North Carolina Newspapers

I Aiulevson’a Tho order waa proiuptly obeyed i but we arrived too late. On the morning oi the od July General Petti- If.. ««« PSTTIURBWS BKIOAUE ATUBI’TVSIUIRU ,- ; roB TH* 0B8»av». j oi the 8d July General Petti- i At s meeting of Kirkland 8 Ungaue, - y j commanding Heth’s Division, was iRstruct- ,>t ihe 1ft Jn’y as though .Jung^r was »n enjoyment. - —1 wfll i» ed %« -in otBoer, ft gr*do»t« He died At MariiDaburg on th« Ifitli Joly from the Wound* which he hud received. Capf. W W McCr*^ery, AoUng Brigade Kirkland’s Brigade, Aviuy o j — Heth’s Division, was instruct- , j , the following preaiublo and j jq’report to Gen. Longstrcct, who dir«‘Cted bim j I u-lljp. nt i 1.1- ' i- r in rr-ur r»f PirtWnrf’o DiTriatnn unri 4iinnort A Pet ?iti Northern Virginia rMolatioDs were adopted: WkaMM knowinr that Pc«i(trew‘fl Br jrad^. ia re- g*rd to the part taken by it io the bUlle of GettyBbur(fc kM been persistenily miBrepreaented in some of ti-e iMdlnc dally pap«*i«, »nd inasmueb as these fnl-'/’ »“ uvjost •tatements are likely to be incorporated khitory ef thi« war, truth and juBticc fheto ahould appear aa they »re. Having nnBioation in posaession of Major Bake'", ® Loaia O. Yoaag. Aid-de-Camp to ibo l«e Oen Pelt - graw, written at the ineUnoe of to^ny mt-n and othcer of the Brigade, which by » piw“ •“! f of facta renders rugt*tory the iDjuriou* rertooiiou cast upon the BrigiMle, and aI«o pajs » worthy tribute to the aemory of the noble dead: Therefor* R««oWed, I to form in rear of Pickett’s Division and support ot itg pro his advance upon Cemetery hill, which would be ^ commcnccd'as soon as the fire from our urtillery should have driven the euemy from his guns and prepared the ^ay lor attack. And I presume that in conscqucuce ot this having been the first plan settled on, that the erroneous report was cir culated, that Heth’s Division was assigned theduty of supporting that of Pickett But tho order re ferred to wa? counffrmanded almosf as soon as given, and Gen’l Pettigrew was instructed to ad vance upon the same line with Pickett, a portion of Pender’s division actin?^ as suPDOrts In the align a oopy Utter Reeolved where the fc , oonoeroed, Capt.'Louis G yoirDji: liaa mauifefltei 6neli teal, and also displayed such ma-ked gallantry on the fleld, as ha» won for him the highest cBteeni hdJ ration of the entire command, and «ej'eciAlly are the thftnks of men and officers due him for the adinirahlfl manner in which he has acquitted himnelf iu » raaiter where their honor was so nearly concerned Eeeolved, 8d, That, a committee of three he app-^inteu by the Chairman, with icstructionB »o have the above- naned papers poblished in the Eiehmond Koquirer :»na North Carolina papers, and also in p%mphiet I'ortn. dot>e. un^er Kirkland’s Brigade, \ Near Orange 0. H., Va., Dec. 14, lSl)3. j My dear Sir: The officers and men of this brig ade, through me, beg at your hands, an act ol friendship, which no one now alive, but yoursell. oftn so well perform, namely: to write for publi- oatioo an acoount ol the part which this brigade had in the battles of (Jettysburg. If our General had livsd, his rcf>ort, boyi»nii ftll doubt, would have lumiKh».i H hiKtorjf ot' djust; battles, in which justice would have been not only to his brigade, but to all others bi« command; but, untortunttely lor us hi* country, he did not live to write hi-i r.port, and there is no on« left, of our brigade, who, thai. yourwlf, can more appropriately supph this hi^.- torv. I have been designing lor some time j ast, at the instance of many of the ofhcers, tu wnte to you to this effect; but the change ol’ camp and the interposition of many other ineonveniences have, from time to time, prevented tlif eSfCtuion ol my purpose. But the recent appearam'o of “The Second YeSr of the War, ” reprudui in^ tin- erroneous and unjust accounts of the battle cl the 8d of July, which appeared in the Kichuiorid p:i- pen ihortly after the retreat I'rouj tJettV'^burg. Lm prompted me to address tbi? ieit^r tu yoiK without further delay. Shall these injurious acoouuta co to the ff orld unoontradicted' Shall they be permitted to be incorporated into the history of the war without protest? The part which you bore in the battles of the 1st Slid Sd of July is well known It is a recognized fact that you were as much identified with these battles as any one who was engaged in them. You were not only an eye witness of and a participant in those battles, but your means of acquiring information upon all subjects which re late to them were equal to those ot any subor dinate officer who was prefcnt. and we beg that, in vindication of the brigade, you will consent to pat your testimony upon tho recordj Believe me, my dear sir. Very truly your friend,. W. J. BAKBK Lieut. Lons G. Yoi:n',, Charleston, S. C. On the Rapidan, Feb’y 10, Major W. J. Baker: My Dear Sir: Regrettinr- my delay in replying to your letter, I cheeriully comply with the request of the “Officerrt and men of the Brigade” to turnish an account of the part taken by the lamented Gem Pettigrew and his Brigade in the Battles of Gettysi»urg To make the account intelligible I will have frequently to refer to general incidents connected with occur rences of the three days fight. The arrival of theadvanc?of Meade’s Army at Gettysburg having been reported, Heth’s Division was sent from the vicinity of Casbtown to recon Boitre his position. On approaching the town, the enemy was found strongly posted on the hiii.