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f i t i ! 4' i, .! $ 4 htr gibing ;mb pnr cab. NEWBERN, N. C, JUNE 17, 1871 Official Organ of tUt X. - Hi anch ttoullieni Historical Soo!ly. A rgonts. Wilmington G. N. If AKKIS, Fsq. ,Wfrn.-JAMES E. MOIUltS, Esf. fiiilifihun.'St. A. SMITH. Esq, Jrwfon L. P. FUYVIN, Esq. Charlotte. PH. F. II Hi OVER. rortrrrt. LEVI C JTOYVLXM), Est. Kinslon. A. T. KENNEDY. Esy. OoMshoro. V. . V IMG TIT. Eso. 2rtrro. II. M. WILLIAMS, Esq- H ''7. J. Jt. ALLEN. Es.j. Knrnrfrfro. -P. W. OGHFKN, Esq. ''"he alo.3 are duly authorixo to act a our Agei tt. Thnr roceij.t8 for Hiihscript rem ami ad vertising will be reecuiz, d. By. reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that that- old and reliable TAfc Insurance Company, Tin: Pi;nn Mu tual, of Philadelphia, has established an agency in this section of the State, anil placed i in the hands of Roberts k Hen derson, the well knoxru Insurance Agents of this city. We bespeak for them r. large and profita ble business. cvx srri'LV. We can supply fifty subscribers with raek numbers from October, 1873 uiue months, and nno hundred and fifty sub scribers with all the numbers from .Tann ery I, 1871 six months. Trice, 1.50 and 61. Those who desire to supply themselves w ill do well to apply sit once, as the supply m but limiteih For Our Living and Our Dead. LITER.IKY GOSSIP. Prom E. J. Hale & Son, New York, wc have tl.ii week, "A History of the United States blithe Hon. Al-xandei 11. Stephens of Gioryla" a book which will be hailed with joy by many readers, and almost all teachers, as it is intended, not only as a text book for schools and colleges, but al so to meet the wants of the general reader. JJeforo the war almost all our school books were of Northern origin and, thero was constant complaint, even then, that the histories never did justice to the achieve ments of the Southern States during the Revolutionary wancvents of importance oc curring South being either slightly noticed or passed over in silence, while all things tending to increase the fame of New Eng land were dwelt-upon at length, and pain ted in the most glowing colors. Since 'he war, nt only has t lie truth been sup- I5A i'TJiES AROOi) RICHMOND. Gen. A. P. 22i21s KeporL IIr. Qn:-. Lioiit Division, ) Camp Git too, February 23, 1SC3. ) Gen. . .11 . Chilton, Adjutant and In spector General, Army y. Virginia. Gf.neual. : I have the honor to submit the following report of the part .taken by the Light Division in the battles of the Chickahorniny : In obedience to orders received from the General commanding, on Wednesday night, the 2oth of June, J concentrated my division near tho Meadow Bridge, viz : the brigades of J. 11. Anderson, Gregg, Field, Pender and Archer -the brigade of Gen. Branch having been directed to move to the bridge some seven miles above, where tho Brooke turnpike crosses tha Chicka horniny ; the batteries of Braxton, An drews, Pegram, Crenshaw, Mcintosh, Bachman and Johnson, with five extra horses to each gun Johnson's battery ac companied Branch in all, about fourteen thousand men. The brigades arid batter ies wero entirely concealed from the cue- pressed by school-book historians, but j "y. My orders were, that (Jen. Jackson, , e T ! -, . i i. f (i moving down from Ashland, would inform flagrant falsehoods inserted m most of the ,? , . , . ' , . , ( Jon. Branca of Jus nir approach. As histories, ami wo Know oi mor-3 loan one , tt, Jackson crossed tho Central rail C lose of 11 Vo1ji:i1p. With this isue the l.-.d Volume of tliis journal closes. Begun under very dis cottraging circumstanci s, and continued at a pecuniary loss, it pas now secured a PufTicient number of subscribers, should all renew, to me t current cz en.-e-j, nn l to return to t he pnbhslier the loss of th first yanr4 TI;e success of th.e enterprise, in one respr.-t h:s surpassed my most sanguine anticipations. Tt Ikjs awakened an interest everywhere in the Stati-.a d in lnanv localities out of it, in the glorious record ma.b by the oidiers of Noifh C tr-t-lina and :::y correspondents ;u( l)ecotn ing more numerous and material for the continued prosecution of the work is be coming more plentiful, as the object I had in-view i better un hustood. I have now in my camp chest matter enouqh ("tut not exactly in the chronological order I les:r it) for some months to come, and I have promises to fill at leat tno more of the largest ts'yc. As the foriu of the publication is not very convenient i -r binding, t f-hall change it. On the 2nd Wodnesdav in Julv, to'" first issue of th 2nd Volume will be pub lished ir the f.jrni of a ne it pamphlet of 13 pages of reading matter, stitclied and trimmed ready f'rr the reader. Tiic imi!j lication will be seTii-monthiv, mad'd o;i the 2nd ami 1th Wednesday of.