. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 . er reuit^nibers, was at Halifax,Avhere we remained for a few days only. Thence the com-maud was sent to Tarboro, iST. C, but only remained a shorttime. butlers bridge^ near HAMILTON. It being learned that tlie Federals were advancing fromthe vicinity of riyiuouth, IST. C, to make an attack on the fortat Kainbow Banks, near Hamilton, X. C, we were orderedon a hasty nuirch in the afternoon of 12 December, 1864,and marched with an occasional rest till dark, when a beauti-ful pine thicket Avas reac
. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 . er reuit^nibers, was at Halifax,Avhere we remained for a few days only. Thence the com-maud was sent to Tarboro, iST. C, but only remained a shorttime. butlers bridge^ near HAMILTON. It being learned that tlie Federals were advancing fromthe vicinity of riyiuouth, IST. C, to make an attack on the fortat Kainbow Banks, near Hamilton, X. C, we were orderedon a hasty nuirch in the afternoon of 12 December, 1864,and marched with an occasional rest till dark, when a beauti-ful pine thicket Avas reached. Orders were given to rest, aswas supposed, foi- the night. The temperature was fallingto a low point; yet the weather was clear, and being verytired, we were very soon snugly retired in beds of new pinestraw as comfortably as any squad of soldiers ever enjoyed;but at the hour of midnight, our sound and ha]ipy slumberswas disturbed by the beat of the long roll, which all knewmeant to lie in readiness quickly, ami then orders were givento march. At that hour it had become very cold, the road-. ^ev^ ^OR*! UB^^^ 0^ Sixty-Eighth Regiment. 721 bed was frozen hard and a march of about ten miles was madewithout a rest. At Butlers bridge, two miles from Hamil-ton, four companies of the Seventieth ISTorth Carolina (FirstJunior Reserves) and two coinpanies of the Sixty-fifth (SixthCavalry) and a section of Lees (Ala.) battery, all underLieutenant-Colonel C. W. Broadfoot of the Seventieth hadbeen stationed at a creek, crossing the public road. The en-emy, piloted by some buffaloes (traitors), crossed the creekbelow and took our troops at the bridge in the rear. We hadturned off from the main road from Tarboro to Williamstonin order to come in by Hamilton to reinforce from the rearour troops at Butlers Bridge. After passing through ornear the village of Hamilton, our regiment wearing longcape overcoats, and it being just before the dawn of day, tothe surprise of officers and men, we fo
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