Colonel Porter’s Report
At 8 a.m. the same day orders were received to move to the front to support a line of skirmishers, in which position we remained until 3 p.m., when the regiment was ordered into line of battle to withstand a charge made by the enemy, led by General Barksdale, of Mississippi. The regiment was engaged with the enemy until 8 p.m. on the 2d instant, having made two distinct charges and helping to repulse the enemy from that point. We were ordered to fall back to the edge of the woods, where we remained until 3 p.m. on the 3d instant, when we were moved at double-quick to the front. We lay in line of battle of brigades until 6 p.m., when we again fell back to the edge of the woods.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
PORTER D. TRIPP,
Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Regiment.