carolina watchman wrfklv numiikli 4l vol xxi salisbury s c march 7 1864 j j bruner kultou anu i'ltoi'lllktok term of thii p..pkk--three dollars (.« ill limn lis no subscriptions rerrived ibr s long lime iii i'teseni tkkusoi tlivkrtimm h par square se the firsi > s ii mm 1 pei sij.uir forsaoh satwsrq.i nt publication i iii lhe vv ilniiii_ri..ii journal k.agli note af s brie f i aapalfl lo sliep sril-tlllc mi iii.iii.n — doubtless your read em i nve ere this read gen martin's t.-1-..rt ofhis expedition to tshej ii.l -• . lie f i ming part of a plan w ii ch had it been can ied nit i mil i have uxpulled the l trmii the boil 1 north carolina gen martin then left wilming ton on ' i ,- morning of january 28th listil ! i « hole fi't'.-i consisted ol two regiments l hie brigade the 17th nnd l-'i k mim . nt • •! n c t t-1 companies of cavalry and a|.t ': put -' ' fttti ry of six 12 puiii dt-rs and captain ellis battel .. of fou i 1 ;■■ uudei v gen m.iitin had received orders to c , ■ i ite w th the foi ces muk ing the aifiiek upon newbern by cut tins tbe it h'i it shi | ai laville n ni - _. 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' i rest occm red on the in i . .. until we had ci --• i white oak river and had gone some ' •' ce beyond where t in cntii y ad ance picki d up a t n kee who i u deserted fi o|n ti mv tin - :.' i : ' i : - i i om inm gen m irlin obtn t ed foil intoriua tii.n ith enemy a foi cw the num l*-r ti guns he i ml onl tho pos i r th dock houses and f t te lh.it i lit we em hi | . i fourteen tn ile frou m.i'j.ii ■)-'. in ii dense swamp « ose murk iness and gl in were il ci oaaed il p ■-.-, ble bj a ram w inch flu i i through i he n ght n ' i forced mai ch of the pre ions daj .-. and i hi eomfoi t.i he n iir t he ti oops r se with • ■ . i ii i ess and nlaci ty and prepai ■ : lor the daj e t march and foi the ball e k ies from t ur ftiii|i f the night - . the v.uil - had post ed ci iy pickets tu cavalry mad i ., _ illant iash at tbem and sun , i . in i tapttu ing all bul one here u i i a gallant officer lieut mils .•■'. captain harris oompany t.f georgia cavalry btrict orders had been giv en lhat our cav i i j should in ; tire t><r fear ol alarming the i-t ini i lent mute attempted to ca ; ire one of the yankees and win ; trsuing him waa shot dead beloved by all who knew.him he dobly ■-'■-'■ '• bis yonng life to his - * r mod aftei exciting little episode es restiim ine ol march in wine ci ii li__e,s th re can be found some . even in the midst i swamps but your corres lent will defj the most critical observer to find in \ within ii i.i miles ■>( shep itnisv .... an endless succession of dark dreary bwamps whose only arovv • the 1 ami brier and the laurel mark a country which were it not ohm ii mi hut yankees should ver itii.ii t about three and one half m ies fr..m 8 epiirdsville the yankees had erect i block house which was gan oued by abonl 50 men cap taitn daniels and bigg were ordered lo charge it and after bring three or four ineffectual rounds tho yan kees as usual incontinently fled about three-quarters of a mile from the block hotiho ih a small prairie sn or seven hundred yards iu length un tbo opposite aide of tliih iii h thick swamp 8ii|i|i<>rtt'.l iiy it new fatigltid piece of artillery in if rtiinti kulikt lur tlie hoist it hindi mian for its oxeontion ihe yankees vture posted in force here u|it ellis battery ciiineintu uulion wiih telling effect on tlio right of tlie ri,,-ul the 4'2<l was rilt-ri-.l tu nd viini'f under cl brown and llie i l till ti tin i.'ii under lieut col : lamb witli a wild cheer that i at ruck terror to the heart ot the craven : im tho gallant fellows charged righl across tin open space int the swamp and the yankees flod like qu il il vim before them i 1 tn bwamp t t-'a ant from covert i i covert tin yankees were ■ i ii i-ti before the i no e north ( inro liniaus like a herd of hunted deur a ut it unit from sliepurdsville there is n bwamp denser mnl darker ■ ili in iitiy other swamp in a country of dark and dense swamps it ex t.i i nn each hide of the road f..r p i imps two miles aud here the i i ankees in considerable force in uin nihil awaited nr coming t hir . mis ei - failed to hud them and ( apt i'm is led his battery i with in til'tv yards of tbe enemy before i.t whereabouts wa known the yankees bred i^uhsu voile ut thi • it irt d istance at his bntlery but strat ge to say not a man or horse was struck 1 1 . 