Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-09
The Sfaqoafe.
WAR MATTERS.
From the Richmond DAratch.
The I3attae Of the 18th Of June.

WAX MA HsAeSs
From the Richmond D Nratch
The Battse Of the 18th of June.
CAMP IN THE WeoDs, June 2S 1867.
To the Eaite7s Of the Dipstch:s
II is little remarkable that in all the accounts
Of the heavy skirmish that occurred on "Wednesday
last on the Williamsburg road, where the battle OF
..Seven Pines" occurred the 3lst OF May, no
mention has been made Of the nozzle brigade COM
manacd by Brigadior General Robert Ransom, Jr,
of North. Carolina. l have no idea in the world
shat the press is disposed to do injustice to any OF
the brave men who are so selesacriAcingly devoting
shem selves and their all to their country or to turn
the cold shoeder of silence to their deeds of valor
and trust ycu will permit the world to know a
portion Of the history of that batte-for 1t was
battle--tAat is yet unwritten.
Gen. Wright began the fight and was aided by
Gen. Malone, and the troops they had in the field
behaved gallanty; and it must be understood,
therefore, that what write is not to detract in the
least from their just fame; but Gen. Ransom was
in it also and though the Yankees have found it out
TO thesr sorrow, our own people at homo have yet
10 be Informed Of it. On Tuesday Gen. Ransom
commenced moving from Petersburg, and his brig
AIDE being one of the largest in the service, 1t was
not until near daylight Wednesday morning that it
reached Richmond The 25th regiment, under COM
,nand of Col Rutledge was the last to arrive, and
they did not march out of Richmond till after break
fast Wednesday morning They were just ahead
of the General and staff, who followed on as soon
as the General could call by Gen. Hugers heau,
quarters and report and receive orders Barely nau
Gen. Ransom reached the ground where TWO Oh MS
regiments the 9th and 35tb) were encainpeo "heil
he heard firing in 'front.' and squirting forward ouna
that three of his regimen,s-the 4Sth, Coi. I'LL,
the 49th, COL Ramseur, the 25th, Col. Rutledge-
were with the two brgades previously mentioned;
H. 10, 1ocn fIpht
reached the ground fatigued and jaded, but like
heroic men they "sailed IN" and fought like Vete-
rams, The 4Sh had no less than five regiments
opposed to it. and had to stand cross fire, but they
bore it like heroes and finally drove the whole
brigade of Yankee scoundrels from the field IEe
loss in this regiment was heavy, and several ofhcers
were among the killed. The 49th was on the ex-
irene left, and though more fortunate than the 4sh
in the losses it sustained, pressed on the foe and
poured heavy and continuous fires upon him, till
they finally drove him back. The 25th did not
stop marching from the time they left Richmond
till they stopped Immediately in front of the line OF
battle to throw off their knapsacds and commence
firing. They went in with perfect vim AMI be-
haved gallandy throughout the day. Their loss
was not very heavy, and the majority of the
wounded are but slightly so. The fight cont'n-
ued through the day and part of the night, and IN
the afternoon the 9th Col Clarke, 26th, Col Vance,
and 35th, Col. Ransom were ordered down. Gen.
Ransom oeing on the field, directed their move
ments in person. Through the whole afternoon the
musketry was terrific. and the Minnie balls came
whstliag by US constantly, while now and then
shell would explode within hundred yards and
less of the position occupied by the General. The
Yankees had their sharpShooters up in trees to pick
off officers and the scoundrels we're plainly seen in
the rear of their lines, and they fired constantly
bat aimed badly. Our men were much more en-,
posed than the Yankees, but the dead they left on
the field shows very plainly that our men, though
fewer in number, cooler and more fatal shots.
Our forces, notwithstanding they were opposed BY
an overwhelming force. did not yield an inch, but
held their ground through the day aid through the
night also, the General and staff sleeping IN the
open air upon the field. ,
The three regiments last named 24th, 35th and
26h we're ordered into the front lines about sunset,
and as it became dark the HesSians in large
force attacked them, shouting and yelling like In
dams but many of them will never yell again and
tie whole Of them were teiee drivenback (for they
repeated the experiment. and dared not make a
third attempt These latter demonstrations were
made against the 26tn, Col. Vance, and the 3jth
Col. Ransom They threw shell and grape, how
ever repeatedly during the night, and grape-shot
found the next morning within few feet of
where the General and his staff had slept during the
night About daybreak, on Thursday morning, the
enemy opened fire again, and this time all along the
line of the two regiments named above and the
o4th Col. Clark. But they could not stand the
return our men gave them, having learned too much
the day before about their experiences in the use of
fire arms and the unHinching manner in which they
stood up to their work. and therefore retired 4
large number OF prisoners Uere taken, and the
Yankee scoundrels not only left their dead but their
wounded also upon the field and even committed
the dasardly act of firing on our men in the after
noon, aeAlte they Dere giring them cater 1t is an
'ndsputable fact that the Adjutant of the 4sth was
stopping down to give water to of their wounded
men, when the ackhearted vandals fired on him
and forced him to leave his canteen but the wound
ed man, more honorable than his comrades, sent t
10 him afterwards by another wounded one who was
brought OFT, he himself refusing to be taken away
saying he knew he had to die and as his own friends
would not move him. he was not willing to trouble
u.s. and would lay there and die.
This brigade, General and all, has been in con.
slant DUTY ever since its arrival, sleeping in the
open air, and having skirmishes two or three times
DAY and night, all the time. The last occurred
iate this afternoon, when the Yankees took out.
leaving their dead scattered over the whole field not
@aoAng buried single man, from the first day to
ths time. The woods in advance is dense mass
OF smoke and there is no doubt they have burned
everything and put out for the other side of Jor.
Gan. RIP VAN WINkLE.
Casualties in the Sd Reg't N. C. T.
HEADQUARTERS, Sd RECT N. CT)
June 30th, 1862
camp on CHlcKAHoMINY"
Casualties in the 2d roo;,,,,. At n 49,.