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While we were in waiting for the approach of that endorsement and the opening of the fire, this assaulting column of the enemy came up and we concluded General Griffin and myself that there was no use in holding it any longer, and so we retired." This proves beyond doubt that Mahone's charge was after 9.15.
The Twenty-fifth and Forty-ninth North Carolina were not present at all, but remained in their trench on the front line. Smith's men on the extreme right did not as a body go into Mahone's charge. Captain Crawford with one hundred and eighteen men did charge with Mahone. In fact he commanded his own men separate from Smith, although he was close by.
The Adjutant knew that his education was defective and said, "What did you say, Joe?" "I said Lord have mercy on me! and keep them damned niggers from killing me!" It was an earnest and effective prayer, for Mahone's men in an hour afterwards released him.
Burnside's division rushed into the crater and climbed through the breach. His men were met promptly by Ransom's brigade of North Carolinians and held. The Union support became entangled in the hole, stumbled and fell in confusion. General Mahone's brigades hastily called, rushed into position, and a general Confederate charge was ordered.
His words were greeted with loud cheers, and the battalion marched back to the road carrying several prisoners and having retaken two pieces of artillery which had been abandoned to the enemy. Just keep those people back awhile. I do not wish you to expose yourselves to unnecessary danger." Mahone's division then coming up took the place of Walker's, and the march was resumed.
Mahone's " Brig.-Gen. MAJ.-GEN. C. M. WILCOX'S Division. Brig.-Gen. MAJ.-GEN. H. HETH'S Division. J. R. Davis's Brigade. " John R. Cooke's " " D. McRae's " " J. J. Archer's " " H. H. Walker's " unattached: 5th Alabama Battalion. MAJ.-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE'S Division Brig.-Gen. W. C. Wickham's Brigade " L. L. Lomax's " MAJ.-GEN. M. C. BUTLER'S Division. Brig.-Gen. John Dunovant's Brigade.
I had informed Schofield by telegraph of the departure of Mahone's division, south from the Petersburg front. These troops marched down the Weldon road, and, as they apparently went without baggage, it is doubtful whether they have not returned. I was absent from here when they left. Just returned yesterday morning from Cape Fear River.
Elliott's men who yet lived, driven from their outer line by the resistless rush of the attack, retreated to a deep ravine, rallied and held this third line. Lee reached the field and took command. Mahone's men came to the rescue marching with swift, steady tread. They took their position on the crest which commanded the open space toward the captured trenches.
The enemy seemed both to give up the ground; and were holding their position obstinately, when a determined charge from a brigade of Mahone's drove every thing in its front. I had been to carry a message for General Hampton, upon whose staff I served during the battle, and now found myself swept forward by the brigade charging.
"Well, back to the widow Mahone's inn." "All right; now let us try to find the trail." It was no easy matter, although they had the street and number well fixed in their mind. Mahone. The first person to greet them was Terrence.
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