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Vol. VIII.
Richmond, Va., January, 1880.
No. 1.


History of Lane's Carolina Brigade.

By Brigadier-General James H. Lane.

No. 2.

BATTLES AROUND RICHMOND—REPORT OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL BRANCH.

Headquarters Fourth Brigade, Light Division.

Major R. C. Morgan, Assistant Adjutant-General:

Major—On Tuesday, June 24th, I received orders from General Lee to take a position on the Chickahominy, near Half Sink, Wednesday evening and cross the river and take the road to Mechanicsville as soon as I should be informed by General Jackson that he had crossed the Central railroad. In my written orders, it was stated that General Jackson would cross the railroad at three o'clock Thursday morning, and allowing one hour for the transmission of the message, I was under arms and prepared to cross at 4 o'clock A. M. on Thursday. Not having received any intelligence from General Jackson, and General Lee's orders to me being explicit, there was no danger of my mistaking a false move-