The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-16
Naycr Wultoa'. Official cep.rt.

report OF Major J. b. Walton, OF tbs Wash
ingtcn Artillery, on the action Of ais coIa-
mand a the battle OF MANASSAS.
At ab00t seven clocb on the morning Ct
the Zisi, an order wae communicated 10 Ine 10
Ioi:o", Win tha bLtiery Under Lien :. 81 ut~es
The orig ide OF General jackson, toen Oh tns
sl-rcn toward Stone Bridge Every prana.
ration haVl-g been previously made, the
ofdef 10 noaut was iuneuiateIy gwen, AMI
tne battery moved forward, ari.V:ux at Lew.
- farm house Just III title receive the III
hIo tr01o me eAeAy's gu4s, then III position
ilear Stone bridge; here l was ordered 20
aiit AID await orders from General Bee
sEortig a;ter s! O'clock, n II Geuaca.
Cd two sj.e guns, under LIe.t hilcaaIdson.
'~Ad toCs poSitiUn about ULe,hglli nae 10 LIE
i6I. Ot -eHlS' farm house, VI tare The sueyu,
"i-s io"Ad i! large numbers, firr Was a.
once opened by Inc SecuGA under Lieutenant
hicAdr1SOu, i1d continued with !. I'd e:teut
uh'lI his situation became so periious hat ne
"Ae OO4is6u ~ "itAdraH, Hiring whist Tetir-
- w vi ais guns Weie cut OK rapse, w4oI
- iiL-@TI"e. dp LA reported ~ IN JEis
- giSeIaeHt, one OF tao enemy pieces was
| uiSlnpuutcd ~ u shot from the xii gun cj.
tee.ea oy EFst Serg ak & zen, first COM
p@Ay, anu other s. rI0uS Il JEk was accom-
plaaheh NOW, under direction Of General
Cot~&, LOOK position i. battery on the nil N
Iroh. Ok Lewis Iar.E house. my guns directs
-t"@tds Stone Bulge, where it YVES reported
; me enemy was a0Oot ~ dLtaC =. Shortly be
Iore ten ociJck ORDERS we're coc.1nunicate1 t.
| 1n9 10 advance WIttI my battery 10 i point
wA-cu was indicated, near Il e position lately
occupied 5v tae section Under Lieut.. Richard
SOC. Here W. ~ once cpeasd fire, soon obtain
ing T2nSe WAN the rifle guns against artillery
: AID tue pOlndrr, E-i u round hot spherical
Or" and ca!!.i ter, against infantry, scatter.
az. by cur Weli-direc: ed FIRE, dean, destrUo-
ZION aud c>ntuson IL Tie ranks OF 10Th; as
The eneny's RI ',ilery would frequently get
cur range re advanced by hand 10 the front,
antjl, fihally, the battery VS. upon the crowa
of ne hill, entirely exposed to the view o:
their artillery and infantry. A. this mo-nen:
their fire tell like hal around us, the artillery
in 'front.' Of our position evidently suffering
greatly from the concentration of fire from
my guns and those OF Tue battery cL my right,
and notwit tbs landing we vera AZ this time
subjec ed 10 terrific fire of infantry on our
left, my guns were as rapidly aud beautifully
served by the cannoneers ard with as much
composure and silence as they are when upoa
the ordinary daily drill.
