Chickamagua after battle report:

Report of Capt. Harry T. Toulmin, Twenty-second Alabama
Infantry.

HDQRS. TWENTY-SECOND ALABAMA REGT.,
Missionary Ridge, October 5, 1863.
CAPT.:I have the honor to report the part taken by the
Twenty-second Alabama Regt. in the battle of Chickamauga:
On the morning of September 20, the Twenty-second Alabama
Regt., under the command of Lieut. Co. John Weedon, and
forming a part of the Left Wing of the line of battle, was
ordered to move forward against the line of the enemy. The
movement began about 11.20 a. m. The regiment had advanced
about 300 yards, when it came in contact with the enemy's
skirmishers, who immediately fell back on the main line. Here
we met with heavy volleys of musketry from behind a temporary
breastwork of logs about 3 feet high. Without halting to exchange
fire with the enemy, the regiment most gallantly charged the
works, capturing some 250 prisoners and a piece of artillery, and
putting to flight the remainder of the line.

It was here that Capt. J. D. Nott and Lieut. Waller Mordecai, of
Company B, fell mortally wounded. No truer patriots ever liver;
no better, braver soldiers ever died. Here, too, Sergeant Laery,
of Company H, bravely bearing the colors, fell severely
wounded. The colors were then seized by Lieut. Leonard, of
Company K, and borne by him until he was wounded and forced
to give them up. They then fell into the hands of Lieut. Renfro,
of Company K, who gallantly carried them to the front and
planted them almost within the enemy's line. Moving rapidly
forward, amid a destructive fire of shot and shell, some 200
yards across an open field, the regiment became engaged with a
second line of battle, which obstinately contested every foot of
ground over which it passed. Here took place a terrible conflict,
which lasted about 20 minutes, and in which we lost many brave
spirits, none of whom deserves more honorable mention than
Lieut. A. B. Renfro, who fell pierced through the head with
colors in hand. Here too, fell our brave, our true, our esteemed
commander, Lieut. Col. John Weedon. Having led with
distinguished coolness and bravery his command to within 20
paces of the enemy's line, he fell to rise no more. He fell
beneath the honored folds of that cherished flag under which he
had so gallantly led his brave men.

It was at this point the command of the regiment devolved upon
me, Maj. Hart having been previously wounded and retired from
the field. The command firmly held its ground and was driving
the enemy slowly but surely before its destructive fire when
re-enforcements came to our support. At this time the
Twenty-second Alabama rushed forward with a yell and drove
the enemy in dismay form his strong position. Here it captured
two pieces of cannon and the tattered remnants of a stand of
colors. It pressed on and, in conjunction with a portion of Gen.
Anderson's brigade, captured several other pieces of cannon. The
regiment continued to press forward, the enemy fleeing before it,
until ordered to fall back about a quarter of a mile for the
purpose of reforming the brigade. This order was promptly
obeyed. Having formed, the regiment, with the brigade, moved
by the right flank some half or three-quarters of a mile and again
formed line of battle, when it was halted to procure ammunition.
This being done, moved on a short distance into the woods,
where it was halted and remained at rest about an hour.

The regiment moved from this point in a line at right angles with
the one occupied in the morning over a range of thickly wooded
and very steep hills. Being ordered to move by a right wheel and
to assault the enemy's line, it did so, but finding the enemy on
a very high hill with a strongly posted battery, it was impossible
to penetrate his line. The fire of grape and canister at this point
was terrific, and although the command made bold and earnest
efforts to rise the hill and storm the battery it was unsuccessful.
Here, I regret to state, we lost our colors. Private Braswell, of
Company A, who was then
bearing them, fearlessly rushed to the front and in advance
of the line, and was there riddled with balls, as was subsequently
shown by the recovery of his body. The fire at this time was
such at to throw the regiment into confusion, in which the loss
of Private Braswell and colors was not discovered until too late
to rescue them, for amid this confusion the regiment fell back,
and was unable afterward to regain its lost position. Twice did it
rally and attempt to recover its ground and lost colors, but the
storm of grape and canister was so terrible and destructive that
every effort proved unavailing. Having fallen back a third time
in some disorder, the regiment retired to the foot of the hill and
reformed there. This was done by the whole brigade. From this
point we moved by the right flank some 300 yards to a point on
the crest of a hill, where we formed line of battle and bivouacked
for the night. It was now about sunset.

Where all did so well, both officers and men, it would be hard
to discriminate, but I cannot fail to mention the coolness and
gallantry of Adjt. W. G. Smith, and to express my appreciation
of the valuable services rendered by him during the battle; nor
can I close this report without the honorable mention of Lieut. C.
J. Michailoffsky, of Company B, whose conduct was so worthy
of the cause in which he fought, and whose gallantry was so
conspicuous on every part of the field.

I am proud to be able to state that the command displayed such
conduct on the battle-field of Chickamauga as will entitle it to
another star in that crown of glory it has already won.

The following is a list of casualties in the Twenty-second
Alabama Regt. during the battle of Chickamauga, September 20:
Went into action with 31 officers and 340 men; aggregate, 371.
Killed: Officers, 5; enlisted men 39. Wounded: Officers, 10;
enlisted men, 151. Missing, none. Aggregate killed, wounded,
and missing, 205.

I have the honor to be, captain, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,

H. T. TOULMIN,
Capt., Comdg. Twenty-second Alabama Regt.

Capt. E. F. TRAVIS,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen.

Source: Official Records
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