1 thought ( ipt pai it - battery unliuiberud and the hugs n ' id i -" iiri'.i i ••' i ti nf can in and slid through thick lit n ii .• almost impeoelrablo i musket ball 1 bv \ ankees i stern i y&islance nntil the . iy opened but that thev could : ut st ii 7 n i hi the wildest eon fusion their right gave way never j.t n to be rail ied < in their left they fared eqnally a i ud ii in i worse for tbe gallant l_!.i pursued tiiein »>, hotly tbat tl i did nol tikik any stand at their fort bnt following the illustrious ex ample of tbeii i ight wing they ' safet ti tl.e other bide ol v i i - yankees had time to 6 re their i iuii iseary store houses most el fectnally before their departure — bul fortunately they did not have time t carry off their knapsacks and mr brave men captured cloth ing iii \ asl quantities : i i ercoats | ants caps vests bhoes boots blacking coffee n^ar ten i ce potatoes beanb onions and a hundred other things too numerous tu mention were the rich spoils of victory t ur correspondent feasted that night ii the following lull of fare lea coffee aod white su^ar iimih and kggs strawberry preserves snd buiscuit mountain butter and crackers i heat it it ye can ye fifteen dollar a-day-l tt ii and who would'nt be a e , hiii r ! after resting the troops for a day destroying the railroad bridge dis mantling the fort and rendeting us leas tin artillery which vve had i-,i ttitf.i nti martin ordered onr return laving accomplished suc cessfully all that he war ti_tit to do at ■ gen barton hv his retreat to k ton having uncovered his left u ng gen martin liken prudent 1 .. i era nu he is deemed it unwise to remain longer at sbepardsville vt ith ins binall force a in ne successful expedition than ours in even respect has never been planned with the loss t f twenty men killed and wounded wo huvo inflicted u loss upon tho enemy of at least tive times that lumber in killed and wounded be bides about seventy live prisoners i wu huvo damaged him in u large j amount in supplies aitd in muni hong ul war ainl filially we inn e convinced inm thut he holds bin boasted territory in north carolina by ii very precarious lentiro of tho instances of iinliviiltiiil he t'.isni i cannol in this limited spacu speak hul col brown and lieut col ilriidshiiw of tlie 4_m mul lieut col lamb of tho 17th where all wi-re brave were conspicuous for iheir gallantry < aptum ellis and i it is if ihe artillery and their offi ci'in were remarkable lor oonl l'ui lantn . oaptnins uarlan morris uud harris of the cnvalrv rendered most efficient servicu hero lut mo record tin deutli ofa gallant gentle man apt loo of the 17th w ho foil while leading hia men into the h 1 test of the fire too in nch cannot be said in praise ofthe tiufiuggiiig determination ami the unfaltering i bravery of the noble 42d and l7th all honor to such men ! c0mmun1ca iions i'i mu he ilh north carolina n|..lll nl !' : 11 i till i s r 4 . w .• lefl salisbury friday morning the 1 2 ih iiistant and airiv__.il in camp 00 the sunda following through without aci dept 1 n isconnexiou < in nr arrival h.i iv were greeted wnh cheers from quarters lhe boys seemed as much oj iic u to -.-.- ns a though we ha i been nl nt a year wttett 1 us it did not ap r that nr ii.nl been away a week we found th regiment m tin same pinners !,.. ,« orange which were occupied bv 11 b.-fore our trip in me although we «.:.- t i positive i on th morning ».- left sal sbur that tin fourth had moved i li ulimoud or thereabouts we took posacssiui if oui old shairfirs immediate i.n whioli we found everything unmo .!- - • xeept out •• ration ( sg which from 10ms c tuse or other is shnent with • leave ami these cabins have been doing us valuable service notwithstanding ii have kitchen parlor dining room bed room and biiioke house — all beneath the same 1 of snow fell all day ou monday the 1 .'.'.'. — tuesday morning 11 lay three lies deep but the skv h.is clear ami uli.ii the tin arose its lean fell -,. mild a i w.ii-in that by noun everj purtiule of 11 had .! mi p aie i ; it bat 11 tnained long ■ 1 ough to allow the soldiers to fight half dozen mimic battles which seems to . t.i • 1 1 1 and is certainly nol so unpleasant nor unhealthy as ths reality i iy evening the atmospl ere suddenly became extremely cold aud a 1 esing furious wind fresh from the snow capja-il mountains westward drove every body to his i ole there to remain until dece&sii forces bim out or the weather becomes more favorable one o'clock i and 1 am really afraid to un to bed i don't want to freeze into an ; .