was caught by surprise, and in the confusion he was shot in the back. Gregg was found by a group of staff officers and taken to a field hospital in the rear. An examination of the wound found that the bullet had penetrated his spine. Gregg was unable to feel anything in his lower body and assumed he was completely paralyzed from the waist down, but after being placed in bed he managed to regain some feeling in his legs. However, doctors pronounced the wound mortal, and Gregg died on December 15, saying on his deathbed "I yield my life cheerfully, fighting for the independence of South Carolina." Stonewall Jackson, who had previously quarreled with Gregg, came to see him on his deathbed. In popular media He was portrayed by actor Buck Taylor in the 2003 film Gods and Generals. See also List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) Notes References Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. . Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . External links Online biography AP Hill CSA biography 1814 births 1862 deaths Confederate States Army brigadier generals Lawyers from Columbia, South Carolina American military personnel of the Mexican–American War Members of the Aztec Club of 1847 People of South Carolina in the American Civil War American atheists Confederate States of America military personnel killed in the American Civil War American proslavery activists American Fire-Eaters 19th-century American lawyers