Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15

OF Whiting, consisting Of the old Third and
!exas Brigade. Gen Whiting being absent,
SICK, een. Hood, the Texas, commanded the
Dl1islon, and Col. Lane, the " old Third"
On the 22d and 23rd of August, the 9Th
y; =; regiment participated in the skirmish,
Whlcn Grove the enemy from the ford on the
RaPpahannoek, at Gaines farm.
On the 10th, the Regiment supported the
battery in the centre, aud was shelIed all the
evening very severely. A gallant skirInish
vas kept up until nearly dark by compan
a., Lieut.. !. Calder Turner, and company /.
Lleut. VIZ. Allen, the men firing until their
muskets were so hot that they could scarce
" handle them. About night fall oar sk;r-
mlshers having been recalled. the enemy ad.
vanced to take possession Of the heights we
occupied. We rose up from behind the hill,
gave them q deadly volley, charged them
over q mile, when nc were compelled to halt.
as We had advanced beyond support, and
our brigade consisted Of only four regiments
Oh not over 800 men each. Ne captureed
the battery that had worked on as all day.
Our regiment took the colors of the 56th
Penn, and the 4th Alabama and 18th Miss
sissippl also captured a stand Of colors each,
and I'd Mississippi took two guns. While
we were halted in the corn field. waiting for
reln~iorcements, which should protect our left
tank, our regiment was charged by the 10Th
New York, but We gave them 8 fire that
soon hushed their " Hurrah for the Union"
The Stars and Stripes &c. At the same
time the 4th Alabama was charged by a
squadron Of cavalry, all of whom were cap
tured. About al hour afterwards, reinforce
ments came up and we fell back to our old
position ate iii the night. We took the Adiu-
tant General, who stated that our column
was too heavy for Gen. King, who had only
To Regiments. He was tn, nderstruck when
he found out that they had been whipped by
4 little Regiments. Col. Lane commanding
the brigade, behaved most gallantly, and
maneuyred the brigade finely, and so did
Maj. Webb our regiment.
Next morning, aug 30,) they opened a
most terrific tire of Artillery on us, which
was kept up all day between the rifles at
long taw. We kept up q continual Skin
mlsh, each company going IN turn one hour
at a time. Their heavy musketry opened on
our lett. From the Hill where we were we
could distinctly see every thing. Because
we had fallen back, Pope thought US whip
PED, and telegraphed at 8 a. m, a signal vic
tory. He formed al immense column to
charge our lett. They moved down in fine
order, but received a fire which drove them
back in the utmost confusion. Their charge
laid then LETT flank open 10 US, and Gen.
Longstreet ordered up a rifled battery, our
} brigade supporting 1t, and they opened, and
t the Yankees s~kedaddled. IN a few minutes,
We advanced to the top Of the next hill, and
1 opened again a battery replied, and we
took an awful Smelling, with but little loss.
/ Then we formed line of battle, advanced to-
wards a Yankee battery which opened upon
rs, and also two regiments but We drove
r the two regiments off in fine style-we then
/ kept advancing until we slept on the battle
Bold Of MaraSE==, which S@s ssrcN n tfIiCKcr
than on the 21st of July. A yankee oat-
terry was placed precisely where it was last
= year-two battles on the saBe ground, same
4 results and similar in many other respects.
The fight Of our brigade is pronounced by
, the Generals as the brightest thing of the
war, and probably unsurpassed in history.
CAN'T. White, of A~lamance, was severely
wounded in the arm, and it is feared ampu-
- tation may be necessary.
A Yankee Surgeon, captured this morning,
= G5ept, 2nd,) says there is no use III trying tc
. conceal the fact that the rout is worse thar
e last year. Yesterday evening a small fgh'
u occurred here. The Federal General Kearney
a was killed and his body is in our possession
Gen. Hatch was also killed.
They are retreatisg and burning up store
/ and baggage, and I doubt whether we captur
much or not. Night only saved them from
utter humiliation. We are now near Fair
y fax Court House, resting, and Gen. d. Il
Hills fresh troops in advance.
| forgot to say that the enemy turned thei
whole battery on 1t. Turner and Allen Will
n skirmishing, throwing grape into them hea'
al lily. A regiment of infantry then tried then
j. but of no avail.
u 1t will be gratifying to you to know tia
Maj. Webb commanded the regiment supert
lily, and was complimented by all, an
r. under his command the regiment challenge
the admiration of the commanding Gener
kals."
ne We learn that Capt. York acted as Maj
or during the battles and behaved admirably.
TIE YANKEES DRIVEN FROM WILLIAM:
BURG.-0fhcial information was receive
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