->;, i can't think my ;: for that is come 1 should be very sorry indeed if 11 had not thai 1 ear a whit tor myself 1 but then von know such an event would furnish the newspapers capital and the fael i i don't want my name mixed with ! such phrases as " t si i occurrence m , ancho'y accident " froze to death ac , besides thi lilth aversion to notoriety i have other and more weighty reasons for ■ i.v ,;,. id t the freezing process i hate made big kalkalations on eomiug events i whieh have trulv cast their shadows before , them hut the substance the realization not be expi rienced until we see the 1 other end of tbia war it least it is io re pott and then my dear j might sa 1 d bay it jemima would take il hard ' when she hud heard of my " going tip ill spout — laterally w because my bedfel low waa an iceberg how and lo con template ! tm not right sure but i don't think thu mini mi i sobstanceof nat has yet made its exit from il old north slate j feel that something in missing ; i »... so fre quently told ho by others i lint now 1 half ' uny believe n myself and if tin truili ii.ii-i b told you will nut tell huyiibdyl poo honor well 1 1 . •» mull is li,-r i in ir tli.m une shell in ihe 4th n c band don't lake it up in h yankee sense ; mul understand tm lo say that " insrds are lefl behind ; i only shn-rl whsl i know to be furt ni i hm i-,hi.iii-i„.,lv im stolen ■ nu li ns i know to iiihi more than i one hard bargain lins liewi nisde but if th.-v the ijnli i.n stund it i am sort ii.t'hil iflliry aru saiuneo s n in j.i consoling thought i yet bui tii.ii hying nil jok.-s nsidu i am t..re.-.l to iiilinii ami i s|,i-/ik for mj i'oinphinons mi s tliat during our or.-iit visit limns we pan i some of ilm lisppiest hours ilutt can row i in onr short lives < lut . iijoj tlltfuts it lilli.-i.t plact-s iv.-re.,t liti i.ii iih inr.'s which i.j the tvi.y il.sds l ■• nn phsa more pleasantly m'd after sll more nitiiv would i i.i'.i li.nt rl _.•_>.-. i thi i wheals of mil sol's car ! it shoi 1 have been lone so.,n nit r his iii-iipp..:ii.n.i i i luw tlie western horizon ut m short time before his npp.-iti.ti nbove the vhsieru i i ul ii.-v.-r lorynt iihim 1 1 r,-i li ip v nights li !:•-' s;..-ti ttt salisbury tin mi-i.nl in charlotte and t lie tlii.il m 8'stesville — many plf«»»nt incitlnnts occurred wliich , nm i in impression on my mind lasting i life itvr-lt a i-limpt.'i si iuii ul he duvo ti ! :.. each but lha ium i huora aie ruin ing on apace — ner could i do them jus i .■ were 1 lo attfinpi it tiih h.-st of or dei wns preserved llirougliout iind ll s....|ii,..l to inive forgotten for lhe tiiae be uu tlmt such h tliiti is war existed on lhe continent the concerts were certainly a decided hit not only in :. pecuniary point nt new wlnrli was ol iiinor i.i.poithl.ci ) bul in other respects aiso we were ena bled to form new acquaintances some of mil ni ii.-l quite agreeable and attrnoflvs to say th lust — young htiht-s an.j gentle men were offered h pretext for a collision merry eveiiiiiijs iiti.l social t.-a parties were some of the fruits and last but not least in perhaps elevated to some degree lhe musical taste among the masses we fell proud to see so many ladies present mi ten occasion li wns unmistakable evidence of their good taste and judgment an.l we assure iln.it ihey tlmll never be forgotten by ns ; yet they deserve more than we sliall evi i l able to bestow oi young o charlotte ha onr warm est thaoka and best wishes it ia seldom such treats are tendered to suoh rough customers still we don't think our brain ik addled nor our appetites spoiled :*— anoth tei glass qf egg-nog if you please i be lieve 1 am one behind — two for the major since he iur_rot liis scores '. — there wear square now — that was tli contract — all right and the printers — i must not forget them their kindness has often b.-t-n the subject of remark in confabs amongst our selves we t'eel under many obligations hut regret sorely the ignorance or neglect which caused us to make a serious blun der in our conduct towards them and hope to im able to i-orri-ot it hereafter n a 1 . camp or i n.c cavalrv , gordon's brigade va near m iford 8tal • n ) at a meeting of tiie members of co ; 2nd regiment no th carolina cavalry pri vate ii j kimball was uahed to th chair and li l dit\,,i iu spp seen tary and ou motion sergeant reese ,',> a ramsay and corpl s km \. were point.'il to ilnit r ms resolved 1st that on the outbreak the war we enlist il to remain u long as lincoln and his worthless elit a «. '•.'