New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-11
COL. pAvIEss REPORT.
HrIpsrAss OF rHx 2p BnisAps. brH D,Gi
TRoors N. Il. Va, Jaly - sal.


TKoors. ~ Il. Va, Jay as> fsi 81.
To Can, Jas g. Far Assistant Adjutsat>ass. osH Ao-
s,p In accordance with ,be circular Of tbs 20 '..
Headquarters Troops Department n. u. virg'n u
have the honor Of reporting the proceedings u the &
pdCade 5th Division, o. the battle Of Bisesh'p's-
Ford six miles from th4 battle ground Of Boil Rae -
the 9st inst. TIE 5th Division, under :ts cor u'.i
Of Col Miles, consistipy Of the Let and I'd Bfs des,
Richardson. Brigade, and Green's and Hunts bs'.'
batteries formed the left wing Of the troops In a' =
The Let Brigade, Col. Bknker, occupied dnrir .
day the lights of Cenrsvile, and wsrs nss O sst J.
with the enemy.
The I'd Brigade, und,r my eemmnsd, was IA
readiness 20 march fon camp NJ y A. n, INV
the road wa, 50 bloekfd with moving hcoIs'
that my brigade was obliged to take a 5sfs1d
route through the fields, Green's Batse'v q
advance, until 1t struck the road leading 20 i'''~'
bu,n's Ford. abou, one lie south Of Cenirevhr
command Of RI harrison brigade, and TO tske poe 2.
In front of tie batteries st Blackburns fofo, 90
near The hattie ground ~ the 18Th inst, and mai 30
| demonstIaii N Of attWik in Pursuanes OF esh.
y;nmsd;atelv orieed forward the two @iy,od
,;dsd ems of Hunts Battery, commanded by II ~
Edwarir, 10 an open field about ~ yards c. o.
road from Centrevls 20 Bull Ruc, and on line 81 p
the place where Our bNurrier Ntfo PH,Ds
18Th ins,. and about 1, yarcs from The enemy
teries NJ Bla kbums Ford, aud there eoinme'
rapid firing | ordered the 18th Regiment fors'
a protection TO this battery, In the efen Lei -
formed Hue-oi-batte facing the enemy, the "a b. -
mani being held in re-e va the road Just 70 fea
Having ascertained from our guide thai toeie va
n road wi hout obstruction leading rpD We cs A.
vilIe road 10 the east and then bearing on 'owas0 G
shntb In the direction Of the ensmys pesison, tI.
which could be seen about half mile aisan. wv ~ -
east from Edwards battery, ORDERED 'ne sea ss-
3lst Regiments, n. \. w on 70 '"i' .os .s,,s,s e.
lion with the Centrevie road. on' I.s 80 ia
poyed along the road eonsideraole a,''s ,, .,~s a
i,Isr vemsined Ia column 20 protes. 'Wo Ruhs
n.',, la,,ary which ! ordered TO be stationed ~
~. In, Then gave orders 20 Col kichardtof' ~
-. sneh ARRANGEMENTS with regard 70 we es,ss
% son In fsut oi the cnemys batteries q, prst St
suo Fani Ithe Immediate battle-ground oi 'he ~.
ins, as in liz judgment the emergency o. 'he ~'''
| might require. =, .,n., 10 O'clock n M. and
| snd;og the ammunition for the %-pouna iinea nv
| sa.t rnnulng out, aud having aeconphsse', .,,s -
inipment from tue movement o. 'uo nvys drI.lsre1
which we could plainly seel, denonslla'''"
| ordered Lieut. Edwards 10 cease nius' an "a the.
aSar, N o'cIock A. M. Col. Miles came on w ,hs
.annd informing me that 10 had ordered iofw wa:A 4
fcth and 3lsr Regiments from tho posiOn ~ ". m.
| bsd nreyiou,ly placed lbem, and also Two s,
naa "a bv Iient Pltt and had also ordered io'~ -
~ o1h.r two snus OF Hunts battery INTO Ns ".
snS sShsrs Jieut' Edwards's guns had been nss ~,
,la, h Ind sso ordered the Ieih Regiment D..,Ils
~ ,hs omen field into the woods on the ,',,s's
.ood ~ q reserye TIE .t2d Regiment, oy eo O..
a,Jer remained M q reserve Ia eoiann, ~ ~ H. ysas,
,,evle road about three-qnartor. VI Ia n~ riIhS
Col. Niles then ordered me " eoatiaas wv ~~s'