Inc batteries OF the enemy on our front
having become silenCei, and the fire OF the
infantry upon our left increasing, ! considered
il prudent TO remove my battery from its then
exposed condition. being nearly out of ammu-
milton (6oue OF the guns having only a few
rounds left in The boxes the order 10 timber
10 the rear WAS consequently given, and my
battery, followed by the batteries on my right,
was removed 20 its first position upon the eie-
vated ground neal Lewis farm house. Az
about one o'clock, as nearly as l can now cal
GAIA q, i-leut. So Ulres vas detached with three
Founders ana took position near the road
lea linz to Stone Bridge, from Lewis house,
and directing against the eEtn1y's artillery,
which hau now opened fire Don our position
from the vicinity OF Stone Bridge. This IRE
having been siienced by some guns OF Colonel
pandieIon, ana the section OF nv guns Under
Lieut.. Squlrts. we discovered tom tue posi-
| ton on tRe hiu, the enemy IN full! regret
| across the iieids, ia range Of my rified guns,
Wnen sppened IRE upon their retreatIhg col
umns Ntllch was conInNed with admirable ei-
feet, scattering Elid causing them ~ syraad
| over the fields ia the greatest confusion. uuti
! | was ordered TO desist by General Jackson
| and save my AMMUNITION Tor Whatever Coca
| sion might now arise. Su5SeQ nently, / .c2s
| permitted by General Johnston 70 open FIRE
| again, which was now, after having obtained
the rang1 nkA target practGe, SO exactly aId
| each shot DO ia work The enemy By Lccu-
| sands, in the greatest disorder, at y double
| quick, received our Axe and the IRE Ct u a
| Parr0t gun of the batterY alongside dealing
| terrible destruction at every discharge. ThGS
| ended the battle of tae Zlst, the last gun
| having been fired from one OF the rifles OF
! my battery.
The guns of this battery, under command OF
| Captain Miller, with General j oDes' brigade.
| and Lieutenant Garnett, with General
| i.ongstreets brigade, we're not engaged ri
| then respective points, although under
/ fire n portion OF the day. Tae howitzer
| battery, under Lieutenant commanding Ros-
| ser, with General Ewa!Is brigade, was on
| the march from O'Clock p m. III the direc-
| ton OF Fairfax Court House, and returning
| by way OF Union Mills Ford, arrived with
| the reserve n nv position, unfortunately too
| late 70 take part in the engagement, o. with :
| standing the battery was moved at q trot and
| the cannoneers III donble-quick the entire
| distance from Union Mills Ford.
In this battle my loss has been one killed
| Sergeant J ID. Reynolds, 4th company: LEo
| wounded slghtv-Corp oral f. q. Payne, LIST
| company, and Private George =. Crutcher,
| n company.
| cannot conclude this official report withou
the expression or my grateful thanks TO the
| officers and men nnder my command for their
| gallant behavior during the entire day; they
fought ike veterans, and no man hesita ted IN
| the performance OF any duty or in taking any
| position &c which II Was Indicated they were
| requlred-in word, desire 10 say shese men
as entirely worthy "a tae noble state that
| L - sent them torlh TO fight for the iudepea
| Gecca OF the Donfetertte States. To Lieut..
| Squites, commanding, desire especially 10
direct your attention Young officer, tho Sc
| cond time Under lire, taaviGg been ia the en-
| gagement = the isth,l he acted hls part in a
manner worthy OF II true soldier ana n bra 70
| nlan. re is an example rarely 30 be met -
| Lieutenaals R!chaT dson and Whiting ton DO Ia
/ VITA this battery In The engagement OF the
18TH, were IN this battle, and brayeiy did thei-
! duty. Lieut.. w. NJ. owen, Adiutant and
| Lieut.. James Deariag, Virginia ces ~ zach
| Ell 10 this battalion, accompanied me 70
them L dia ild@OJcu for inYatu .bie seryiCs
, upon the field. FREQ aont'y were they ordered
10 positions OF grsat dang ~ AMI promptly
| ana bravery did They eaea aegu themselves
OF amy duty they "ere cailel upon ~ par
form.
i eonic mention irci y.ttual instances vi
| bravery sId t.arirg On tn part OF non com
| mission q ofiCer@ ~ pFtEates, but this
"Hti'1 De IL s4cus ts~~5 II .t-n ysd 80 v ell
III con2.asioG, .5onelei, al only say, am
grliil5d IL kC~ n We ave f..o oar duty as
We were played To do.
"ith great -e@p1't, Az. ~ sneral,
Yoa- ~stailas ssrVast
lSigned,! J. Il wares,
tiaJof Ua;nr-rdiag.
To Brig usn. U I. Esauregard, comm ard