C. S. A.
BRIGADIER GENERAL SIMON B. BUCKNER’S DIVISION
On February 15, 1862, about 1 P. M., this division, in
compliance with General Floyd’s orders, withdrew to its original position
within the trenches covered by the 2d Kentucky and 41st Tennessee. Only a Small Portion of the Division had
reached its position when Smith’s Division attacked the right flank of the
Confederate line fell upon Colonel Hanson’s regiment before it had reached the
rifle pits and threw it back in confusion upon the 18th Tennessee. Hastily forming a line behind the crest of
this ridge, Colonel Hanson’s regiment repulsed the ensuing attack against this
position. Reinforced by the 14th
Mississippi, the 3d and 18th Tennessee regiments as they arrived, and supported
by Porter’s and a section of Grave’s artillery, the 2nd Kentucky was able to
maintain its position against repeated assaults. Towards the close of the action which lasted
over two hours, General Buckner’s division was reinforced by the 42d
Tennessee. Colonel Quarles, the 50th Tennessee,
Colonel Sugg, and the 49th Tennessee, Colonel Bailey. Unsuccessful in an attempt to recover the
lost trenches, General Buckner’s division had to be content to maintain its
position along this ridge.