-acii month thu3 furnishing during tiie rear 21 num bers, corrtaining 11 -72 pags reading, C-inal to two octavo volumes of o7o pags ?ach. Tlie roib.jcription price will be - per year. From time to time, if I am sufficiently encouraged to do so, I shall rmbfdish the pages of On: Livivd Our. T)e-d, with battle .'-.ccnes, likenesses cf living and dead o1xjer.s and soldiers vtho added In.'tre to their native State, or Tho signalized theroselves by deeds of raarked bravery or devotion. The rntei p) i.-e i have undertaken is one in which evt-ry trite son oi North Carolina ought to feel an interest and to secure ihe success of wl.ih h' ought to give a little time, ami to be willing to pay n light tar. Had I the pecuniary ability unaided to conduct the enterprise, which I have not, and should I give my time, talents, ,'md nil due diligence to the prosecution of the work, I should still fail without the hearty co operation and assistance of hun dreds of those v ho boro a distinguished part in tho late struggle, and who have, stored i.i liieir memories; or carefully pre served in diaries, rumiiorandii, or in other forms, the necessary material. To those who have cocia to my rid during the year, now about to close I return my sincere thanks, and especially are rny acknowl edgements due and tendered to my edito l iai Livihttu who have said so many kind word in my behalf, who have flatteringly spoken- oi my efforts to gather and pro serve the historical record of my native State. Will thoy give the above such no tice as they may think proper audtst-11 fur ther oblige me, and aid my enterprise ? S. D. Pool. Hartford is ftfllicted with base-ballon thu bmiu. According to the Times, "only the church yom'm without a base ball organ ization. All the dry goods shops, schools, corner groceries, insuranca offices, banks, and city government departments are at it; arid clubs are actually organizing by streets. Even the young women are play ing base ball. We are now waiting to hear from the match between the Protes tant Episcopal club and the Seven Day Baptist cine." Southern teacher who has deliberately cut out from them the whole portion relating to the war and the events which immedi ately pre ceded it ; refusing to allow th ir scholars even to rend, much less learn it as history. This course of misrepre sentation is still fteadfsstly pur sued in most Northern schools, and even so learned and respectable a r-oeiety as the Historical Society of N w York city has, within the last six months, pretended to prove that the. Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepcndance is a forgery, and was never made on the 20ih of May, 177o. Thanks to the fostering care of Hon. David E. Swain, the last President of our Fniversiry bef, ao it fi ll into ruins, the falsehood of this bare-faced abortion is easily proved, as all documents pertaining to the Meck lenburg Declaration of fndeperulaikv were collected and published by order of Gov. Swain, and the book, though rare, can :-t ill be found in libraries that have es caped the r.ivi-ges of the late war. Mr. Stophei;3 in sp- aking of thia declaration, says : "North Car dina was ahead of all her lister Slab's on the subject of Independ ence. On the 20th of May, 177.", th" day after receiving the news of the battle of Lexington, a convention of delegates from the several Captain's companies of the mi- eon veued in road. Branch war, to cross the Chickahorn iny. and, taking the river road, push on and clear the Meadow Bridge. This done, I was to cross at Meadow Bridge, anil, i sweeping down to Mechanicsville, to open the way for Gen. Eongst ivct. It was ex- ; peeled thai- (bus. Jackson would be ir the j position ns.-aVoied him at "early dawn," j and all my preparations were mad-? with a j view of moving early. Gen. Bran di did . not, hoveer, receive intelligence from Gen. Jackson until about ten o'clock, when ! he immediately crossed and proceeded to J carry out tii.s instructions. He was do- j laved by th" enemy's skirmishers, and ad- vanced but slowly. Thive o'clock having I arrived, and no intelligence from Jarkron i or Branch. 1 determined to cros-; nt once, rather than hazard the failure of the whole plan by longer deferring it. Gen. Field, ' a : ready selected for the advance, b ing in readiness, seized the bridge, an I tho tO'.h ! Virginia, Col. Broekenbrough leading, his i brigade p-isscd over, tr.eotieg but slight ' opposition, the enemy falling b;ick to Mo- ; chanicsvilio. The i rigade being safely i over, Anderson and Archer followed. ! Field, Gi gir ami Ponder furmd short to I tho right, and moved through the fields, ! to co-operate on the right of the ill "t col- j u-nn. I leaver 1 Jam er-ek curve; around Me- ehanic.vii le, the high banks being on ihe North -ide, ainl in osesi(,n f T ' t 1 1 1 mv. in s na'iivaiiv siroog th '.e of in- ene-fenci had b ea i.ia.1-' very much sdronge-i by rifle : p.its and earthen pa.idniei.ts f'-r gnu-. , l'he enemy op. 