The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-09

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Ensss, u 6rs, ,haa.h, w. were Z marty af
The enemy We csmneIled him Ia he our
n,Iot Ifhe il VET I;y,ng / wouId hco leave
g refer ven 10 him for subsequent events.
In the mornino. when We annroache,l the
picket their sentry fired and 4 sergeant and
ile Of men came immediately 10 his SUPPORT.
Simmons and his riHemen dismounting and
icing their horses, the sergeant and party
fred in the direction Of the noise, for they
:ould not see US. Major Lewis, myself and
tx others crossed inta the road leading to-
Yards Mebane's and charged down this road
fter the sergeant and party, who ran, until |
We came within sight OF the pirket. Major
.ewis then suggested to me the advantage the
ifemen might have, by passing TO the right, |
nder cover Of the hill. until they should be
masked By some out buildings, Il think
table and smilhshopl We Instantly return /
d and gave Capt. Simmons his instructions,
nd the cavalry moved Of TO the left, through
n old field, above where buildings have since
zen erected. in order to attract the atten-
ion aud FIRE Of the enemy, until the rifiemen
hould gain their destined position. The |
Ian scceeded az we expected. Owing TO
ne great distance. the cavalry sustained no
lamaee from the enemy's FIRE; and as soon
3 The rifiemen. at the distance Of only fifty
,r sixty wards. in their concealed position,
lad discharged their pieces at the picket, the
cavalry charged. and the whole, consisting Of
men, were instantly killed or
aiken.
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south Caral;ns AMI wss az rhsse who had
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me and other. wbo were recent. and of whom
have made inouiry. since The aopearance
n ira s,,,sm.nt R.t 4 he w.s nresent
certain I am he had no mart either N man,
nlnU the qrPcuttOn at the csnture al the
niceet referred TO- MIR lid we eors.lt res.
psc,;ns !, with anv other nerson s,cent Ma;
Lewis fwho was real soldier His coun.
80 ,,a,a d.C.r-.J % hy ne Ln,.,.;,. a. ,..
did. his past service and experience. Bat
Captain Simmons and myself gave the orders.
and felt the whole responsibility. IfM'CaIl
was along, he was no more than a spectator.
Several, vet living, can youch Tor this
When the Brigade vas organized west &c the
Yadkin. no officers from the South were re.
cognized but General Pickens aud Major
Jackson. For we had over our proportion of
field officers from Narth Carolina. and didn't
need them. When our party and prisoners
arrived in camp. the Brigade Immediately
moved nearly North course ten or twelve
miles, and halted to forage, about mid after.
noon, at a farm with high fences, having left