^i in front. The leading Brigades, Archer’s and Davie’s were immediately advanced ;and after a short, but hot engagement, in which these two Brigades suffered severely, a new disposition tor attack was made in the following manner. On the right of the road a line of battle was formed of the Brigades of Brockenborough, Pettigrew and Archer, while Davis’s Brigade was to operate cm the left. At this time two Divisions of Ewell’s Corps arrived by a road from the left; and it seems to have been determined, that they shouM engage the enemy and cause him to ;liunge front, when we would be advanced to take him in the flank. This plan was only partially Buceegfiinl. for the onmber of the enemy enabled him to oppose Ewell’s Divisions and Davis’s Brigade with a stron« force, and to retain at the same time his front to Ui. Ordered to attack, 1‘ettigrew’s Brijrade, numbering about 3000, advanced in perfect align ment over a« open field, and found the enemy TOsted in three lines, on the crest and slopes of a hill, partly wooded and partly covered with grow ing wheat, which served to conceal the infantry from distant view. As soon as our forward move ment was commenced, the enemy opened upon our line a very severe fire from several batteries, but It continued a sUady advance, until in close range, U delivered a deadly fire. The three lines were soon driven into one, but this made a most obgtinale resistance, and the fight was for some time oarried on at 40 to 20 yurds interval. Op ^ite to our left wing, composed ol‘ the and 11th Regimenti. N. C Troops, the Federal forces fought desperately, inflicting so heavy a loss, th'it too few were left for a succeNsfni bayonet but our men pressed on persistently, until the enexny was driven back to his entrenchment.'', just outoide of the town, and from which he wan as quickly driven by Pender’s fine ]>ivi.«ion troo^ wuld have ibught bett«r than did Petti- ^ew’B Brigade on this day, and 1 will testily on Ue experience of many hard fought battles, that 1 never saw any fight so Well. Its conduct was the admrallon of ail who witnessed the engaj'caient: and Ik the generally expresaed opinion, that no tSngade hp.d dona more effective service or won ^eater f9:me for itself than th is had. The nrisonr i k themselves testifieJ, that they, native to.tbo -oil npoti which they were fighting, had fought vith UniMUai determination, hut that there was no withsUnding such an attack. The Iliic^adc was paore hotly engaged than any that participated in the fir^ day’s fight, and more of the enemy were killed and wounded in front of it than on any other part of the field. Su 'h marked acbieve- mentfl could, of course, bo accomplished only at great Sucrifice; and the 1-‘PR in killed and wound ed amounted to 1000 to 1100, including: n num ber of our bravest and best officers. The 2^5fh Raiment alone lost 549 out of about 800 men. Md the 11th Rpgnugm about 2,50 out of 55«» The five field offi«er» present with thetie two R»iment8 were killed or wounded. In the midst yf the enea^fpn^ent, Maj. General wounded (ien’l Pettigrew was oailed to the command of the Oivisinn i n i of the .',2d ileg'l to kh ‘f O. th. 2d of J„l,, the Division „‘'Xt afternoon, when it was ordered to the sujlport of ,'',>ction would doubtless h>»vebpeo but his f»te was to ad-l one to *he )i« of gallant. dsK-i Seeing that the of the 26th Regiment, which had Beverally been borne by twelve brave m n bad fallen, he hastened to th^ front, vnnced with i* and was almost instantly killed. The battles of ihe var can furnish no more extimple of"h)gh spirit v>d tru«_ earnestness, coupled With for?etf«lD.-fs of self, than does that of Lient. H MBfiTING UP KIUKLAND’S BRIflADB. THE PENN8VLV.AN1 A C/'AMPAliiN. FOR THE OBSERVER. Correspimdenoe of Ihe Ri*hmond Dispaioh mL J I . • i. J U .nd ofli- Army of Northern Virginia, March U> — Tbe deleg.tM .ppo.nted by the ! I„ two previone letiera 1 h.ve adyerted to th. ‘’nT^ .C™^e P*«« ’'«»'> Ewell’, eorp., ..d Hcth .od Peoder, ofth.AfferenlRe«me„u^mU^^^^^^^^^^ HilV, oorps, bo.e i« ihe first da,’, fight .t greuDd»ofthe47thNCRegtouthe.l2thM.reh,^j^^^^^j^_^^ I p«p„«, ,Je.lc ot the ^ X- /I 2. r O' hr I 4n i ««« seoond day's fight. Pickett’s division of Long- On motion, Capt J K Kyle oi Cumberland was Potomao on the 25tii. which we had to advance nay b; c«tiu»ated when 1 state, that the fuses ior the shell used by the artillery, stationed iujmediatcly in our front, were cut for li iriles. The ground over which we had to pass was perfectly openj and numerous fences, some paralfcl and others oblique to our lino of battle, were formidable impediraente in our way. The position of the enemy ® could desire. From the crest upon which he was intrenched, the hill sloped giadually, forming a natural glacis: and the cocliguration of tho ground was such, that when the left of our line approach ed his works, it must como within the arc ^of a circle, from which a direct, obb(jue and enfilade fire could bf* and wa.** concentrated upon it Uti- der this tire from artillery and I'luskeiiy, the Bri gade on our lefY, reduct'd almost to a line ol skir- niishert«, gave way. Pctffirew's and Aichers Hrig»*d .•? advancf’d a little further, and in j>erfect continuation of Pickitt’s Hue, which arrived at ri't‘ worfi« Doiore Wu J>d on)^ because they jutted out in hi"* front, and bccau'^e his had to move and" f'r * considerably shorter diftanee The right ' it fl'e line formed by Archer’s and Pettigrew s Brigades, rested on tho works, while the left waP, of course, further removed, «ay 40 to tlO yards. Subjected to a fire Hen more fatal than fbat which had driven bacFr the Brigade on our left, and the uion lis'cning iti vaitj for the cheering commands of officers, who had alas fallen, our Brigade gave way likewise and with it tho whole line The suppo’-ts under Maj Gen. Trimble did not reach as far as we had This repulse, to judge Irom results, wus latal to oar campaign iu I't nnsylvania, and the truOfs enga^ d in the chari'o of the iSd .July arc tdanicable for having retired without orders.; but jou will ptroeive that they h id to pass through a mt)Kt trying ordeal, and it inrst remain always a sealtd lyicstion, whether or not Cemetery Hill could have been taken with the force's engaged In this battle. Pettigrew s BriL’ade, notwithstanding the disad- vartase ot impaired organisation, cau-^^ed by its heavy losses, especially ol officers, did as well as the besN and that no troops ^itrugszled more fierce ly to gain victo’-}, let its fearful looses attcbt. On tbe mornineofthe 1st July it numbered 2800 to ;;000, on the 4th S3r). All the field officers save one, who was captured, were killed or wound ed; and the iJrigade was commanded after the re pulse irom ('cuietery Hill by Major Jones of the 2l>th Uegt N. Troops, who had been struck vith a fragment of shell on the 1st, and knocked down and stunned iu the od day’.