Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-03

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e: ~ - '=es For the Standard.
2SrH N. g. REG'r. CAMP GREeG,1 a.
a. - ~ ." Va, May 18th, 1868. ! i
: Nh. HOLDEN: Knowing that we are long way |
from home, and our friends are anxious to hear from
the old 2Sth and our good old State to hear Of the
deeds of valor of her sons write you few lines
in haste as my time for such things is short We
left this camp the 29th of April and marched to
Fredericksburg, ten miles, where We took our posi-
tion in line Of battle. The enemy had already |
effected crossing, and we could see them with the
naked eye in the low grounds. We remained here |
in line of battle from Wednesday II o'clock A. N.
till Friday morn at day dawn. Thursday evening
we were subjected to severe shelling from the guns
Of the enemy. At. day dawn Friday we were |
marched 10 miles up the river id front of Chancel-
lorsyille. The ight'ha commenced long before we
got there. When We arrived on the ground our
men had already driven the enemy some distance.
We kept advancing and the enemy giving sway,
until we took upa line Of battle within mile and
one-haf of Charlottesville. Here We we're sub |
ject to the shells Of the enemy, but suffered but
little, except few were wounded. Company G, Of
the 2Sth under command Of the brave Capt E. G.
Morrow, was deployed as pickets. We had picket
fighting all night more or less. Next morning
Saturday we had some heavy artillery fighting and
skirmishing. About o clock A. NJ. we were moved
by the left flank and marched around the right flank
of the enemy, distance Of l5 miles, gaining the
rear Of Charlottesville by o'clock P. NJ. We
were led by the brave and lamented Jackson to
whom the credit of this gigantic and daring move
is accredited The enemy not suspecting US on this
slde, vigorous attack was made The enemy give
way at all points. BY dark We had driven them for
three or four miles down the plank road Our
brigade advanced down the road at double quick
AS we arrived upon the ground, our brigade was
subject to an enflading fire of artillery but men
never faltered. AS We came down the road where
the fighting had been we could see at every step the
telling effect Of our Shots as the dead and dying and
wounded lay thick in every direction By this time
we were fully into the fight Our line of battle was
some two miles long, the musketry and artillery
was terrific; one continual sheet of fire from one
end of the line to the other, the roar of artillery
the screaming and bursting of shell made the earth
almost rock under our feet. We had driven the en-
emy back upon their strong fortiication. The fight
ragged more or less until midnight when it ceased
for short period. About one o'clock Sunday morn-
ing, our brigade (Gen. Lanes) was charged by four
lines OF battle we waited until they came close to
us when turned loose upon them with terrible de-
struction, which soon drove them back. We cap
tured several prisoners and one stand of beautiful
coiors was captured by company e; this ended the
night fighting tits proper here to say to the credit of
Lieut. COL Speer, that he was wounded here on the
knee and had to leave the field He had been very
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tight and acted very bravely and gallantl3 He is
gallant man. By sun up Sunday morning, our
forces being all posted in position, the fight
newed with doubled vigor The scene was terrific it
seemed as if heaven and earth we're coming together.
Division after division charged the Yankee batteries
| and after several hours of hard fighting we drove
Them from their position. will not try to describe
the scenes of horror which followed nor of destruc-
tion which beggars all description; no man can pic
ture the deeds Of daring and the valor Of our men.
Such fighting never has been done by any set of
men this was the btoodest day of the war So
In honor to the 2Sth, it might be proper to say
that it made two distinct charges more than the
balance of the brigade made, as it had not suffered
as much in the other charges the rest of the reg
iments of the brigade. The hardest of the fighting
ceased about 12 or 1 o'clock Sunday, there was,
.however, much artillery and picket fighting all day
and night which was kept up all day Monday and
Monday and Monday night Tuesday and Tuesday
night, when the Yankees crossed the river
| cannot do the officers of the 2sth regiment am
justice as lack the language to describe their
deeds of bravery, well as all the officers of Lanes
brigade. Our brave and gallant General Lane was
all the time at our head in the thickest of the fight
delivering his orders in his cool and peculiar STYLE
| greatly to the admiration Of his command. Our
brave and gallant Col Lowe, Qor whom cannot say
enongh) although in quite feeble health, remained
during all the fight with his command, discharging
his duties as brave and gallant commander. Adjt
X 5. Folgier was no less conspicuous in discharging
his dutles the different companies were commanded
by Messrs. Capts. Lowell, Lnebarger, Clark, Apper-
| son, Holm, Bohannon and Morrow. Companies B.
u and K, we're commanded by Lieuts. 7. I. Smith,
j. D. Randall, and j. Crowell; companies G and F,
were part of the time under the command of
Lieuts. McCauly and Tinelove as the Captains were
slightly wounded. 1t IS due the commanders of
companies as well as Leutenants to say that they
all l,,h~ I'll L.
ness than was ever before exhibited As to the con-
duct Of the men l cannot say enough suffice
it to say, their conduct was never equaled,
fighting three to one and the enemy strongly en-.
trenched and driving him from his position is only
done by the bravest of the brave. Thus ended the
fight We marched and fought for eight days, some
Of our men without rations or any thing to eat for
three days; in the rain and mud for two days and
nights, Sleep except under the of artillery
and whz Of the minnie. The loss of our army is
very heavy. We mourn the loss Of many of our
brave comrades. Nothing but the purest motives
of patriotism could prompt our men to stand such
hardshps, but we have given the Zoe blow that
will last him long. Our men are much broken down.
but are fast improving and we hope soon to be able
to meet the vandas if they attempt to forward again.
could write you much more, but l have extended
this communication longer now than intended
Through the blessings Of Providence, and the kind
protection Of an ever gracious God We will be vic
torious A.R,
N. B.-The Catawba Journal Bulletin, Charlotte
Democrat, Salisbury Watchman and Spirit of the
Age will please copy, many of our friends and rela-
tives are their readers, and do as favor.
A. B. .
For the Standard.
MR EDITOR Your course is admired and ap.
proved by nine tenths of the people of this county
Even some Of your most bitter enemies have come
out like men and acknowledged that your course
has been right all the time. Your we'll laid licks
upon these no.party men, deserve to be remembered
by all who prefer constitutional liberty to des-
potism.
There are men is this State who commend and
| applaud the course of the Ricbmonj Ennuir.r a