Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-01

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one DIVISION Oh JACKSON sVlc!oriens Joneo US
nad wnie We were ngntng on Sonth Mountain, SUNDAY,
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iankees, !uvo s.seus W as aug aUous ~ VI Tue nus
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nave seen al lne captured aruces myself our hne OF
Date was now FORMED anew Jacksons troops were put
on the right d. Hliis IN the centre and Longstreets
on the e the creek with their backs towards Inc
fotomac An DAY long tuesday we could zee heavy Col.
tnat tue Crisis was near AZ Daylight on wednesday
morning we were awakened oy heavy artillery ana mus
ket hrhg on our lett and each man was ordered to his
place desperate and heavy does roll from the lef and
the SOUND seems 10 soon we see the wound
ca come mPng towards u.s. and they say the enemy has
attacked our left flank in heavy force and our men are
falling back Look at that cloud of dust! Our artillery
retreatng and while we are strainng eyes in the
direction OF the retreatlng mass of men that are just
emerging IN view, away over the open hills on our left
gaopng courier arrives and directs Gen Hill to change
his front to the LETT Quickly we are faced to the left
marched through growing field of corn and then filed to
the left In long lane that runs parallel to left flank
Our whole division takes position in the ane-Ripey
the extreme left Garland next Rhodes next and Ander
sons the right. Away goes Longstreets retreating
line to our rear.
In few moments could see the advancing line Of
Yankees Three heavy columns are approaching extend
about 100 behind the other and the nearest scarce
400 yards distant. To oppose this, was Hills weak
little division scarce oneourh as large and my very
heart sunk within me, as heard Gen. Anderson say to
of his aids to hurry to the and tell Gen. Hill for
Gods sake to send reinforcements it hopeless
contend against the approaching columns 1t was
about o'clock The battle had begun also on the right
Of our first position and Jackson holly engaged
Sharp shooters were about yards to the front u.s.
their fire till the enemy was close to U.S. stood near Col
Tew on the crest of HILL in front of our position and
gazed with tumultuous emotion the fast approaching
line Our little corps seemed doomed to destruction but
not an eve Hinched nor nerve auvered and YOU could
observe the battelght of determination on every coun-
tenance and then fet snre we wonId dn honor tn onr
unha I'D S,t tat Js, houob wv would NJ, v.
it again On moved the columns until | could dstin-
gush the stars on their Haunting banners see the mount
ed officers and hear their words of command Just then
Yankee borsemau waved his Int at us and Col Tew re.
turned the compliment 1t was the last saw of the Col.
one Our skirmishers began to fire on the advancing
line and we returned ours Slowly they approach up the
hill and slowly our skirmishers retire before them firing
as they come Our skirmshers are ordered to come into
the line Here they are right before u.s. so yards
Off but as if with one feeling whole line pour dead
" vollev into their ranks-they Drop reel sagger and
hack their first line 90 beyond The crest of the hill Our
men road and await for them to again approach while
the first column of the enemy meet the second rally and
move forward again They meet with the same reception
and back again they to come back when met BY their
third line Here they all You their
ed riders cheering item on, and with sickly "huzza"
they again approach at charge but another volley
sends their whole line Keeling back They then approach
tho ton of the hill cautiously and living down we pour
into each other one continuous shower Of eaden hail for
four long mortal hours The whole air resounds with the
din of Musket rife cannon and she'll pour forth
about inches of the of the road but that is
great proeetion they fire cautiously and apparently
as cool as saoonS at 81 nn taxing aim
is full of lead and many shot they aiming at
the enemy and the groans of the wounded heard amid
o'clock minnie ball penetrating his brain 1t is certain
death to leave the road wounded the balls fly so thick
over us We hear reinforcemens coming up behind US,
CIR and forced to fall back Our number is percep-
by reduced by deaths and wounds and our fire sackens
while the enemy has succeeded planting battery .na'
charge Our left has given away and the enemy has al
ready crossed the lane in our rear At last the order
given to fall back and the few that remain unnured fall
sullenly back The enemy, however have been badly
punished they are not able t" follow us immediately We
rally behind stone fence and await their approach the
whole division hardly making a respectable regiment.
Renrcements arrive the enemy approach but fall back
in disorder before fire from behind the wall that fairly
melted their ranks. Their retreat is followed up by the
fresh troops of 4. p Hill, who have just arrived, and
when night sets in the enemy whipped three miles from
the battlefield the left while the reeedng fire that
bazes horribly from the right indicates that on the right
too the sueny rereang before the lnv'nclbe
forces of Jackson The day is ours but dearly won Six
eight thousand of brave boys lay around dead or
wounded in that days fray, while the ground is made blue
by Yankee They left fully 1900 dead on the
field. Their wounded must be immense. Our regiment
brought only 100 out of the just onehrd 1t carried
in, while other regiments suffered worse
The next morning the Yankees sent in lag asking
permission to bury their dead and all that day was deVo-
ted to that purpose and to taxing care OF me wounded
who are now hosptaled at Sharpsourg Md, hatpers
Ferry Cbarestown winchester ana the coun'
try the Virginia SIDE OF the fotomac Each army was
dsorganized that neher was able 10 make another
offensive move On Friday our army crossed the river
into Virginia and encamped in the woods near Shepards
town. The enemy took the movement as retreat and on
Saturday morning 70 cross az tne same 1o Out
were met oy our forces, ana were ueu Pel-e across
the river Win ieaTiui o" 'sS was een' l"