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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 13: Sharpsburg or Antietam (search)
f the 6th Ala., he was directed to throw his right wing back and out of the road. Rodes reports :— Instead of executing the order he moved briskly to the rear of the regiment and gave the command, Sixth Alabama about face; forward march. Maj. Hobson of the 5th, seeing this, asked if the order was intended for the whole brigade. He said, Yes, and thereupon the 5th and the other troops on their left retreated. I did not see their retrograde movement until it was too late to rally them; aould drive the whole of them in our front across the Antietam. I got up about 200 men who said they would advance to the attack if I would lead them. We met, however, with a warm reception, and the little command was broken and dispersed. Maj. Hobson and Lt. I. M. Goff of the 5th Ala. acquitted themselves handsomely in this charge. Col. Alfred Iverson, 20th N. C., Col. D. H. Christie, 23d N. C., Capt. Garret, 5th N. C., Adjt. J. M. Taylor and Lt. Isaac E. Pearce of the same regiment had