■. i war against us and thai we cousidet t t bacred privilege to remain m the beld in de fence ol our homes ami fires resolved id that when we took up at ms in defence of our homes at i firesides we il iti so with a determination never to lay them down till we hail delivered them from the danger ot devastation and oppression resolved od that the savant cruelty of our enemies as evinced iii their war jpou out women anil children and their jv,('i treatment of our old men jo not affri^hten ii 111 the least ; i ut il , ni uliileil ii in pi • will mr breasts fixsh conrago and deic inanition never lo be su j t gated resolved ith that it is u th a feeling of humiliation and concern that we i ive heard with ii'i'iet il great disanii fai t ■ n thai existing at ig one wends at home ; thai w • look up ii hold n and his party a traitorh to ui cause : and that we f 1 1 id liie > ircn lation i his paper among thi in ors ol thi i iimp my /,-....,. i ..: v . : tu lily approve t - i by i'n !•. nt i i.e i and i leadet worthy i i oui cause mnl : . .. i.ll.'llillll resolt ed oth 1 the « si ' we j l ill a del ■ 10 sill ■ mil ii hilt a nil oil resolved 1th th it a i iv ol theso reso .... bi ■ t to the lh i quarters ol tin regiment ■■• i • the i cj that thej be read on ni to the c ilina vs a a u i:i « ith lha retj i i i pu i j kimball . h'n t 1 daviobos bee february 12 1864 hbadqcastss n < cavalry km fen 23d 1864 j bpccial ' iroes n s.l iii c.,-1 pit nj with the request on lha part ol the members ofco b as expressed in the !.. ■ .,■! i ol ■'-. iluti '!,- parsed al a mi - of this company the commanding office feels proud to know that ihe arduous dutj . toldier tin in ea that . nc mpasa th id to freed in anil independi m e snd the rumors ol dissatisfaction that grate upon thi ear have not bad the p iwer to cool lhat ar dor check the oonrage oi weaken the 1 1 pe that flowed in tlie bosom of die i rave band . j troopers from iredell rowan and alexan der t'tiiit enobled ihem to deeds of valor ami lhat giv.-s them encouragement still to be lieve out s is a just cause we must we will 0 •':. jiu-r to the members of this oompanyi the commanding offleei may be pardoned for - saying men we know youi valor we know yom fixed determination to resist oppres sion and insults we know the flre il iu dignation ll ul kindled in your bosom of'61 andtheeag ness with whieh you pledged ) your lives and your honor in the defence of your homes you then were living god grant : that tins spirit of rebellion may nevei grow oold that this resolve lo fight like patriots to i he hk freemen if need i •-. is tii bxed and ■ we trust the day is not im m ihe future when peace and independence will crown our uni ted efforts ('. m andrews major cavalry reg - 8 g worth adj't goldsboro1 feb 17th l?t>4 mr edittir : — this is splendid weather for wind-mills unless it should prove rather loi i much of the wind for the mill let us hope i that ns these violent gusts whistle around the corners the windy platitudes of our con ■ gressmen a floating far away from the leg islative chambers leaving more room fo pn rapt efficient and real action let us far ther t im that there has not been too n wind in congress for the broad but tend . ails of oui snip ol state thank god ! then j is one who r lies the winds and rule anion the powers i i eat lb who is able to direct m and shield us in this night ol political storm i in i liiu we trust since newbern was not taken we hav . relapsed i i comparative calm again though all desired the capture of the plac and felt di appointment al tl ol th expedition yei all reasonable peoj le feel tbat it was better not to have attempted an 3 ail'it . i ' nl '■ wi : ■! t is :,, iv .,- h as i f the i ble vet « hi . ii nt d iw i thi • i ''''•:■■ : have pensiied in the :".. tlio country cannot spare s i ow rhcy are loojnobli to die in a fruitless under ng it is | ■ read il the . - a . : ! . i ■ - | n l g heaven hi . - ni at more yver t ii same w ' - .. of tl were i ea pi kett s head present i was . euaded at g _ _• e . est ia sw itly dis n ied . . i late by the generous musicians , : tbe toret m this section last week two ben is at glee club gave a very chaste elegant and iful concert tor tbe benefit ol the told ; families around here a virginia soldier was killed ear ben ' saturday by the accidental discharge of i gun they were pointing aud snapping tt i