Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-11-04
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October Gath, 1858.

October Gath, 1900.
Mn. EpfroR:-Being ono IN the nufnberof eooks
brigade that vas, rsported' through the klcnmGnu
papers BY its knowing correspondent 70 n.ss
come temoralized and fed in confusion 10 tne en r
gagement ofthe 14th inst, at Bristow: nssAc.,
desire through your paper TO give @ s;S .t.,s.
erous and unbiased public fair and Gamma sss.e
n.ent OF the facts and let them jndgs Of TIE 9eou
or bad conduct Of the brigade. Now, supRs,ss
this correspondent ives well to theTear where saey
generally are, and did dot know any thing sooos 70
what was going on, but what he heard rom Stlee'
glers, who knew no more than. he did, at nls re-
spectacle and safe distance. He says eaFly 70 tne
engagement our gallant snd ssteemed commsn9s. aS.
vas wounded. That is 50; and he says next us' ~
We became demoralsed That M = nlsepooa'
grounded on prejudice, and not in truth, honesty
nor any good feeling toward rs q North.Vsro.
liuians, Il, was the purpose Of the correspondent
to cast reproach on the troops of our STATE
would advise these army correspondent 70 eomeeo
the front with their muskets, instead OF staying 10
the rear with their pencils and stay there % long
as we do; and they will be better posted the next
time they attempt to write, and will not nase 70
rely upon stragglers for information; but II tnear
they will be of but little use to the service. we
will now drop this seemingly knowing corrsspond'
ent for the present. and proceed to the tight %
On the 18th instant We left Warrenton where
we had camped the previous night While leaving
camp we could hear the booming cannon OF Wnas
we supposed to be Ewell's advance on the enenys
rear. We did not travel tAr until We commsaced
picking up Yankee stragglers besides seeing otnef
signs that We were pushing them very closetyI
We did not pursue very far ,u9til it was reported
that the enemy had made stand at brlsfoi, aoous
mile in front. Our brigade was in 'front.' OF our
Hlrs) corps On its being reported that the enc
my had halted, our brigade was filed out o. the
road to the right through very dense shiekes Oh
pines, &e, and formed line of battle and were
immediately ordered forward. We moved forward
until within about half mile OF the enemys posi-:
lion, when Col Hall Of the 46th N. Q. T., reported
that we were being fanked on the right We halt.
ed few minutes until examination was made, and
then moved on through skirt Of woods, and COM
ing into the open field the enemy were in full view
on the opposite hill. We moved steadily forward
until within two hundred PAGES, when we halted
and opened fire-believing the men on the bill the
eneDy's line of battle, but soon ascertained that
their real line was posted behind the em6ankmens
and in the cuts of the railroad, in the hollow we
kept up the fight one hour against this disadvan-
tage, and were ordered to charge the position,
which was done in the most noble and spirited
manner At the command, each man sprang for
ward to the charge and not being supported on
the right and left we got an eafading fre OF
grape canister, shell and shrapnell; yet we moved
forward until within sixty PAGES of the enemy, ind
ing that we were being fanked on the right We
were ordered to fall back, which We did without
confusion, the men loading and firing as they fell
back and as the best proof that there was no con-
fusion, the men halted when the command was
given little in rear of the line on which the fight
was commenced, faced to the enemy, all beng
present but the killed and wounded, we formed
line, moved up to the original line of battle expec-
ting to make second charge; but for some reason
not known to me, we halted on the original line
and remained all night, taking our wounded oH the
field. Now, wish to know If this seeming to be
knowing correspondent calls this decentralization
If he does doubt very much his capacity for
Judging, but it was enough for him to know that
it was North Carolina brigade, all failures, dis
asters an6 bad conduct are attributable to them,
and all the gallant brilliant and successful charges,
to the Virginia boys. l don't think our kind cor
respondent will give another glowing account of
one of their brilliant charges soon, unless they
should conclude to charge out Of the civil depart
ments of the government and out Of the railroad
depots into the service and give place to those who
have been disabled for field service. Such charge
as this, in the language of Webster, would shed .
halo of glory all around the Powhatan name. We
hope soon to hear of this brilliant charge and hope
that our correspondent will be in the CHARGE and
then he will be better posted when he gives us an
account of it. think it i'll becomes these CORES
pondents to talk about State aHd her soldiers
that have done much, and sacrificed as many lives
rs North Carolina has in defence of their capital
and State. While these correspondents are talking
about North. Carolina and tho conduct of her SOL
ders, wish them to remember that few if any
North. Caronians answer roll call in the Liucolns
dom camps, draw beef from his slaughter pens, and
bread from his Dutch ovens that though no incon-
siderable portion Of Eastern North Carolina is oy er
run by the enemy while her soldiers are bleeding
and dying in Virginia, they have no Governor
elected by them, serving Abraham that they have
money and means for the subjugation Of the South
and the overthrow of her institutions. v~'-
am, very respectfully, &c, A.