The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-03
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To the Editors Of the Richmond Dfspnfch -
AS ~ n, swer I'd the various ing uirirs OF our
rumpro' s relatives ard friends in Charlotte,
ror C rrlng the part Cap. T J Spencer's Rife
tloJnrnpy ios k IN The rtcen engagement pom
Bull Run, prorOse as brii f. as possible 10
ve the aeeir information through the me-
dunn of vonr in eresFing columns me nave
err (, ecusly srpposs that ~a were At Mitch
e.le Y rd on Th0rs6av, tn" IL n w" were not
III AZ y ction until Sunday, the 2lst. Early in
the morning Of that memorable day. we ware
e+.tinuad upOn the road leading t. Lewis
+ Jrd h.ch we I'd bean guarding with
seaYi SIS vgIlapce for several da'S While
standing here with the other companies OF
Our regimen, arr"nged aronnd at various
points for me defence OF the ford, our " tp-
tia took the FIST phi ouer taken that day -
Ha as a sry beop gipg to an Ohio regiment.
de hrd uncot scIC USly struggled into the
es OF our men. When it b. came evident
bat the eneTny did not design to cross tna
ford III thai 0irec iln, we We're Gsploy
Nj rs sHtnishers TO prevent them from
planting battery in an open field uuOn
IN fle> ated poiut tnat commanded full
vtaW ~ the opposite side OF the stream
dere we remain d To- 3 Cr 1 hours listening to
lt-, heavy tnuLd~IiDes Of the nj tillrry, the in
c. Saant roar Of the IN kptry, the awfui cries
OF toe WOunded-tu termi gied alternately
with ne hearty h ers OF the enemy and the
ci eT0us applause of Our soldiery as the
tide Of battle would h4ngh from one side TO
ne other H2ying ba withdrawn from our
posi- ION a. drawn up in haJ Tie array on the
u site SIDE of Tie stie M. we received orders
TO g" forward ID bat:ie. 10 our advance we
wsTe exposed 10 the eheIny's she'll and ball for
more than 9 nllc hefOra va en- tered the battle
fl Id W. advanced uudar the most disccur-
aging circumstances We met remnants OF
other regiments iii re treat, sa, lex th1t their
cowpanie- had been cut 70 piec 5 anG that tbe
Jay ~'as Well-Digh lost. The wouuced also
Wer" brought ga 10 N view OF our iine.-
The frs appealing SIG ht that met pur vision
y9:is q wounded soldier with HIS lett arm tAd
a part II his lett siGr entirety torn Of from
n - " AyVr rTtST ri,
~ themselves to our view Str tnge to cay,
tte only enc1 u-aEeClent we received was from
sosae pn wouudtd soldiers, who as they
v+re ctrg carried of the field waved their
haurE toward the scene nf cor II CO. AZ ar
narcti z through body ot thick pinea our
mpH' =, beIi - uated upon the extreme
ief WihE Of be regiment, happened to fail
s0dte"lT upon Eaf-, core or more OF New
/ IolN 4 >naves We 10 * a captain ana sever
80 ctLers prisoners, aud killed all the rest -
rh"V d on red pautalnoDs and a blue fttigue
snirt 1t was oy the bullet OF one of taese
des erado p hat hlr Jas Thomas, = worthy
meInbsI OF our company, lost his life
Owng 20 Va iJus I'M peGirfssnts IN our route,
CuI liz te wore thro Un some " hat in 10 confu
sion but the regiment WAS sOon ARRANGED
aZaiG, drawn mp Ia tull battle array in full
view OF Ihe en- nv. We We're held Sers as
re spe, ,tors, AWAITING farther rdrrs. and
exposed, in tao meanwhile. to a continual
sGoWer of the eu4ny's bullets. When the
= IN III md uas giysn e. advance, the " hoia
a ent weu5 Ia doUhis quick lime, cheering
hIi1 Hri x IS iGeY ran mean White the Il ,gs
OF IGe Sou hArn q nieueracy We're seen rlx ht
and ir!f, fbTtI ci over every hill. The eue-
my 3 battery had been taken. and it baca "a
he pTOt&RCa 0i Our regiment to hold IL. We
met u "a hut Ii lie resist" nee. The Char
lntt. + Fl 2, @ith tha aid CT A. jutant Hill, of
Nhrlb tArulIG2, had the honor o. turning the
IN as sae;'@ .a4'S battery aTonnd, aid firing
~ on the Owu2VS. Wheu the n OF theru van
d3ls pArle Yed hat the invinCi lie colum US of
III oouth~ea Coif dera y wera coming
AZ inst III, m in IN irrastihle Tide, and tha,
lEeir oWI guIS Were turned against them,
fey s-.L L II ficea tosg uTs he land OF their
oarrr, resolving, s. 40 d. uht many of them
ia, Asvef 10 set tout AGAIN upon Eirgin" soil