^ light. Gen. f*ettigrew was painfully and severely wounded: t wo of his staff were killed, and Lieut W. H liobertson still suffers fronc a wound which de prives the Brigade of his-valuable services On the 1st July, Copt. Tuttle of the 2Gth Rfgt. led into action tw^ Lieutenants and 84 men; all of tbe officers and '*3 of the men were kill'd or woundfd. On the same day, t'onirany of tV. i' l’h Kieimtnt lost two ofBe- rs killed and 84 otit o! •j'' nifcD iiiHed or '~onude5 Uapt liyrU with 4 letn-dining, particirated in the fight ot thr ;>ii. )fie of these, the flag bearer, was ^hot, and the ';ptain brou;;hf out the flag hiuiseP VYrlldo( .‘' he des'rve his prtmotioi . These 1 give S'S evfimples to show tiow persi.-’tently our men f»#ui:ht; the los.-^es in several other compinies wrre n Mrly as irrcat as these, but to name them or to i’ive a li:it of casualtic.^, would be to length en out iny account hcyord ycur design. The of ficial reports are doubtlci-s recorded; and tbjc- roll of honor, mlarKcd to rt oeive the name's of the mauy uood and brave your iirigadc has contribu* ted, will, when the history of the war is written, embellish its pages with brilliant examphs of noble sacrifiot- ami heroic deeds. In the enga"cment of the l.^t July we lost no {•isonors- Afttr the repul.-e of the od .July the fnemy advanced a heavy line of skirmishers and captured some of the brigade, but to the majoritv ot tln se no blame is to be attached Lt. ’ol. Jno. K. (Jraves of the ITtl; Regiment, whose courage ha.s frequently elicited comment and praise, would not permit those of his KeginicTit, in his hearing, some loO men, to retire, telling then* to await the arrival of tlie .supports, with which they would advance; the^- were then witliin forty yard.s oJ the stone fcncc, but the supports never reached thi.s point, and the Lt. Colonel and bi.s men were ta ken prisoners. In conclusion, I cannot refrain from a passing tribute to a few of the noble dead. (?oI. Henry Iv, Rurgwyn was killed on the 1st July, and bcneatH a stately walnut in tho hostile ^oil of Pennsylvania, side by side with those of his gallant comrades, Capte \V W. McOreery, . \\ ilson and C. T. Iredell, is interred all that remains of his youthful and comely form. Only 22 years ol age, be commanded a Regiment which fretjucntly had luUf* men for duty Appreciating t-he responsibility which attaches to so grave a charge, he px -rfcfi *v^ry fiu:ulty of his well-bal anced mind to etfect ofHeicncy in his and the well-being of his men was his constant care. So well did he succeed as a c.)mmander, iliai lii.» Itejjlineiii UiU 1l4 vvnoie aury*; and tii.s in- fln 'nee is still felt V)y his men, in wliosc hearts be will alw'avs live. Of more than ordinary attain- nionts, he omul'ited 1“ act.juire the highest place, atid by constant study sought to prepare himself for future US' luhicss. Alas! tho reaper death « ut down the laii plant of prouiiso, and as he lay stricken in the midst of nearly 55U of his men who had fallen with him, tho shouts of victory echoing >>» his ears, I could not but think that it w^.s easy and pleasant so to die. (7(1. .las. K. Mnrsliall of the ;')2d Regiment w>is killed in the charge upon Cemetery Hill. J*re- pared by a thorough military education for tljc sphere to which h, was called, he po.saessed in no ordinary, degree the »iualities which make the distinguiahed soldier. To a remarkable aptiiude fcr military matters, was added the faculty to di.scipline ^nd yet Coi.im:ind the afl'eeuons of offi cers and men. Modest in his demeanor, he nev- ertbcloBS valued aright the power of earnest en deavor and unflinching' determination; so no dan ger or difficulty seemed to htei too formidable, and he ma.!tercd circumstances which seemed im possible. His ’•epul.-e of the enemy's land and naval force on the Blaekwutcr is the first which records' the victory of riflemen over gunboats. In the battles of SJettysburg he manifested skill and diishing bravery. Great is the country’s loss when srucb are taken from it. Capt. N C Hughef>. A. A Q , was a favorite in the Brigt,de, becaaf.e cf his effioiptioy as an officer, and his aocepuble deportment, which wag alike firm and oon- siderato to offioera and men His oonduot in the Bat tles of Qettygburg, as in all the battles in which he pibrtioipatedj^wss oonspiouoq^ for ooolnese and courage. C LucX Aij^i»nt ll.h Reg’* N 0. T. T.ying on the fieM unable to move in consequence of bis dea»n wounds, fca seemed to forget his sufferings and danger. »td there are some of as who will never forget the cheerii g accents of Ms voice, as he enorura^ed all who pssc’ctl him to pr-'Fs ou to vic'ory. He died at Martios- biirij; froiD tbe elfeoiof his woands This sketch may eeem iin^rfeot without a further rt-foronoe to the romT»iaud«r of'»he Brigade, whose pa« ID the veoeut oauipaign hfts been thus fanraoed; there fore, 8(.proachiDg wuh reverence a subject so far above mv power, ! miugle my rtlleolions #ith those. I tnow, in'eloquent feeling are C3nat*ntly revolTed in thehe»rts ftod m. moriea of even the auiublePt in tbe Brigade To t»>e biographer and historian we leave tbe story of his life, replete from earliest childhood with all tbe endow- nients which characterite tho goed and great: and it will gratify you to knew that this pleasing task has been entrnsted to one able to do juatiee to a subject so iUnstrions. We will remember cur Commander as one, whoee simrie eitrnpetneeH, zealous atteution to dnty, and abil ities far beyond fhose commonly tilloiteci to tsen, com uiautied the affeolions, respect and confidenee of all who knew hint. With a mind capable of grasping'every branoh of knowledge, and wiih the eye of a Stfctesman fore^oring the country’s destiny, he bad prepared him self by a thorouRh Military education for the slruKgle in wb\ch we are eng*t^ed • A"* practical as he was learned, he was an officer in wb. s* 'kill all oonfidid. ind often has the cheering in- tiae: cs of his presence heen manifest upon his troops, irrcn ’n danger they .