'ih'd a cone nt rated lire of ! artilh-rv on the he-id of Field's column,; lit i v of Mecklenburg count y :lotte, and threw off all adegianc to the Bri;ti'i eroven an-i declar.'d North Car onna lo or a s . ,'re!gu an.i inoep.-;no to j State. Her last rovai (ioirnor, Jo.-u'uii ! Martin, wa immediately afti rwai ivin- polled by tie' people d' Wilmington and the waters of the lower Capo Fear, to Ihe for safety o:i board of His Majesty's ship of war, 77." ( '"".-', whence he i.-.-uol u proclamation, in "which lie hnou;i; d the resolution- in M cklenburg, as the ni-! treasonaidc jiroc tnli'ig th;;t had taken place on the continent." .1 I - 1 - T . i 1 ' 1 1 I wild, in rowing ins ong ioe uuo io:o oi o.o -tie, with I'egriui in the centre, steadily advancing, drove the enemy from Meclcin-ie-vdio. An buson was oii red to make a tl u:k movcTneuL to the hut, ami take in ro ver- a a:i i, ii ll V.'-IS S'"t( fill Je 1 . .... . , . . . f . 1 H L.o. will l' ..!( lili.lMl a.- OliV.iO to a. I r.i. t i' - .' ' tention, jo-d k"ep it em ployed. .!'C ; U' W;is moved Up to tho S'lje t, and ion.'i.-d m line on h;s port, oi i- e left, with h; ! oc XtoU I Merntosli. I the village ! and o;--M f the urnp; I;e assistance of r a' r );,!( d The Hon. Gt wh n F u-ge Bancroft to the Court of St. Jam.-s, F.x; Ion, cured, at tlse re.piert of Cd. J Win eh r, from the State Fap r London, a ce-py of a 1 1 1 1 . to the hartmoutb, then the Fngli-h Si e State, from (Jov. Wrig!it of (h'- i r id. l oth- viihigo B--aver ).: d' -r v. .- a'-. :dr cdv eir the rijht . don-', in d: ,'.-. . V: g-d! Karl of ' gi"a:n. d h i tarv ( h;i ,v, y . ro il. ' in of ; - :' i from tie en- h it re-tii-g on ing sent t til Gi-gg iiud Pende ill line of battle, over t he hills Id-;, from the direction of the !d h i vi ng dri '. en the cn my f r m and its :o;rr Mindings. ;;eii:ss il creek to his ;s'.rol:ghohl, Pen-ie-reil support, the brigade:; and to 4.-i' e iit i .! en : Fb-hh 'ibis was gali.odiy c fa -e (if a murder ns (ire. A?- d uj to t he d-taiiee of I 'e- battle now raged furion.-dv iiolo line. Tho artillery ihe CioMiig a co o f th- Mecklenburg 1 'educ ation of IndejM-ndence. Al.-.o ;t letter from (he,. Martin of Ninth Carolina, to the -ani in "which he says, "A copy of these resolves wus sent off, I am informed, by i e-a express to Philadelphia, us soon us they ( v.ard as a support to the brigade alrcnly were passed hi the o!umittee.M These j -bOmsoirs battery took posi- . . 1,1 i ,v.,i I tion near Mel ntosii sunl Braxton, (tregg iuiei.H aie oateU, one .aim: -oin, i ne ui nei . v , i ,u , ,. . ,.,,. Ai,,!,.,,,:,- ;v;n,. d he : :r-n:v wa.j terrific. ihe r -si- ! fioji along B-.-a.vcr Dam cre-ek v.as too ( sr! g to !:; c;-.rrieil by a direct attack.; without h-ivy Iks. jimi e:;n cling (-very: moment to hoar J act-: son s gnus en my felt and in rear of the enomv, 1 forbore to u- Uer t ie stormiuLr ot tLe;r lines. n-'ual! aving e .".e ;;p, was ordered f-r- June 30th, J77o. Vet in the teeth of thi-; evidence we are told flint the Historical Society of New York ires definitely r-etth-d the question that the "So called Mecklen burg Declaration of Independence is a forgery and. a fraud ;" and our children are taught from history books )iot hisfori that tho first Declaration of Independence, was made at Philadelphia, July itli, J77f. Well may the Hon. Geo. S. Billiard say as he does in th Bost ui Courier when speaking of Mr. Stephens book, "Woof the North have had thu monopoly of school books and have told everything in rmr own way, and observed everthing from our own point of view." So many eomplimc ntaiy notices of this book have appeared that it in hardly worth while for w to do more than draw tho attention of North Carolin ians to the justice done our own State by its author, and we will close this brief notice with the hope that cur next Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, whoever ho may be, will banish from our public schools all partiza.ii school books and give us in their place books like this, in which, to quote from the New York Evening Telegram, "No political views are forced upon the reader save those which the reader himself will deduce from the irressistible logic of events ; but these Hunt the unerring linger to the infringe ments of the Constitution that have marked the history of the last decade. M. B. G. The dwelling and smoke house of Mr. Andrew C. Morrison, of Iredell county was consumed by lire on the 27th ult. No n.surance. Nor! h Carolina, Col. Hoke, and arolin.