Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-01-22
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD: JAN 4}T
{CUrrespendoncs Of the Richmond Diseatch.J
FROM GEN. JACKSON'S COMMAND.

Correspondence of the Richmond Dseateh]
FROM GEN. JACKSON'S COMMAND.
lntere.ting Account of tie Aorc.nsnss of " COM
: snand-Seeers Suferinas Of tie Nen-Sss,,ma,san,'
ina ,eitA the Ersms-Shsiling of RaneOe"' Aa'
Burning Of Capom Bridge, DC.
CAMP MARY CAMP"
Near Ungoe's Store, Morgan Co., VA
f.. -. January 10th, 1852.
. Gen. Jacksons command is now stauoneu ~ 1a
woods around and about here, anu Us ,le' , nae
no name given to the encampme". ., nov ,.aatHss
cd it Nary Camp" for re are IN he "husii 81
each ra,isnt choosing the Sest ground 1t could anu
no regularity has been observed IN laying OH an e'
cam}nucnt ,,. law ~ |
.January and proceeded on the Romney road snort
distance when it filed to the right ana mafcl'eu ~,
wards Morgan county. The weather the hrst Gay
was pleasant b 1t dusty; the second day was very
cold and as the road was very bad one, our Wa |
CONS were unable to keep up with the troops, and
the ,en had to lay out on the ground without COW
erins and without anything to eat On the morn
ing Of the third day. the wagons caught up ana 'he
E,rce was allowed short time to cook and eat, ana
then again they proceeded on the march, the wealth
cr being very cold and the troops suffering much.
Ate: passing another night with little rest We
again proceeded On journey, the weather being
now intensely cold, and to add to our suerinss, 1t
commenced showing rapidly about the middle OF the
day. The troops however, continued on until with
in about four miles of Bath, a small village, when
our advance consisting of Col. Gilhams Brigade,
came upon scouting party of the enemy, which
fired into them, and which was promptly returned
by Company +, of Richmond, and Company Is, OF
Baltimore, putting the Yankees to rout. Lieut.
Payne, Of Company X, was seriously woundcd III
the neck and Private VIM. Exall of the same CON-
p,nv wounded in the leg. which had to be ampu-
4 IL has, Iyna
| his death Our army now enca.nped tor the night,
and such night night | never desire to witness
sgain The snow, rain, ard hail fell the whole night,
and we had again to endure it without blankets or
covering of any kind but the men were SO fatgucd,
nature could hold out no longer, and down they
would drop the wet ground, and sleep as wei! as
| they could having made large fires The roads
were now almost impossible in consequence OF the
slect and ice, and the horses with difficulty kept
their feet 1t was late Saturday morning before the
| wagons could reach us, when another opportunity
| given the men to cook aud eat something
| .Anothu: start was made Saturday morning, and
in a short time afterwards the sound of cannon an
nounced our approach to Bath where a iorce OF the
! enemy had taken up winter quarters. As we adj
varced on them, they continued firing Oh US dong
no damage, however. portion OF our force was
depuye 10 the left for the purpose Of charging their
| batteries, which the enemy no sooner saw, when
! they spiked their two batteries, and run heller,
! skcter through the town and dawn the road TO the
Maryland Shore distance of Nix miles, portion OF
.Ashoy'S cavalry in hot pursuit, and the infantry
and artillery following rapidly atlcrS but swift.
footed were their movements, that our cavalry did
not reach them unit! they got to the banks OF the
Potomac, where they had got in ambush and as our
! cavalry advanced they fired y vollry into them,
| wounded three Of those gallant men seriously.
! Lieutenant having received shots i'll both arms and
! III the breast The cavalry then fell back to the
ALL
ward and taking its position shelcd the woods with
grape and canister 1t now late in the night,
and the whole force was ordered back short dis
lance, with the exception of Odd Virginia, Lcutcn
ant Colonel \. Ii. Talafcrro, and the LIST Georgia,
Col. Thompson, anu battery, who were ordered TO
remain as picket guard, and there they remained
standing il the road with fires, and so intensely
cold that numbers fell in their places and had to be
borne to the rear. The soles OF the slices actually
lruzc to the ground, and the suffering Of the men
awful to witness; but still there was little COM
plant, and al! were eager to meet the enemy vino
were so Close to
Sunday morning, about day break, found the Po-
tcmac river and the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad
directly in front Of us half mile distant with the
pretty little town Of Hancock the opposite shore
i'll Maryland, where the enemy in considerable force
were qnartcrcd. Gen. Jackson, early in the morn
ing sent flag of truce by Col. .Ashby, to the au-
thorities Of the town, Notifying the inhabitants TO
vacatc the place, as he intended TO lombard it. and
gave them two hours to DO so. Our batteries were
then placed in position, the remainder OF the force
being still in the rear, excepting the Sd aud lst
tcors Who Still remained within range Of the
my gu:is.
At The expiration of the time allowed our batta-
rieS opened on the enemy batteries, which they
family replied to, their shots falling short. Our
guns kept up brisk fire for atou, all hour, and the
firing then ceased on both sides for the day. Not
a mani Irf nurS 1n. that of thp We
i were unable to tell For reasons known to himself
Gen Jackson concluded not to burn the town, and
4 did not fire she'll into it for that purpose.
{, Monday morning. the enemy commenced the ball
and having doubt been reinforced during the
night, their shot and shell fell thick and fast al
aronndus, without, however doing any damage save
wnundng severely Tennessean, in the face and
head Our pieces did not reply at all to their firing
bat large number of the troops were busily engas
. cd in carrying off from the eneIny's Comnissary
Department, which this side OF the Potomac
large quantities OF army Stores clothing shoes, &c
which done with considerable exposure, as the
house was Ill range of the Yankees musketS, ant
occasionally they would fire shells at the buildings
While this was going III the main road, Rust
3d Arkansas, FulkersonS 37th, and Maryes liamp
den battery, were ordered at Bath to take road Il
the lett OF the main body and proceed in that way
to the Potomac and burn the Capon Bridge and tea
~ up some OF the railroad track. In marching dowi
n 'hey "cie dlh'unCdueu ny the enclly ouI Lne ""
regiments molly stood their ground and the gallan
i 3Ith charged them at the point of the bayonet
which, Of course, the enemy could not stand, the
&c decidedly opposed to cold Steel Our regiment
u then proceeded to perform their work-the DIES rue
~ ton OF the bridge-in the execution of which the
were at first annoyed by the ene,nys long rang
= guns, until Marye sent them bowling away by fe,
.e we'll directed charges of grape and she'll They SUI
cceded in burning the bridge tearing up some of tn
!. railroad, and then returned to the main body O
~ ~ Monday. They lost in the engagement two men
~ each regiment and several wounded. Coils. Rust
=? " Fulkerson, and Carson, and Majors Manning an
10 Williams, in the thckest OF the fight and nobl
IL led their on but their gallant men did not nee
rs much enticing to engage their hated foe Iregr'
d" to say that Capt Alexander, of company I'D
~, kansas, lost arm in this engagement Both
T., these regiments belong to Col. VIM b. Taaferro