Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-16

WAR MATTERS.

THE GREAT bAIlLE-0ofh N. "
word in your paper from soldier VINO was IN
the late great battles MAJ be interesting 70 sone,
neciaily to those who have friends and reatons IN
The regiment to which the writer belongs VIZ, 3Stn
Regiment N. g. Troops. On the 18th Of june our
reemeat and large portion of our army before 'ch
uond took up it's march for the grand scene OF ae
t;on on in silent procession it went TILL some ~
o'clock, when blankets were spread and repose IA.
ken till the dawn of Thursday aroused us ABOUT
2 o'clock on that day. the 26th Of June, our maich
commenced. We passed the Chickahominy, on tie
Meadow Bridge, which is little East OF North rom
Richmond; now the Yankee pickets commenced
fleeing for their lives leaving behind them olLclotns
knapsacks, haversacs, portfolios, books, and every
Yankee notion ard trick imaginable. But soon the
booming of cannon announced that the Toe was
going to meet us in deadly conflict. Our numerous
regiments were thrown out in line OF battle attack
ing their extreme right Now in good earnest the
Yankee shells commenced flying and bursting IN
every direction around us; on our brave columns
advanced towards their laundering batteries; soon
our batteries opened upon them, and such awful and
terrific cannonading many Of us never heard before
Onward moved our troops barring their breasts to
this storm of shells, until the command came
.'charge that battery" When this regiment charged
that one, and that regiment charged another one
&c. Then vollcy after volley Of musketry was
poured into our brave ranks in RAPID -succ.s,loa
with frghtu effect Now We learned the noIloso "
war. The roar of thousands upon thousands o! mus
kerry added to the terrific tls6dering OF be:ching
cannon and bursting shells, made the scene more
wild and awful than any ever witnessed by many OIL
our brave boys; but onward was our motto.
As it is only my purpose to say word about Oh:
regiment for the interest of those who are connected
with 1t, l must be pardoned for not mentioning
others and the. noble part they acted Then our
regiment, the 3Sth n. G. T., under Col. W..
" cboJf RI orders tn charge
3 battery As we swept onward, double quick,
perfect hail storm of lead whstled by and fell
around US from the Yankee entertainments, made
for the protection of their battery. Before we
reached their entertainments our Colonel saw it i'm
possible to take the battery; a creek was between
US and it, and then in front of their bitches they
had cut down host Of large pines in every direc.
ton, so that it was impOsSibesalmost to crawl
among them, much less charge through them. Then
in addition to all that there was at least four Yam
KEGS in their bitches shooting deliberately at US, to
one of US trying under every disadvantage, to run
them out So our brave and quick discerning Col
one seeing the murderous fire poured into our ranks
and the impracticabillty Of capturing the battery,
Immediately ordered retreat, which was executed
with as good order circumstances would allow,
our regiment only falling back out of range of their
guns In this charge our regiment lost about one
hundred and fortysix in killed and wounded out OF
ment charged upon the battery and shared the
same fate of ours, not even being able to get to
their entertainments for the distractions thrown N
the way. But our troops swept other portions OF
the field. and by flank movements we would have
driven the last foe from the field if the mantle OF
night had not closed the scene. We oil slept upon
the field, the dead and wounded around u.s. From
our little repose the dawn of the 9th called u.s. and
again into line of battle we were placed Our whole
brigade (Pepder's) now charged upon the same bat
terry, throwing oursel. es under the protection of
our batteries a, it was amusing TO see them skip
ping from their Notifications and fleeing to the
bushes and ravines for shelter and protection from
the keen eyes even of our boys. Though our loss
was heavy, yet general shout of victory went up
from every heart stood victors upon the field,
knowing that thousands of Yankees were in stam-
pede calling upon their young Napoleon to save
them from the cold steel Of our brave Southern
boys. The Yankees, you will recollect, were in
camp all along down the North side of the Chicka-
homny for miles, their batteries and Notifications
fronting Richmond. Instead of crossing the river
in front of these Notifications they expected
commenced attack, before stated. on their ex
treme right; and having put them to flight in the
first fight as we have described, we commenced our
march down the North side of the river after them,
passing through camps upon camps, finding conf
missary, quartermaster and suffers stores in great
abundance, and all kinds of equipments, accoutre-
ments and ordnance stores together with every spe
ces of Yankee tricks and notions. On We marched
for hours without molestaon, passing thu ough this
Yankee city of camps until about three o clock in
the evening. when their rear guard resisted with
great bravery in order to give the main body of
McClelans army time to form itself with the great
est advantage. When the young Napoleon was
ready the bloody tragedy was opened and the COL
lison was awful Truly, thinks ! now. Greek has
met Greek. All seemed busy in this awful scene;
thousands upon thousands were hurting the missiles
OF death; 1t seemed as though the heavens were
raining bullets and balls; hundred were engaged in
carrying the wounded to the rear, and scores fam
outances were running, conveying them away to the
hospital Thus there was the coInmingling roar of
cannon and musketry blending with the groans of
the mang!ed and wounded until near dusk, when all
inns horrible noise OF misery and death died away,
to be followed by the thrilling notes of praise and
loud shouts Of rictory that rung through hill and
dale from many thousand hearts wild with tie low
OF victory. When our brave Southern boys made
the last grand charge, which swept the whole field
and routed every Yankee that was able to travel.
such wells and enthusiastic screams and shouts of
Joy never rose upon any field of victory. Again we
slept vctors upon hard won field, while the enemy
sought rcpose and safety, no doubt, at considera-
Ole distance away. We then amused ourselves at
seeing the Yankee prisoners pass on in regiments,
companies, battalions and squads-all bound for
h'cnmond Saturday was spent in burying the
dead both ours and the Yankees. Early Sabbath
morning We took up line of march for the South
SIDE OF the Chickahon,ny, all the enemy having
crossed-al now on the South side of the river be.
tween 1t and the James. About 10 o'clock p NJ,
Sabbath evening, We spread our blankets under
gripping sky to catch few minutes rcpose, after
toilsome march through continued cloud of dust
during the day. The gliding Of the western hill
tops by Mondays rising sun bid us pack up and
pursue our Yankee chase, which had been our daily
business since Thursday before Soon fell upon the
eas OF our almost WORKOUT hogs the word fall I"
anu again our column moved off down the Chicka-
n nsaa About o'clock P. N. our brigade was
~. n,sI ou1 IN column by regiments in the woods near
- ana immediately. like incessant peals Of
nanod NON an angry sky the enemies artillery
Spsheu upon a US from hill just in our front The
moving saels' new thick among US so incessant,
was for long time before our artillery could get
this fight The only ehanss Ss;ns s very little in
drive them by the cold STEEL So our hrsvs "Is "
were spread out in line Of battle and ro"rsS JESs
upon volley of musketry upon them P cb.r@aa Voe
them, and drove them from the field taIns upon