-i, Col. Riddick, of ui n v l con A good many i f the doctors of Cincin nati mu.-t h ive been educated at some time when the public mind was agitated on the question of mixed schools. One of them had died of "information of the bowels," anel another recorded a case of "spindle meningitis. The man who alluded to his brother ed itor as a "jack-rabbit engaged in v. earing out scissor aud pencils, etc., has been d:s- ; t.L.rljt-u.,i the other day, that his patint COuuiea oy me comiucioi oi :i rural paper on the Pacific coas, who indulges in the following cemplimentary remarKs concern ing his neighbor: "That 'Thing,' the an imated fungus' which answers to the naniH of Ferguon' when he is branded 'liar,' aud wbose normal condition attracts swarms oi blae-bottle flies about his mouth and nos trils, and a circle oi buzzards over J is head, bun exploded again. Tho public bold it no e." An English Judge has dec;, led that thread manufacturers who mirk "200 yards" on spools having 120 yards are guilty of U'j offence if they ship to America. Subscribe to Orr. Lrvrxo ai Oru Dead. Fender's bvifade, made a gallant but abor- five .attempt to force a crossing. Meeting (ten. Biplev, v-ho had crossed his brigade, at the ?dech:i;,icsvil!o bridge, I requested him to turn the enemy's h ft lower down the creek. This was gallantly attempted, but failed, with heavy loss. Anderson, with the :th Georgia, Col. E. E. 'j homas, leading, had moved as h retofore directed, and rneonnff ring the enemy drove them back ; and Col. Thomas, with his regiment cross- d the creek, and gained an admirable position for charging the enemy's butter ies. 'J die Mth (b i-igia, Lieut." Col. Fol some, pushed forward to his suppert, but Lieut. Col. Folsomo being stricken down, ihe regiment lost Ids gallant leading, and but few eror-sc d. Col. Thomas held his own until the battle closed, when he with- j drew, and joined his brigade, on the south side of ihe creek. 'ihe bat tle ceased about nine o'clock, my brigades resting along the creek, the object of thi attack, my clearing the way for Long street, l.a'.irg been just jieoornplished. It was never contemplated that my divis ion alone should have sustained tho shock of this battle : but such was the care, and the only assistance received was from liip ley. Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, com manding F.'th Georgia, and Major Bron angh, Park battalion, were killed and Col onels Starke, Connor, I b ike, Thomas, A. J. Lane. Folsome nnd Capt. Vaudi grail", commanding oth Alubama battalion, woun ded. OLD IIAP.POR. The morn ii g of the 27th, bt fore dawn, the enemy agam opened a rapid fire of ar illery, it being directed principally to the village of Mechanicsviiie My division was liireetly under arms. This shelling having continued some hour or more, I was directed by Gen. L e to tako the rente to Gaines' M'll. Gregg's brigade was put in advance. It was soon found that th enemy had retired from his lines along Beaver 1 mi creek, two companies from Gregg'd brigade having handsomelv I dashed across and cleared the pits of the j few men left as a blind. The evidences ef ! precipitate retreat were palpable all along the route. Arriving at the creek, upon which Gaines M 11 is located, half a mile from Cold Haroor, the enemy were dis covered upon the opposite bi'iik Gregg's brigade was ut once thrown in line of bat tle, and the skirmishers directed to effect a lodgment. Andrews' battery was brought up. and the woods opposite vigorously shelled. The skirmishers, rushing forward, cleared the ero.SMig, and Gregg immediately filed his I brigade across, forming line successively as each regiment cr.is. 1. His who't- bri gade being ovi r, be mad- the handsomest charge, in 1 ne, I have seen during t lie ar. The enemy were pressed, and the General sent me word that he bad brought the enemy to bay. and that they were m force in his front, and requested permis sion to attack. This was refused, how ever, and ho wa directed U await orders from me. Branch was ordered up and formed on Gregg's right. Pender having cleared my right ilmk, to which service he had been assigned, Archer was sent, to relieve him, thus putting him, (Archer,)on my exriviii-' right. Anderson was form -d on Branch's right and Field again on his right, and connecting with Archer. Cren shaw and Johns ju wt r ; brought into but tery on the Jel't of the road, aud m rear of Gregg's line, i had delayed the attack until I could hear from Gcu. Longstreet, and, tiiis now occurring, the oroter was given. This was about naif-past two, 1. M. Gregg, then Branch, and then Ander son, successively, became engaged, 'lh-j incessant roar of musketry und tktp thun der of ihe artiliery, told tint tiie wuoie force of the; enemy was in my ftout. i Jl an; Jbbecoming hard pressed, Pender was sent to his relit f. I'heid and Archer were a!S directed to do their part in this murderous content. Braxton's aitiliery, accompanying Arcaer.had already opened. They w. re oldered to t iru tueu un v's left." These t wo brigades, under their iie r.no leadois, moving across the field met too enemy behind an auattis and strong entrenchment at tin b i-,e of a long wooded hill, tho enemy failing off into apl.