Excerpt from Letter From the Secretary of War Sm: I had the honor to transmit by Mr. Hugh Stannard, a short account of a battle with the enemy at Bethel Bridge, on the l0th. This was written on the field, and I had not then had time to ascertain the number of killed and wounded on the other side. Ithink I reported ten killed and many wounded. I have now to report that eighteen dead were found on the field, and I learn from reliable citi zens living on the road, that many dead as well as a. Great many wounded were carried, in wagons, to Hampton. I think I can safely report their loss at from 25 to 30 killed, and 150 wounded. I understand the enemy acknowledge 175 killed and wounded. It is a source of great gratification to me to be able to say that our own loss, as far as heard from, was only one killed and seven wounded - but too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the heroic soldier whom we lost. He was one of four who volunteered to set fire to a house in our front which was thought to afford protection to our enemy - and, advancing alone between the two fires, he fell midway, pierced in the forehead by a musket ball. Henry L. Wyatt is the name of this brave soldier, and devoted patriot. He was a member of the brave and gallant North Carolina Regiment. I omitted to mention in my hurried dispatch of the tenth, the name of Capt. Jones, of Cavalry, who rendered important service before and during the battle. I regret to say that one of his videttes was cut off by the enemy, and is presumed to have been taken prisoner. I cannot omit to again bring to the notice of the General commanding-ia-chief, the valuable services and gallant conduct of the First North Carolina Regiment, and Major Randolph of the Howitzer Batteries. These officers were not only prompt and daring in the execution of their duties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.