The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-09-21
cent by Mr. Phillips. but cordially invited
to remain. Respectfully,
WILLIAM c. WILSON.
Hillsborough, Sept. goth, 1864.
Fol the Hillsborough Recorder.
Company X, I'd N. c. Cavalry. f,
near Stony Creek, Va, Sent. ~, ,se2

ior thetr sons anu feiatlVes VINO have, for
three long years and upwards, been periI.
ing their lives, both in camp and On Tho
battle. field, in defense Of everything tha,
freemen hold sacred, write YOU a short
sketch OF the part borne by this company in
the battles OF Me 2lst and 25th Of Auvus,.
for the benefit Of the friends oil the same.
On the night previous TO the battle Of
the 2lst inst. our command was encamped
between The Bcydton and Petersbar. plauk
road and The Vaughn road. THIS road
(Vaughn) DIVORCES from the BoyJton and
Petersburg plank road near Dinwiddie
Court House, and connects with the old
stage road leading from Weldon 10 Peters.
burg near the breastwerks at Pe,vrshurr.
Our Brigade, though much wearied By
hard march, were on the morning If the
els, aroused long before day ky The sound
Of the bngle. Beuts and saddles were
blown, aud in short time the ~hule com.
mand was on the movr., As we were blu,
a short distance IN rear Of our line Of bat.
tie, where we could hear the skirmish,rs
firing which had been kept up during the
whsle night, and which inrrea-ed as day
| light was dawnln., We we're well aware
That ere the sun ruse 10 shsrt distance
we would be participants in The bloody
conflict. knnwing not who. IL any, would
be the nist 10 sacrifice their lives upon tho
altar oil their country. Our expectations
were snon realized. In a short time we
were moved out on The Vaughn road, with
in mile or 50 Of the railroad, near the
Yellow House, known before the war a.
the Seven Mile House. Our advance soon
encountered the rnemys pieke,s, who
were easily driven IN. Our column stead.
" advancing until we came upon tie enc.
my's reserve, when portion Of our brigade
was promptly dlsmOuAted aud immediate
y thrown lorward 10 leei The strength d
their force. The 2d y. G. ca,alry vas
posted on the left OF the Vaughn road
Two squadrons Of the sane. comm inled
respectively by Capt. Lockharl and Lieut..
Bridges. srrc moved iorwarj and ycpo,.
ed at intervals Of i've paees, acting },
haunted sknmlslef,. with our lrit con
meeting with the Inflntry. The ilsht ii
this time On our right had almnsl hccoae
general. As soon ), our position MS lui
~ developed 10 the enemy, a heavy 6re pi
artillery Was opened uppn Us from Two bat.
lerics. one stationed directly in ir.ni 81
our lines. the other 10 The right. rhc lat
! ter having an enhlade lire ON our muunied
skirmishers, who were posted in an open
held near the edge oil wood. the two bat.
trries having cross Gre IN Us. which
formed an angle directly aver our Skin.
uishers. The enemy, Infantry at the sane
time advanced upon our lines thrsush the
wood, protecting themselves behind trees.
pouring deadly ssley in our ranks. while
We were msunted in az open held without
any protection Whatever. Although The
position was very critical our boys stood
firm, not wayering in the least. pouring
,olley.alter volley ,nio their ranks, which
caused the cowardly wretches 10 retreat
short distance, which gave " time % lis.
mount aud send our horses 10 tie rear.
Having dismounted, our line fell back to
a better position aud skirmished with them
until night. Finding the enemy's iorcc
much superior to ours, and strongly en-
trcnched, il was not deemed proper 70 al
vance further, so We held our position IN
Ill dark and quietly withdrew.
We bad several men wounded and hor"
ses killed IN the Regiment. Thomas J.
Harris Of this Company, was wounded 10
thumb, and Stephen Cole had biz horse
shot from under him, being struck By three
balls. After our lines were Withdrawn we
moved back some three mics to our old
encampment. where we remained the next
day and night, and on tie Esd moved down
near Stony Greek. There We remained
quiet until the morning Of the 18th, when
our command moved out on the railroad
below Rheams's Station TO meet the enemy
who were al that time occupied in tearing
M the same. Gen. Hamptoa. with pau
oi his command had already attacked tue
an,,;o~ them horg III coulbaf. Very