-.iea . and this plateau .stuudied with guns. My front now piesi-uted acur.e l line, its con vexity towards the enemy. Desperate bur, um-.vaihng attempts were made to fore the eu'ciuv's position. The lltii S. C. Col. McGowan, (having hurried up from picket duty on the otlur k de of tin C-iickahoiiiiny, ;uid arriving in (he thick of the tight,) on the xttemo left, made several Uar.ng charges. Toe Phil N. C, Co'. MeElroy, and 22 1, L.eut. Co!. Gray, at one tunc carried the crest of the hill, aud vi-re in the enemy's camp, but were driven back by overwhelming numbers-. The I'oth Georgia, Col.Tnomas, also diove through the enemy's lines liko a wedg", but it was all of no avail. Gregg and Branch fought with varying success, Gregg having before hnu tin: vaunted Zouave. and Sykis' regulars. Fender'n hr.gade wvas s liiiering heavily, but stubbornly hehi its own. Field and Archer met a wither ing storm of bullets, but pressed on to within a short distance oi th enemy but the storm was too fierce for such a I handful of men. They recoiled aud were agaim d pressed o the charge, but with no b iter success. 1 heve brave men had dol e ah that, any biave sehlu is could !o. Ii reeting ti:i men to In; down the fignt w nscontn tied, and help awaited. From having been tin ettackn g I lio.v became lie atlackid, bc,,t stubbornly, gallantly was the giound ln M. My division was thus engigeii lull two hours before assis tance was ri ceive f . We failed to cany the enemy's lines, but WO paved the way for the sueee-sfui attack afterward, ami in which attack it v us necessary to employ the w i.ole of oar army that side oi t he Coick.di nuny. About four o'clock, r-. iu foicv nu nts came on n,y ri-jht from G.i. Lougs'ieit, and iatr, .Tack-on's men on my ngnt and centre, and my division was relieved from the weight of the contest. It was thus continued on more equal ti rn,s, und iiiedl the exu't 1110 h i'i" of ihe enemy line was most gallantly cairied by Hood'. About seven o'clock the General-indie:, in person, give ui" an order to ad vance in)- v-hole line an t to communicate : io- oib-r as far could to-dl command el's of troops. This was done, nod gener al ie.lv.tiiiT be.ng made, the enemy Were swct.t from the ib Id, and tlie pursuit only rifopped by nigiitfail, ami tho exhaustion ol our i roops. The battel ics of Crenshaw, Johnson. Dravton and Pcgrum were; actively en gart d. Crenshaw was pretty well knocked to pieces. Peg ram with indomitable ene gy and eagerness of purpose, though hav ing lost 4. m.-u and in my horses at Me clianicsvid", had put I'is battery m condi tion for tiiis light also. i i:azi"ijs fai;m. Sunday, the 2i. h, having bor n placed under the ordeis oi Maj. Gen. Ijongslret.-t, l l eerossed the Ciuckahoui i t v ,Tiongstn ets division hading. On Monday, oOth, nnived in about one m:h of the cioss made by the T-ong Pridge load, ami the (Quaker road, le-ar Fra.ser's farm. Toe enemy were retreating along the Quader road. My divia ui was halted, my field hospitals established, and lri gubs el sed up. The division of Gen. Longstreet, now com ma tub d by Prig. Gen. It. H. Anderson, was in line of battle some tnree quarters of a mil in advance of mine. The stuff officer of Gtn. Longstreet at this time delivered me an order to take command on the he-id . I did so, and re poifingto Gen. Amhr-on that such was the case, we rode over the ground aud made such dispositions as were necessary, lie fore the battle opened, Gen. Lonstreet returned and resumed the command. The light commenced by fire from the enemy's aitiliery, which swept eown the road arid from v. hich his Excellency the President narrowly escaped a e;d nt. The battle had coiitiuueii Mime little time, when I received an order from Gen. Longstreet, thioe.gh Capt. Failbix, to si ml a brigade to the left to the support of Gens. Prh r, Feat hi lstoue end others. Geu. Gregg was detached on thiy service 5ind guided by Capt. Fairfax. The fir. becoming very heavy, I was ordered forward with my de v.siou. Branch's brigads took the route, and, with springing steps, pressed forward. Arriving upon open ground, he