80 Norto CaroLina TROOPS, 1861-’65.

ing prisoners and horses were ordered to procure their horses
and mount preparatory to a pursuit, and while this prepara-
tion was being made the six of us who were already mounted
had some exciting races through the woods and paths adja-
cent to the school house in running down and catching a
number who had got ent off from the Major in his rapid flight
in the direction of Mr. John Daniels’.

The enemy lost in this melee seventeen horses killed, forty-
five captured, five prisoners left in the school house, two of
whom were thought to be mortally wounded, and ten of the
last captured sent back to Lieutenant-Colonel Lamb, who was
only a few miles in our rear; also Captain Church, severely
wounded, and sixty-two saddles and equipments.* The gallop
was then taken to the bridge at Tarboro in the hope to cut off
any who might not have had the fortune to pass the bridge be-
fore our arrival. As we approached the bridge we found a
small portion of it torn up and that portion next to town on
fre. Dismounting and going as far as we could, for the fire
on the bridge, we called on the town to aid us with all the help
and buckets they could and we would save the bridge. The
call met a hearty response from the citizens. The first bucket
handed was from Governor Clark, who happened to be in
town on that day. The bridge was saved and by 8 p. m.,
we could have been across, and why we were not allowed to
continue the pursuit at once we never were able to under-
stand. The next morni fter the enemy had had a whole
night to travel we were or em, but had not
at that time any idea of overtaking them before they were
captured. Claiborne with a part of his regiment and a bat-
tery of artillery, was in his front and on the opposite side
of the creeks which the enemy had to cross, and below him
still were Colonel Martin’s troops; but in some way the bat-
tery and troops at the bridge near Scuffleton were removed,
giving the only gap whereby he could possibly have escaped
and as the gap had been opened for him he accepted
and went on his way rejoicing with many mules, horses, ¢ar-

Union and Cmfed. Armies 96°
Cav. admits 2 killed, 15 wounde

Nore.——The Federal account of this raid Ree.

SEvENTy-FirrH REGIMENT. 81
riages, wagons and i |
fe gons a large
‘ge quantity of bacon i
about negroes to eat it. Having (ists dle
hig gees aving safely crossed the creek he
| ‘h sailing until he could get to the nei
New Bern unless 2 Doe ee
co. 88 some one could get in his front, which in
D , y S
Lo tae to oe as nearly all parties you met down
) ul until you had ti th
oo J ad time to understand them
Sale — command followed them on some miles after
S 1 ¥ < ida
Sang : 3 er ona finally commenced to press them, when
a wagon load of ef
g meat and neg
sigue d negroes would be dropped
3 pped.
p d the most of the day, occasionally -
women and children and vehicles of oan k ear tata)
Q es of various kinds wi i
used inds with vari
pp About half an hour before sun down we came ss

with the mai
cine 28 body on the road leading from Swift creek t
eet’s Kerry, across the Neuse river. :

STREETS FERRY.

> mf 1
in eaters atten Jno. N . Whitford (then Major Whit-
ae eas ora ) ~ battalion had come in from the river
sas peel ." re command and our exhausted little
- “ me Jash or two at them until dark shut in upon
So we concluded to delay further operations cindtt

next morning
ing and demand a surrender, and if refused
at them determined to win aces

While we were arrangi
Se a - ga the Fiftieth North Daselina Lthestey
: at Jarolina Infe

- ches ogee near us. After supper (such ‘i

emia = ay W ashington, of the Fiftieth,

oa. oe a “ while we were discussing the

epi svt eisai ie surrender the next morning a cour-
eting him, as the ranking officer, to at once

move all troops from t i
3 Pp ‘hat locality and as hurriedly as possi-

This we :
re bie ‘ blow entirely unexpected and well calculated to
Snap a. P ex troops who had been doing faithful duty and
erfully looking forward to the time when they 5 ld
z y cou

ma h i p LJ a S.

‘ou Vv 1 Our OW 1€¢ arters I in)
arc the enemy I udl nit to n head 1
enemy, thoug h on | y eight miles fr om N ew Bern, remained
W her e we left them the whole of the next da V. The Vw ie
witl oO t rat s na ot a T ca oO ti n TY , wo via

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