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families of what they were greatly il
need of.
CHAPTER Y.

Whilst we were at home, the. last
of October or early in November the
enemy, just atdawn of day, drove in
our picket's and was soon in our
camp, forcing back our Brigade 6ght-
ing with great determination; This
engagement lasted most of the day
and our army lost heavily. Thos,
Williams of Company B, was NOR
tally wounded. We do not remember
of any others. The gallant Lieut..
Nettles of Company F, was killed
and Gen. Hampton g son Preston; and
we believe it was in this battle that
Gen. Dunovant was killed also. This
engagement was near Burgess mill.
On the 25.h Nov. we return to our
command. Tney were near the place
we had left them. few days later
we move near Stoney Greek depot in
order to be able to obtain supplies
with greater facility. We had been
at this camp only few days when
we are ordered off at short notice.
The Federal Gen. Warren, with his
entire Corps was moving down 4the
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad
and we are hurried away to get
ahead of bim-the weather is very
cold and cloudy and we continue our
march uutil late hour at night, and
the next day we have sleet and snow
enough to cover the ground some two
or three inches deep-itis the eve
ming of the second day when we
reach Hicksford on the Meherrin
river-we go into camp just south OF
the town and our suff.rings are very
great, for we left camp without
morsel of provisions, nor had we OBJ
tained anything up to that time. But
Gen. Hampton's Cavalry had done
our whole duty we had gotten in
advance of Gen. Warren and we ex-
pected to have some lively work the
next day, as we had learned that
Gen. A. P. Hill was in his <Warrens) 81
rear.
Sometime before day we are ready
to move and see the heavy clouds
that still hang over us lighted up by
the enemy's camp fires. !As soon as
'tis light enough to see we move IN
the direction of the enemys 9 camp,
and move and halt. and mcye and
halt the entire day, only exchanging
a few shots with theenemy. We had
listened all day to lear the roarssof
Gen. Hills guns, but hesneyer fred q
gun that we know d. That might
was spent around the. FIRE roasting
corn, which was oursonly food. The,
7f9zE day 70 the camp 9e
had left three days before but there
are no rations there-our Commissary
with his wagons has steered tar
away fro.a US and we have to await
his return.
A member of Company B tells Us
he knows where some sweet potatoes
can be had at $500 per bushel. We
have oneS2 00Confeder.te bill which
we hand to him and hurry him of,
a distance of seven miles. 1--WE re
eret we do not remember who this
comrade was.) He returns in rea-
sonable time and we have them diyi
ded among our company and'~ln'
short time we are slowing them away,
bat find our jaws 80 sore from grind
ing corn the night before that it Is
painful to eat even potatoes.
Whilst ct Hicksford a great many
North Carolina State troops come IN
on the cars, they had come at short
notice, and be it remembered to their
credit, they had come regardless OF
weather, equipments or apparel
some were poorly clad and many
barefoot. The enemy had torn up
several miles of the Railroad track
which rendered it necessary for the
Cavalry to move to some point near
where our supplies conld be had from
the cars, so we are moved to near
Bell6eld which is on the north bank
of the Meherrin river.
We remember that whilst. at this
place Capt. Gregg is Acting Adln
tapt. General, Lieut.. Ward is Acting
Quartermaster. 1T. Bauskett Is
with Gen. ;! 20 too are eev'
eral of our Company on the coast in
our own State, and We are in con-
mand of the Company.
On the 10Th or 18th Of Jan. 1865,
we break up camp and march to
Weldon N. c.. together with the re-
mainder of Buffers Brigade, which
is now commanded by Gen. Thoa:EM
Logan. At Weldon shout two thirds
Of the Brigade take the cars for Co.
lumbia S. c., the remainder tsk G
charge of the horses and march
through. We reach Columbia on the
18th, aud go into camp on the west
side of the Congaree to await the ar
,ival of our horses. Whilst we are
here, it was determined to make an
effort to remount those Of the Brig,
ade who are without horses. Inc
State authorities assuming the obll'