Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-06-16

under a heavy fire Of shell and grape
shot, tswas ordered 20 advance and again
attack the battery in conjunction With ether
regImenfs. This the me- did in force. still
approaching TO within about Is yards oI the
gins, tat here the FIRE from the batter aud.
supporting infantry became So terrible. thai
Il was impossible to 90 forwatd but ua1ll
ling again to retreat, the regiment maintained
It's ground, being partially sheltered by
some rising ground, for some time Here
there was considerable confusion in eonse.
quence Of several regiments having been
thrown upon the same ground
Finding i impossible to do any thing bnt
sacrifice lives, l Withdrew the men.
This is the last of the fight SO far as the
9th \. c. was concerned. 1t was very
nearly dark, and I busted myself in r%s!lying
and collecting the regiment. This battery
played sad havoc with our Acknowledgement
after regiment charging it, but each in turn
failing. The 9th n. c.. was the first to try
it, and one of the last to leave it. Officers
and men behaved in the coolest and bravest
manner POSSIBLY. They could not have shown
more courage. But [ wou d fail IN aging al
if !! did not state that there were a few
miserable wretchss who not only left the field,
but scattered all along the road the most
exaggerated reports of the action. | an
only enabled to give you the names of the
commissioned officers wounded, and tn,
number of killed, wounded and missing 0
the enlisted.
Capt. IRELAND was severely shot in tn
leg and had to be left on the field. Capt. j
w. Lea was painfully but not DANCE nSl
wounded in the very first part of the actio
while calamity leading his company.
Lieutenants Ray, Co. D, Barbee, Co,
and Smith, Co. A, were only slightly wOunC
ed. Fourteen enlisted were killed, eighty
two wounded and twenty missing.
can give my testimony as to the gallar
conduct ofthe Regiment. and say that | thin
it has not lost any of its ancient glory. |
conclusion, [ feel that I will be doing %iniustlc
to none when I specify the gallantry of Maj
Webb throughout the day, and convey
you the assistancesrendered me.
Lieut.. Vincent led his company most ga
lanty to charge a small party across Il tiel
The stubborness with which Captains TIT
Kirkland and Garter maintained their pos
ton on the left in the first charge on IL
battery entities them to great credit. II
GOODNESS Of Capt. now Lieut.. Colonel Aver
was also very CONSPICUOUS. | am convince
there were hundreds of instances besides tho
which should be mentioned, but It Is lmp0S
BILE to see or mention all. list Sergeant, {
~vington, Co H, although wounded in sever
} places up0n the head and body, maintain
t his position in the front of his compan
Corp. Cox, of Co. E., was also very con~p
r uous. Capt. Freeland particularly dist
; guished himself as I am told, but his COM
ny being absent, did not come up in time
e join his Regiment, and went in with the
e n. c.. He, it is feared, has fallen into
e hand Of the Yankees. They could not h;
= taken a Drawer man or a more cool and
:" liant officer.
= I gould also mention the great servi
: rendered ne by my Adjt, 1st Lient. B.
Smith. He was brave, cool and active.
/ am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obt. Servant.
Il W. d. FENDER,
Brig. Gen. P. A. c.. S
: To Gan. J. G. MARTIN,
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