Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-04-05
From the Semi Weekly Standard, March 81, 1861
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
All remains quiet below. Not rumor not even
breath of the movements of the two armies. But
thi; cannot be so long 80.
The two armies occupy the same positions they :
did at the time of our last writing.
Rain has been falling since W ednesday night, and
the roads, which were once more becoming COM
pact, will soon be muddy again.
From Petersburg.
The Petersburg and Richmond papers bring US
additional intelligence of the late fight at Hare's
hill
Oar troops were massed to the left of Colquitt's
salient in front of the enemy's works on the hill
and at four. o'clock in the morning, all things
.being ready Gen. Gordon's corps Of sharpshooters,
$50 strong, sprans forward, with empty guns and
advanced stealthily but rapidly on the cnemy's
works. As they approached the hostile pickets,
feigning to be deserters. they cried out, "don't
SHOOT; don't shoot" "You need not be afraid
we won't shoot come on, Johnny Reb come on
We are glad to see YOU" the enemy replied. In
moment they were over the works, with dubbed
m,skets and sharp bayonets. Such as were awake
were disabled, tao sl'cp;ng were captured Thus
the first line was TAKEN and scarcely shot fred.
In The meantime the reserves up and the
assault of the second line began Some of the
aroused Yankees had escaped in the darkness and
given intelligence of the coming storm. The second
line and forts were taken, with many prisoners and
numerous mortars and other artillery. Thus far
the success of our arms had been brilliant and I'M
checked But now the guns Of battery No. l, on
the river, and fort Steadman, on the right, opened
an en!ilading fire upon our column, their position
being such as to completely command the whole of
the captured works. Large forces of the enemys
reserves were also massing in the CAMPS behind.
Under these circumstances Gen. Gordon gave the
order to retire, and troops fell back in commen
dable order. "Up to this moment" says the En-
press, "they had lost nothing, but gained every
thing The enemy now opened every gun that
could be"brought to bear on our troops, and sub
jected them to rain of iron, before which exper-
fence Of Malvern Hill and Gettysburg, are said by
veterans, to pale almost into insigni6cance 1t was
painfully distinct in this city, where Our very
dwellings were shaken to their foundations Our
troops, leaving many OF their gallant comrades be-
hind, reached their original positions about or
O'Clock. The enemy pursued no farther than their
own works"
Among the casualties VIC take the following from
the Express:
Gen Gordon, very slight in leg.
Col. Casey, 5sth Va Reg't, Pegram's Brigade,
captured.
Gel. j. Fl. Baker, commanding Evans Brigade,
WOUNDED slightly.
It. Col. Tate, 9th N G., badly in face.
1t. Col. Jones, 9th N G., severe in arm.
Maj,r Bell Dist N c. hand SLIGHT
Captain Kidd, commanding 18th Geo. Reg't
killed.
Adjutant Clayton, 18th Ga. Battalion, killed
Brig Gen. johnson accidenty sprained an ankle
while leaping the enemy's works.
Our loss will reach several hundred or the
enemy's loss, we are unable to form an estimate,
but it was no doubt, severe, as they repulsed
in two heavy charges.
Five hundred and seven prisoners, all belonging
to the Ninth Corps, were brought early in the
morning. Among them were Brig. Ger. McLaugh-
lin, and numerous commissioned officers They
were registered and sent to Richmond
Nine pieces of artillery and eight mortars were
captured The former were spiked and dismount
ed. Three fine brass mortars were brought off,
An officer of some distinction was shot from his
horse while endeavoring to rally his men. lie is
believed to have been General Warren, now COM
mandng the Ninth corps.
This movement was we'll conceived and admira-
bly, executed. Tao commanding of as. r...
'mous is6ony to the gallant action of the troops
= engaged, and award them the highest praise. Gen
eral Gordons Sharpshootcrs are very highly
spoken Of
About IL O'Clock flag Of truce was sent across
to the enemy, proposing cessation Of hostiites,
for the purpose of removing the dead and wounded,
which was readily acceeded to. Our dead and
wounded were all brought off the field.
During the remainder of the-day, and since, there
has been unbroken quiet on this portion o. the
lines.
After the fighting on our left had ceased skrmish-
ing began on the right of our lines, in the vicinity
Of IIatchers Run and thence down to Fort Gregg
Our picket lines captured in front Of several
,brgaGcs and IN turn portions of them re.captnred
by our troops. Prisoners were taken on both sides
and many Killed and wounded, but beyond these
demonstrations nothing of importance occurred
We took $50 prisoners-how many lost is not given.
The cannonading was spirited and rapid at times
We insert the following dispatch from Gen. Lee:
HEADQUARTERS, March 2s.-Gen: j. G. Breeh-
fsriJqe, .Seerstaay Of War: Gen. Gordon inform,
ID me that in his report of the action at HARRIS
fiji. on the Goth, he omitted to mention LII Col.
il. P Jones, commanding artillery on that portion
If the lines. was at the front experimenting in per-
son The operations of the art ery and that select
body Of officers and men under command OF Lieut..
OH sirisaing, charged the enemy's breastEorks'