18th Mississippi Infantry

The 18th Mississippi Infantry was sent from nearby Edward's Ferry and arrived at the battlefield at two-thirty p.m. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Griffin said it took position on the right of the 8th Virginia Regiment and formed a line of battle. Colonel Burt fell mortally wounded while gallantly leading the regiment. The line advanced to within a short distance of the enemy's guns, but several heavy volleys forced the men to fall back into the ravine for shelter. At three-thirty p.m., Colonel Featherston arrived with the 17th Mississippi Regiment, and the two regiments formed in line of battle and charged the enemy until they were driven into the Potomac or captured.

Leesburg, Virginia · United States