Daily Colonist (1897-09-02) by Unknown

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Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1897-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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VICTOEIA DAILY COLOiaST TFTOSDAY SEPTEMBER 2 1897

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A Chapter of Uinvritteu History of the Fiffhtiuff Betweeu North and South.

Events WLicli Led Up to the Surrender at Appomattox Court House.

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Looking from our position on the plank road we observed a atroni; skir zaiah line advance from the pines, como down the slope, and deploy at the ditch in the open field. Lying there, in close range they liept everybody under cover on our Bide. Their lire became fjallini:, their position was menacing, and it aoon became neceeaary either to retire or drive them back. General Roberta determined to attempt tlie latter by a mounted charge. One squadron of the Fourth North Carolina cavalry was selected for the work and instructed not to draw rein until they had swept th'; enemy away. Gen. Roberts led the charjj;Q in ))erfion. In an instant we were upon Ihcui, ami, straufjo to relate, the volley with wiiich they received us as wo dashed at them killed only two men in our squadron. Before they had time to realize the audacity of tlie thing they commenced tb rowing down their arms and sarrendering. But off to oar right their line remained intact, and an officer, not so demoralized as those in onr immediate front, yelled out: " Don't surrender ! Shoot 'em." And one after another took up tlie cry, until in anotlier instant they were all firing upon ud at close quarters witli tlie very arms they had just thrown down. It was our turn to bo aurjjrised now. This complete reversal of our former relations bronnht about a hasty retreat, and we reached the cover of our lines swearing vengeance a^iunat those skirmishers, and determined to try it once more. Again tht; attemi)t was renewed. Another siiuadrou of the Fourth was sent in, and the same thing was repeated. Many of the skirmiehera surrendered only to be recaptured by those who stood their ground, and drove us back by a galling lire. A third time we charged them, and being sujjported by a detachment of the Thirty-foujlh Virginia Infantry, of Wise'a brigade, we (iislodged the enemy, and they broke and iled. As we pursued them towards the pine ttiicket, their main line of battle, which had been quietly lying down, concealed from us by the tall broom straw, watching our little fight, suddenly rose to their feet and advanced upon us at double (juick, firing aa they came. Their volleys, however, tlew harmleaa over our heads. We ■retreated to the plank road and soon thereafter abandoned its defense. The loss of the Fourth North Carolina in this affair was sarpriBlngly small, thouih it had saffered terribly in the engagement of the morning. While we were thas occupied reinforcements of infantry were rapidly assembling at Burgeaa' Mill.

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