t - i. * ■^•’■w HEMOiOE'' By Iflt Ldent. W.,®.' Nye, ITth F, 'A, Ft. Braeg. The following aoooont rf a Clyil War battl© wM^ai tools pttfco oa tb© Fort Bragg Military ReMffvatlon at a place ^ow known as BattleneW flmn. The flglit took place on Mar. 10. I&p6, and wad a pitched battle in whlblh five or six thouhand tropw ' took part. This battle la hardly mentioned in history, and even^the people living in the vicinity have only vague aod ■erronews ideas as ' to what actually took place| ^o engagement wah not merely a skl^ mish as is now popularly supposed, hut was a real fight, which, insofar as numbers engaged and fiercenees of encounter are cohicemed, deserves ^ rank v^th Bunker Hill. Chapul- tepec or ReSaca de la Palma. The battle Is officially known as the Battle of'Monroe’s Croiss ROads, hut for various reasons has been called the Battle of Longstreet of •Fayetteville, of Green 'Springs, of, Whit© Lake, and has even been des-i crihed as having occurred in South | Carolina or in Geor^a. Every avall- able bit of evidence has be«i im partially examined, and the fonowing is believed to represent the best existing history of the hatUo. In March. 1866. General Sherman’s Federal army arived from its march through South Carolina, A division of three calavry brigades and one provisional dismounted brigade, all under Major-General Judscm Kil patrick. was on the left flank of the advance, and arrived at Solemn Grove early on the afternoon of Thursday, March-9th. Solemn Grove rwas a country postoffice which stood on the Morganton road just west of the present reservation boundary. IWhile halted at that point Kllpat- tri'ck learned that the Confederate calvary under Lieutenant General iWade Hampton, was approaching from the northwest... Hampton had . united the forces of Butler and Wheeler and was hastening east in rear of Hardee’s infantry towards the Confederate rendezvous at Pay atteviUft " Kl^patidc^; deterinto^ ntercept Hainptbh. He eeut his 3rd 'Brigade, under - Colons Spencer, ahead .on the Morganton road, with jrders to camp at MonToe'’8. neai where the^ Yadkin and Morganton roads InteAected at that time, with Spencer was the Dismounted Bng ade and two pieces of field artillerj commanded by Lieutenant Bbenezei W. Stetson, 10th Wisconsin Battery Kilpatrick’s Second Brigade lof' Soleiw Grove two hours later, in- topdlng to join the Third Brigade a'. Monroe’s. Ordws were sent to the Plrsti Brigade, which was still fai to the rear, to divefge off the south east on a road leading to Sandy Grove Church. Thlh was to prevent the Confderates from slipping thru the lines by one bl the other pnral- lel roads. General Kilpatrick began the march with the Second Brig ade," but in the fore part of the ev- anlng rode ahead with, his escort and staff to join Colonel Spencer. 'When near Johnson Mountain he unexpectedly encountered a Confed erate division which was halted along a side road. , Kilpatrick es caped'with Ms staff, but the escorc was captured. The Third Brigade continued its march in a dismal rain, and arrived at the camp bite at nine p. m. The dismounted men went into camp paraUel to the Morganton road and in front of the Monroe House. The Third Brigade camped' in a field fur- ther down the ridge, inst north or Green Springs. Headquarters was established in the farm house, and the wagons And artillery were park ed in the yard near the house. An outpost of forty men was sent back up the road, hut before any of the plcketb had been posted, ana while still but a few hundrea yards from the camp, the eiiiie detach ment was captured by the Confeder ates. What had happened was this; The Confederates, marching east oi the Yadkin road, had arrived behind the Third Brigade! but ahead,of the Second Brigade. The officer in com mand of'the Federal outpost, having no idea that the Confederates had arrived, suspected nothing when be was halted by General Butler, who was at the head of the Confederate rick’a camp depeind©d#4-^aa- •captured without the firing of a shot Parties sent out during the ui^t to inspect the videttes were also silently »P* tured