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46 JAMBS BAIRD WEAVER

camp that Lieutenant Weaver had been com-
missioned Major of the regiment, and that I
was ordered to relieve him. He was then in
charge of the outside guard, and I was ordered
to go and relieve him, and take his place in
command of the guard. The next morning
when I returned to camp, I saw there was great
dissatisfaction among the line officers because
of a Lieutenant having been promoted to Major
over all of the Captains of the Eegiment.

"This feeling seemed to exist until the battle
of Corinth which took place on the 3d. day of
October. On that day Colonel Baker was mor-
tally wounded, on the 4th day of October
Lieutenant [Colonel] Mills was mortally
wounded, and the command devolved on Major
"Weaver who had only two days before that
been First Lieutenant, and had never been in
command of a regiment, or maneuvered a regi-
ment. Major "Weaver seemed to realize the
responsibility that rested upon him, and dis-
played the greatest courage in directing Ms
men, in keeping close to the line of battle, and
encouraging his men to advance on the enemy.
WTien we had driven the enemy from the field,
a re enforcement of the enemy under Colonel
Johnson of the 18th Arkansas advanced on us.
Major Weaver rode up and down the line wav-
ing his revolver over Ms head, and calling upon
the men to bring the enemy's colors down, and



	46 JAMBS BAIRD WEAVER camp that Lieutenant Weaver had been com- missioned Major of the regiment, and that I was ordered to relieve him. He was then in charge of the outside guard, and I was ordered to go and relieve him, and take his place in command of the guard. The next morning when I returned to camp, I saw there was great dissatisfaction among the line officers because of a Lieutenant having been promoted to Major over all of the Captains of the Eegiment. "This feeling seemed to exist until the battle of Corinth which took place on the 3d. day of October. On that day Colonel Baker was mor- tally wounded, on the 4th day of October Lieutenant [Colonel] Mills was mortally wounded, and the command devolved on Major "Weaver who had only two days before that been First Lieutenant, and had never been in command of a regiment, or maneuvered a regi- ment. Major "Weaver seemed to realize the responsibility that rested upon him, and dis- played the greatest courage in directing Ms men, in keeping close to the line of battle, and encouraging his men to advance on the enemy. WTien we had driven the enemy from the field, a re enforcement of the enemy under Colonel Johnson of the 18th Arkansas advanced on us. Major Weaver rode up and down the line wav- ing his revolver over Ms head, and calling upon the men to bring the enemy's colors down, and