formed hi- line and moved to the support of the troops engaged in his front. Field and Pender were successively thrown forward Fitlel pressed forward with such ardor that he passed far in front of my whole line. The Flih Virginia. Coh St.irke. md 5oth, Col. Mallory, en irged ami cmtured two batteries of Napoleon guns, and tin lGih. crossed bayonets with the enemy. w ho oostiuately contested tho possession of these guns. Gen. Pender, moving up to the support of Field, found that he had penetrated so far in advance that the ene my were between himself and Field. A regiment of Federals, moving across nis front and exposing their flank, were scat tered by a volley. Pender continue 1 to Move forward, driving a battery of riiied pieces. The 47rh Virginia. Col. Mavo, having gotten possession of a battery, turned its guns on the enemy and thereby greatly assisted Gregg, who w as hot ly en gaged on the left. To this regiment abo belongs the honor of capturing Gen. Mc C Jul!. The brigade of Gen. Featherstone having become very much scattered and been forced back, Coh McGowau, with the fourteenth South Carolina, retrieved inb ec j j 1 teis Fcemod 1,f o!n? badly. Tvo bri- ! wru the IT.th North Croi;tn v,,v . , gades of L-mast rent's division had been bv Li-.-nt. Co!. M.-j; roy. Fi .-, "' ' roitghlv tiaudlcd aud h id f ilh-n back. M 'ch.iu ie-vihe. J e, ,',;,,,,' , y ' " Archer was brought up and sent in, and in Mipp.ut G -n. F..-1 1. I ;i , ,, ,(1 '' ! liss shiit-sieeves leading his gallant brigade . disposition- to do s . ,t. ,.,,,,, " '' affairs wre soon r.-stored in that qu trt T. j taking the d:r--ti .a G . i , 1 1 : About ihirk tiie ene. ny .t-r.) pressing us left his right much exoov 1 p, ; , hard along our whole line, and my bit re- of artii'.-iy.w h e!i v a-' p! i vi :; ;it' t ' ' serve, Gen. J. B. Amb-rsou, with his time on P. gram s i a!tety k g j, , .l,. ! Georgia brigade was directed to advance ; tins uitdb ry was obbq n-!v t . t .. " cautiously and be careful not to lire on our , ami lower hw n IJe ,v -r C.- , -( t friends. " His brigade was formed in line ! any other troops. I at once . two regiments on each side of the road ' dinetion of two of my rego,.. tit.. , and, o (-eying my instructions to '.he let- ' brine tie m to tic rigid of t,, a , ter, received the fire of the enemy at- m-v an 1 ;i-eceeded in getting w tl,-,, ,,. enty paces before engaging them. Heavy 1 dred and titty or two ha:; ,h--d .ir reinfoi cements to thet in my were brought before we were op ne 1 upojj ,, ', up at this time, and it seemed that a tro. tln-y did e.pen upoa us. v ,N men do us eilbrt was being made to turn the and t he obt ach-s so gre.g i i p , . forfuuts of the day. Tin volume of tire i creek an 1 null don, in it all r : then, approaeh'ng, rolled along the Jine j Notth Carolina had r.-acir ; ,. was ten tie. Seeing some troo,.s of Wil- stacks, a i 1 in b s thin 0.u, , . cox's brigade w ho h id rallied, with the as- : y .r Is ot the euem 's r t! )-. -, ; ,, sistance of Lieut. Chaiubeil i:uo and other to fall back, i" lis r.-g;me;d I , ; members of my staff, they were rapidly boldly ami maintain' d i;., l.o :ij formed, and being directed t cheer long Tue oi h North Carolina, t'i ( and loudly, moved again to tsieiigiit. inn incur that u id heen i, ,j pN , .,. . seemed to etnl tin contest, for in less th an , had made too i.i: i of a dco i; five minutes all firing ceased and the en - - ' not cien up until tic- w , my retired. 3Iy brigades rested upon the . Alter brin .v ig n a;,, S; a f battle eround until relieved near dawn by i to tin r ght, to r r k as it, , Maj. (k ii. Ma-ruder. j as po. sibie iti that d.l.cti. ,. i, '1 ne trophies of my division this day ; came up at fids time, Wilis b.-, , wt re lourtet n jui ccs of artillery an I two S'uuds of Colol s. Tlie next evening was f -night the ba'ile of Milvern Hill. Fi iding tuat, Gen. Ma grudee net ded assitau, , I sent two bri gadesBranch's u'id T.ioniis' (An ler sou's.) T;n-, however, were no. a t:e'v 1 'I t.... "S u r-.-t f ' e r . . " fs't ri t d tj.e ' 1 !v tie t r e.igugci. .uv . i ; i 1 1 g ( ea r j art v.- -a I. -i o p i iro!; i i et y i:; 1 v e t , f a '.1 i i N.iri ,i '.; r !,: i .el v. me,- t a ; 1 t h l i ; i iii, 1 1 i d r. - - : ! il '.k V.I.e:. 1 I :: I it that w . ! ! i t io S a n -1 ei i i. lo!.- division, ho. .-ever, was , of h:s 1 ii, piac(d m line of battle near the scene of action and under tire, b it pa-sce. Ill t:ls series ot battles m which mv led t th S I' troops so weil did their part, I beg h avc to remind thd Geue:al-in t 'hn f that three of my brigade had n ver l- en un der hue. Two of mv batteries, P-.