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CasttfrHias of N. C. Troops fit ilia Battles ofGettysburg) Fa*Fitoii rua 'ifiTii N. 0. Tnoiu*a.—Ws are permitted, saystbo Fayevuw.lle Observtr, to make the following extractsfrom a let’.et of Lieut. John U. MoGilrary, to Lid father futhis jduce. J.ietiteuanfc AfcGr. was struek three tinios, am*mrites from ‘.Vinehester, where he ia recovering £roui hi,'wound, aud hopes to bo well again in a week:—WlNCHKSTKR, July 1883.• # 1 lie battle was grand, sublime t aw'tU. NeUln* language m r pen can describe the acetie, Th# enuuty wero tttevvu m pi Its—some in rows just as they were standing when they loll—the ground was literally blue. Our brig adc •iV.iTgrv'V,s) that day was opposed to the Iron brig ade— uvrei liAving been repulsed before (so 1 heard soaui of the pi i st no vs uy) but, said they, “wo wore com pel led to yield this t.me, Ono asked, “ what men fought them Out day” iu a certain part of the line, being answered y Not it* Cuieiiaiaua,” bo laid, “ 1 don’t want to %ht themRgain.”JJtt of (Juixiultks, Co. Jl., Uth JlegH, Ar, (J. X.t hdtit atGettysburg, Pa.. Julu 1,1803-Lt Murdu McLeod, com’dg.— Killed—Sorgt A M McAu* lay. Cmpj bnm’l F Short ; Privates Arch’d A Clark. Coliu b McKiuuuii, Thos Jobuson, S J McIntosh, N A Currie. Wounded Lt Murdo McLeod, severely, breast and ghoul* tier; Lt U Wilcox, painful wound, aide and foots Lt j 111 . .t _ I .. I. A .. . i if •» v . 9 .fvuui L a uirrie, iKsh, log; Corpl \V J McNeill, slightly, /Wsr p«rt of breast; Covpi Z Uognns, flesh, thigh ; Fri* (rates Uau’l Bailey, band; W F Blue, slightly, huud; Bfodiv Brady, severely, !b;gh and arm ; Maieom Brower,I ( «i * i i i lt;_ J~ te f \ w --- i/i viT vt ibaud; W D Brewer, shoulder, (since died;) J H Brown, suppo-ied to bd killed; J A J Buchan, slightly, groin; A B Ualdwtfll, llcsh, leg; Jas N Caddell, slightly, shoulder; h W t’uine, severely, aide, and arm; Levi Davis, flesh, thigh ; \V T Denson, slightly, hand; W J I) Dowd, budlv. both legs; A B Fry, severely, breast; J 0 Fry, slightly, baud; Uem-ge T Fry, severely, side; David A Graham, •lightly, s.de ; W 11 Graham, severely, atm ; C (j Harri* Sou. de.sb, bw’h legs; Thos J Hogan, Badly, i»w « N Hu a-tucker, sight y, bead; S J Johnson, Dash, elbowtuid side; Juo U kt-uii, slightly, foot; Daniel Malone, bowels andbands, (since died;) J SM.auess, dangerous, throat; J B Martiu. aovcu-ty, shoulder; J A Medhn, dangerous, flbdo. men ; Bau i McCaskill, severely, thigh, (since died ;) A I) MeCttilum, alt mlder, (since died;) Dan’l McDonald, slightly, right hand; John McKiunou, tin nut, (since died ) \Vm McKmuwu, (missing;) JAN McLeod, breast; (sine® d.ou;) Duuca.i McLeod, flesh, arm; A F Muse, bowels,‘1 a / I • I lSI U ,\J UhhliUrr ll a I. * It . . ' , , ,t7 -r* M # v ; f x *uu°v» uumcicfssnce d «d;; V K Nunnery, flesh,jaw and leg; Jubu Far Bod*, fleah, »cg; VS nj M Fersoua, duugerouaTy, breast; J V be#wo 11, lieiD, arm; Joseph F Benwell, flesh, shoulder* 0 W btuw, a.unned by a shell; Liudsuy Htutts. leer fain-,■ I i \ k • 1 HAIf* W ) k. . Yl i, fU ii . of lmtatedQ Andrew Blutts, lip; U 0 Tyson, i Win A \ ui.c..ouon, slightly, head; J H Wt Side and arm; A 8 Warner, slightly, head:iLi v li oi'nt T\livt /—T. - *lt; * . 'flesh, thigh; arner, flesh. Jin rm au li anas, Kellymen I went into action with nbout^veu huudred'and^ft? ^fcelive men, and lost m killed, wounded unci missmg fin Luna red mulforty-nine. Col. Buigtvvn wu kilUrl .lt;■ lt;ho field Ulme gallantly leading hisIng our co ora, and calling upon them to push onward tcvictory. JuM before he died, about the last wurdt hlt;mid uere:/• I wn droninmg; I know my gallant meiwill do their duty nobly; where is my sword F’ Hudwere the lust words of ou;* Colonel; bo sloops under a ivlDM • the bntt.o-hfid lar away from his fuorids, i» the lault;Of the sum ger, yet he w not forgotten—no I his in.mnpwill be cherished, fresh and greon in the hearts of tbo meiWio b»r, ..UwjKl hitt until they too ail be m ■iluat » be. May he rest in peace! ■«««* oLieut. Col Unewaa badly wounded, and I boMwil recover soon. Major Jones was etruck with a shall m! BUmned pretty badly. Adit Jordan waH bndlv !U..gi Alaj iloRoo’a tbigh UshT,baJl^ “d“l[Uorrospondenoo of the Fayetteville Obsorver.}^ BlCUMOKJ), Jaly 10.
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Wed, Jul 29, 1863
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