Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-09-10
The Late Battles.

We take the liberty of giving readers the fol-
lowing interesting letter, not intended for publica
ton, from a friend who is a member of the 9th N.
c. regiment because it is the first intelligence from
North. Carolinian we have received since the bat
ties 1t will be seen that the "bloody 9th" main
tanned fully its high character The letter is dated
on the battlefield of Manassas, August 9lst:
Probably you would like to hear from the old 9th and
also from the famous " old third Brigade" and the
nvincibe Division Of Whiting consisting of the old
Third and Texas Brigade Gen Whiting being absent
SICK Gen. Hood the Texan commanded the Division, and
Col. Lane, the " old Third"
On the 92d and 28rd of August the 9Th N c. Regiment
participated in the skrmish which drove the enemy from
the ford on the Rappahannock, at Gaines farm.
On the 20th the Regiment supported the battery in the
CENTRE and shelled all the evening very severely
gallant skrmish was kept up until nearly dark by company
A, Lieut. j. Calder Turner, and company l, Lieut. W. b.
Allen the firing until their muskets so hot that
they could scarcely handle them About night fall sk
mshes having been recalled the enemy advanced to take
possession of the heights occupied We rose up from
behind the HILL gave them deadly voey charged them
had advanced beyond support and brigade consist
ed of only four regiments of not over 800 men each We
captured the battery that had worked all day Our
regiment took the coors of the seth Penn, and the 4th
Alabama and llh Mississippi also captured stand OF COL
Ors each and I'd Mississippi took two guns While we
which should protect left flank, Regiment
charged by the 25th New York, but we gave them fire
that hushed their "Hurrah for the Union" The
Stars and Stripes &c At the time the 4th Alabama
was charged by squadron of cavalry all of whom
captured About hour afterwards TeinOrceuents
up and fell back 10 old position late in the night
We took the Aduaut General who stated that column
too heavy Tor Gen. King who had only l6 Regiments
lie thundersruck when he found out that they had
been whipped by little Regiments. Col Lane command
ing the Brigade behaved most gallanty and mareuvred
the brigade finely, and did Maj Webb, regiment.
Next morning, aug 5o) they opened most terrific fire
Of Artillery u.s. which kept all day between the
rifles at long taw. We kept up continual skrmsh each
company going in turn one hour at time Their heavy
muskeGry opened left. From the bill where we
could distinctly every thing. Because we had
fallen back, Pope thought whipped and teegraphed at
5 q. IN, signal victory He formed immense column
to charge left They moved down in fine order, but
received fire which drove them back in the utmost
fusion. Their charge laid their left flank open and
Gen. Longstreet ordered up ried battery, our brigade
supporting IT, and they opened and the Yankees skedad
died In 4 few minutes advanced TO the top of the
next HILL and opened again. battery replied and we took
awful sheing with but little loss. Then we formed
line of battle, advanced towards Yankee battery which
opened upon us, and also two regiments but we drove
the regiments off in ue styewe then kept advancing
until slept the battlefield of Manassas which was
strewn thicker than the 2st of July Yankee bat
terry placed precisely where it last yeartwo bat
ties on the same ground same results and similar in many
other respects The fight of brigade pronounced by
the Generals the brightest thing of the war; and proba
bly, unsurpassed in history. Capt White of Alamance,
severely wounded in the arm and it is feared amputa-
Yankee Surgeon captured this morning CSept. 9ud,l
says there is no trying conceal the fact tina; the
rout worse than last year Yesterday evening small
fight occurred here. The Federal General Kearney was
killed and his body in possession Gen. Hatch was
also killed.
They rereatng and burning up stores and baggage
and doubt whether capture much not Night only
saved them from utter humiliation. We
Fairfax Court House. resting, and Gen. D. H. Hills fresh
troops in advance.
forgot say that the enemy turned their whole bat
terry 1t Turner and Allen while skirmishng throwing
grape into them heavily. regiment of infantry then
tried them, but of no avail.
1t will be gratifying to you to know that Maj Webb
commanded the regiment superby, and complmened
by ALL and yet the Journal he incompetent but uh
der his command the regiment challenges the admiration
of the commanding Generals
We learn that Capt. York acted Major during the
battles and behaved admirably