366 Norto Carorrna T RooPs, 1861-’65.

doubtless, from the commotion, expecting a counter-charge.
We hear this was soon followed by a second charge on our
position, only with increased loss. John Clark, of Orange,
was credited with having unhorsed a field or general officer
in this battle.

In the unique affair of last night, the loss of the gallant
Lieutenant, Cornelius Spivey, of Company E, killed on the
field, should have been noted. Also that that faithful and
intrepid officer, Captain Thomas P. Savilles, of Company A,
of Camden, was severely wounded through the arm just as
the forward movement began, and immediately reporting to
the Captain of Company D that this left his company without
an officer, requested that he would lead both companies, as
he was knocked out, and must retire. But the present recol-
lection is that upon the suggestion that it would be found
pleasanter behind the enemy’s guns, than before them, he
pushed forward with the first to enter their lines. Any of-
ficer might well be proud to command Company A on any
occasion. They were mostly young men, laughing in the
face of danger, and bearing the fatigues of the campaign with
a cheerfulness that was an inspiration to all around them.
Captain Savilles was their worthy Captain. Captain Noah
H. Hughes, after holding out with a wonderful tenacity,
had broken down and died in a Richmond hospital the first
of the month. His worth was attested by the affectionate
attachment and admiration of such a company.

19 June. The brigade remains in reserve, the Twenty-
fourth, Twenty-ninth and Fifty-sixth in bivouac on the
Plank road, near the corner of Sycamore street, leading to
New Market. We are not beyond the long range of the en-
emy’s rifles, and with little shelter find the sun very oppres-
sive.

A letter of 20 June, 1864, from Sergeant M. Cagle, gave
the following additional casualties of Company B in late en-
gagements: “Wounded: Sergeant L. H. Hurst, Corporal
Holmes, Henry Usry, Olin Jackson (arm lost), Calvin Cul-
breth, B. C. Johnson, Joel Hudson (mortally), B. F. Ken-
drick, E. T. Gardner, Joel Barefoot, and D. Vann. Missing:

W. L. Brown, Wm. Bowden, J. D, Blizzard, L. L. Tart and .

 

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d in the night
Furney Wood. Most of the above occurre

paprie of the 17th instant. The company greatly .
the loss of Captain F. N. Roberts. He was highly esteem

and greatly beloved by all the regiment.”

BATTLE OF JONES HOUSE.

22 June. The Brigade reports to Lieutenant-General bog
P. Hill, on the extreme right to the south of the city near : :
Jones house. He attacks the left flank of the enemy, oP
turing about 1,600 prisoners, with very small loss on igs si 26
Lane’s and Scales’ North Carolina Brigades leading the

i ing in reserve.
sault, our regiment being in
23 June. Near the scene of yesterday’s action we make a

rotest against Grant’s perpetual extension by the
coord ae side towards him a line of gnaeagine —
ning off south from our south front at a right ang e hae ne
ing east. This completed, Elliott’s and Ransom’s Briga
return to the east of the city after night. mere
24 June. At midnight the Brigade moves out ee og
under the command of Colonel P. F. Faison, of t a i y,
sixth, and enters the line to the south of the Peters ere
Norfolk Railroad. There is no covered way here, 7 ‘en
movement, liable to draw a fusillade from the enemy 2 i _
at the least noise, is necessarily executed very slo y
d. Thus daylight finds two lines 0
” There is a gap in the
ediately on our left,
So we remain close neigh-

range,

troops “occupying the same space.”
works caused by a stream of water Imm

towards which we are moving.
bors until night shall come again to enable the troops we are

relieving to get out quietly. In the progress of ia) by, 6
(though the word up to this date may as spe : oo

applied to either of the contending armies, each re a sr
works and each with its line of supplies still eae hes os
streams are dammed to form impassable ponds in ir

re Day is breaking before we are fairly in posi-

tion. The left of the brigade rests on the Norfolk a eee
We hear that General Lee, in that spirit of banter with w an
he would occasionally pay a compliment, says of our su

 

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