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I, with 50 men deployed as skirmishers, was ordered to proceed to the edge of the wood to watch and report the movements of the enemy; soon after which I was ordered to pull down the fence and advance my line, which was accordingly being done when Colonel Edmonds came up with the regiment in single file with orders to charge the enemy's picket and drive them in, and hold the hill far enough in advance for our artillery to get position and play upon the enemy. The charge was well executed, and as the regiment came up I ordered my command to join in with in, and the enemy were driven pell-mell before them, and we held our position from 12 m. until about 5.30 p.m. When Generals Mahone and Wright came up with their brigade the order was given to charge, which was obeyed with promptness and alacrity, the Thirty-eighth being on the right and leading the charge. After getting in about 75 yards of the enemy they were halted and commenced a terrific fire, after which the order was given to charge, which the men did most gallantly-attempted five separate and district charges, but were compelled to fall back for the double reason of not being supported on the left and the heavy re-enforcements coming up to the support of the enemy.

The regiment remained upon the advanced line until night-fall, when they were withdrawn by Colonel Edmonds after all the ammunition had been exhausted.

The men all the time displayed great individual coolness, courage, and gallantry, doing during the whole fight the most terrible execution. Our color-sergeant, L.P.H. Tarpley, to whom the colors were given upon the battle-field at Seven Pines by Major General D.H. Hill, which he promised he would carry until he fell, did not falsify his word. He always kept the colors in advance, the last order given him being to move slower. The colors were then taken successively by Color Corpls. Cornelius Gilbert, mortally wounded (since died), and C.C. Gregory, John Burlington, and L.D. Watkins, all severely wounded. Private Churchwell Parker, Company F, then took them and was almost instantly killed. Lieutenant-Colonel Whittle then took the colors and gallantry bore them forward, when he too, while considerably in advance of the regiment, was severely wounded, having the large bone in one arm broken. Captain R.T. Daniel, adjutant Fifth Kentucky Regiment, being on furlough, volunteered for the fight and was assigned to the command of Company F, grasped the colors and coolly and calmly waving them, appeared not to be moving a muse save the motion of his arm. He was calling on the company which he so well commanded to rally around them when he fell pierced with three balls. As he fell he drove the staff into the action the ground, still holding on to it until taken from him by Colonel Edmonds, in whose hands the staff was soon after shot with grape and literally shivered into fragments. The colors were borne from the field by the only remaining color-corporal, William M. Bohannon, upon a musket, and upon examination were found to have been pierced in fifty places.

It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that I have to report the death of First Lieutenant Napoleon D. Price, commanding Company D, who fell shot through the bowels while gallantly charging in advance of his company, calling on them to follow him. He was a generous, heightened, honorable, Christian gentleman, and I doubt not is now enjoying peace and heavenly rest.

All the officers of the regiment behaved with great gallantry, charging in every instance in advance of their respective commands. Such was the conduct of all the officers that I feel that it would be doing injustice to mention one above another, and I feel sure all they desire is the consciousness of having done their duty, which I man sure all should feel. Colonel Edmonds and Colonel Whittle may have some such to report. If so, they will attend to it at some future day.

The number reported among the non-commissioned officers and privates for individual gallantry is so large that I cannot give it with this. If, however, the general desires it I will have a list of their names made out and forwarded to him.

Company B.- Company commander absent. Regimental commander reports all as having fought bravely; Sergt.W.T. Adkins and Privates Green Jones, John Arthur, James Dunn, and George J. Shelton as worthy of especial mention.

Company C.- Lieutenant Anderson reports all as having behaved well; Sergt. J.J. Cassade, Color Corpl.William Bohannon, and Privates R.L. Sneed, A.M. Simpson, Alexander Prewett, Benjamin H. Lewis, and Eli J. Lewis specially.

Company D.- Lieutenant J.A. Herndon reports all as having behaved so well that he cannot make distinctions without doing injustice.

Company E.- Captain T.M. Tyree severely wounded and absent; Lieutenant H.C. Knight, now commanding, reports all as having fought bravely, except one or two, and reports Sergeant Miller and Privates John T. Brown, John Davis, Hillery Bolten, J.C. Clayton, Larkin Davis killed, and W.H. Howerton wounded.

Company F.- Captain R.T. Daniel commanded; he is absent, wounded. The regimental commander reports all as having fought well, except one or two. He regards Privates Churchwell Parker and Danied Hodnett, who were killed, and Private Joseph Singleton, as worthy of especial mention.

Company G.- Captain H.L. Lee reports the company as having behaved well. He desired to mention the following-named non-commissioned officers and privates as having displayed individual gallantry: Sergt.H.H. Moore, Robert F. Mackasey, and Privates W.W. Graves, Alexander Gilchrist, Alexander Nethery, R.D. Riggins, John D. Allgood, Samuel W. Crowder, James Singleton, George T. Tucker, C.S. Roffe, and Henry Hoteln.

Company H.- The regimental commander reports Private Dudley as worthy of especial mention.

Company I.- Captain W.W. Wood was severely shocked by a bomb early in the action. The regimental commander reports all as having behaved well.

Company K.- Captain G.K. Griggs reports all as having behaved so well that he cannot mention one above another without doing injustice.

The regimental commander reports the color sergeant and guard as having won for themselves immortal honor. It consisted of Sergt. L. P.H. Tarpley, killed while gallantly carrying the colors in advance of the regiment; Color Corpl. Cornelius Gilbert, mortally wounded, since died from the same; Color Corpls. L.D. Watkins, C.C. Gregory, and John Burlington, for gallantry bearing the colors in turn in advance of the regiment. Color Corpl. William M. Bohannon behaved gallantly, and brought our colors from the field upon a musket, the staff having previously been shivered into fragments.