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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 79 (search)
shed into the town and halted. I ordered the bridge to be at once repaired for the crossing of cavalry and artillery. Gen. Evans retired about two miles from town with his command and formed line of battle. I sent a flag of truce to inquire whethe Hill, in such a position as to rake the main street. Upon this, the columns halted, and a flag of truce was sent to General Evans, to demand a surrender of the town, and of the rebel forces under his command, which courteous request was declined. Soon after this, a flag of truce was sent to General Foster by Gen. Evans, requesting the removal of the women and children, as he was intending to shell Kinston immediately. While the women and children were being removed to a place of security, GGen. Evans, in violation of military etiquette, moved his command to a new and safer position. The Federal batteries opened upon the rebels for about an hour, shelling them across and over the town, when the rebel fire was silenced. But few people
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Rebel official account. (search)
-General, Richmond, Va.: General: I have the honor to inclose copies of the reports of Brig.-Generals Evans, Robertson, and Clingman, giving an account of the various affairs with the enemy in this vicinity, in their recent bridge-burning and pillaging expedition from Newbern. Brig.-Gen. Evans, with two thousand men, held them in check; at South-west Creek, beyond Kinston, on the thirteenth,ke a reconnaissance, for the purpose of ascertaining the position and numbers of the enemy. General Evans's brigade had then reached Goldsboro by rail, and remaining on board, only awaiting the cleato this side of the river. The artillery of the enemy was playing upon the railroad bridge, and Evans's brigade had at last to move forward by the county road, and cross, if at all, the bridge a halnow to save the county bridge, the only means remaining of crossing the river in this vicinity. Evans's and Clingman's brigades were ordered to cross, supported by Pettigrew's brigade, and the Missi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Terry's Brigade, formerly John M. Jones's. (search)
, Mus'n Daniel Packer. Private Henry Folz, David Hutter, Co. B. Sergeant F. M. Grubbs, Private H. R. Gibson, Private J. C. Ware. Co. C. Sergeant J. B. Yates, Private J. G. Blackwell, Private W. G. Smith, A. J. Terry, G. S. Evans, Mus'n C. Slay. Co. D. Private James Wilson, Mus'n James Cambet. Co. E. Com'y Sergeant Brig. W. T. Tyler, Private T. Ragan, Mus'n P. J. Frederick, R. J. R. Bee. Co. F. Private Charles A. Adams, G. Ellis, G. W. Irwin, J. C. Evans, T. H. Green, R. J. Lightsy, Private J. J. McRaney, J. R. Rambe, H. Smith, T. L. Smith, J. B. Smith, W. C. Smith, Private A. Langham, W. M. Morgan, C. M. McCurdy, Private John Hughey, T. L. Chandler. Co. G. Corporal J. A. Sheilds, Private Henry Dry. Co. H. Sergeant J. M. Rogers, Private J. T. Boykin, R. R. Boykin, J. R. Boykin, L. D. Boykin, J. W. Boykin, Private W. R. Bolling, T. L. Boyd, A. A. Floyd, S. W. Hardy, R. H. Noblin, D. O. Summers. Co. I.