-giatu's and Davidson's, (the laU-r Im; ing just been ordered up from in v camp.) vert' en gaged at Malvern Hdl, atid for two houis ' ! i i I ol o,, r po-it-n:i mod a cod ce ti:' : g, , i.-n I was i ! :. lbj h :, n leli, vi d lot : i" ! -1 s - ;;p dlli l;;g tie ,,. 2-d No ' 'i ( ' .r- ' ; u-i, w hic; n . j. s ipp..!t (a ui. 1 ..-!, , !; U g.-tt.'. ; t,, ; , C,' -eiv Ii : 1" bill. C I 111 C s:j..,J regi -ne : g (',, , : . -my j .,. ,,. . , , . a'-d a f : cr s -me b ! ,e pa; l-' . oi .. , , :; .. drtv.ng tin' -o ;.1V uilvkiv .. -a .i v iri each nobly did their work, as their bdten-d 1 ioued i t i m po sd d," to ci . "I ,',',, ('i condition aud many casualties sadly at- this regiment Ic-ie was s.-v.-ie , a test. others its bra e Col. Ci'iit.i r, tte.o, i u Among the genrriland field offieers j severe wound in the b g. 1 , , killed and wounded during Hlee baltlcs j while ta-lating the i m-i ie-i t s of t !, ,'; . are Colonels Campbell, (k C. l,ee; Lieut. light, I'u.d (.',!. lh.k.dbai Noith C i, i. o.s. Johnson, hm,t,i,tit-.-en, Sliaekellord ; w:salso woumbd and nad to .dajors Brouuugh, Burke an I Mcliiugi iiii, killed; and Br;g. Cieiis. J. B. Ander son and Pender, C os. Y. J. oke, Bid dick, Connor, McGowau, Goodiu r,Cowa'i, A.J. Lane, J.H. Lane, 'J homas, Harde v. ,i s i llel I. 'I he U.'jUlal.t of ti,t didal-o, but i.o'.dy m.tiii'ai.e il ii s j tion not d dai k. At daylight, Fridey t:)o':i; Chan ecu u, v j.o .j i j m. i n o: i - I man, and Sarke; L cut. Uk 1; , ,,,!,-,,, ,rnilll, mvlmgile d Simmons, j,aroer Chiist.an.H H.Walke,, tl(,:;t f ,,. j. ,', ,. bward, ami Majs. 1-de, Living, ton , s ,MM)t , ,lis t;;n, ' tj,. , Lioverscun aud Grmo wounded. Li--ut. I ,:l,(. ;( f(,;ilt u.t.,.: , , ti'. , 1 i te V a C! Col. Coh nian. of tho :n tilh-rv. d nriinr the i . .. ' . '.. 7 ' '.i ...!'.. .i i. r ,b ,i . 1 11 v I I g I o , ii - 'II I 1 1 o iai.' i . e i a v siciv.iess, ucud us my Cn.ef ot Artiller.v, ,,r. , k tt witu energy und etheieney Ihegabatdiy . , .;, ( ,. ;.. " u , . . f I '...... I i .1 -l : oi un in. oii.iLii't-uiiiiiv, ine aoiuiaiiT, wa i ... ,i ........ i .. , ,, . ', ' xlttli il l.-'Im'I-iI C I C I I if coi.spicuous. Ihe members ol mv stall - ; , . i ,, ' c,, ... , i ; i 1 . , , , , , . , . i o i d , o V w I i ' i i 1 1 , , 1 1 o e t o Maj. L C- Morgan A. A ( : Major .I t ., j n,.t; tl"t , ,,,, ,, I , eel, A Q. M; Major i. ii. Hid, D. (J ;,,,, i:.1:ii,.,!;:it( 1(g. . Major J. M. Daniel, volunteer A. D. C. I , - ,-. , 1 . 1 .. . I . . , l'1'.'l.-IH U . ' .1 ' II V w hiiiiu: u si ei ei y Jit V..OI. lltlOo:: VlaJ Adams, sigmd o.Iieer, serving i.u my p. a;.'. 1 ' I t ; el i s 1 I'n'ii , t. i M" oi ' '1 ri o- - 1 1 soual stall; my anlcs-d -cm , L .-ifs. I'. ,. . ' .. ' , ii il.li i xr , i. , ' . . i ll. 'l.ii'I I. M o. etc 1. Hill and Murray I. trior, and dpt. i, , ti . D, . . .- " , 1 i i i m . i I u i 1 1 ; o , e ; , a . i e uigiass, my chief i lig iu r olhccr wi-.-e ... . i , i o ,1 i i i ", j o -,. d 1 o a i i . i e 1 1 all gallant ued zealous in t ie discharge d ! , ' . I , . , ... , , , . s! I .O" .sic .o ; e S, it ! 1 a o n ! i Jieir ilutiis. Surgeon Uutsou, M -dical , ,, , , ,..,. -, breetor, mane i lucent at v mgement ..j ( -,r ' . , tue cal e oi ihe wounde I. j no a m I u a uc 1 .. ' , , , i .o,.l .l,-,.-.,, .1 i . j - . i . o , in a, ..-i . . . . w n n .-.live i:-i,iei.u m ;l- ; i. . , , . . . , ' . , : I 1 1 i . , , . S 1 1 - i . tion ioi their active ami unhung v rroeis ! ,- . i i , in on!.-- n-j on nit.1 wouudea. J.specia; : . . , . j,, i:,,,1,,io" hu-foi.t-picuousgabaidry is no,,,,- I .'.,7''. " ' ,. of tin: bdiowing otliccis: Coi-,. Su U-, ! , ' ' , ',. . v, . i -. i : 1. . " v r . i !1 , 1 liarncs, Hamilton, II ,ke, J. H. Lino, a, u i ' v' 7" ' 'j '7 (i r . i i , e.'ieil- .'.,. l.l, Cowan; Lieut, (..ol ieds-.ai. tira , .M - i ....... " i. ...... . I. ..... t-J . .. f I IT .. I, .. . . 1... .-rt. Co.e , nn grab; Lieuts Young, Nm- ,,;lft ,( M,d t e w s', ... t . r v w , - e i ...... - oo.i.,a, V.-U US. en.illiS, .... i . , ,. ,. :,.ir , 1 d o a ii t he Cn i'-k.Uio,;r in , i t u -. t - ig engineer, und of tlie uttillerv. Pcgiam. iMvnison, jraston, Crenshaw, Andrews ... .. ..... I ... I ' ,i , i . . , l . ii., . . ' ' '' 1 1 o i . i i- r e.. c. e O i i ; n .i Mclutori aud L rnit. 1 itshagu, ami s. rg. j , t i..ut ()J ; M1, ; , , ,. . J N i bams. Sergeant Maj-.r.f P; n , , ,,., M , u ... . , , . (.eo,g:a legiment, Cqd. r;g.,t and hm ,,t!m, under li-uts . Doi.n.t d company otcivalry, f.om Cobl, s hg ; hoshel d the om-mv won . acting us my escrt, were ot great scrweo , (.r " , ,p. , . j . . W,.ri,,:i , " (V, , , , o me and by my permission, made a gal- ! ,.,.,,., .,t , s- ni ,s ,., laid charge-upon a holy of the enemy's ((M yo , , t, A in autry Iherc are m i ay ca.e, , f , ii; j l!