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The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
[correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.]the battle of the Lismal Swamp. In this war of big battles, it is well to notice closely what may be done by a few determined men, even when opposed by apparently overwhelming odds. The fight made by the Third Georgia regiment on Saturday last, near South Mills, on Sawyer's farm, in Pasquotank county, N. C., is calculated to inspire all our troops with fresh courage. For five hours this regiment, commanded by the gallant Colonel Wright, and aided by McComas's battery of light artillery, fought five regiments of the Federals, with three pieces of artillery, and finally drove them to their boats. I have visited the battle ground, and the furrowed earth, the torn traces, the wounded and dead, attest the hard fighting done on this Our success is largely attributable to the admirable position selected by Colonel Wright, and to the splendid fighting of McComas's battery. Alas, for our country, that she should lose the life and services