by members of Shannoh» The Confederates halted to clo^,e up their column and make a recon naissance of the Union position Kilpetrick’b Second Brigade emcoun- tered' the rear of tjils bivouac, and not having a clear Idea of the coun try. turned back to circle around the Confederates by a souther^ routa This oqmmand was soon enmired fast in Juniper Creek and failed to reach the Monro© farm in time participate in the 'battle. The First Brigade alBQ failed to come up; thus Kilpatrick was, all unsuspecting, cut off by the very force which he was trying to surround, and bad with him but a third of his division. The Confederates Spent the night In clobe observation of the Fed eral bivouac. - At dawn on the tenth, in pursuance to orders from General Hampton, General Wheeler took Command of his own and Butler’s cavalry and charged into the camp. His Ala bamans were on the left, Butler in the center, then the Tennessee brigade, and finally the Texans on the extreme Confederate right. Part of., the Tennessee troops and all of the Texans bogged down in the swamps in Nicholfeon creeb, and did not extricate themselves in time to be of any serric© ot the Confeder ates during the initial assault. The FederaJs were completely surprised; they awoke to find the Confederates in force in every part of their oamp. Those who • were able fled to the shelter of the swamp. The still morning air was filled -with mMs exhaled from the rain-soaked, ground. The first..charge passed np the farm house.' so that Kilpatrick, who had just stepped to the door to oversee the feeding of his horse, when the Confederate yell sounded, fled unrecognized and made his way on loot to the swamp. He and most of his men were in their underwear, and were half naked. Having gained the 'shelter of the swamp, the Pederals reformed and directed a hot fire back at the Con- ■’‘W: riilety. crept stealthily up to where the Confederate* were attwnptlng to harness the plunging teams to drag away the captured guns. Un noticed and alone' Stetson unUmb- ered one of his guns and fired a charge of grape into the mass of Confederates about 'the farm house, at a range of only twenty yards. The Confederates fell back in confu sion and the Pederals greatly ©n- oonraged, rushed forward to form a line in defense of the guns. For an hour and a half the battle ranged about the spot, . but the guns and headquarters remained in the vicin ity, having made a forced march up D'om the Plank Road to the relief of the calvary. The Confederates, realizing that Union re-inforcementk would shortly arrive, withdrew, and marched on into Fayetteville, where they arrived the same evening. Kil patrick remained on the battlefield until three p. m., and then . united his division at Little Bockfish, on the Chicken Road. A number of his wounded died at that place, and the graves of four of them have been marked. The total number of dead is not known, but there are thirty- nine Federal graves in the battle field itself, with four more near the bivouac of Little Rocfcfish. The majority of the dead are buried where the fighting wak the heaviest, near the site of Lieutenant Stet son’s exploit. This is several hun dred yards north ot Green Springs. The repaains of the old" farm house are visible, and the trace of the old Morganton Road may also he seen just north of the farm yard. Most of the Confederate dead were later removed. Thirty odd are at Long Street Church and thirty more in Cross Creek Cemetery in TTayette- ville. The only gravek marked with the names of the dead are tii^ graves of Sergeant Schwartz, a Fed era! Artillery Chief of Section, and Private Maleugean, C. S.