HEADQUARTERS,
March 9, 1865.
General Bragg
reports that he attacked the enemy yesterday four miles in front of Kinston and
drove him from his position. He disputed the ground obstinately, and took a new
line three miles from his first. We captured 3 pieces of artillery and 1,500
prisoners. The number of enemy's dead and wounded left on the field is large;
ours comparatively small. The troops behaved most handsomely, and
Major-Generals Hill and Hoke exhibited their accustomed zeal and gallantry.
R. E. LEE.
Hon. J. C.
BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War.
SOURCE: The
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 47, Part 1 (Serial No. 98), p. 1045
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