Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-03
For the Jourr Al.
Editor Wilmington Journal -


Your yesterdays paper contains statement in regsrd
to the Yankee raid to Tarhoro which there are some
mistakes as to the part taken therein the
and which desire to correct.
Your informant would axe appear that the 50th was
at certain fork with battery ard that it wi.hdre
upon the approach Of the Raiders.
Thl is mistake-when the enemy reached this "fork
the 60h aud too pieces of artillery (not battery were
addoca Cross oads nine miles distant towards Green
Vile looking for the raiders direction
There W as not even one gun at this fork
dateY receiving information that the raiders
going by way of this fork" (Which il tbs Brney
Paoel the 5oh started in pursuit Oa its arrival at this
place the 1as KEGS were at least four hours ahead.
How then could the regiment withdraw in front OF the
The regiment, a,tho exhausted with continuous march.
ing followed the raiders, who took the Swift Creek Viii
ags road and net the Streets Ferry road you Inform
When the raiders reached Swift Creek Village they
peced to fad the bridge rebuilt but beiLg in
S. roets Ferry on Neuse River
At this village, five Yankees their horses
tie creek, conveying to Newbern intelligence the
OF their cavalry and no doubt ming their friends
The fact simply is, thai Gen. Potter down to Street.
Ferry only because be found the bridge the village still
previous infantry force tor the purpose rebuilding
this bridge but they retired tbs next day. without do
His '' ordering advance down the longest road to
Streets Ferry, occurred fifteen miles bel he
cert4iued that the bridge b ad not been rebuilt
As for " our booming away in the Ysnkee) rear" that
of does apply to the 59th It matter of
get to u that could not get near enough for such
thing
of the question when the Yankees mounted terribly
frightened anxious to get to safe place. with four hours
the start and the infantry brokan down with fatigue heat
and Lunger.
is to state here that four Companies of the 50h
regiment I'D been let different places roads, in
compance with the suggestions of officer in whose
judgment and knowledge of the country the commard
of the regiment has every confidence
To Streets Ferry this portion of the 50h regiment follow
ed the Yankees arriving at $3.50 but from the excess
sTey hard march containing than seventy
Arrangements were made for attacking the enemy at
daylight the next morning. with the assistance of the
airy and artillery.
midn ght Lieutenants cavar picket report
ed Steamers at the landing.
The total force side amounted to less than two
hupdred and fifty men, Mfjor kennedys cavalry, about
sevent five Major Caibornes cavalry, he said about
fifty and of the 50th about seventy ve there also
few OF Major Whitford Battalion
From the best information could get, thu enemy
bered six hundced cavalry.
In view OF hf circumstances, thought it better to
fall back, which done at 2:30 a. m.
The Yankees began leave (most them ferreG
the riVer) at 8.
OF this there is best evidence, as have been
siGce informed.
This plain statement of the part taken the 5Oth
regiment the Tarboro raid each particular Of which
be subsantiaed by the testimony of officers and not
only of this regiment but of the different detachmens
gaked in the pursnit.