The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-09
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ter Gen. ia, son was wOuu ird4 the pf-
+ fcer N commanI OF thi> brigade TO J.
vance aui ellar-e the enemy. Gen. RAM
sour ana my-elF bein on ne plank-rn.d VI
and bearIl. the order given. Thi, hrl-
cade commander declined 10 move tor
ward h.s command except by order oi
hi, division commander. cen. Rlm~rur
then said 10 This staT officer. ..t,Ive me
the order aud | viii ,harce.' | rcmon-
strated with him Sayin,, n, we had done
the ,iabtiny of tbe tun nrcyinus day,
ler III. bri.ad. move forward and we
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these iheu nov lyihS down beliild II !'r
projections dtid over the pfeas "ofhs,
"iiu ''7"'H i0il1l - i4uo 4, -
Ie'rd one eAeid N, GU may
Jup e lulcA' Out You VIII come bach
faster thah you 90 Mlne' the An
regiment wtS on the ieit OF the
cplh hihaua' ana ouI ltll Iested on the
piank ROAD. / ne command was 9iFeu
dhd We advancy q IN double qulcH.
ne til hegliheht ana three com pahles
81 the Zhd htS nicnt never ha'ed "
hrei un'll we had taken the en-. my
"ork> ~ our ifoh' ana bayohetihs ftue-
rai >oldieIN ~ tie opposite side VI the
cdrti"oih- ne mn across the raVlne
vas coNe'ed 'y many batteries oi artli,
iery ironi Iofy - hIty gus winch had
been securing the WOODS through which
we had lust passed "lth grape and can
lstei- SteihS lhef Ihldhtls dil.eh from
thelf WoIAs they abandon, TINS artll
'eF!. me enemy haae turee distinct
attempts 20 retahe ihls work, forming
eheir mch 10 column py taxing advantage
u IdNlhe JdoU oeyoiid the turn PIKE
Dut edch ihc were ullNeh pach Win Sc
we're loss. our meh acting with great
couiage, enthusiasm anu uetefininatlou.
~ 4, liItIia'9 seeing ohiS man por-
ton OF the lIne held, no" rdiiled again
% their guns aud opened upon US.
About the same time my attention was
called 70 my iI4ht ana rear where saw
large numbers q the enemy last closing
Up our lnG Tor retreat tine ngit OF
hamseur brigade having halted to
deliver their fire upcn encounteriDg the
enemy where they we're engaged, while
We mad taken the breastwcrk Seeing
these ederaI troops ~ my rear, | gave
me afder 60 ahaAd1n tue captured works
anu fajl back U the protectlJh OF lie
earthWofk sim 5ccupied ny thus -j
nrig'de' through whose G9Wafdice We
llai suHeieu 50 sefele es. ' crossed g.
the fl7nt oi TINS pans ROAD, ana got
pack 70 our ilne IN the p9st manner pos
slhle- Ia TINS charge my sword wa
severed by ball, my clothes perforated
III many places, ana Ddii embedded "a
my sword belt and Tic stabbard, and
received very severe confusion on The
ioot ana upon reac'lnS the eartnwolk
from winch we had hIst started, had
only Ihcient siren2th TO get over, and
lost consc'ousness rom exhaustion and
pam. One OF my Own ambulance corps
eelhg my cohlltloh came 70 my feiIef,
ami from can5etn Na' pouring water
over my hGad "Ith was fecaiied 10 my
our DIVISION oolilihahueI, enqulflhg'
" hat troops are these The com
manding O1ncer VINO mai refused to al
vance when ordered by ben. Stuart ;
stan oucef, sald the brigade
zen 4odeS SAID y, ny ri nave you not
Joihed IN Ihe chafge me repy was
we nave haa no orders 70 advance.
nder the stimulus OF TINS falsehood'
luily aroused pronounced IL bdse tte;
That hau heard tue ORDER given myself
ana repeated ms reply. hereupon,
zen. hOdes took out his pistol, rode up
TO thus 9hlcer, presented the muzzie to
ms head and, with an eplthet OF odlum,
tod MN TO forward his men, or he
would blow his brains out. tie then
gave the conihani ana TINS Drl-
gade then moved forward, and' without
nrlDg a gun, reached the breastWorks
that we had taken, and found he fede-
raj forces had evacuated the hill, ana
safely carried OIL all their artillery posted
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