■aw their General ride to the front Pure generous and noble, lie wa# loved with an • ntiiusiHsm whioj enabled him to uisclpline through tbe •* t«/ a W4«i« puniehn ent, good order prevailed In the. highest degree thriu4.hcu> the uommaud In all the varied paths of life trod, he atialned eainc&ce When just enter ing life, be wan kuv^wn^ one of the beNt eo^oIars in th^ country Later, the favorit«i and trusted pupil in Fci. uce of Maury And later still, even at his early the acknowledged compeer at the bar of his die tinguishad relative -Mr Jamts L. Petigru. the greatest jurist of his age iff America Bat great as was his in- e'Jvcual streogth, approaching nearer the attributes of geaiu:4 ban any it has beeu my fortune to meet, 'above it shone his pure and high character, his uDselfish dis pofiiion. his earnest and fearless lov« of truth and jus tice As a sold>er it is usrless to rpeak to you, you K»w hita &apifest at Oettysbntg and elsewhere all the qnalities of :.*'c ^reat t'ommander You know how fre- nuen'!',' hifl pr.>motion was urged by those under whom be 8crv"d You know his close attention to duty, his indeiaiijiar.U atd untiring tnergy, bis noble forgetful- neFs of “c’f ' entire -i, votion to tJie cause for wh^ch we are t’attlifip 't w.-vs a singtilartrihute to hie worth, that thoMgli ui..! : h jomirsud of (Jen’I Lee for lees thsD tbree n5;n^b; in his preliminary report of last sun»n..r m o& sj.f.igu tb'r ereat Commander of the Ar- } t Northern V'ir^h- %. ‘an* army whioH treads with no ut>i qnal •tej:' >' vo’i'J by which our fathers m’trched thrrustv •‘offeriBg, piivaiion a*>d blood tolnd»>pendenoe,‘’ sboa'd cave selected him, wi:h North Carolina’s other nfhle won, Pec Jer, fr >10 the nntnber of gallant rffi^ers } acd iron who had given their lives a willing caorifice in our cause, for speainl mention. la tbe death of B'ig Gen J. Johnston Pettigrew, the two CaroUfif, the one his native, tbe other hit • dcpted heme, uiocrn the lo»« of r.ne de*(ined to add lustre to thfir history. »nd to rank with their best and bravest Had b« iirtd to oeonpy his prctper sphere, thr* country at large, the Halls of Congress, wonld have knows him as one of it« most gifted and trusted leaders. .K brighter record yel remains. An earnest stnden^nf the scriptures, he received with ehildltke faith, its holy teer^ings: and a “man of prayer,” he had sought to pre pare himself for the reception of the only true glory. Of no> le aspirations, he wonld doubtless have lived to dovote his genius and his aeqairemcnts tt tbe eause of h's ernniry; but, caled npt n to give aphis life, he fic^Hed i« without a murmur, and at Bunker Hill, Vs. rn th 17*i> JjIv 186>t, he died of the wonndt received n" tbi t4ih »t Falling Watere. The festim''ny of the Rev J P B Wi.'ner with regard to bis last hoars, is his: Iu r. mii i«*iry of aearl]' thirty ycai^ I have aever w'tnfs»«!d "v m ir" nub’ine sxamrle of Christian resig- I hopp in r5fc*ih ” Wh.o can doubt that he ha«: cxchei'fted (be or wn cf lanrels for the orown of Gl.i-'' Hoj ia*. my d'ar Msjir. that the simple narrative of f^rt hei e giren. will answer the r- quireairnf* of thee rrjuf*»pd i': and appreclaMPg the kind feelings timnif Sled towaris me by the officers and men cf the 1 .rr., wif!) rf-^arl and esteem for them and you, Y nrs Siihfitlly. L0D18 G. YOUNG. rOR TDK OBHSRVEB. CoMP.ANv G, 28th N. C. Troops, ) Near Liberty Mills, March 8, 1804. j This company was organized at White Cross, N C , on the 2d of Sept. 18t)l: was known as the Guard.-* of Independrnee: was assigned to the 28th Heg’t N. C. volunteers at Ilig^ Point, N. C., Sept 21, 1S61; was ordered to Wilmington abq^t 1st Oct. We lelt Wilmington for Newbern March 13, 18G2; was iu the retreat after fall of Newborn: went in camp around Kinetou until May J, when wc left N. C. for good old V’irginia. This Keg’t has been in all the tights The glori ous 2>^th was commanded when we first came to Va., by Col. J. H. J..atic. He is now our Brigadier (ieneral; and our Heg’t is under Lieut Col. Speer, who iove.s his nicn and hie men love him. Our company now has its 4th Captain. The'tirst was Capt. Wm ,r. Martin, who is now Colonel of tbe 11th N. C.*Troops. Tbe second was George B. Johnston, who had to leave service on account of very bad health. The third was K. Graham Mor row, who was wounded at Gettysburg, which caused his death. Miu'tfn, Johnston and Mor row ^..ere good and brave men. Our fourth Capt. is George W^. McCauloy. Capt. McCauley is well known as a bravo man. 1 do think that the boys of (’0 G have had good luck, to be under these brave and good men. 1 hope tbe people at home will be united in a time like this and do whatever is right. I know our dear friends at home want peace. This is llio or us an. 1 aon t OeilOVt irreiirw^-n mmu iu the South who wants peace more than I do. sij i'..ui/Ur, there is but one way to get it Ob, let the people be united and stand firm as a rock of ag'^.s. My friends, you must put down speculation and put your hearts upon the great interest of your country. I hope that the good people of my good old county. Orange, will do all tkey can for tlie poor soldier’s wile and little children. Oh let him not think that his little ones will cry for bread. Our Ueg’t have re-enlisted for the war. I be lieve that the troops in the Army of Northern Va have never been more resolved than at the present. Oh, my dear Iriends, look no longer npoii tho dark side, but put your sight upon the bright side cf the war. 1 have hope to believe this year wri! clogf the war. Let us put our whole trust i i iiod. I hope tbe good people at home will pray lor our safety and that we any u li have peace. F iiope that Gov. Vance will see that we get better clothes in the future.* I hope that President Davis will sec apart every Sabbath in every month~to commanoe the 1st Sfvbbath in May, for Fast and Prayer. I hope to live to see this war ended. I must oloae for thia J. F CRAIQE, Co Q, 28th Reg’t N. C. V. J^pshi/terifin Gentral Ani^mlly—The Gen eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America, will meet in the Presbyterian Church at Charlotte, N. C., on the first Tuesday of May. l8tJ4, at 11 o’clock, A. M. ^e opening sermon will be preached by the Rev. James A. Lyon, D. D., the Moderator of the last Assembly. called to the Chair, and Sgt C Q Davcnpoit of Chowan, appointed Secretary. The.following delegates were in attendance: 11th Regiment: Capt J M Young of Bun combe, Lt Waddell of Orange and Sgt C G I>a- venport of Chowan, (a full delegation.) 