Gerald – from my research into the 58th NCT, I do not believe that they were involved in the attack on Bald Hill. At least they reported no losses for July 21 or 22. One hundred of the 58th NCT was on picket duty on the night of July 22, and returned to the breastworks on the night of July 23. They were in the works until July 27 when they were order out of their works and into the works near Atlanta. They were left in the works during the battle of Ezra Church.

This isfrom my soon-to-be released book on the 58th NCT: Dugger reported that on July 27, the regiment, at 1:00 p.m., moved from its former position and “formed behind in the suburbs of Atlanta and remained until dark. We moved back to the front works on the left of Kowan’s battery…” Dugger is probably referring to Cowan’s company of the First Mississippi Light Artillery, posted north of Atlanta, between Bouanchard’s Louisiana Battery and Peachtree Fort. The Fifty-eighth stayed near the battery until midnight, when the regiment “rallied and went on picket.” The men were on picket until 9:00 pm on July 28, when they were relieved and returned to the breastworks. The next night they were back on picket duty. The month ended with “all still today; raining in the evening.”

On August 2, the regiment was on picket duty “in front of the Georgia Militia. They were relieved that evening, and ‘returned to the Brigade at the front works on the Marietta Road…’”

Also from my book “We are still in our entrenchments “Garrett Gouge (Company D) wrote home that month, “and a lively skirmish and cannonading going on every day and night. There are more or less men killed and wounded every day.”

Well, after eleven or twelve years of research into this regiment, that is about the best I was able to do. There is not a lot of information from the 58th NCT at this point during the war.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Michael C. Hardy
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