(i,(v o; l f Uu,ullit , inil ,; Vidual daruie;. both umon. olh -eiw .oi i i , r-i , . ,t.iTii, ... . -.., I-.. ..-. . , T . , . - ii1' ilL Ol '.;,- II. o , ' i ' I " " i -', i i i i i iii- . ..... . . .. .1 r . i . t t . , men, unit altl mat 1 HO UOl ;itJO', t.Jl ir Uame.-c. This report In ii g made out $n long af ter tbeVvi nfs tran-i ir el is not. of co n-.e. the .-ti'. I We diove I hem eff, lip lb y 1 t i otl ilieir lll liil bodv, Jlp ft 1 t 1 U1. ii, -,-t.,..t T ,.,.,!.! .1. ... a , , . . , l'"o -Viiur -ws Oaf lerv w . s t. J . '--, A. ,u .Ifll' , ,11111 1.IJU.4.1V may be nunc otUe.us and reginn nt. 1 respectfully refer you to tin accompanying brigaoe lepotts for lit tails. I ap p nd lo a Matemeht of the lo-s sustained by the light division in the battles around Bieh-iiiuiiil. Loss suslained by the light .Fv:t;;c,n, plav, w (!h the il.--, f t .Ir i .v ': ; i neiiiy's ;trlilleiy, and to din v a ity, hat faih-.t th ,b. so. (,i ,u'. : oncept u ii of a ii order, by C b 1 hi leliUeUt ijl(l Out fof.ie o, ;,!. i i my.si" v. :;k, and ."ri;e,j for .- imp- r Aich. r w a - s. i.t toiwaid, and I 1 1 Maj. Gen. A. P. 11.11, en the ".(hi,, -7th and " d ' !l 'd ,1" ' 3j.ii of ju;ie, audistofjdv, i;j. al- 1,'i " Killed. Wounded. Vl.hV'":"U n:ar 11 11 u",'"" Brigadier Generals. . . . Colonels Lieutenant Colonels. . . M ijors Captains Lieutenants Non-commissioned oili- cer Privates Total 2 lo : ; id r. i 04 12, 17o 27dJ oi? .J2M (il'J y7o ( 1. 1 icu I" w e; ai on-'e or o I d 1 I 1 loimed tin bll" ot 1, ,!!- , iCi 1 !.; j to the w o.,d u;i lb-- light of t , ) j ro id, liu ling o-d .- j h e c-:.i ... ( I 111! l,t u) (i!;i of our ! -,li. ii'-. soon hotly t i g. ;-i d. and oioi p , slow ly before us I r rd i and lift v vat d s. M t. ; t in wean, and -nil' iid i, Grand total 1 ati,, sir, very respectfully, A. 1'. Hill, Major Gcuerd. set ing tit sh leg:m,ee ! , iig Uji c -c.stautly, I - id : i oung, to arii for sit; r regi tin id-, b-th and 'J J ! bad gained tlie cie t !: i b - : , ' r tting is the m m '- c t in in s, Ives ll mki ,1, 1 o Caused t !joe on toe h ii w ,' far ie.riurie, , to fall be Col. . C. L e, :: 1 this 1 1 int i ! our ground. On onr extreme l" h A'l Itoporf oTIIrig. C.'en. Emlcr. Bicljruond. Vu.. July Id. 1V2, General: I have the honor to report that 1 hi.a, who had b u s nt t- o - o as a jiarfc of the light division of the army. ' oun up. My m n v.ei- l I leit my ramp near Friend's house.on the push-d fnwatd a ' in, but del i. ' Chickahorniny. Wednesday al'teiijoo i, t r b for. thi V t- ii I n k ; a , 1 I t. June I'.'th, with my 'hrigale, and h htit just;.,, p, j.,y b, - iy t m-asciu-d to a point near the crossing of Iid not eoriuiemv it. 'l'h- u -'' the Cliickahominy, on Meidow Broje-.. ' c-nitmuaily bnngn g n; Jr. -a ti i road wh-re I joined th" division. Upon succinic i in dim:.; us f. :a t resuming the march my brigade w.is M.v ' u fought no ly, ai.l t;. ' phic-d fifth in order, fo that after crossing tiie.r grotiud watii uv t s'nb.-u late in the afternoon, I was ordered to The hut was tubjecit to an e;,;.. . : cross the field direct for Mechanicsviib, to fiotn inuk(t and cann n. meet tiie brigades in front that were m'lk- j It was now m atlv night, m. i 1 ing the march by the road. Soon mi.-r ; the part taken bv mv brig. t ie ev ! " caving the Meadow Bridge road, one or as Lieut. Vo.iu avl. w.n c c -two pieces of artillery opened up m us for h- not b- ing sd'.-ihri with b from it wood oirectly abovo Meenuuics- long as his (J.-m a .I, hi nt Pe-'i i vibe I at once deployed into line uf Klt- ! mailed pnuc;pallv with Gfi. L-'. le, bringing up one sechou of Andrews' i the bathe wa. cloi -l. Iv.oll l o lattery : my hue was then advance b and tl, .t ! ,.. v....... I. el, . .. t, 4. I . - ' -II ... -, ...... mi n. i.pum i.. me tmtmy s unitl. rv soon withdieW. Heie owing to my imperfect kt.owhdge of the road, and partial misleading of tin guide, my left regiment went too far to the h ti aud consequently did not join the mi- :i U until.. . .t. .: , 1 1 ii l 1 1 ipneai nigur, ror whUe it was com- , niv v.dunt.er aid, which was Hi ! Ti ing up, utter being seat f, r it was onb r.-d ! He was an miderin-d , die. r," at.d ;J tV some one to support another brigade. , tor high, st p,a,se for hit tcbie cnA a ' and I would here mention, it was rep, rted 1 lb was a noble man h-t on that Kl u -to me as behaving well under ;l Vf.,y mur. tl:iv Lu.ut Uitisdule. mv A. A. A. " " derousfare ; to which it was soon exposal 1 eral, was also of gnat i ervlce, m 1 -h " . ;nr -.bo-it two hundred mee. This 1 th :ri;li pram. and tiie day pieV.ou-, w.th the V..- ro-i hrivery and eoolm". V or l la (prtssii.L' my admituheii id ! " duct, tl.rouj'h the W.Coe if the 111 hooiinv b.dth s. 1 here lost Coh I l - t