Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-09-18
A Battle in North Carolina.

BaLTrsors, Sept. ST. have the follow
ing particulars of one OF the most gallant
engagements of the war. SO. far as our
troops were concerned, from an officer oil
Capt. Flusser's fleet. who has brought dis
patches to Washington from his com
mspding officer:
Fourteen hundred rebels marched to-
ward Plymouth n c.. on Tuesday last. in
tending to enter the town and lay ibin ash
es. \ native Carolinian. knowing the in
tention of the rebels, came quickly to iown
and reported the matter TO Capt. w. II.
Hammeil of Hawkins Zouavrs. No time
was TO be lost. To defend the town there
was one company (F) Hawkins Zauaves,
one company of regularly enlisted loyal
North Carolinians. with such other loyal
fighting civilians as the town could furnish.
All hands were quickly at their post
Hall of the Zouaves were sick with the fe-
yer which prevails there at this season Of
the year. and all OF the commissioned Off
GERS were sick, except Lieut.. Green of the
Zouaves. who was disabled by a wound
received in former engagement mp the
Roar oke River. The command of sbott
800 men devolved upon orderly serg't
Green, of company f. of the Zouaves.-
AT the approach of so vast force some
generals wsuld say. surrender" but this
was not the sergeant's motto. He took
his brave men, went out on Tuesday, the.
2d~inst., and met the enemy three mile
from the town. - faseaf
The enemy consisted of infantry and
cavalry; the former under Col. Garrett
(who in fact was in command of the whole
force, audthe. latter in command of Capt.
Fagans When Sergeant Green came mp
ON the enemy he found him bivouacked in
the woods. intending Not to attack before
the next day A rebel intended giving the
alarm of the approach of our forces by fir
ing his piece, but it missed fire.
Our boys took this as asignal of alarm.
and they dashed upon them with great
earnestness, fighting the whole force for an
hour, Sergeant Gieen conducting himself
in the most gallant manner In the short
space of an hour he whipped force of l.
400 captured Col. Garrett, their eomman-
der, a lieutenant. and forty prisoners, to-
eether with many of the cavalry horses
The rebels lost thirty killed, with the or
oinary proportion OF wounded. When the
enemy broke and fled. the loyal North
CaTslihians were fast and fierce in the pur-
sun Of their rebel neighbors. The chase
wss given up only when the enemy was
completely put to fight.
The civilians fought splendidly. Mr..
Phelps. carpenter. whose hospitality
have enjoyed was the first 4 o Ere his ia
vorite rife, taking down the first rebel that
fell In this conflict we lost three men
killed-one sergeant of company f. of
the Zouaves. whose name is Miner; the
other a member of the North Carolina COM
pany; andsthe third. one OF Capt. Flusser's
brave tars. some of whom were engaged.
Let officers Of higher rank look at the con-
duct Of Sergeant Green. and learn wisdom
the kind of wisdom We now need; and
let soldiers learn from the result OF the al
fair what even small numbers will accom-
plish whensthey have the right sort of fire
in them. The bravery of our little army
in Plymouth deserves, and will undoubt-
eddy receive. the highest honor in the ma