246 Norra Carorina Troops, 1861-’65.

SPOTTSYLVANIA TO PETERSBURG.

Our regiment remained in line of battle in pr ene
ness until the evening of the 8th, when pcan re sll
Spottsylvania Court House, which place peer mel ane
morning of the 9th and were assigned to a positi rape er
to the left of the court house where we began 2 see ee
intrench ourselves. Here we remained in . o sate pi
ing at intervals and constantly exposed to set - ri sar
the enemy’s battery. Our losses since = eae oe
heavy—Captain Kyle and Lieutenant Hus e * - EET E
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of Company I, was killea. :
outs: of jen company were each promoted — ee

General Grant had again taken up his mov ae
left, and on the 22d we were withdrawn hor foie ae
miored rapidly in the direction of Hanover : ree 2
ing the North Anna river our regiment was p ep oe

i uth side of the river about two miles ror ees
aay G neral Warren having crossed the river at hie .
Ford on on 23d, was met by Hill’s Corps i? ace poh
tion and after a spirited engagement was forced to
Cafe this the regiment resumed its place ee ~
battle, where it remained until the 3st, papi aie? een
in the direction of Gaines’ Mill, which point it ae
oi on 1 June. Here we were placed in line, bu se
aded viet the 2d, when we participated in a heavy ski ae
nena the enemy. In this fight General pegs reo ne
otal receiving a rifle ball through “6 me jae 7
taken from the field. In consequence, Sasod ee
Faribault, of the Forty-seventh Regiment, eon ae
of the brigade. On the afternoon of irs fie ae
occupying the left of General Early’s 9 foie
manding A. P. Hill’s Corps at this saws de ropa
vigorously attacked, but the enemy was ve ee whet wer
weith considerable loss. The Fifty-secon eg

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PETERSBURG.

On the evening of the 9th, the

proceed to Bottom’s Bridge, on the Chickahominy river, for

picket duty, and on the evening of the 10th was ordered to
join the brigade in the line on the followin

From here we moved to White Oak Sw
point on the 14th, w

the 18th, when we

g morning.
amp, reaching that
here we remained, doing picket duty until

marched for Petersburg, Va., reaching
the neighborhood of that city on the night of the 18th, after a

dusty and very fatiguing march. We were placed in line of
battle on the south side of Appomattox river. About the
25th the regiment was taken from the trenches and marched

about four miles north of the city and assigned the duty of

guarding the bridges on the turnpike and railroad over Old
Town creek.

In the latter part of J uly, Colonel William
MacRae, of the Fifteenth North Carolina Regiment, was

made Brigadier-General, and ordered to assume command of
the brigade. Henceforward, we were known as MacRae’s
Brigade. We remained in the vicinity of Petersburg until
Wednesday, 27 J uly, when we marched to Chaffin’s Bluff,
reaching that point Thursday morning after a very tiresome
tramp.

On the afternoon of the 28th our skirmish lines were heay-
ily engaged for an hour or two, and we expected an attack
upon our lines, which did not take place. We remained
here in line until the 30th, when we received orders to move
at once to the south side of the James river. We marched a
distance of about ten miles to Rice’s Turnout on the Rich-
mond & Petersburg Railroad, and at that point took the cars
to Petersburg, and occupied our position in the intrench-
ments. At this point we remained until 2 August, when we
were moved further to the left and placed in reserve. On
the 9th we relieved General Cooke in the trenches, our line
at this point not exceeding 200 yards distance from the en-

emy’s lines, and our sharpshooters, as well as those of the en-

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and constant marching to
greatly enjoyed this much
needed repose.

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