Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-08
From the Confederate
>.Norti- CaroIina in the recent Battle,

Al AuC IOSeuS nHktscbs
MEss EDroRs:-I enclose the following extracts from
letter from officer Gen. Lanes Brigade in rela ton
to The gdlantry Of certain NorthCarua officers in the
themselves which will live in the hearts Of their couu.
trymen. Well may the heart of tbe Old North swell
with pride at the mention uf their deeds of noble daring
and CLASSIFY wounded, and acknowledges tho gracious
hand of Providence in shielding him from harm, lie says:
yesterday Aay l2th) was !he hardest fight Of ALL At
A. Nj the enemy charged and broke StuaEts brigade on
the lett OF bgade and the centre of army
lines They poured in the breastworks aud gave brig
ade rakng eailadins fire. enough cause the bravest
and best disciplined 10 break but they stood as Gen.
Lane commanded them, until the enemy had approached
nearer when the command was given to charge and the
rugged furiousy along the whole nes and this morning
we held the same nes with the Yankee army still in
front 1t is 4bout Il o'clock, and no fighting Jet. ~
the while is not scratched Capt Hale unhurt but
regret very much to- write that Lieut. Lane, A. D.
c. bad his leg shot off below the knee and part Of his
right foot shot away He is cheerful and doing as we'll as
Gould be expected this morning under the circumstance
Col G. M.Ayery, OF the ssd fear, rortaiiy wounded
Lee Davidson Of The 9TH missing be killed.
Col VIM NJ Barbour, Of the S1th, missng-some say kill
ed some shy prisoner There IS now onty one full Colo
mel JOhn D. Barry Of the sth,) left with the brigade
Col Barbour captured yesterday evening in charge
that our brigade made in which captured battery
Ct five guns one Colonel over four hundred prisoners and
four stand of coors Three of the ooors were taken BY
The ~ sa sg% Ss sD and S1s y T. 9ssys
Capt. William Nicholson had charge e of LIN .b.rn
shooters of the Brigade and located the position of the
enemy first spoken Of that charged It was hazard.
undertaking. Gen. Lee called upon Maj Gen Wilcox
for that would do the work; and CAM Nicholson
assigned. When he started, Gen. Lee said TO him.
Captain, am sending you on dangerous excarsou and
leave it to your discretion whether 70 or not; but thu
fate Of my army depends it. and for Gods sake dou
So mounting the works. he went up sufficiently near the
enemy to ascertain their exact position returned and RS
ported III person to the commanding General Our brig
nde was then ordered to flank the which was most hand
somcy done making the enemy abandon an
The was accomplished and returned to our orig
inal position which We still hold. Is
Capt. Nicholson mentioned above is son Of Thomas
w. Nicholson OF Halifax county He graduated with dis
his senior year of the Editors Of the University
Magazine He is most gallant officer, and is said to be
the best Judge Advocate in the army Of Virginia He has
hed the position OF Judge Advocate in Gen. Wicox's
that since the above letter written lie been wound
ed i!r the shoulder by piece Of shell. $:
Lieut. OctavSus Virgins, from Halifax county,
ana Is son OF Mason L. Wggins sq, we'll and favorab
known as Senator from that county the State Legs1
ture learn that in order to get possession of the a
mentioned above. he compelled take a1oot race v
the YANKEE ensign Young Wggins was too fsss r him
currence, been wounded ia the thigh" 'V''' w
- -, =. . = WARREN. :.
Enzrons CoEFRDERArs .Be kind enough to publish in
your co umus the fsi"wng ssof Casualties the 6sth
18th and Goth of Hay, Col. A. j. Aoore, Commanding.
Field and STAFF No CAPABILITIES.
Cimpany A-Captain W Latta, commanding AIted
w wf,,nsa Levin Sh,1sn.u and Sydney ,hsx
Leg severely, prystes Mangum hand Wiley Teasley bin
Robert Gates side Nathan Couch breast John
Icnnagan shonider severely John Pool forehead John
'a'nes h"ger' hman Clean face severely. Garrett