did not continue to advance. Genl.W. F. Lee was pressing their right flank, while Hamptonhad partially enveloped their left. Jones was now ordered to move forward and press theircenter. With the Twelfth in front, under Col. A. W. Har-man; the Thirty-fifth Battalion, under Lieut.-Col. E. V.White; and the Eleventh, under Colonel Lomax, on theleft, Jones advanced. The edge of the woods held by theenemy smoked with the rifles of hidden sharpshooters as thegrey squadrons crossed the open grounds in front of thewoods. Just as Harman reached the forest, a murderousvolley was poured into his ranks, and Bufords trooperscame charging up the road right upon them. The head of the Twelfth was shattered, and out into thefields rushed the Federals. The bulk of the Twelfth wasstill fighting, and the Eleventh