Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-28
For the Standard
THE THIRTY EIGHTH N. C. REGIMENT.
s CANP NEAR RIcHAoND, Junec2l 1852.
For the Standard

- For the Standard
THE THIRTY EIGHTH N. C. REGIMENT.
CAMP NEAR RIcHNoND, June 81, 1862.
Editor, Standard -
SIR:-Almost every man in our Regiment can
communicate with his friends at home through your
columns. and with more certainty than in cefres-
ponding by letter Our position has been so often
changed since we left North Carolina, to render
our whereabouts exceedingly uncertain. We were
asslgned-t1 Gen. Hills Division, which you know
was stationed near Fredericksburg, where we Ie-
manned several weeks in full sight of the enemy,
out without means to attack him, he being strongly
entrenched, and having all the principal streets of
the town swept by heavy cannon. A trihing Skin
msh with sail boat below the town afforded the
only incident of several weeks In it our men killed
several Yankees and frightened some others so bad
ly as to make them take water Our march from
that place to this was performed under apprehen-
sion OF an attack IN front and rear The roads were
in wretched condition. the weather being very
wet, and from some mistake (careesSuess it would
be called in N Co. of the Brigade COmmlssary we
marched forty eight hours with but one half-ration
We were in hearing of the Hanoyer Court House
fight but were not ordered to participate and con-
sequently are entitled to of the laures,
lost, on that bloody field. Since then, our brigade
has been changed, so that now belong to Gen
Fender instead of Gen. Gregg Our pickets and
those.of the enemy are within four hundred yards
OF each other. Frequent skirlniSheS occur between
them, but the distance is too great to do any dam
age to either party. We have been constantly an
noyeo for the last few days by shell from the enc
my's batteries which wounded several men of a
Mississippi regiment, one of whom learn died, and
killed and wounded few artillery borses. Almost
every day we were compelled to move to the valley
to escape them, for the Yankees manage their guns
well, and shoot with remarkable accuracy. Two
nights. ago, Gen. Fender had the famous Long
Tom" and Laughing Charlie mounted and yes
terday morning the enemy ali unconscious opened
fire as usual. You could almost the expression
of aStOnIshment on their deserted pieces, for the
who worked them did not need second admo-
milton, but made tracks after the Bull Run style, to
the from the well directed fire of
guns. In consequence suppose of the opening of
our heavy battery" the enemy in few hours
sent u2 4 balloon common practice of theirs when
any thing unusual OccurS-wh ch, however, wore
well In the Jear. In few moments, the Long
Tom" was faced about and in range of the balloon
The Yankee his danger, and communicated as
quickly possible to those below, not soon enough
however, to escape being the mark but the shell
being percussion met nothing explode it, and
passed by the balloon without dong any damage
The balloon appeared this morning. but it well
away TO the right
The health Of our regiment is pretty good We
have always large Sick list but | think HOW Il a;
have serious cases. No regiment, surely, has
=,
blessings of Providence and an efficient medical
staff, have lost comparatively few men. DR..
Young is still with US. DR.. Devane has charge Of
the Brigade Hospital. You remember that Col
lJkc not elected at the organization; hut at
ter Col KEENAN, failed accept, the regiment held
another election, whether by command of Gen. An
derSon or not, | do not know and Col Hoke was
put IN again. Now there has arisen a question
that is debated with smart interest whether the
regiment had the ri Int under the conScript law, to
hold another election ?? for you know that the pro-
vision of the law is, that promotion shall be by
rank" The matter Learn will he referred to Gen.
Fender, for the company officers determined to
see the bottom of it II the decision be against the
valid of tie re election the command will devolve
upon Lieut. Col. Armield. This gentleman, you
know, is from Yadkin, which county he represented
IN the Convention with great credit to himself
lie has the entire confidence and esteem of the reg
iment Our Major a. ID. Andrews, of Randolph
is pleasant gentleman, of good requirements &",
studies tactics very hard and learns them very fast
Our senior Captain, who will be Major in the case
supposed anOve is A. e. MoSeley, OF Duplin coun-
ty. Old Duplin is famous for good men, but she
has no more sterling son than Capt MnseIey. You
may put it down in your paper that the Yankees
will he terribly whipped below Richmond
Sincerely, ID. W.