Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-23
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Gen. Kirkland himself was wounded in the arm,
but is on the field again this morning. In Cook S
brigade, the Division Surgeon told me he thought
one hundred would cover the wounded. These were
the two brigadeS which were engaged with the enc
my's force, consisting as some say, OF whole an.
kee corps, but as others affirm, of only line OF
skirmishers. Gen. Cook was wounded in the left
leg. 1t is quite serious His leg is well nigh
crushed. His surgeon Informed me that he had Ia
ken hand full o. bone out of the wound. In reply
to an enquiry which put as to whether he thought
the general would lose his leg, he said he thought
it prOblemdtiedk Lieutenant Colonial Martin, OF the
18th North Carolina, was badly wounded, his arm
being broken and being struck in the head, besides
Captain John Montgomery of the 44th, (Kirkland's)
was killed.
1t is certainly little singular, and fact calling
its artillery captured BY It's retreattng adSerssryS
1t must have resulted from gross Encouragement
somewhere But as at presen Mt advised, | am not
prepared to fix the blame. General Cook, who com
manded the two brigadeS, says, as | am informed,
that his men fought WELL but that they were not
properly supported, the supports being more than
a mile in rear, and further, that his men had to
move upon the enemy in line running somewhat
at right angles with the enemy, so that be had to
encounter at the same time a superior force in
front, and on his flank, rather in his rear This
may may not DO the explanatory; | cannot say.
L made efforts to find Gen. Z. but was unable to do
so. passed over the field o,day; it is immediate.
ly at the railway station. The ground on our side,
and over which we charged at the Yankees is an
open field, skrted at its farther edge by pine forest
As soon as our men emerged from this foreSt-they
were exposed to the raking fire from the enemy :
batteries, which were situated on crest Just below
the railroad station. This crest was the highest
elevation in the neighborhood. The open field of
which have spoken terminates in high bank OF
the upper side of the railroad and 1t was behind
this that the enemy were concealed and from which
they poured their murderous fire upon our men,
and one that succeeded in completely driving them
back. No further effort mad. yesterday evening
to disodge them. This morning the Yankee bird haC
flown.
1t is certainly true that Meade has managed his
retreat most orderly and that he has saved his stores
and lost but few men. Though think it equally
true that the Yankee army is considerably scared
And 1t is fact that Berney did not sleep wink
tuesday night while encamped at Greenwich, IN
Prnce William county, but paced the floor of the
house, in which his headquarters were almostinces-
sanity, repeatedly consulting his watch and sending
couriers to the pickets TO know if they saw anT
rebels.
There has been heavy firing all DIV to day. and
even into night some distance below; but Mt this
writing have not learned the nature of it. though
II Is supposed to be an engagement between some
portion OF our cavalry and the enemy.
Our boys have been sadly disappointed in their
expectatoLs OF captures; and from more than one of
them you can hear such an expression as this: If
jackson had been along, we would have gotten eve.
rythlng we wanted. Alas We have no JarL son
now Our boys, however, make the Yankees whom
they capture, pull off their Shoes which thew at once
convert to their own use"