Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-09-02

rections Friday morning Many of them had fallen
before the terrible Ere Of our artillery, (Pegrams
battalion aud wesaw several who bad been cut in
twain. The number Of the enemy's horses killed
WIS unusually large, and at the locality where most
Of the artillery were captured, we counted sixty
one Of these animals piled up and lying around on
about quarter acre of ground.
Hancock corps, it will be borne in mind, is con-
sidered the very best in Grants army, and more
than one prisoner with whom we conVersed, stated
that it was regarded as the 'Stonewall Jackson
corps of the army of the Potomac What an
equivocsl compliment to that deeply lAmented and
illustrous hero and ptrioti 1t was Hancocks corps
that made the attack upon Johnstons division at
Spottsylvania Courthouse, aud gained some advan-
tage 1t was there, too, that the jublant Iugalls,
Lincoln's Inspector General telegIaphed to WASH
ington, Hancock has made a ten strike 70 day
He has used up Johnston and is now about to pitch
into Early
The army correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch speaking of the battle of Reams' station,
says: ..~-.--.-r
About o'clock, all arrangements being complet-
ed Lieutenant General Hill ordered the line forward
and the command was promptly obeyed The line
thus formed and in motion, was preceded by two
squadrOns of the seventh Virginia cavalry, under
Lieutenant Colonel Marshall, of Faqmer. This lit
tie body drove the enemy pickets back, in gallant
style, into their rife pits in sight Of the enemys
main line Of battle. In this affair Colonel Marshall
was slightly wounded. Having arrived in front of
assault them at once, and, accordingly, ordered
Major General Wilcox to take two brgades and as
sault the enemy's work. Scales North Carolina)
and Andersons (Georgia) brgades were selected for
/ the work in hand. The dispositions being made,
| the order to advance was given, and the troops
moved forward in good style, driving in with ease,
| ana with great enthusiasm, the enemys skirmish-
ers and sharpshooters. At the moment they began
their advance the enemy opened with artillery and
musketry most rapidly. The result, briefly told,
was that OUT column was repused.
General Hill was determined, however, not to
give up the struggle without another effort 10 dis
| lodge the enemy. Accordingly, General Heth was
ordered forward with Cooks and McCrae's North
Carolina brigades Qhe latter Pettigrew'g old brig
ade) and Lanes North Carolina brigade, (Wilcoxs
diyision) commanded by Conner, OF South Carolina,
was ordered to unite in the charge. McGowans
brigade WAS on the extreme right engaging the en-
emys pckets and sbarpShooters. The second charge
was made somewhat to the right OF the point where
the first was engaged, but still very near it. The
| second assaulting column was formcd-Lane on the
left, Cook in the centre and McCrae the ight.
Again, about P. NJ, everything being arranged,
and our officers having gone repeatedly up and down
the lines and encouraged She men, telling them
what they had to do and what obstacles they would
meet, the order was given, and the men bounded
| forward with a yell that made the wekin fairly
ring again, and plainly told, in advance, of deter
minaIion to achieve which could scarcely fail
| ofgrand results And now the enemy, having maSscd
their artillery, pour forth deadly, rakIng fire Of
shot, shell, grape, shrapnel and canister; but our
| brave men heed it not and press onward, deter
| mined to win victory or fall in the effort. The
abattis and undergroWth in front of the snemy's
| works had to be parted and avenues for entrance
mace in the face of deadly musketry as well as
artillery fire, but our braves needles of danger,
and resolved on those works, push aside the brush
and destroy the abats and reach the works in small
squads and not in line. Here vigorous hand to-
| ham 60h Snp1 fna nSfol hav-
onets and the butt ends Of the musketS, until su
cheney OF force had gotten up oorm the line Of
battle anew; then, springing over the enemy's
works, they swept rapidly down them, capturing
and driving before them all Of the enemy's force
engaged in the fig ght to point some distance south
east Of RearnS station; and in order to encourage
Their hasty retreat and to increase their speed,
whilst so audaoly engaged our infantry boys MANN
cd the artillery which captured, and poured into
the retreatng foe a raking fire. And here, at
Ream's station, just as daylight was fast passing
away, the tight ended with the following results I:
| The enemy driven from mile and half at least,
of their lines, and their breastworks CONSTRUCTED
doubtless for permanent occupation) wreaSted from
them, with loss Of, at this writing nineteen hun
dred prisoners, representing all tour divisions of
! HancockS crack corps, including quite SprinklIng
of heavy artillerists. Among their prisoners, sew
entyfVe commissioned officers, not the least Of
which is Lieutenant Colonel Walker, assistant ad.
infant general to Major General Hancock, command
ing the Second corps; nine splendid pieces of art
lery-6ve of them being elegant brass Napoleon s
and the other four, fine three inch rife guns eight
stand Of colors, upward Of thousand small arms,
| and some twenty horses Many of the artillery
| horses were killed or disabled by our sharpshooters
By the way, to do justice even to enemy, let Inc
say that have it from all accounts that their Ar
tllerists acted with great gallantry andfoughL hand
to hand-using muSkets.
] North Carolina Troops in the Battle.
Tho paterShnro ErDrssS navc tba foIlowin1 fr;h
ute to the gallantry of our noble soldiers:
1t gives us great pleasure TO notice the gallant
conduct Of the North Carolina troops in tn. Battle
at Ream's Station Gen Lee, in his dispatch 10
the Secretary Of War, states that Cooks McRles
| and Lanes brigades, all from North Carolina to-
gether with Pegrams artillery, constituted the force
that assaulted and carried the enemy'S works. Too
| much praise cannot be awarded TO these veteran
commands for the intrepid manner in which they
| marched up to their work and accomplished it
The soldiers from North Carolina have from the day
Of the first Manassas down to that OF Reams, fought
with valor that was never surpassed, and they
have we'll entitled themselves to the admiration and
| gratitude of their county. In every battle in
which they have engaged, they have acquitted them.
selves noblv. There no truer and more indom.
table soldiers than thsy, as score Of bloody fields
in this war glorousy attest At Reams' they
formed nearly the whole attacking force and again
distinguished themselves, as they always have done
! and will continue to do the end Of the war.
For further and better notice of the part borne
.by the North Carolina brigades in the battle on
Thursday readers referred to the letter from
correspondent Spectator" which will be found
| iu another column,
| Mobile.
The correspondent of the Montgomery AdDertis-
er, writing to that paper, says: -. ...-.
"You have published much concerning affairs
in this quarter, but very little approaching the
truth. Permit me in behalf of history TO drop you
few lines now and then, and which are not writ.
ten with rose water. .....-.~ r.
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