-^A. Sergeant Schwartz is buried ^on_the_JIhicken- Road near Little Rockfish, and Pri vate Maleaugean is buried at the lower tip of Cemetery Ridge, on the Yadkin Road. v • wife’s trip to the market, tor the business man In his callg.,. about town, or for the long tour. Because of this adaptability, it has attained a wide proeference as a family con veyance. . ‘Plenty of room is provided in this car in botk front and rear sc that five persons can ride with complete comfort. Doorways are designed to make access easy. At the same time the absence of rear doors leaves a compartment in which small children can be placed without danger of their opening a door and falling out- “The Tudor is attractively trim med in soft durable cloth with seat upholstery deeply piped. Rubber ABCHOMiii WAREHOIItC DER SAME MAWAGEMENT AGAIlS Tobacco growers thronghonst this section will learn with great a deal of intereset that Edwards, Lewis and Williams, of Mallins, South Ca’-ollna, will again run the Aberdeen Ware house. These people ran this wa’-e- bonse last season and there are bests of people hereabouts who did business with them. They operate a warehouse© in Mullins and handle more tobacco than any warehouse in South Carolina. Aberdeen to the nearest market to Hoke County farmers and most of the weed grown in this county is marketed there. mi Q n O 0 B o COAL ORDER YOUR WINTER SUPPLY NOW AT SUMMER PRICES WE HANDLE THE HlGHESt ■ti "®s ■** .T i. PUBUC STENOGRAPHER -Mlse Ina Wilson announces that she will he glad to do year ,n,owrt,lwt. it be a tose amomt Letter, typemitteb ter aw'ene at a BDall eoet stationary furnished. Graduate of King’s Business College. Office with Paul Dickson, upstairs in the Page Trust Co. Building. I^nmn Thurthe ent^e outpost, np- federates, who. thinking the day on whicr the security of Kilpat- won, had commenced to plunder the camp. Many hand-to-h£^nd fights, pistol I and saber duels, and other feats of j indiridual. bravery were performed on both sides during the hurly-bur ly of the fight which ensued. The Pederals lost two or three kun- dred prisoners And a Targe num^r of animals at the first onset, kut they recovered rapidly and advanced in a determined effort to retake what they had so suddenly lost They were greatly outnumheri^ land would probably have been anni hilated had it not been for an acci- d«iit" whir£h occurred after aboat thirty minates had elapsed- Lieut StdtsoD. commanding the ar- PRICES 24 lbs. Good Flour Good Coffee, lb.......-- White Rose Tea, lb iV i 9c Salmon, Can Corned Beef can • • Canned Brains, can ••••;•• Shrimp, can ' ’ ‘ ’ior> Pork & Beans, can Small Milk, can ... Trill Milk can • Se in and let us show you. We can save you money on your groceries, and we carry a nice assortment. ■ Painful Condition ■Jk% Grocery "When I was just a girl at home,” writes Mrs. B. F. Riggan, of Bedzd, Texas, "I took Cardui for cramp- = 4ng ""d pains in my aide and back, and it helped me at that 'time. ' ”Aftar 1 was maxried, I found mysalf in a weak, run-down, condition. I snf- fored a great deal witii my bsek, which was so weak It hurt me to get up or when I would stand oh my feet. I fell off in weight "A friend of mine, seo* ing how had I felt sd- vised me to take Cardui, which I did. By the time I bad taken two bottles, I felt stronger And better t.bnTi I had in a long time." /> GRADE. TUDOR POPULAR FAMILY CAR, FORD DEALER SAYS. The popularity or the Ford car is attested by the fact that of all the cars sold in the United States four out of ten are Fords. Mr. Ed iButler, local dealer, said this week. And one of the most popular of the Fords, he added, is the Tudor. “The Tudor is designed for gen eral transportation,’’ Mr. Butler said. Tt is equally useful for the house- Hoke Oil & Fertilizer PHONE 240 o^oi \ '■**1 PHONE 243 SIOBOl Woiasea .t® Health lasi TaSe Thed ford’s Elftck-Draught-for nonsHnation. Indigestion, Biliousness. Edwards, Lewis & William*, who have led the State of South Carolina for the past 8 years in the sale of leaf tohacep, wish to announce that they will again operate the ABERDEEN WAREHOUSE. From the opening day throughout the season this Warehouse will he under the personal direction of the owners. ‘ I ' ',A m 'f MBssEir' INI I llM ( Aberdeen U' STR^SlJi, cr ordimart cof” DOUBLE , STRENGTH - Or^i EOFFEE.b ElilEOIlT SOLD o/Jd MOKEY-EACK ; GUARANTEE/ Htilf ds Muf h ds of Ordindr/ Coffee vv a re i. . ECWARDS, lewis ^WILLIAMS ABERDEEN, N.C. T I k It I • iJ ' - y " - ’• , r-'A.'’'-I ;

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