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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 2: the battle of Bull Run (July, 1861） (search)
Cocke's brigade held Ball's Ford, and Evans with the 4th S. C. and Wheat's La. Battalion held the Stone Bridge, two and three miles to the le. There were only two 6-Pr. guns with the 4th S. C. regiment and Wheat's La. battalion —say 1400 men. There were no other supports within With the remainder of his force (six companies of the 4th S. C. and Wheat's La. battalion) he marched to oppose and delay the turning column,dvance for about an hour. The fighting was not bad for beginners. Wheat's Tigers (the 1st La. battalion) lost 38 in killed and wounded, andwithout them. In this connection mention should be made of Maj. Robert Wheat of the La. battalion, known as The Tigers. As a boy, Wheat hWheat had run away from home in Baltimore and served gallantly in the Mexican War, and, after that, in desperate fighting with Walker in Nicaragua. In his report Evans writes that he was much indebted to Major Wheat for his great experience and his excellent advice. He doubtless advised