Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-05-29
From the State Journal.


From the State Journal.
. TIE 1HLRTEEN7H ". G. REGIMENT.
Iae following letter written by Of
foer OF the gallant I3:h ~ q. Troops, Col. a.
III. safes, colntn sai,ns does but 81 N 9le JUS
t,cs to the rsnk and e Of that gallant corps.
Iaoush not Intended fur publ Icatiou, take
the liberty .t transferring 1t 10 our columns
w pie ased to state in this cunEecsica that
Col. Sc4ie.' wounJ is not ii SCI ous on aud that
it IS progressing favorab,y.
"We tne Fl sht with a bout $50 mus
ksts. snd lost in all, killed aud wounded, 2I),
us you witi see from the LIST sent. | hap
" to ao:e 80 ada that large proportion
of the wounds ara CONSIDERED slight; yet to
getner, they SHOW through what terrible
deaI this reg ifnent. passed. The manner in which
Sas sustained It aid acquitted herself, the
suit abundaotly shows. Ins regiment had been
on de aired duty near Grrdunsvile. Oa w ednes
day nigi. aouat IL o'clock, we received orders
TO j,ir. our brigade. Tns troops we're aroos-
ed, aud spent the n!ghtsln eooking up their ra-
tio,s, aud too in continued and heav,
rain, hch lasted until ab5uG O'Clock the
next day. Cu Ibur,diy morning com,
asnoed the march, and on Friday night about
IL O'Clock after navlas travelled about 55 miles
over the wretched roads, We encamped pear
our brigade, whcn We joined at daylight on
Saturday morHIng. Foot sore ard heavy the
lsgitnaut took up its line of marct, without a
innrtnur aad travelled that day dlstan of
Is miles with A. +. Hufs division aud the bal
apee of Jackson's corps, all of whom
parItlyely fresh, aud arrived at our destination,
n snort distance above Cnancellorsville, aud in
rear Ut the enemy about ) o clock in the even
ing. We were Immediately formed into line
OF battle and marched at once to the attack
Being 10 the third line on that evening, the reg
fnsu. did not up with the enemy until al
ter dark, and after we had been transferred
from the third lIae to the front. la the igbt-
iuss of this evening" We lost but three or hour
wounded and note killed. That night we slept
in line Of battle srd upon out.atns. At day
light we were osdsr~d and advanced upon The
enemy. Sheltered behind heavy breast yorks
Ut logs and e.-th thrown up during the night,
edrove them from this position, routed TWO
other lines oi battle IN rear vi them. captur ed
their dag staff with part of the flag still it,
and took Brig. Gen. Hays prisoner, together
With fsw in other officers aud privates, with
loss their part vi killed aud wounded great
ly exceedlpg ours, large as it was. Fortu.
aately Co Scales vas not wounded until near
the Close OF tae Ii sht, when he receiyed ball
through the assnJ part of his right thigh, pro-
duo'nS a ioariu, though nut serious wound. Nev
er did iiaea behave more nobiy than the old
A5sh co sitais occasion sac moved on in line OF
battles through tangled and dense undergrowthI |
winch prevented a rapid snovement, her, ranks |
aecnsted ut every fire of the enemy. She pre-
aened the noblest spectacle 1t was ever my
gooo tortune to witness. There was ND hinch>
lng, as que Was shot down coMrade took his |
place. Every one seemed to devote himsel1
TO death rather than submit TO a repuse. II !
there were no other DAY IN history, this Of it |
self should stamp the reg neat with immortal |
ity Place rt in history side by side with the |
3ooswho fell at Taer'nopyi ise. / have thus my I
dear sir, hastily and without method throWn
together some facts connected with the regi |
snent which of course do aot desire you to
puohsh a. given, but if you choose TO avail !
Yourself OF them, to say something in behalf Of |
the noble fellows in the ranks Of that regiment,
it will he aa act OF simple justice to them and
Kindness from Oh which they and their or I
.cersawili duly appreciate and not soon forget.
During Gen. Longslreels Investment Of SUI |
tolkin addition TO the bacon, cora, &C., secured
q by him, he caused the removal of the splendid
iron of the Ssabeard and Roanoke ralroaG up
To- point near Anklin, a distance Of Eearly
NJ 10 miles esss