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

he was highly elated at the conduct OF hi
re- ment, and the unbranded praise Destaw
eli 6n them by Gems ID. H. Hill and Long
street. He is certainly The proudest man
ever saw. When asked him how ny com
pany had behaved - The battle. bis repl,
was, x Webb. you need not ask about an,
particular man or company, for all did more
than | thought it possible for men to do
Col. Cook had command OF ourregiment and
the sd Arkansas. They were posted on The
slope oi hill facing the enemy. with no
cover except an old rail fence, which was
torn down in places, particularly on the left
where my company was. These two regl.
meats we're completely isolated from the
balance ofihe brigade. there being no troops
III ours on either flank for over hundred
yards. Very shortly after this hoe was form.
I'd the enemvopened on itwilh artillery AID
two regiments OF infantry, whchlatte were
afterwards Ionnd 10 be the l25ih Peunsylya-
MIA and the saith New York. Some of our
artillery soon came up and drew the FIRE Of
the enemy's batteries. and Col: Cooke ot,ler-
ed his men to fire on the Yankee infsntry,
who took il for some time very well. but &
nally fell back till the fse slackened down
to the slIarpshooters who were Conceded be-
hind stumps and rocks, and keptop a FIRE on
our men. who occasionally replied as they
would get glimpse Of one Of them.s lnsthe
mean time Col. Cooke tuok his position be-
hind tree about fifteen PAGES ~ sdyance Of
the line. to watch The enemy. While h. wa
there the Yankees made target ofhlRs. and
completely riidlrd the tree he was hshlnd.
After little while he'saw the twp Yank ee
regiments advancing, Supporting tao pieces
Of artillery; he cautioned the five eoa1panies
on the left. thai when he gave the order. 10
FIRE at the horses 10 that battery. When
they got in about $50 yards they halted and
as they did the Colonel gave the word, and
every horse aud nearly e,eEy man with the
cannon fell ;ihr balance Of The men ran from
the guns. and as ,hr Colonel gave the order
10 charge, he says such yell he peytr
heard before. The men started sll together
with will. and when they GOT near tie
Yankees they broke and ran; and our men
would stop to Get steady aim. thru START on.
lo.ding a. they went. They ran the YAM
KEGS about half mile. when ihey took u tie
woods. A great many stopped anil gave Up,
bur our men went on BY, and left thrm THE
same scoundrels afterwards fred Al bur men
as they relreated.) When these iwu iaakre
regiments took the woods. the Cp!oael wheel.
al MS tso,reginents TO the right o. chsrge
three Yankee regiments that he saw Oh has
rlght and rear. rhe men came srnund beau.
tjiuIly. and charged the three regiment. at 4.
full ran. When our men were % about SIX
u Yards 81 them the Yankee. broke and
had.lled together. Our men ihrn halted, and
Tor about five minutes paUred a moss deadly
ire INTO the tangled mas, which C,l. t:nuke
thinks killed and wounded FIVE Or SIX hun
bred Of them. Unfortunately our smngnl.
tion commenced 10 give out, which tie. Ysp
KEGS soon luupd out. and then they began lal
Iorm and FIRE. Besides, the twn regiments
that bad been tun OF had returne,l, rsialarc.
ed by another. and they commenced 10 Ere in
our rear. The coIonel then gave the order 70
fsll back 70 he ouginai ppsIiou. and then II
vas that our regiment suffered 20, ior thew
bad 20 retreat about -four hundred yards over
in open space, exposed 70 the fire II three
regiments on their flank and three 10 their
rear. besides heavy shower Of grape and
canister. The Colonel SAYS he vas surpris.
Cd 10 see the men halt 80 readily sh,n they
sot back 70 their position and he cave Tie
order. sh,ril, alter they got back ono 81
Gen. Longsirert's aids, rode up apd told the
Colonel thai Gen. Lng,trcet said Ne must
bold ihat pasitinn II an e.l--an order which
had came ohim So often daring the day that
i fret,ed him. and he turned around AMI &c.
piird with al oath. Fell Gen. Lnnxsueel
We hsss % smmnhiiinn. bui will hold Il as
ong ~ there j. man OF Us alive" Ihs aid
replied. 81 know yoy will One OF the
men ranoutaf the ranks 70 the front and call.d
fnr three cheers Tor Col. Cooke, and they 81
rave IL with vim. This sane man WHO
called far. the three cheers. ran op TO the
colonel and pa,ted him on the head. and
,aid. "Celonei. you are he man 10 lead
North Carolina boys Just trens minnie
Dsll went through, his arn--it was only