Vicksburger
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2011
- Location
- Saint Joseph
In Tim Smith's book on Champion Hill, he has an excerpt that talks about near the end of the battle, an officer in Co. C Pointe Coupee Artillery, of French descent, held his ground with his two guns, despite the fact that the rest of the Confederate army had retreated, and he was alone, and the entire Yankee army was approaching. He had been ordered to hold his ground, and through some oversight, had never gotten the order to retreat. The account came from a member of the retreating Botetourt Artillery.
Does anybody know who the officer was ? Was he a confirmed casualty? It is a heart-wrenching story.
Does anybody know who the officer was ? Was he a confirmed casualty? It is a heart-wrenching story.