The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-05-28
FIGHTING THEM OVER
What0ur Veterans Have 70 Say About
Their Old Campaigns
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
How Harrisou's Brigade Put Rhctt's Artillery {,
Flight.

How Hartisou's Br igadc Pat Rhctt's Artillery 70
Flight.
EnTToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issue
of April % is an interesting article by Iheo.
H. Norihup on the capture of Gen. lthott In
North Carolina tn March, lc6J, and also re-
quest FROM the author who claims 10 have been
Cuict ot Scouts 10 Gen. kilpGtrick, okuow what
briladc ol Slupums command ID was that was
led by him 20 the cueuys right How easy il
is tor 8H old soldier 90 tell ley what is said or
written as 20 " ether the narrator is speak ing
from actual observation on hearsly. ] see that
Nh Noitlup was present at AvCrysbOrO, n. c.,
March ID and l6 sure enough and the brigade
hu he'd 10 our lelJ aud the enemy right was the
First Brigade, THIRD Division, Twentieth
Corps, composed of the following regiments:
lO1d l05.h aud l29Jh Ill.,, 10Th Ind. and 18th
Dhiu; Gen. Ben liHIlsuu's Brigade. Gen, Hair
rison WAS away. ana the then commander was
Col. n. Case. l29Ih Ill. i never knew who The
man was who led our brigade 20 The left that
muruiug. We had iett the vicinity Of Flyette-
willie tbr morning Of March d. and went 10
Silver Greek, mime OF 10 miles, where we found
tge enemy Eco force. Gen. Fitzpatrick WAS iH
advance ihHt night. ID uiurd hard nearly all
might. aud a- lnp woods had but recently been
bUrueu over tho ground was soft and spongy,
aud ID was difficult Co move ion anything hut
light order But wa dad move, aUu soon stirred
urHugst 81 Charleston artillery, commanded, or
uF.G Nrwero it iiIsl iurmydu on the night oi The
main road about touFmiics south of Avcryshora.
We were thoD iHsiIGei,1 10 snap caps ou our
muskeis 10 dry the nipples; then we were or
dprcd i0 3d. The Second Brigade was in trout
of as. and was r0mmaHdud by Gcn. Daniel Dus
lin. S1og wc .lrcd lo the left and made wide
circuit aud halted iu dense timber and under
brush facing what had been our right flank.
The 10Th I'D. had been lrlt lu charge ol the
wHgon-lriin. The lg9h Ill. was thrown out ia
font as sl,lmishrrs, then Msj. ii. ~. Ciuy,who
commanded our regiment passed along the
liup, and tDld as wp were 10 move 10 attack the
en,my. Ne followed the ug Of skinishers
and soon struck The reis. We Naded small
CIetE wulsi deep iu places, aud There behind "a
lu- papiured tsgo juhui,Ies without their MAX
iua any noise They said they were OF Eheit's
Brigade ot heavy Gri.ery, ARMED as Infantry,
We moved slowly and silently uutl we came
nC1ly 90 tie eHlc OF tie timber where we
could. ly getting down 10 the ground, see un-
der tie lower limits Of The young pines, and
sew that iU "rr movement o. Tire lrii we had
completely Ranked the enemys position. Maj.
Clay ordered a charge, aud with much yelling
and firing az viii we swept down inside OF
thcir wurk- When we came 60 the little
stream above referred 90 the skiunIsh-lluc Tel
back Hul went iu the charge with us Lieut.
Col Tom llyuu leading as. vigorously way Do z
hia sword. he fcbs were evidently surprised,
surrendered, ttilE ttfINlr look 10 tNtIr
heels ard gui iHtn the timber beyond
Just before the charge, aud while looking 1T
the ucmy under the pines, we saw battery
OF tiGee OF four small black i-psuuder can
non. One as oar shells struc'. one OF the linn
bcr-chests. exploding il and killing the four
horses attached 20 IL.
lH Qua assault ge got al the cannon ia sight
aud chased thc enemy uuii uYp1asen bv Col.
tase and commanded 10 halt aud reform the
.ll ami a ..liT grrF.r 10
o. ammunition aud moved forward, and tho
enemy abandoned light line OF works made
OF ola logs, rails etc a little afternoon we
found them in e tAiri and stronger line across
The AgeTysb0-o ga5d. The bueIe would sound
The forward, and we would advance a few
steps aud lie down THIS was repeated about
every huur, the intention being % merely
press tha euemv. We were only about % rods
from them, and ID a vigorous charge had been
ordered Te coui3 have run right over them;
lut as b NHs, every time cur bugle would
sound attention and then forward, which WAS
IS waL understood hy The enemy as ourselves
they would open with mts.eiry aud artillery,
sud tbe canister WOULD ratuc around lively
fCT While.
Tins .ud OFFS jubilee was kept mp till dark
mess ard Eain oHHed 81. we made them waste
Tots OF good ammunition, without doing Us
H,u'b Damage. the lose IN our regiment being
tvO killed .ud nine wounded. We built works
tl.at night Hud wea.d have gone suFperlcss 70
bed but for an ola shiri-siceye lua Of corn
med Carried by my bunkmaa, Den Randall,
iu h's laNersack Tor au emergency. The next
NOR ffR Rhcu's mob bal gone, and we fol-
Ioa,i fiew as 20 aE Ayers shore us we were
TOD, 20 keep up 3 ie.ut ou Raleigh
Only intended wncH ] began 30 answer
tcUr'Ge hcaHUPs Queiv lut when once
Etartsa Itis hard o. qui' the Interesting theme.
am afwas -l.G o. ucai !r0m anyone, through
IHE NATT0NAL 3fl USE, who can shed any
I-.u HpaH ih.o old srruca. Col. Henry Case,
al lao l.aB lii., y b9 was Ia command OF the
br-aao a.t'al .imr lived H Jacksonville. Ill.,,
uI..n ia beard from. ~ the Reunion Of The
bu-aae iu Gal sturg Ill.,. last Fnl 4 Tas told
ir seHl &C. tae l-5lh boys that COL Case was
dtae.-tasE y. CAETLE, Corporal 90. ID, 1921
ILL., lIar.uaa iowa
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