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victory, Davis’ brigade moved forward andtook a sheltered position (for the enemy’sbatteries still continued to play sad havocwith the Confederate ranks) only to find itself immediately thereafter environedwith new and still greater dangers. A small force of the en my, on the Confederate left, which had been previously almostunnoticed, suddenly became re-iuforeed7 V'V!1and plunged like men lighting in a bet ter cause into the Confederate rankst1t«c.ItsItttwVich, as has been previously stated, had taken a sheltered position iu a deep railroad cut,and in a short time the whole leftof the brigade was completely overpowered and forced to surrender, and the right of the line in their turn forced hack. yoou, It-thowever, the Confederate line was reiu-forced, ami the enemy was successfullydriven through the town. Darkness put,an end to the engagement, and the weariedand shattered ranks of Da/;»’ brigadeslept, oil their aims. Tue company carriedt#ittIinto the battle titty-two enlisted men andtwo officers, and ©very man was eitherkilled, wounded captured or missing, except Private John SV. Powell Lieut. Leewas instantly killed and Capt. Whittedwas shot m the cheek by u buck shot, but did not lea\e the field. The command was , marched about one mile to the rear andrested until late in the evening of the 2ndof July, when the brigade was ordered tothe trout lines. On the 3rd of July about1 o’clock,tiie greatest battle of the war wascommenced by the opening of about ouehundred aud forty pieces of artillery on
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New Bern Our Living and Our Dead
New Bern, North Carolina, US
Wed, Mar 25, 1874
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