2Gth Regiment: Capt A B J)uval of Ashe, Capt T J Cureton of Union, Capt J A Jarrett of Yad kin, Sgt W P Burt of Wake, Private J J Lam bert of Chatham, Lt R N Hudspeth of (Caldwell, Lt A R Johnson of Chatham, Private R P \\ il- t^ox of Moore, Ord Sgt J A Birsb of Caldwell, and Capt Thos Lilly of Stanly 44th Regiment: Corpl J M Uavisol Granville, Capt 11 C Brown 0 KJgecombe, Private Jat* M Wallace and Sgt W’^ R Hansell of Pitt, (^apt J J Crump of Chatham, Capt J C (Jaines of Mont- liood and McLaws, of the same corps, on the 2tjth, and these three divisions reached Chambers burg on the 27th of June. Here the whole corps remained fbr two days. From this point Hoed and McLaws moved to Greenwood. Pickett was left at Chambersburg to guard and briAg up the rear. On the Iftt ol July the corps received or ders to move to Gettysburg. It was detained, how ever, several hours by John&on*^ division and the train of wagons which came into the road ' from Shippen«iburg. .MeLaws” division, notwith- I standing this delay, I'cached Marsh Creek, four ’ miles from Gettysburg, soon after dark on the •evening of the 1st July Hood’s division got within nearly the same distanee by the same time, (except L»w’b brigade, which had been on picket at Guildii rd, on tbe road to Emmitsburg, and re gomery, Private K S Thompson of Orange, Pri-: i»ickett had vate M P Leach of Montgomery, Corp L (,raft and'Lt J H Johnston of Pitt 47th Regiment: Lt G Westry of Nash, Corp Wigga of ITranklin, Private Jas Ji'iies of Wake, Sgt N N Coddle of Nash, Sgt Hunter of Wake, (jt Crichton of Franklin, Sgt Horner of Gran ville, Sgt Stronach of‘ Wake, Private H Sturdi vant of Wake, and F'rivatc John W'agoner of Alamance. 52d Regiment: Lt J C Hill of Cabarrus, (’apt J K Kyle of (’umberland, Sgt I> W Tuttle of Stokes, Private W’ K Saiidford of Richmond, Lt W W (Carmichael of Wilkes, Lt H W Wells and lit S Rendlemen of Lincoln, J.>t S S Lilly of Stanly, and Capt J W (ioslen of Forsyth Ou luoltoii, a uuLuuiVttco •-■1 ouc from cauli Ito^i- ment was appointed to draft resolutions expres- sireof the sense of the meeting, anti the chairman appointed the following gentlemen: Capt J M Young 11th, lit A R Johnson 2t)th, ('apt J C Gaines 44th, Sgt J (j Moss 47th, and Lt W' W (krmichael 52d. The committee reported tho following preamble and resolutions, which were untinimously adopted: Whereas. The present state of the country is such an has iniluoed Uov'r Vance ai the Nolicitatiou of his fel low citizens to exprcoS his viewo on the all-impcrtant questions which now agitate the public mind,jind whioh has been done in a manner to elicit tbe applause- and admiraiioD of all wbo have the be«t int^evts of the country at heart, a spirit of devotion to hi^ country and of lofty patriotism pervading bis speeche^. snob as be comes thR Governor of North Carolina; and wherea.*: ii wonld not only be a great source of pleasure and gra tification to us for Gov Vi»nce to visit and *ddr,-)>B this Brigade, bat y>t also feel ansured that it wonM he pro ductive of the greatest good, as nose could listen to him witbotrt resolvinc anew to' bear with p'»tience any pri vations, and to fight on without faltering nntil the glo rious end for which we took ur> arms shall have bren achieved; therefor' Resolved, That a commiftee be appo nted to mak'e known to Gtv. Vance the action of tMs meeting and to Rsk him in b‘half of the officers and men of Kirk land’s Brigade to “come out and ta'k t. ns " Resolved. Th»t Gov Vanoe’s oflisial course meets our entire approbation—that we fe»l as confidect that the dignity aod honor of tbe Htate will be preserved intact by him, as he does that her repntuion and honor will be kept ttDsullied by North Carolina’s soldiers in the face of her fo*s. and that by his nntiriag teal and en- erg'!' in providing for the nen iu the field and their fa milies at home, he has Ebown himself peculiarly the sol dier’s friund. R'-solved, That a copy of thrt-e resolntions ^e for warded to Gov. V'ance and that th> p'rcceedingi* of this meeting be furnished to each of tbe following papers for publication; Fayetteville Observer, Greensboro’ Patriot, and Raleigh Confederate, with the requ^'St that the pa per? of ihe State oopy. The following gentlemen were appofnted the committcc in accordance with the first resolution; Capt J M Young, Capt J C Gaines, Lt“A R Johnson, Lt W Vt Carmichael and Sg’t J G Moss. There being no further business before the meeting, on motion it adjourned sine t/ie. J. K. KYLK, Chm’n. C. G. Davenport, Sec’y. FOR THE OBSERVER. Messrs. Editors:—It i.? truly cheering to see our brave aid honored soldiers at this critical period of their country's history, consecrating themselves anew to her service. Ati army com posed of such material may safely defy the strong est array of hired loreigners that tho yankee na tion cun bring against them. All honor to the brave and war-worn' veterans who compose it! The following extract from a letter written by a young man from Mocksville to his mother,— one who entered the service at the beginning of the war, and participated in all tbe exciting, bloody scenes connected with the various campaigns ol that inimitable Chieftain, Gen. T. J. Jackson, fully evinces the determined spirit that pervades our armies. He ^ays: ‘‘Let the authorities at home drive out the .'•kulkers of all classes, whether conscripts, substitutor.'i, or what not, and you need not fear. No! we are not whipped yet Our hcartii are as brave, our arms are as .strong, and our ranks are con;pact as they were three years ago. The soldier to day is more determined to he free, than he was at the commencement of the struggle He is mortMied, nay, chagrined at the shameful course the cowardly exempts are pur suing iu the name of North Carolina. Talk about our State going back to the Union! W'ho says so!''