Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-05
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CAMP SD n. G. T.

MEssRs EDIToRs :--lhinking that you would like TO
rar from this portion OF Gods moral vineyard and
rum this parton Of Jour old friends, attempt now to
give you short tail oil nc'den aho c'iahges "thln
the les weeks
Four we, ks ago we (the Sd n. q. L. oivouacked
mar Frccri, ks where worked daily rn The orh-
cations h Ow thai town about week since we nearly
lished what was allotted to our br ade (Does.1 TIE
works ale very dabe, and in the best positio that
could have been selected. Ii tn Yankees at any
,int about there they may just calculate to get
the wors grabbing they have ever had notwItbstand-
ing the may they have received at our
hands OIc Generals TO be very we'll satisfied at
the idea OF the enemy lighting US in these entrench
ments.
AS socn as We lad huish the allotted work we
were transferred from Doe's b gade, D. H. Hills D-
yi.oo TO raaietIos Brigade, Jacksons old Division
now command ny General Itimbe, to whose CON-
mand we moved last Friday, thinking that we
would have any work do but to our great SURPRISE
what should hear to- very hrst night, but de-
tail OF fifty men IRON the 81 North Carolina
working party The men thought d. and the officers
Thought hard cut of such is war.
We do not know the OF the transfer, unless 1t
WIS that they wanted all Georgians together, two
orgia regiments took our places, First and Ihlrd)
which makes Georgia brigade. We took the places
of two Alabama r. giments, and | suppose they
placed into an Alabama brigade. | do not know that
this is the OF the change it is simply conjec
ture of mine. Should you ask Did the change effect
the same Tor the First and Third North Carolina
Regime Ds, would have to aJswernO! 1t don't seem
to matter about We have been, ever since we en-
tered the service scapegoas for other regiments
| Wby is it : We we not that will make good
briyad4 commanders any other State in the Confed-
eracy Where Copan, DeROssst, and divers others
that would mention! Why should not they be made
| Brigad!er Generals, and placed over North Carolina
brigades / say that not treaed rightly. Don't
understand fault finding without just grounds,
for such is the Nor am | displeased with my
present brigade commander; but | do think are
| moved too much. This makes the fifth brlgadler we
have BEEN under since in the service think We have
bad our III hetu So now to wud up the matter,
thk bey ught, mailer OF justice TO seni us to
North ,'arpIlna uwn na7ire STATE, to strike one
| blow IN her dtlense, nhcn would do most cheer
| fully.
| Wh,i: am writing, is SHOWING very rapidly, and
has been 500 wips all day. TIE snow is now some nine
to twelve inches deep l. makes us ali our fingers
many times when We don't. Wish to. They had been
expecting fight here every day and now under
marching orders ur raOns are cooked as last as Is
sued but think this will put stop to the fight
Tor the week least, it is impossible Tor the
tiery to Gaver.
would like TO mention Incident Or two which oc
CURED at the battle OF Sharpsburg which perhaps may
never bavc reached ycur ears but which think it due
10 the brave engaged that they should oe meRttOn
ed = In the thckcst OF the fight, at the time when both
col rh shot down, Maj r tnow Lieut.. Col
hruson seized the colors, mid shot and she'll and bore
then, onward until member OF bis old Company (noW
Capt. Bro~ne) came aud requested Colonel Tnruston
with tears in his eyes, to let him have the cOors
He gave them to him. and be carried them through the
entire fight He is no color tearer of this regiment
would also mention private r. w. Yopp, of Captain
Ennett's company, who, during the fight, asked bis
commanders permission to go Oh HILL IA little in ad
vance of the regiment and fire at color-bearer He
RECEIVED tc required permission, and took stand on
the atoe mentioned hill While there, be was wounded
but had the gratifying of knowing that he
killed the object of his aim. Had the members OF some
other regiments performed similar acts of bravery with
these of Col. Tbrustons regiment their names would
have en- heraded through every paper in the South.
There were hundreds OF similar acts OF bravery per-
formed by the Third Regiment, but regret to say that
they have entirely escaped my memory.
Our regiment is now commanded by Major Parsley,
with whom both officers and men are highly pleased
The regiment in good health and in high spirits and
ready for any emergency
Hoping that Wilmington and the surrounding coun-
try are still quiet remain.
[ Yours, very respectfully,
| Ian 18th 1863 f.