The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-22

( For by his arm ana their gOoa SWORDS
They trust to win the fight.
On SeNell's Mount they tenttess lay,
For days in sleet and snow.
Faced sickness, hunger, cold and toll,
/ As bravely as the foe.
"They foiIed the wiley RoseeFans,
Meath Floyd and General Lee,
And bore their part in Richmond rights
With Ransom and Hevger.
That bloody charge which cost SC
dear,
At Malvern Hill they led,
And in the foremost rank they left,
Their brave and honored dead.
Upon Potomac's famous banks,
Again their banners few,
In Sharpsburg's fight they won place
And stoutly held it too.
The gallant Louisiana tent,
Which fought with them on Malvern
Hill,
Here again beside them stood,
And cherished them with good viii.
AND when their general saw theIa
charge.
His eyes with tears ran ore,
God bless the gallant boys, he cried,
I'll ne'eT curse them more"
on the following day we were again
on the march, with orders to follow our
file leader and ask no questions; day
light the next morning, once more
finding us across the Potomac. near
Shepherdstown.
We then went on to MartinsbuTg,
and on to near Winchester, Va, where
we went into camp for about ten days.
From here we were ordered to Fred
ericksburg where we occupied a very
important position. On the famous
Mories flights, December the 18th, il
memory is not at fault, the gath Regi-
ment suffered severely, losing many
men and several valuable officers. 1t
was here that Lieut.. London Browne,
of Company Z, was mortally wounded
and died a few days later.
1t was after the battle of Fredericks-
burg that Ransom's Brigade left the
army of Northern Virginia and was
sent back to North Carolina.
General Rob't Ransom, had in the
meantime been promoted to a Major
General, and sent West, and Colonel
Matt Ransom, of the 35th Regiment
promoted to Brigadier in his place,
henceforward he was our Brigadier.
Just here, the writer would say for
General Matt Ransom, what we believe
every soldier would say that ever be
longed to the old Brigade, that North
Carolina never produced a more noble
son or better soldier He was ever
kind to his men, and as indulgent as
army discipline would permit him to
be, always urging them to duty, and at
the same time warning them against
unnecessary danger The night be-
fore the storming of Plymouth, II. c.,
by Ransom's Brigade in rear of the
town, the writer was act
ing as courier for General
Ransom from the skirmish line
and as a bearer of a dispatch from
Capt. Lane TO Gen. Ransom with re-
gard to the bridge at the creek below
the town. He asked AS many CUES
tions, spoke words of kindness and
cautioB, and said that he would not
have one life lost unnecessarily for the
glory of beating the Yankees in the
morning Such a commander will
ever be held dear in the hearts Of the
old Brigade, and his memory can never
perish while there is one left living 10
tell the story.
About the first of March, 1868, the
Regiment reached Weldon, n. c.. went
on to Goldsboro and Wilmington, back
to North East River, and on to Ken
ansyilIe. Ransom's Brigade was sent
down here to guard the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad. The cath Regl-
ment reached Goldsboro from Kenans-
Vile March 21st. From Goldsboro we
were ordered to Kinston, where We did
picket duty below the town at Wises
Fork and Gum Swamp. At the latter
yIace we had some skirmishing with
the enemy, and drove them as far IN
the direction Of Newborn as Deep
Gully" April goth the gath Regiment
was ordered to Weldon. Nothing
transpired worthy Of note while at THIS
place May asst ordered to Virginia.;
June 10th down on BiackWater Ma.
While In this region, and near the home
OF our beloved General. we bad Fight
with Spears Cavalry al a mill near the
Virginia and North Carolina line. The
Yankees caught some Of the boys IN
the pond swimming, but Of course they
we're out in time and whipped the
Yuuls lust the same. The next morn
ing after this little fight, Gen. Ransom
took the oath Regiment TO his home
near bv and gave us breakfast, ahd
some Of the boys said here was the
most fried bacon they ever saw ~ one
time. The 24th Regiment had also a
sI.:g,4rie} down ON fhe PlackWatcT