* Do the men who have fought and bled in defence of her rights and interests say so^ Or is it the coward/i/ miscreant, who, too dastard to raise his hand voluntarily, after doing all he could to shirk duty, is forced to do what every nation requires of the Foreiijner within her limit«, to take up arms in her defence' He may throw out bis puny arms, and grasp tbe massive pillars on which rests the fair temple of liberty, andf at- •"Wnipi to (Uusn am nr-wix; fu»« 1 unlike Samson, his boasted strength is unavail- tny. He will be the ow(y one crushed in the at tempt. The soldiers have planted themselves like pil lars under the old edifice, and, like glorious old Sumter, proud and defiant in ruins, the more it is assailed and battered, the strong> r it becomes. The N. Carolina soldiers are showing what they think of so base an idea as going back into the Union, by re-enlisting for the war! Our Briga dier (General threw out a Jeder on this subject last evening, and gave the men till this morning to consider the matter. The result was, the 13th N. C. Reg’t went “the whole hog,” by a unsni- mouB re-enlistment fdr tho war, and I think the whole Brigade will rc-enlist- Thus you sec that the men who are entitled to speak for North Caro lina, do not say go back into the Union. 1 hear of other Brigades re-enlisting for the war; as for my part, I have always considered myself as in for the war, or for life, and^ N. Carolina should ever act so foolishly as to cffl ior her troops, 1 for one will never respond to the cafl Great Father! what can she be thinking about? Does she wish to transfer the seat of war to her own soil, and undergo the devastation and rain that this coun try has undergone? If she does, let her secede, and go back iato the Union, and her object will speedlily be accomplished. The idea is too pain ful to contemplate; 1 therefore dismiss the sub ject!” Thus conoludes the letter oi this brave soldier patriot, who has met in deadly combat. and on many hard-fought fields the common enemy of our country. People of North Carolina! consider and ponder well his words. Yaj>kin. About noon of the 2d Lieut. Gen. Longstreet began a movement which he had previously been ordered by General Lee to make, viz: To move around and gain the Kmmittsburg road on the enemy’s lelt. The enemy having been driven back by the corps of Lieuts. (ien. Kwell and Hill on the first day, had taken up a strong position extending from Cemetery Hill along the Emmitta- burg road On account of the difficulty of find ing a route by which tku movement could be made without being observed, McLaws did not get into position opposite the enemy’s left until about 4 o’clock Hood’s division was moved fur ther to our right, and was placed in position par tially enveloping the enemy's left. Cabell’s bat talion of artillery, with McLftws’s division and Henry’s battalion of artillery, with Hood’s di vision, opened at once upon the enemy. Hood at the same moment moved forward, pressing the enemy upon his left, while McLaws attacked the enemy in Iront. The enemy was soon driven back upon a commanding hill, which was so steep and rough that ascent was most difficult. At the base of this bill were numerous stone fences, be hind which the enemy sought shelter, and these they held with great pertinacity. Tbe enemy were, however, driven from point to point until nearly night, when a very strong force of them met some brigades of Anderson’s division, of A. P. Hill’s corps, driving back one ol them and checking another. Barksdale’s brigade, of Mc Laws’s division, was also driven back at the same tim«. A portion of Hood’s division, which had driven th({ enemy to the precipitous part of the mountain, was repulsed about dark with considerable loss After this the troops were withdrawn to the posi tion from which they had first driven the enemy. During the fight this evening Longstreet’s corps captured two pieces of artillery, several hundred prisoners, and two stands of colors, with heavy loss, however. Maj. Gen. Hood was se verely wounded, as was Brig. Gen. G. T. Ander son, of Hood’s division. Brig. Gen. Barksdale, of McLaws’ division, was kill^, and Brig. Gen- Semmes, of the fame divisioB, was mortally woundetl, but has since died, and fully one-half of the field and line officers of these divisions were eithgr killed or wounded iu this evening’s engagement. The line of battle on this day was formed with Ewell on the*extreme left, and Longstreet on the extreme right, with A. P. Hill in the centre. W’^e have hXirriedly and imperfectly alluded to the battle as fought on the right; let us now look ,af- ter the enemy on Ewell's front, and see how he has disposed oi them All was ready on this end of the line to attack at 8 o’clock in the morn ing, but word having been received that Long street would not be ready for some hours, the whole of the artillery that could be brought to bear, was placed into position, the ground care fully reconnoitred, and every*precaution taken to ensue success. Andrews’s battalion of artillery, under Major Latimer, was placed in position on a hill, from which the batteries on Cemetery Hill, fronting the scene of the first day’s fight, were taken in reverse, and two 25-p«under Parrott guns, belonging to the reserve artillery of the corps, were placed on the same ridge, 600 or 800 yards to their rear. Some of the other artUlery of the cor^B was posted near the seminary, just to the right of the Middletown road; but finding it« position unsuitable fbr doing much against the enemy, they fired only occasionally, in order to draw tbe fire of the enemy. About four o’clock in the evening, Jongstreet’> guns away lo the right announced that the bat tle was opened, and from that time until night there was kept up one of the most magnificently grand and terribly loud cannonades ever heard, far more terrific than at Malvern Hill, though by no means so destructive to us. Latimer’s guns taking the enemy’s in reverse^ whilst those ou HiH.’s front and on the right were engaged whii them in front, completely si lenced tlie enemy for nearly half an hour, but they soon put thirty or forty guns in position against him. and by far greater weight of metal and superiority of position, so damaged Latimer's guns, as to compel his withdrawal from the field after a contest of one and a half hours, except one battery which he kept to