Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-07-03

So far as my observation eAtenueu, nc
the only one of the enemy who exnipi.So
even an approximation to clurage duFlh sls
whole dav. The fight at thc angle lasted On.
twenty minutes: it com slctely discouraged
the enemy and he made no further etfort az
assault. The house il frBnt. which had ser
ved IS a hiding place for the enemy. was no%
fired by shell from Howitze ana the oue
houses and pailings w>sT.e soa IN usaze-I
As all shelter was now taken rom nm, TUG
enemy called in his troop aud started back
for Hampton. As he had left sharp shooters
behind him IN the woods on cur lels lle
drag,oons co,,l,i not advance untt Capt IiOke
of company X, ist Rsgiaasnt y G. Nola0- q
teers, had Thoroughly explored thcn- When
he gave the Assurance OF the wood being clc1r,
Capt. Douthatt, with some 100 Dragons
pursued. The enemy in his haste, tiire~
away hundreds of canteens, haverSacks, oser-
coats g., even the dead we c thrown out oil
the wagons The pursuit soon became q
chase and FIR third time the enemy won the
race over the New Muket course. The
bridge was torn up behini hin and our dra-
goons returned TO camp.
There were not qnie SOD Of my regiment
engaged in the fight, and not one halfof these
drew trigger during the iglL Al remain
ed manfully at the post assigned and not a
man in the regiment behaved badly. The
companies not engaged were So mlch expos
ea and rendered equal ssrgieeNith those par
ticipatins in the Gght. Th.y deserve equai-
ly tn thanks of the country. ia flct il Is
the most trying ordeal To which soldiers can
be subjected, to receive fare which their Or
ders forbid thsm to retura. Had q single
company left its post our work would have
been exposed And the c5nstancy and dis
cipline OF the unengAgcd companies can not
be too highly commended
A a. afa rf nj. frosta t,a
n. G. Military Institute, defended the howit
zer under H. IIudnal, and acted with great
coolncss and deterniaation
/ cannot speak too hi-ily. Of my two field
officers, Lieut.. Col. Lee aud Mai Lane-
Their services have been II the highest in
portancc since taking the field to the present
moment My thanks are due in especial
manner to Lieut.. j NJ Poteat, Adjntant, and
Lieut. j. ". Ratchiord, aid, both of them
Cadets ofthe ". &. Military Instituted at Char
lotte. The latter r,c-iyed a confusion on the
forehead from q g.ape shot, which nearly
cost him his LIE
Capt Bridges, company a Ejent. Owens,
commanding company ID Capt Rose, COM
pany G Capt. Ashe. company ID !; Capt Nc
Dowel company + Capt Starr, company T;
Capt. Avery, company u; Capt Huske, COM
psnv ii; Lieut.. Whitaker, commanding com
pany l and CAPT; IEoks e9elapy Y \; DIS;
Mai Lane for soldierly bearing on the 8th.-
Lieuts. Cook and McketEan company II
! crossed over under heavy iiTe to the assis-
| taDce of the troops attacked On the left, so
also, did Lieut. Cohen, company c. Lieut..
Hoke has shown great zeal, energy and jndg-
ment as an enginees oficer on various
sions.
Corporal George G. Williams, company A;
Henry L. Wyatt, Thomas Fallan, John
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burn the house which concealed the enemy.
They behaved with great gallantry, Wyatt
was killed and the other three were recalled.
Sergeant Thomas j. Stewart, company A,
and private William Med DWELL, company A
reconnoitered the position of the enemy, and
went far in advance Of our troops. Private
j. w. Potts. of company B, is especially men-
toned by bis company commander. So are
G. L. Wyatt company @; w. IL. McDade,
company ID; Sergeant j. NJ. Young, Corporal
John Dingler, privates G. II. A Adams, K.
V. Gudger, G. w. Worley, Jno. @. Wright,
L. Y. Little, j. F. jenkins, company e II.
j w. Stedman, NJ. E. Dye, Ii. f. Benton, j.
: B. Smith, company 4; 9. w. BuaanIau, Jas-
Q g. Ray, company Ii.
= CASUALTIES.
d Private Henry l.. Wyatt, company A, NOR.
+ tally ounil,d; Lieut.. j. w. Ratcaford, con
S fusion; privatcs Council Rogers and Chas
It Williams, company III, wounded severely; S
IS Patterson, company d, slightly wounded; -
William White, company X wounded Peter
N Po;cat, company @, slightly wounded
y cannot close this too elaborate repor
;e without speaking in the highest terms Of ad
ut miration of the IIowitzer Battalion and it
H. most accomplished commander, Maj Ran
r dolph. lie has no superior as an artiileris
lie in any country, and his men displayed tn
: utmost skill and coolness The left Howit
d. ger under Lieut. IlulEal being nearest m.
lp works came under my special notice Tl
I'd names Of those at it are as follows:
Y, Lieut. IIGdnah, com handing, wounded
P sergeant S. 2. Hughes S. II. Pendieton, I
p b. Pleasants, W. NJ. Caldwell, Geo. "
to Ii ,bsoa, W. Nee lrthy. ii. o. Shool, wount
e, ed Il. w. Timberlake, Geo. 2. Hughe
OIL John Worth, d. b. Clark.
as Permit me in conclusion to pay We
at deserved compliment to The first Regime
Ter N. C. Volunteers Taeir patience ami tri
ed perseverance under toll and courage und
is fire, have seldom heen surpassed by veter'
1t troops Afer working night and day, som
di- times without tents and cooking utensils,
ut. murmur la. never escaped them to II
the knowledge They have doRea large poril
in of the work on the ntrenchments 1T York o2
an as we'll as those ut at Bethel Had all 4
A Regiments in The field worked with the saT
ced spirit. there would not be an assailabie poi
pa in yirginil After the battle they sho
ds hands aiecl ionately y ith the spades CALI
ing them clever fellows and good friends. I
ed. men are influenced by high moral religio
our sentiments; and their conduct has furnish
ra- another example Of the great truth, that
sed he who fears God viz ever do his duty 10
ssl- country.
in The Confederatcs had in al about 2000 IN
sed in the action. The enemy had the regimel
on of Col Duryec (Zouayes) Col. Carr G
our Allen, Col. Benedick and Col. Wardr
the (Massachusetts) fronl Gil Point Comic
re. and i've companies of Phelps Regime
zoe from Newport News. We had never M
ood than 800 actively engaged at any time.
dst- Confederate loss was ii wounded, Of tn
the one mortally. The enemy must have
Gen some 300 could not without great q
con paragement of their courage, place I'll
and loss at a lower figure. Il is inconcciya
oyer that 5000 men should make so precipitai
my retreat without having sustained at least
gan much Of a reverse.
ess- Let US devoutly thank the lising God
ient his wonderful interpoSition in our favor,
lred evince our gratitude BY the exemplarilies
ediy our lives.
i'm. d. IL. HILL,
to Col lst Reg, N. c. VI