The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-18

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war; with four pieces or artii7ttr
The march from Iorktovn. mA5eh
was made by dusk. was q try.r+ e-a
for these ~unseasoned troops. as i rs
made by the infantry in heavy march
ing order. with k~napsacks, harc--
sacks, canteens. loaded cartridge
boxes. often a Bible IN the k~naI@iek.
and with a tin cup and extra p,lr i :
shoes dangling from either corner
Of this rather boxy affair. Tn Ucht
marching order Of Jackson's foot cav
airy was as yet a sealed chapter r
the regulations y drilling INST
had set in before dark, and Id vs.
the regiments first experience 1T
cooking with ramrods and biNol4tk-
ing tents.
Colonel Hill at once proceeded 10
fortify the position. There were hut
twenty-five spades, six axes and three
picks in possession OF the command.
but these were applied SO vigorously
that by Saturday, the sth. the work
| began to show the outlines Of . FORTH
fed camp. On Sunday a fresh supply
Of intrenching tools arrived. and tn
ahled the men to make further prog
ress with the work.
The Troops Aroused.
The First Regiment and Randolph's
Artillery were aroused at 3 o'clock
Monday morning. the 10th. for a gem
eral advance upon the enemy. who
had appeared in the roads leading
from Fortress Monroe and Newport
News. After marching three and Il
half miles, it was learned that the
enemy was advancing in large force.
Our troops fell back upon their en-
trenchments, and awaited his coming.
At 3 o'clock the head of the eneiny's
column {Bendix's 18th New York; ap-
peared in the road a half mile away.
A shot from Randolph's PARROT gun,
aimed by himself, hit the earth in
their front and ~ricochetted; they fell
away from the road: their artillery
(regularS) at once replied; and the
battle bean.
A body Of skirmishers advanced
against our right, but were driven
back. Two small regiments of in
fantry made several attempts to
charge our left. One Of R~andolph's
guns having been disabled, was with
drawn. a regiment was then moved
against our right, and a body OF
"Zouave" skirmishers occupied the
abandoned battery. Under orders
from Colonel Hill, Captain Bridsers.
with Company A of the First North
Carolina, drove out the ZOuaves, and
re-occupied the battery.
The First Vermont and Fourth
Massachusetts, led by Major Theodore
VI 1SIltI oil bullC > Std1l
then attempted to enter the gorge at
our left by a sudden rush. Companies
3 and c., and portions OF Companies
G and II, OF Hills Regiment, Killed
Winthrop and drove back his troops.
First Volley Deadly.
When Bridgers re~captured the bat
terry, he found in his front a house
which was used as a shelter for the
enemy's sha%rpshooters. At Colonel
Hills suggestion, Captain Bridsers
called for volunteers to burn it. Corr
poral George T. Williams and Privates
Thomas Fallon, John H. Thorpe.
Henry L. Wyatt, r. II. Kicks and
r. H. Bradley leaped the works and
went on this mission. At the first
Holley from the enemy Wyatt was
killed.
The troops engaged on our side
were eight hundred men of the First
North Carolina Regiment, and some
four hundred Virginians. Upon the
enemys side some four thousand took
part in the fight-the 1st, I'd, Sd, 5th
and Eth New York, the 1st Vermont.
the 4th Massachusetts and Greble's
detachment Of the I'd L. S. Artillery
all under command Of Brigadier-
General Pierce.
The battle lasted from 9 o'clock
until half past one. The enemy lost
heart upon the death Of Winthrop,
and shortly after retreated.
BATTLE OF BETHEL.
The battle of Bethel was but a
small affair in itself, If we
II with the sanguinary conflicts be-
tween great bodies Of men Of which
II was the The total num-
Der of troops engaged on our side,
as We nave seen, was but 1900, and
Oh the Federal side but 400.
Our losses were but 10-ac fol-
lows:
North Carolinians: killed &
wounded.
Nirglnians: 3 wounded.
The Federal losses were officially
reported by Gen. =. f. Butler to
Observation-Disclosures Scott as follows:
- klileo, Major Winthrop