Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-24
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From the LynshbETs Republican, nov %.
The following letter from a reliable oliiear in
Gen. Foyd's brigade, gives accurate particulars of
the recent movements Of that little army, and will
remove much Of the painful anxiety in reference to
ts safety, which late d1scouragng runors have &C.
essioned ID the public mind. Gen. Floyd has not
been cut of as reported, or suffered any disaster
but has been all the time CALAMITY fighting the enc
my at every turn, and only retiring before over
whelmng force. He he's not lost his sick or his
guns as reported, but has brought all safely off to
Raleigh Courthouse
RALEIeH CooRrHotse, Nov. II, ls6I--It would be
useless 10 enumerate the cause of my silence for
the last ten days; suffice it to say, We have been
fighting the Yankees (who out numbered US almost
tripls) for the past week It was asteftaned while
we wers at Cotton Hill, that the eaemy had blea
reinforced BY i've large steamers fuh Of men, am
munitions Sc.
Gen. Lees command hs retired TO Meadow Bluff
thus leaving the Yankees front unthreatened
We received information that the Yankees had
crossed IN large force and were advancing upon us
We threw up temporary Notifications and awaited
their attack, hut they would net advance upon rs
50 T-e went out Of works TO make an armed
Reconnaissance Of their POSITION DC. and proceeded
until came to their outpOsts and fired upon them
They brought up regiment after regiment, aud the
engagement promised TO be a general one. they
got on one side OF the creek Ca small siresnl) and
we on the Other-they behind the frees and we 10
the bushes. Our regiment received orders 10 ads
vance down road leading 10 the creek. TO cross It,
ascend the hill the opposite side ia full view of
the enemy, which was done without the less Of a
man. The firing then became general for while,
but our men had so well secured themselves behind
the brush and q few trees that we sustained but
little damage. Only two men killed and one or two
wounded. We then fen,back, hoping to draw th I'm 70
our works but night setin and the Yankees thought
it bad policy to attack us then and there.
We had no sooner gotten to our camp than intel
6gence reached US that the enemy were approach
ing on our route with the design to entrap us.
Our general, with his usual sagaelSy, determined
on plan to disappOint them, started little after
dark TO fall back SO that Mr.. Yankee would have
TO guash his teeth" at being ont generated He
fell back, moving eight hundred sick, from Fayette
to Raleigh Courtshouse beyond the reach of them.
When about nine miles this side Of Fayette Court
house we were informed that the Yankees were IN
hot pursuit and upon US Our brigade, composed Of
the skeletons of the 10th, 5Oth, and Dist Virginia
gimenta. were ordered out TO meet than. We
formed in Inc Of battle and awaited their advance
and very soon they made their appearance, when
brisk skirmish took place and they got their srle-
ry in q position and opened fire upon US. We sus-
tanned no great iDjury-only, fear, some Of our
men who were sIrmishing were taken prisoners
as they are missing. We were Immediately order.
ed to retire, which we did being q strategical
to draw the enemy into defle, where we
would have had them sale, although they had
about 600 against brigade (tlIe rest of Floyds
forces were in supporting distance, howeye r) and
we are now here, about four miles this side of
Raleigh COurt>hOgse, nearer 70 the railroad and
now on the ground.