The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-13
A BATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
300 linton Men Against 400 Rebsas:
Correspondence Of N. 7. Tribune.

BALTIMORE, Sept :, 1859.
Ihave the following particulars of one of tho
most gallant engagements of the war, - far -
our troops were concerned, from an officer Of
Capt Flasser's feet, who has brought dispatches
to Washington from bis commanding officer:
d Fourteen hundred Rebels marched toward
Plymouth, N. c., on Tuesday lest, intending to
enter the town and lay it in ashes. A native
Caroliniau, knowing the intention of the Rebels,
came quickly to town and reported the matter
to Capt w. q. Hammell of Hawkins Zouavea.
No time was to be lost. To defend the Town
there was one company (F) of Hawkins Zouaves,
one company OF regularly enlisted loyal North
Carolinians, with such other loyal fighting civil.
ians as the town could furnish. All hands were
quickly at their post. Half Of the Zouaves we're
sick with the fever which prevails there st this
season Of the year, and oil of the commissioned
officers were sick, except Lieut.. Green, of the
Zouaves, who was disabled BY wound received
in former engagement up the Roanoke River:
The command of about 500 men devolved ypou
Orderly Sergeant Green, of Company r. Of the
Zouaves At the approach Of 20 vast force
some generals would say, Surrender" bat this
was not the Sergeant's motto. He took his
brave men, went ont on Tuesday, the ID Instant,
and met the enemy three miles from the town.
The enemy consisted of Infantry Ard cavalry:
the former under Col Garrett (who In fact Nss
In commsnd Of the whole forcsA aud tbs latter
In command Of Captain Pagan. When Heeeaant
Green came upon the enemy be found then b.
vouacked in the woods, Intending not to attack
before the next day. A rebel intended Giving
the alarm Of the approach Of our forces b. Asine
his piece, but it missed 6ra Our boys tesk thi6
- signal Of alarm. and they dashed upsl them
with great earnestness, fighting the whole force
for an hour, Sergeant Gresn conducting Aimssx
10 the most gallant MANNER In the short space
Of an hour he whipped force Of feurtesq Ism
dred, captured COL Garrett, their comnan6ee, Q
lieutenant, and forty prisoners. togethse With
many Of the cavalry horses The FebSis ioee
thirty killed, with the ordinary properties Il
wounded, When the enemy broke and led, The
loyal North Carolinisns were fast and leroe In
the pursuit Of their rebel neighborA The chase
vas given up only when the enemy was ooopsSts-
y put to fight wI ta'gIl u. Silt
The civilians fought splendidly. NJ. fAsipa
. carpenter, whose hospitality have e1joyed,
was the drst to Are bis faverite rife, taxing
down sbe Arst Rebel that fell II this eealict
We lost shree men killed-one Sergeant q %.
OF the Zouaves, whose nsme h Miner; the 9th
or membes Of the North Carolina Company:
and the third, one Of Capt Fussers brave tan,
some of whom we're engaged. Let o1loses q
higher rank look at the conduct Of 0afeoaas
Green, and learn wisdom-shs kind of wisdom
We now need; and let soldiers learn feom the
result Of the affair what even small nsnbS.st Win
accomplish when they have the right sostSfgirs
10 them. The bravery Of our little arnyih 31y-
mouth deserved, and will undoubtedly reecvss
the highest honor Of the nation. ;.F q,