Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-28

were among the very first on the field, ana tne
rsry last to lears it, 1t is not much OF lime, you
know IN look at a mans watch or look up NJ the
sun TO tell the precise time OF day, when one ID eA
Meeting every ball that whistles by, is the lmmeu'
ate forer = the One that is to send him To MS
long home. Consequently, am unable to report
the exact time the engagement commenced OUT
suppose it was about forty minutes past O'Clock
in theRnorning. You ought to have been there
1t was terrible fighting. The 6lst regiment par
ticipated in the oiOle Of it. except when compelled
to fall back on account Of the ammunition giving
out; and then, being ordered back by zen. Evans
they went back in one hundred and fifty yards OF
the enemy without solitary eartrIdge anu nan OIL
the men with no bayonets.
About l. o'clock, Col Mallett'S battalion was on
the field. We were glad to see them, Tor We heeu-
cd help The 6lst was on Malietts right AS the
firing increased sufficiently to make 1t quite inter
esting to them, they began to think 1t was Tather
too hot for the season of the year. They doubtless
were reminded of the good old Methodist song, that
SAYS "Decembcr's as pleasant as May" Col NAL
lett came to me and remarked I'm no Colonel OF
any thing of that Sort -, Tor Uou sSAe'
bring your regiment to my support on the felt
Ny men are breaking, and | cannot control tnem
for Gods sake help me rally them" immediate,
" went to Col Devane, who was on the right, ana
asked him to carry the regiment to Maletts relief
1t was promptly done. His men were breaking
but were speedily rallied by united efforts none
rendering more efficient service than Lieut. Joseph
Hin, who fell that day MORALLY wounded. All VINO
knew him deeply mourn his untImely end'. put d
youth he acted as u man Of ripper years, and as
bold and fearless soldier He died glorious DEATH
Peace be 10 his ashes"
We contested stubbornly every inch OF GROUND
with the enemy, and without even receiving any or
ders ever heard Of TILL quite recently, by any ocer
in the 6lst we were forced to tall back owing 10
being entirely out of ammunition again, and beng
rIpd IN
whelming numbers. We retreated in reasonable
disorder to the KinSton bridge, then on nre, ana
some OF US got across, and some did not. c came
with Mallets battalion from the battle field to the
bridge, and in retreatng there was no one 6eh'n"
US except huge columns of Yankees who were close
ly pressing us, and amusing themselves by trying
to kill u.s. while we were trying TO keep from beng
killed As we got to the bridge ne were subject.
cd to terrible cross fire from large body oil me
enemy, who were drawn up in line about 2ou yaruS
below Here We list several of our men, and 1t Is
truly miraculous that half OF them al least were mol
killed.
The sum Of the whole matter il simply this:
The 6Ist regiment was in the hottest Of the tght
both on Saturday and Sunday, and in it from be-
ginning to end and more than this, she Is IN capt.
tai plight for another one, and ready. And, more
than this: She don't care whether any body says
well done" or not so she does her duty, which
she will do and always has DONE Somebody re
poTIeu sue run ~ hlilSIOh auShOi VI N'''' -
port simply lied, that's all. This is the end OF my
report, and hope you will excuse me for delaying
it so long, have not been allowed to take SUI
cent exercise since to have energy enough to write
it cut
In conclusion. will simply add as matter of
history that the boys since being on James Island
have run down themselves, and captured good
many rabbits but an order was issued fortnight
ago foroddng soldiers to interfere with government
cattle in any way. Since then the rabbits have
been moeSted. Finally. alligator feet
inches long WAS captured in 50yardS of our camp,
on the 18th inst, by small detachment Of the
regiment, armed with one axe and two shovelS. 1t
is proposed to tan his skin.
Faithfully, yours, AMINADAB
Jdnes Island, 5. c., April IS, 1863.