The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-30

heavy artillery did not belle the philosophical assertion
Although Fitzpatrick dashed at than and worried them
ns w. s,5 not greatly S ras
apart Here Colonel Alfred Rhett Of Charleston, who
commanded the heavy artilersts fell into the hands Of
after the following riding about In
the dark in front OF his line when he came
upon Captain N0rthrop's squad OF horsemen Suppos-
ing them TO be Hampton's men, he inquired Of them
where General Hampton might be found. Northrop
offered 70 show him where General fitzpatrick might b
who 10 Of the "highest order Of chivary" was very
much disguised with his capture but he has since passed
his Fort Sumter experience old acquaintances within
these lnes General Williams came up and camped near
AR r On the s might Of TIE nn aars
forward 70 assist the cavalry in the event Of
Offensive operations on the part Of the enemy.
old plank rod was rapidly becoming fearful Jer G.
Davis brought his troops up however, and the lighting
cum. Williams and jefr 8. Davis slept They were
Ill hudded together and credited the volunteered state
mont Of Colonel Rhett that the rebels intended more
than to retard ouT movements all they could without
rx RATTLE or AvxRAaBoRo
During the hght early the morning Of the 18th Sill
yer run was crossed, the forces diminishing and We
found ourselves near Kyles landing the Cape Fear
river, about twenty miles from Fayetteville The Cape
Fear and Black rivers run parallel here, about
three miles apart The country s poor, with
but few cleared fields rendered douby dismal by
the enemy his st line Of works. between Silver
and Tayors Hole creeks and reported they could
artillery and breastworks, which subsequently proved
be the rebel "nrst line" Selfridges and Robnson's
brgades he balance Of Jacksons divsion) were sent
forward by General Williams and Wards Third division
hurried up in case should be needed The First division
Of the Twentieth corps, wearing the red star moved on
Hawiey, with their brigades, assisted fitzpatrick Ward
came up the main road with his division, through the
mud and under the rain
Fitzpatrick and Hawiey ON the right were having heavy
diminishing when Ward came up on the road. Hawley
noundered through the woods against the enemys left
The surface Of the earth In these piny woods looks fair
Su s
or three feet like pummet. The difficulty OF moving
cavalry in such place may be imagined, but Fitzpatrick
that they carried wounded into his line,
fought right and left and only retired when he found
left The Eighth Indiana cavalry lost seventyone
In this melee in an incredibly short space Of time.
WARD STRIKES RACK
overheard General Williams direct General Ward not
TO push the enemy too hard when the Third division
moved up the main road The trough bar Of Ken
tucky replied that he would not hit anybody without
they struck nr then he would strike back Gases and
Dustans brgades were depoyed and sent up carefully
6y General wardcase on the road Dustan through an
Buffalo battery brought up into this field, and
commenced firing as rapidly q they could load.
climbed the rude pile Of rails and mud and
reached the rear Of the enemys ars line of works just
and about hundred prisoners and sixty odd rebels lay
dead on the field Case expounded Shermans thanking
policy, Dustan instanced Joe Hookers idea together
they get the credit Of the three and the prsoner
THE ENEMY's MAIN
The rebels known 70 be in considerable force, fell
back Taylors Hole creek TO their main line Of
works, extending from Black river 70 the Cape Fear
perhaps two miles, covering the Intersection Of the
txUaa fxro ~ hAro hnyfar Than MT
other point We pressed up TO this main line and
engaged Thorn, Cogsswells brigade OF Wards division,
hind, and owing to the unfathomabe mud were having
trouble In getting up Sheman and Slocum sat around
the nre of rsbol canister shooting battery till Morgans
when was reported that Morgan hndered BY sher
road the chief directed Major Dayton 10 have the wagons
burned II they were not removed within I've minutes
Morgan finally 60. in on tho ief with his line nearly
reaching Cape Fear rivcr vandcveer's brigade ad-
vanced couple Of vines drove the rebel skr-
mishen into the main ne OF works and then halted,
because there was sense IN going further Cogswel
Hawley, Robinson and bridge made attempts upon
the rebel works at different periods throughout the day
but they did NOT bulge an atom. Next morning they
gone General Ward pursued them beyond Averas-
were abandoned and dead men found sitting upright
against trees Everything went 70 show that the force
which opposed US va. most thoIoushly whipped Captain
killed; Captain Macbeth, OF Charleston, cap
tured severely wounded and large numbers OF wounded
seven hundred and thirty seven; Of those the
cavalry lost one hundred and sove0ty-0ne. The
rssn ns q lou
came on tho field each with dead soldier in front
OF him. on the pomnci Of tho saddle, taking the re-
mand Is proof positive they fought WE'LL tho In
fantry las were disposed % dsny IT, which they wess
no&S
very effective Major Reynolds nrst turned the
captured guns the eaemy and used them with great
white horse, blew up caiaon at thousand yasds
killed several men snd four white horses
The reason gvea for the nght on the 10th that the
enemy were checking Is while they go train soross the
Cape Fear river, Avcrasboro Speculative persons
not Why Joe Johoslon should lsse thousand men
las he acknowledge jus Tor pary pcE believe he
govosnmsnt that Sherman must BE- whipped u onoo.
h eaDmAN Ceoceag RLAcI RivEA
Tho enemy evacuated during the night Of mo 10TH
and uncovered the right hand road 70 Goldsboro We
took Il n once and commenced the march for base
Colonel Poe located and the Michigan engineers built
swamp drain and che army moved Oh In the dFcc-
tion Of Benonsvtile, laid down the maps Az yet
the trains bad no, becn moested and Howards wing Of
with the trains bad already crossed the nvcr We were
lighting for.
Meek Mayor Mclean, Of Fayetteville. who was %
complasant when the Yankee troops In his town.
tied up and whipped half dozen Or more who CHANGED
contrast 70 this exhibition Of aninosty against the Yam
KEGS will record the story OF the ueatmept Of tho
wounded rebels who fell nto our hands duringthe bat
tie Of the 10th They paroed their wounds were
dressed rebel oiccr LEFT TO take charge OF them
oourer sent up the Cape Fear river for their boats
70 and take them 70 Fayetteville, end everything
else done 70 make them comfortable.
LABosIous
Surprising had got through with rcbcls the column
set out for Goldsboro At LIS best pace; yet this was
uncommonly slow Nowhere IN Georgia, Virginia South
Carolina, North Carolina Tennsssee have such
fearful roads those ravesed after lcavng Black
river Such unfathomable mud In the roads, such de-
moraseos and pitfalls were never before ny this
army; yet the men wounded during the light ,on the
18th were taken these roads army wagons when
smbuancce could not be procured Many OF the Of
wounds did not survive this horrible ride The
wounded preferred this suderng transportation