A-Position 63=Regtat Belfield when Warrens column cate up. MAP OF BELFIELD RAID. Sixty-Toirp REGIMENT. 633 North Carolina Regiment will continue to keep on our old tattered and “furled” battle flag “Boydton Plank Road— Victory.” WARREN'S RAID TO BELFIELD. On page 24, Vol. 87, under date 7 December, 1864, Gen- eral Grant writes: ‘General Warren, with a force of about 22,000 infantry, six batteries, and 4,000 cavalry, started this morning with the view of cutting the Weldon Railroad as far south as Hicksford.” All references under this heading will be to Vol. 87, so page alone is given. Hampton started immediately, the same day, with only Butler’s and Lee’s Divisions of cavalry to thwart this “view.” Page 950. I shall now quote in its entirety what is said in my “Sketches,” about this concluding event of 1864, inter- spersing it with quotations from General Hampton’s official report. So that the Sixty-third North Carolina may end the year in generous. “charity” with the brigade. “We struck this rear guard on the Halifax Road, just be- yond the Nottaway river. After skirmishing General Hamp- ton withdrew and moved on the enemy’s right, making a forced march via Wyatt’s bridge to Belfield, and we thus got ahead of the enemy at the latter place.” On page 951, Hampton says: “At 2 a. m. on the 9th, my command was in motion and the head of my column very near Belfield at daylight. I at once made dispositions to defend Hicksford and the railroad bridge over Meherrin, in conjunc- tion with Colonel Garnett, who commanded the post at that point. The enemy moved on slowly and captiously, and he did not make his appearance before Belfield until 3 p.m. The troops of Colonel Garnett assisted by the batteries of Hart and McGregor, opened fire rapidly and with effect on him, driving him back promptly.” He ought to have added that the Sixty- third North Carolina Regiment, occupying a position between “the troops of Coloned Garnett” in their breastworks on each side of the road, in advance of the works, across the road lead- ing into Hicksford and north of the river, aided “in driving him back promptly.” That is the truth of history, as D. B. Coltrane and others, who were in that fight, well know.