The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-10-29

congratulated the Colunel on me gallanlfs
Of himself and men, and told him to take biz
Iforce to therear. and supply thea, with am.
lmunition, and let themsrest.
Lieut.. Whitfield was shot down after AZ
Icharge, while they were falling back to the
Ioriginal position. Capt jones, ofpur regi-
lmrnt, was behind him, and saws he fell and
thea raised upina sitting position, and when
The passed him he Was grasping the calf ot his
leg with both hands. as if his leg was broken.
+ The men are profuse IN their praise 81
Whit,eJ's gailsntry. They said he led then
in the charge and followed theW in The re-.
treat til he No shot down. One Of the
Halls 10 my company was wounded before
the charge, IN the arm where the gun press.
es against ii. BY spent ball ; he very DELHI
erately pulled the ball nut. and finding that
Ne could not shoot his gun. he would load II,
and get some Of the officers n e FOR him;
and when the charge was ordeSedhy compa..
~ did not hear the order. they being on thu
extreme left III the line. and they were 10
busy firing that they did not observe The right
advancing. Hall saw that Jimmie Graham
WAS calling 10 the men 10 cnre on, and he
jumped out Of ranks and caught Jimmie ~
the arm and said Come IN. Lieutenant, lrt
ns 90. they will GENE when thsy .ee " go.
ins.' lie went all through the charge and
never got another scratch. William Camp
sell. who carried the hag through the whole
hattie, while in the charge went too fast for
the frgipenl. aud the Coouel stepped him
Two or three ZINES, ard cautioned him about
going N fas,.s At last CampheIt told han Ne
would keep stopping him till he would let
that ArAsaststeiiaw get ahead If him. The
coloael let hlm slnar after ih4. Strange 10
say. the dag had twenty ,slx holes 10 i anil
the s,aff had lour, am not a siaglr Que ;oach,
cd Campbell. c.I.Cosks was 80 veil pleas
led with CamaDril', performance. thar lie
called hsm up alter the All.le. and told him
that he might ~ when snd where hv pcesrd.
Just - be sas slways abi,at TO carry the dag
and lead The 9th INTO battle.
II H. estimated thai our army has inerras-
ed fran hits TO siH;, thessand STAGE ti,e bat
lie VI Sharpsburg. owing 70 the straggirrs
having COME Up. ] s4s ,trssgse's. mot thu.
they are 10 blame stsail. for tbs army WAS
inprched continuously night and day. iOr
twenty one DAYS pre,ion, 70 The battle ,her
wrrr aDly ball ted. besides ha,ing errsa
corn for breAi. and fresh beet fermtat Nhiea
vas artually Cooked brfurr the blred IVES
cold. ssd that ton Wiih bui ltt,le salt. which
Of course made many Vf fhsm sack. There
serr. zoe, large number bare foaied. and
tnni-.Ire. Ard af those men who hsd To- tai
out. even il they weFg nnly N husr or Two
brhaa'l. lAeY never easght up again I'll he
army stopped at Mariiasbsrg sler the bs,llr
u shupshurg. n il ms opinion. and that
ol almust every onr. that o1r army will have
to lad hack srera this place in lev days J.
a natter ofneeessIiysl for this coanlry. saaush
one ol lhe finest. has been 20 efmplrfea
drainsd. that Il Is 4 hard msticr II Get iged
fcr nan or brssf. Opr nrtt line 81 opera
lions viii be probably ON he Rappahsnnoek.
silh lie right II the army abpui Fredericks
burg. auh Inc lrii sVmr~hefe this SIDE aot
6Ofeunssille. &eA M
u u the almsst nniserssl belief IN ihesf
my. THAT IL peace j. mi declared ia sefs
shpri time. ,hst che C,nlederac, rs. yeti
see iis darkest hours. have no LEAFS iof
the result. know there u Cind abUse.
aud jast God, WIN will favor t'is right, 80
We hsyr an army. which. ier pudurSnce AMI
10 10 or die. - such as tie
world never ssw before. have been With
The army three weeks. end have seeu hua
dfrds Vt men bAre.lobied. cca,less, son,s
without even hats. some who had as vel
have % no pasts u al As 70 wear such y
they have aud ~ Tor blanket 10 sleep ~.
der these cold nights 10 keep the frost "a
them, y luxury that bot few can indalgs
IN. Added 70 that thrir diet j. fresh brsl
with one pint Of salt 10 lifiy men jsy. 80
flour bread, which u badly cooked for The
wsni u proper cooking uieb,ils, which, ~
gelhrr with The limestone wsier 81 this r.
z on. keeps the men with dlarrhaa all tie
nme. Notwithstanding all Of this. the m,a
are cheerful and happy. have set q hei
the first complains from . single soldier
When the army was being smaneu,erej tof
IL. r...a.... 70 aaL.... IA -.....a. 49, ALa