The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-04

BILE effort on our part, the Federals were
| driven from and we gained possession Of
the celebrated cornf9ld. There being
now hull in the firing three distinct
| lines of the enemy could be plainly seer
approaching. As they advanced they
were reviewed by a Federal officer, with
hat in hand, riding rapidly in front OF
each line. We were near enough to heal
4 the angry and determined cheers of bis
men.
On, on, this vast army approached oul
thin ranks. Word was passed, Fly
bayouets, boys" We nerved ourselye;
for the attack which proved to be muir
derous beyond description, continuing
for more than an hour and half
Ripley's Brigade, after bearing the brun
Of the battle, was ordered to retreat, The
enemy not pursuing. The manner o.
this retreat was sloW and in order anC
under Gen Hills personal supervision
| Observing an abandoned caissoD, he
| Hill, ordered the soldiers to remove il
from the field, remarkiug, owe will not
leave the enemy so much as a wheel. We
continued the retreat to the DunkarC
church on the Hagerst0wn road, where
after being supplied with ammunition
our lines We're reformed, the enemy
making no further demonstrations on
that day The following day the troop.
rested on the fold, in plain view Of the
enomy's lines, and during the night
crossed the swollen Potomac.
The loss of the regiment in this battle
was more than fifty per cent. Of tine
number engaged, including some Of its
| 5est officers and men, nong the mum
Der Capt Boucholfe Of Company B. After
resting for several weeks IN the lower
valley, the army moved by way Of New
Market Gap, passing Orange Court House
| in the direction of Fredericksburg. While
in biyouac for the night near Gordons
vile, "Gen. Hill issued an order requIr
| Jog Company Com manders to see that
| the bare footed men made mOccasins
| for themselves OF the hides jlst taken
from the beeyes. The next morning on
| the march Gen Hill observed one Of tho
soldiers, private Vauh0ru of Company
| II. without shoes or moccasins and i'm
mediately arrested Capt Miller Of that
company for disObedienc8 OF orders,
demanded and Obtained an investi-
cation, which showed that be had
mad until a late hour aad after march
ing thenty-one miles, assisted his men
in carrying out the Generals order; that
at midnight, private Parker, OF Com
pany B, arrived III camp barefoot, cold
and hungry, and was attracted to the
butchers pen (Which was out naturaD
where, learning Of the recent order Of
Hill, he went to work at Ouce to shse
himself AS he were ugmbcr twelve
shoes, it took 50 large portion of the
material tDat there was none left for
private Vanl3rne Upon ills statement
Of facts, Capt Miller was released. Be
it stated, however, TO he credit Ut Goth
Parker and Vanhorue, thar their shoe
less feet had marked Tie 530c9y dust ou
many hard fought fed
Toe regiment and brigade continued
its march to Port Royal On the Kappa
hammock, where it remained for several
days
First Battle of Fredericksburg.
On the morning OF tie 18th Of Deem
Der, the troops moved back 10 the dirac-
ton OF Fredericksburg, marching the
greater part Of the night, and reaching
Hamilton's crossing on the morning of
the 18Th. This regiment WAS in the
second line until the evening of the first
day, when it took position in the first
line. The enemy being driven back, we
lay on the field anticipating another
furious battle, and "bitterly thought Of
the morrow" Before dawn, the line
was advanced to The railroad, within 800
yards of the enemy, but no blood was
shed this day, and but one shot was
fred This was from q small cannon Of
the enemy, aimed at Georgia Leu5en-
ant in the act of rOb0.ng dead Federal
in front Of picket lines. He soon beat a
hasty retreat, amidst the cheers and
jeers of both armies. The enemy sent a
flag Of truce on the 14th, asking pefmis,
sion Of Gen. Jackson to remove their
dead and wounded, who were lying in
heaps on that portion OF the railroad
occupied by this regiment, which per
mission was promptly granted by the
General. The troops were employed
during this dark and rainy night in tear
ing up the railroad-an extremely diff
cult task-as we had orders to accom-
plish this work in silence, as well as in
the dark, without lights and without
noise The enemy retreated, and thus
ended the first battle of Fredericks-
burg
After this the regiment built and &C.
cupled winter quarters on the Rappahan-
mock near SINNERS Neck. Here we
spent the winter OF '62 and '63 on picket
duty along the river. While stationed
at this point, this regiment which had
been in Maj Gen. d. Fl. Hills division
WAS now changed to Jackson's old divis
ion, commanded by Maj. Gen. Trimble,
and our gallant Georgia comrades, 45h
and 44.h regiments, we're exchanged for
the 10th, 23gd aad 37th Virginia Regi-
meuts. These regiments, with the 15t
aud 3rd North Carolina formed new
brigade, and Brig. Gen r L. Colston
was assigned 70 command it. IC will be
seen from yh's statement that the 1st and
Bird North Carolina Regiment had not
been, up o this time, briagded with
other NOrJl OR Ina lrOJpS, nor were
they 80 bryce ed daring the war. With
out the slIgnes1 ra dactian IN oar gallant
friends aud C0mgades u arma-cbe Ge0r-
gians and VUHn;a9s We do assert that
1t was both u4o-Ga-ar5 and unjust that
these regiments were hot Immediately
associated with their own State troops,
for these t~O being the only regiments
from North Carolina in this, the Stone
wall division, trouble and discomfOr.ure
were necessarily entailed by such an ar
no ~ ,,an,apT Onp m q Is ypn.a Tnj1pa rrip5