248 Norra Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

emy, kept up a constant firing both night and day. We held
this line until the 13th, when we, in turn, were relieved, and
camped temporarily in rear of our lines until the 18th, when
we were moved outside the lines to a point about two and one-
half miles southwest from Petersburg, and one mile east of
the Petersburg & Weldon Railroad, where we had been sent
to confront General Warren, who was pressing for the rail-
road. In the afternoon we made a sudden and vigorous at-
tack upon Warren’s left and drove him back about one mile,
when our command was withdrawn. By the evening of the
20th the enemy had succeeded in gaining possession of the
railroad and intrenched himself at a point about one mile
south of Vaughn’s house, at what we called the Yellow Tav-
ern, located on the railroad about four miles south from
Petersburg. On the night of the 20th we were withdrawn
from the trenches and again moved to the south of the city to
attack the enemy, who now held the railroad. Reporting to
General Heth, whom we found at Vaughn’s house, before day
on the 21st, we were soon in line, and advanced our sharp-
shooters to clear the front, and after a pretty sharp skirmish
they drove the enemy’s picket lines in. Under Pegram’s
guns, we advanced to the attack; and, after having driven in
two lines of the enemy who fell back under cover of their
batteries, we were halted in a skirt of woods about half way
between Pegram’s guns in our rear and the enemy’s batteries
in our front, and between the two we were subjected to a
furious shelling. The column sent to attack the enemy in
flank failing to come up, we held our lines until night, when
we were withdrawn and retired within our lines of intrench-
ments. On the 24th we moved out to our works and
marched for Reams Station, halting at night near Arm-
strong’s Mills, about eight miles southeast of the city. Early
on the morning of the 25th we resumed the march and halted
at a point about three miles from Reams Station.

REAMS STATION,

About 2 o’clock an attack had been made upon the en

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enti Don Cooke and MacRae were ordered up
Ply sire = rage s front. Advancing steadily and rap-
“9 Ghee . re of Pegram’s guns, we captured the whole
Sa ee ahs ever, before the enemy were driven off in a
ee seep nal in the works, in which in a few in-
pases gaaioe sth used. In this fight our losses were
prisoners and aa rh - a ethe ke
rtillery. i
ec ve Some rtd of War, 26 es pear
nes an ' wectirs from the railroad, fell back to their
oa Salen : id it all our troops fell back to Petersburg.
ses bcleste °e : e city we were placed in line, the right of
ei sting on the Petersburg & Weldon Railroad.
cong tal eee in throwing up a new line of works in
cn "un 40: Sepia, whi ies ah ea a
, when we were moy
ae ei Ber a Sane “7 the Boydton plank ae
es southwest of the city, where we w -
a is Pb niaia rifle-pits until the 20th. Oni ti ved
ntate oe hot: one mile further south of the Boydton
a names in constructing works of a more elaborate
Sak a i : e 29th, when we were ordered to Petersburg
noe tae! aces in the line of troops who had been sent
a . - se We reached the city on the same day
ee eg if si On the 30th we were ordered to coun-
Seeman . € position on the right of the line. During
see aed a been withdrawn, the enemy advanced and
ow i, eer of the rifle pits and a heavy earthwork
niet : a: which we had constructed and held on the
oc. a road. Attempting to move thence in the
oashie 0 : 2 Sropgea plank road, he was met by Heth’s
ag a after a — spirited attack, was driven
i. ines. MacRae s Brigade now took position in
ine further to the right and was engaged daily in throw-

ihe up-c een? sed : ‘
ig arthworks and drilling until the morning of 27 Oc-

taking

BURGESS MILLS.

 

emy by a part of General A. P. Hill’s command, which
was driven back with loss, after which the North Carolina

sg ee! having driven in our cavalry holding the right
e line, and penetrating to the Boydton plank road at a