Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-06-17
Battle of OoustanauIa.

In the late battle in Georgia between Gen. John
ston ard the Yankee General Sherman it seems
that the 0Sth regiment of North Carolina Troops
bore conspicuous and liant part. With the as
slStance Of the 9th and G3i Virginia regiments
this regiment (5Sth n. Co. Tepuscd several des.
pernte charges Of the enemy with heavy slaughter
We make the following extract from the army
correspondence of the Atlanta InieiLgencpr giving
lengthy description of the botte OF Ooustanuals
under date Of Calhoun, Ga, May 10th:
Ii was now past 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and
10 these two hours Of fighting Browns brigade had
expended forty rounds of ammunition, each man.
Reynolds brigade was now ordered to relieve
them, and giving yell the 54th Va entered the
evacuated works. with the 18Th N. @. and 63d Va
Neither HindIaaa nor Stewart had need of their
reserves, the charges of the enemy, though
mace with vigor and calamity repulsed by these
men, were neither as numerous nor determined
and were intended to cover their design on Ste.
vensOn and to prevent the reserves of those divs-
ions from being sent to his support The three
regiments named above took their position on the
lines and Gen. Browns men retired about two hun
dred yards to the rear for the purpose of receiving
fresh supply Of ammunition Gea. Peltus brig:
ade of A'abamians had been ordered up few min
utes before Gen. Stevenson perceiving that the en-.
envy were determined in their purpose to carry his
line. The gallant brigade formed in two lines
of battle behind the Virginians and North Caro-
linians about twenty yards apart, and remained
there lying close to the ground fer the moment
their services were waited.
At quarter from four o'clock, a fifth charge
was made, the enemy throwing forward fresh
troops every time. Tbs charge was very heavy,
and was made with spirit 1t was certain from
the large numbers Of the enemy, that this would
be the heaviest charge yet made and extreme anx-
iety for success was manifested At last with
prolonged cheer, they rushed upon our works
volley-a terrible, death dealing volley, was
poured into their ranks and n loud and enfhnSi-
astc yell Of defiance rang out from the lips of the
Hnginians and North CaTonans. This was more
than the men of Browns and Pettus' brigades
could withstand, and though threatened with death
by their officers, numbers of the gallant Tenncs-
seeans and Alabamians had entered the pits to
assist i'll rcpellIng the charge But their services
weIc not needed. Quickly another volley had al
ready poured into the enemy's line of battle, and
they turned and rctreated in disorder to the cover
OF their ridge followed by the dersive shouts of the
victorS
The fifth charge had now been repulsed, but still
the enemy evinced neither the desire nor intention
to abandon their efforts to carry our works They
had almost ceased their attacks on Hindman, but
continued to assault Stevenson's and Stewards
lines with the greatest fury and determination
possible. Stewart had already repulsed them three
times, and Stevenson five. A fourth time the en-
envy essayed to carry Stewards line of battle.
and were repulsed with fearful loss. The carnage
here Was dreadful for the gallant men in Olayton's
brigade withheld their fire until the enemy ap-
proached-close TO them, when they poured in a
terrible volley, breaking them and forcing their
massed columns to retire to their lines badly scat
tered .s ""
We said that the enemy eVinced neither the de-
sire Intention to abandon his efforts and so iS
was, for within half an hour after his fifth attack
aid repulse three lines of battle closely massed,
were seen forming in front of that portion Of the