620 NortH Carottna Troops, 1861-65. The Forty-first and Sixty-third regiments were put in to charge. They carried the works in their front in the most gallant and heroic manner—sweeping everything before them. Major McNeill went within a few yards of the rail- road, when he found that the attack had failed on the part of the infantry on the left and that his position was untenable. Both regiments then fell back in order under a heavy fire. The enemy took the offensive; but the Ninth and Nineteenth formed on each flank of the retiring regiments and the enemy were checked. At dark the whole force withdrew. The loss of the brigade was sixty-eight in killed, wounded and missing, of which fully one-half were from the Sixty-third Regiment. Vol. 88, pp. 353-360, ete. REAMS STATION. On 25 August there was a combined attack by our infantry and cavalry. Hampton moved with all the cavalry, except the North Carolina Brigade, against the advance of the en- emy at Malone’s Bridge. Barringer, with his own brigade, advanced up the Halifax road toward Malone’s Crossing. The attack by Hampton at Malone’s Bridge forced the Fed- eral cavalry in flight across the railroad. Barringer was or- dered to cut them off, but he failed to strike them. His line of march, after this cavalry, brought him square against the enemy’s rear near Reams Station. A. P. Hill was then ad- vancing on our right flank and Hampton attacking in front. General Barringer seeing his advantage here, placed the Forty-first Regiment to protect the rear and attacked quickly at Tucker’s Farm with the Ninth dismounted, closely sup- ported by the Nineteenth and Sixty-third. The enemy were driven in consternation, some prisoners captured and their forces thrown into confusion. The position, of course, was critical and he withdrew and rejoined Hampton at Malone’s Crossing, with all his brigade, except Company H, of the Sixty-third, which he left alone on picket under Hampton’s order “to picket the road strongly,” a most complimentary, but fully deserved assignment to duty, under the order, and the danger of the duty. Now, it is best to let General Hamp- ton tell the rest: “At 5 p. m. the artillery of General A. P. *y Cavalry \ Bear lotes here. \ ry amet ~