repel any advance of the enemy’s infantry. He himself remained with this battery and received the wound which resulted in his doath, from one of the last shells which the enemy threw. His immediate com mander, in speaking of him, said “no greater loss could have befallen the artillery of this corps.” time of his death not more than 21 years of age, yet there was no better officer, in the. whole of this army or one more highly estcamed. Just as l^atimer ceased firing, Johnson’s in fantry was ordered forward to the attack. It was now not more than half an hour before sunset. In passing down the bill on which they had been posted, and whilst crossing the creek they were much annoyed by the fire to which they were subjected from the enemy’s artillery, which, from Cemetsry Hill, poured nearly an enfilade fire up on them. The creek was wide, and its banks steep, so that our men had to break ranks in or der to cross it. Having passed the creek, and get ting close under the hill which the enemy occu pied, Gen. J. M. Jones, who was on the right reformed his line and advanced steadily up the hill to the attack; but before the brigade had pro ceeded very far Gen. Joaea was wounded, and 1^ senior Colonel being also shot about the same time, the brigade was for a while without a com mander, and was thrown into some confusion, and finally retired a short distanoe. The Louisi ana brig^e of Gen. Nichols conformed their movements to those of Gen. Jones’s. On the ex treme left Gen. G. H. Stewart's brigade was more successful. Pushing around to the enemy’s left, he enfi.laded and drove the enemy irom a breastwork they had built in order to defend their right flank, and which ran at right angles to the rest of their lines up the mountain side. The enemy however quickly moved forward a force in order to retaJce it, but were repulsed, our troops oeoupying their owu breastworks in order to receive their attack. It was now dark, and Gen. Stewvt made forfcher effort to advuoe, the ground being iioH to liiui, un.i \erv and precipitous Gt n Early, upon b'artnt; (t.i; J r. : fantry engaged, s.'’nr .-rwaia 1 Hoke’^N.O brigu i'-;, (^iiu ter „ troops •'.dva'^rirg as a -itiruiiri; i rr-. .ju ,. . passed over a ridge and »ioM t a hill ' 1 below they met two lines * I ti'e Fe-i.^ ^ behind stone wails. Thes.; tiiev oitav^. o the cl urge tho PedeiaN bn ke atid fl-.i i,,, .1, hill, closcly pursued by onr men. ( i( ,. al ter repulsing Gen Jone^!’^ brig- de of \ jr. : pushed a column down the valley, hetwi>» fi : ..j, and Gen Early, with tbe view oi lurnir'ir .1 , ‘ right flank, but hearing Early’s gun^ th y iu .,iv returned ) It wa» now dark Hut j., ^ Avery, still pursuing, pushed the et.eiuv up ijj, hill and stonutd tln^ (’cmetery i't iyht.-j * most intelligent spectator, who w 1} charge, ‘*1 have never sren or h‘-inl more inl-on.sely exciting -ind torrihu tiiun contest now became. Frooi the j uini vsli.! stood, ju.st outside of the town, liuht.d up by tl. flashes of the enemy’s guns, thirty or forty pic,-(s perhaps moje, were firing grape and eanistcr with inconceivable rapidity at Early’.'* colutin It* mu-it have been that they im::gined it to been a general and simultaneous advance, for they opened on our men in three or lour diree tions besides that which they were attacking Fortunately in the darkness they overshot, md our men did not suffer very severely, llay^', and Hoke’s brigades pressed on and captured tw. or three lines of br»-astworks aod three or lour ol their batteries of artillery. For a few m.)niLiii« every gun of the enemy on the heights was ssi- lencfcd, but by the time Gen. Hayes could get his command together a dark line appeared in front of them and on cither flank a tew yards off Tji,. true situation soon became clear. The yankrt' were bringing up at least a division to retake the works. Gen. Hays, being unsupported by the troops on his right, (which were from Hlil., corps,) was compelled to fall back, bringing witii bim four stands of captured colors and some T.t prisoners.” Col. Avery, 6th N. C. troops, com manding Hoke’s brigade, was killed in this attack It is believed that if this attack had been „up .ported by a simultaneous one on our right. ditJor ent results would have followed. Maj. Gen Hod-s commenced to advance simultaneously with Gen Early. He had, however, more than double the distance of Earfy to go, and being unsuppoiteu by the troops on his right, who made no advanct, he consequently moved slower than he would have done had he been supported. Before reaohin" the enemy’s works. Early had been repulsed, and 90 Gen. Rode.s halted, thinking it uselef-s to at tack, since he was unsupported, especially us the enemy had heavy reinforcements just coiuiDif up and over a hundred guns which could be brou-ht to bear on the line of Rodes’s advance. When the second day closed this wag the po8i tion of Ewetl's corps. Johnson's left had gaiutJ important ground, part of it being a very short distance from the top of the mountain, which, ii once gained, would command the whole of the en emy’tf pr «ition; but his right had made no pro gress. Early’s attack, almost a brilliant success, had produced no results, and he occupied nearlv his former position Rodes, having advsnccd nearly half way to the enemy’s works, and finding there good cover for his troops, remained in the occupancy of his advanced position. Tbis was the condition of affairs on our extreme right and left. Hill during this day occupied the centre, and only a part of his corps wSvS ac tively engaged. Late in the afternoon of'this day, whilst Gen. Longstreet’s ccrpe and a portion of Major Gen. Anderson’s division were assaulting the enemy’s left. Major Gen Pender having rid den to the extreme right of his command to put them in the fight, should tbe opportunity offer, received a severe wound in the leg from the fragment of a shell. The wound, at first pro nounced not dangerous, subsequently proved fatal Words from the writer in eulogy of this brave and accomplished officer arc unnecessary. Speakins of him in his preliminary report of Gettysburg, Gen. Lee says: “This lamented officer has borne a distinguished part in every engagement of this