Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-06-04
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD: WEDNESDAY JUNE L. 1862

charge the battery with the Eighteenth and Thirty. ,
seventh. Colonel Lee sent to the general asking |
him to cause Latham to engage the battery and to |
send up other Infantry support for the Eighteenth
and Thirty seventh.
The Eighteenth and :.Thirty.scventh commenced
the charge-the Eighteenth sweeping CALAMITY
through an open field in the face Of terrible fire
with good effect AT the same time the Thirty
seventh advanced with rapidity and steadiness
through dense forest in which the underground
was so thick that mancoud not be seen more than
thirty steps. The Thirty seventh rushed forward
with enthusiasm until it encountered the Yankees
who were concealed behind logs trees and in the
cut OF roadway, which was bordered BY fence of
eeoar brush Here the enemy had every advantage
position, while his force was vastly superior but
ooiohei Lees men stood like veterans Officers and
s'oed as firm rocks within fifteen or twenty
PAGES OF the Yankee line Volley after voley Of
sIape IRON their cannon and of Minnie balls from
.,''a.ry moved down men, still the Thirty
IInsh" nAoseu forward driving the enemy before it.
ohaoie 10 stand the weldirected fire of the Eigh-
tenth and Thirty seventh, the enemy fed from his
battery, leaving his flag on the field While these
Two regiments were fighting as only brave men can
light and were driving from his position an enemy
OF SIX regiments of infantry and one battery Of A.
tiiery, strange tn say no assistance was sent tn
them, though General Branch had at his side bat
tery OF artillery and four regiments Of infantry
u" IouS,CI dOlS W SldIlu dlOnc against
such heavy odds, the two regiments fell back, stub
oorniy contestng the ground as they retired They
nao iousnt long. especially the Thirty seventh,
which had been under fire for nearly six hours
Their loss was very heavy. The Thirty-seventh had
only seven companies on the field Companies D and
oeinG on picket and company B being detailed to
guard the wagon tran) yet it lost hundred and
sixty IN Killed, wounded and missing, more than
| one out OF every three men. The loss of the Eph.
| teenth Oute thnv loou; !
and sixty of their men on the field Colonel
| Campbelrs Seventh and Colonel Wade's Twelfth
North Carolina troops now covered the retreat hold
ing the enemy in check in fine style, None of our
other troops were in the action, except Captain
Saunders company Of the Thirty third North Caro-.
lima troops, which, while deployed as skirmishers,
| captured Yankee hospital and with it surgeon.
| four men and ten horses. The hospital contained
forty-nine wounded Yankees Their loss was quite
severe-greater, perhaps than our own, including
| field officer.
Our officers all behaved WE'LL Colonel Lee and
Maj Hickerson were both knocked from their horses
by shells. Lieutenant Colonel BARRIERS horse was
killed under him, and he was slightly wounded in
the neck. Adjutant WIN. F. Nicholsons horse
| was killed and came very near failing upon him.
Colonel Lanes regiment was entirely cut off, and
had to take care of ITSELF Colonel Lane has cause
to he proud of his men. They encountered the adj
vanced egiment Of the enemy and killed some eigh
ty or more, and captured some sixtyeght prisoners.
who were sent to Richmond, besides others who af.
forwards escaped.
Colonel Lane then opposed bya superior
force, which almost entirely surrounded him, yet
he conducted his command off and reached Richmond
Yesterday. His loss, however, is great as many of
his men broke down, and it is believed were captur-
ed by the Yankee cavalry. Captains Ashcraft and
Farthing Of the Thirty seventh with some one
hundred and forty men were on picket, and started
20 Colonel Lane when they heard his firing Captain
Ashcrat with forty -four of his men. and fifteen Of
Captain Farthing's escaped the rest it is feared,
were captured.
The above is true statement of the facts, which
will make the battle ofLebanon Church sad, but
far as the men, company and reg,mental officers
are concerned brilliant affair for North Carolinians
Of the rest the public must judge.
l am, sir &C.,
| HANOVERn