army, and was wounded on several occasions while leading his command with conspicuous gal lantry and ability. The confidence and admira tion inspired by his ^courage and capacity as an officer were only equalled by the esteem and re- speot entertained by all with whom he was asso ciated for tbe noble qualities of his modest and unassuming character.” Early in the morning of the 2d July, Wilcox'.' brigade began to take position, but finding that three regiments of yankee sharpshooters had an ticipated them and were occupying the position they had intended to take, Wilcox’s men engaged the yankees, and after a sharp fight drove them off, and occupied the ground from which the yan kecs had just been driven. This brigade, with Perry and W’'ilcox, were formed on the right of Hill's corps, and the left of Longstreet’s being joined on to Barksdale’s brigade, of McLaws'? division. After the spurt of a fight in the raorn ing the troops of these brigades rested until about 4 o’clock, when the attack began on the right and gradually extended around to the left. After Barksdale’s brigade, ol McL«»ws’8 division, bad been engaged for some time, W’^ilcox, W^right and Perry were ordered forward, encountering a line of the enemy and soon putting them to rout Still pressing forward these three brigades met with another and stronger line of the enemy, backed by 12 pieces of artillery. No pause wap made. The line moved rapidly forward and captured the ar tillery. The eaeiay, however, fought with great er obstinacy than usual, and their artillery mowed down our men at every discharge. On reaching, however, a ravine, {^some three or four hundred yards beyond the captured artillery) of dense bush es, it was discovered that the enemy had another heavy line of battle immediately on the other side, with a large amount of artillery posted on the ridge behind them. Upon our reaching tbie ravine the enemy attempted to drive us away by a charge, but were repulsed with heavy loss. See ing the weakened condition of our men, another fresh line of battle was thrown forward by the en emy, but after.an obstinate fight was repulsed And now the condition of our troops became crit ical in the extreme. W^ilcox, Perry and W’^right had charged most gallantly over a distance of more than three-quarters of a mile, breaking 2 or .‘5 of the enemy’s lines of bat«4e and capturing 2 or 3 batte ries of artillery. Of course our lines were great ly thinned and our troops mueh exhausted. By strange mismanagement, as yet unexplained, no reinforcements were sent to this column by the Lieut. General commanding. Perhaps when the official report of Li/'ut Gen. Hill shall be given to the public, the whole matter will be made clear. Again the enemy made a third and most deter mined effort to force us back, and having suc ceeded in driving back Barksdale on the right ot these brigades, they in turn were of necessity compelled to retreat. It was now dark, and our troops were repulsed at all points save where Brig. Gen. Stewart held his ground. A second day of desperate fighting and correspondingly frightful carnage was ended. But our noble commanding General still believed himself and his brave army capable of taking these commanding heights, and thus to be able to dictate a peace on the soil of the free States. With what success this was attempted, it will become OS to inquire in oar next, when w« shall recount tike eT«nte of the third day’s fight at Gettysburg. FA TUUKSO €H Frotti auij af* Observer will rer aonuoi F the Semi We hoped ii> Bnt apart from tiiiDg we huy, pcnses of printi March 17, IS UBMORALIi; vx iJetuoraliter. DiitieJ, tbe reel ««akeoei or c natural oharacte almost be «aid «*ven more to b limb in the cam llonably true, is ttie Riohsond D* other aide of tn de^elopfd 8ooj“t' ed good ({UA’ities world aad 10 ihe Has it not diBcl- a closer rese we had suppused But for the war. his grave aa ob&a Institute, ignora wonderful qua!! the glory of his and heroic dee is soldiery ol the S the stars of Heav seen but lor the Like the ordeal 0 rated tbe wheat goats, the just fro tbemselves and to Tais is true, an Id limes of quiel, who have the ele along withont eit tbe depth and ex souls. Opportunit poriunity Jilesse —who seizes it to kind, instead of se whose loyalty to by their own oour gain absorbs all o ofitinut be denied t amount of unselfish tributions of time in the annals of ih only—the women aisled to write Uiatory. Lei us lion IS but skia-i ee depth of public virt that only a time ef measured 81UMS - ,At an el te fill vacancies in moks, tnere were openly declared h' straw whioh might with a hint He ties for collesting p lowing in tbe way t is his native couuty office, unable to m his election as Oove deed it is reported t to his friends an in would be political s that oonsideraiion Should he withdraw political murder. P The derangeuieni exciting news, caabi nicatious—of which those givbu to day. Brigade at tht> ba rendered neoessary n There win ulso oe day, the 'auanicious Virginia, lUMung ih«m. The tiovera left Raleiga on Tu be absent about ten immediately alter leltgrapn 01 the uay as boon as wc near otherwise Burniso Kails Wallis, iu ihc {tosse which we have pub cent issue, occurs th on any ground wUa Our friend wishes t lished anu proclaime to the Kio.Uranae. edly, oausea lu East of the Confederacy b by ouv own troops matter is almost en^ officers. The writer disciplined army of of infantry ouoamped lines of rail fencing, t t«r, triihbut destroy in ade Inspector ip uons' oies of property destr placed by details m is impracticable, a given the sufferer up Bueni therefor. On i wards Madison C. H. a little before nightr ing all day: tbe troop of them had pulled d molisbing the stacks the owner of the pro to the bivieion comia had been re^ilaced and old dimen4iona. Thi and there \» no excu Tiia Hxoaii.—Tbe mentioned so brietly our sensible exampl' up a constant sleetin thirty-six hours, stop leaving several inch things. Vfe believe i heavy a fall of snow since such a one has The intense cold has c a good fruit year COMMl'KICA^ lONe here containiug staie.ii pajper and postage Mn notice i« r«p«aiea for writers whose ootnsan not published.