The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-06
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KNnYTILLK CRNx Aug L lS

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KsoxvILLK, Tsxx =, Aug I, 1851.
In ths numerous accou1ts of the Battle Of
Manassas, published in the Richmond and
O her Southern pareYs, small men tion is made
OF Col. Ei2sy fof Maryland } and his brigade
which arrived Upon the field In the nick OF
time, and. by gallant charge, decided the
fortunes Of .he day. A Northern pa per Justly
says: 1t il the last conflict OF The day that
decides Shs victory and defeat " If II can be
shown thss the above.named eff ;ar and his.
brigade p!ayed this important part in the late
os ttis. the fact should be widely known.
letter. nave bsen received here from J.
Vaughn, I.ieGt. Col Reese, and Capt Par
ker, OF the Third Tennessee Regiment, com
posirR part OF the brigade. Tney have been
published in the Reg'steT, @f this pIace--cop-
les II which l send you, in vsrlfication of the
extracts l propose to m4ks. AS gallant sol
diers and accTs IN the ciosipg scenes of the
fight, they simply and modestlv relate what
occurred. snd merely reproduce their united
charge referred 10.
Col vaughn, with brevity and extreme
modesty. says Ia letter written the day at
ter the hyht: g feel certain that The Brigade
commanded d. Gel Ez-y, composed OF the
10Th aud lath Virgins Regiments, and the
Mary land and East Tennessee Regunso's,
turned the scale in our favor. But let official
repcT . spaak OF these things "
Lieut. Col Eaese, writing the same day,
says: "Coi E,zey's ..h Brigade. com posed OF
TIE lst Mary land Reginsnt: the 81 T-nnes-
see SOiCHtGEI1, GGCSF ktOt Vaughn. (<iPltI
Col kessa, and Asjpr Morgan, and the 10
Virginia oluatssTs and one battery OF four
pieces of srt!liery. arrived at Mauaesas at IL
O'Clock, ard were marched to the left wing p
4 dCue!e quick RsrcA. The fighting grouUd
of the ex'r-rne leIt was seven miles from Ma
nGssas u nc lion, and our brigade " as marched
1T a GQick and double quick march for the
whole distSnce The Yankees, posted on a
height, protected ny deuse wood, poured
upon our advancing columns VOL drsa5ed
Gre OF mussetry, aud their batteries posted
still further to our right, thraw into C0-
ranks bomb shells, s,ue Of which burst in
the air, and some struck 10 ground vi thin Z.
f. VI feet OF US. We were kept under fire
for some lime without being allowed to
I.Ve g. shot, as our dying artillery had not
taken its position, and il was i'm portant that
the enemy should be Kept IN ignorance of the
extent and position OF ou- brigade, uniIi the
artillery had commenced playing upon then!.
When the artillery of four pieces ope ned fire
with tremendous effect, the first MGrYIaud
their right, and the tenth Virginia, or our
right, al abreast, charged baycnets mp the
height, ard dreve the enemy from the wood
When w- reached the open field bsyond, We
opened upon their cisordered and wavering
ranks -oltys Of N usketry. They turned ana
Ned for their lives, throwing down th"iT guns,
ber their flight Ths battle was fought and
wen From that moment victory WIS ours
We drove the enemy from the field at every
point. Immediately after the Battle, General
k"aareg0rd meeting with our gallaQt Colonel
E'Zev, Qlats a Captain in the a y who
Commanded the ih Brigade. said TO him on
the battle -feld, Sir, you are the Il HcheT o.
the dav, and havs turned the tide of the bat
to-. GA ths same d2y, Dol = Eny was COM
rnissinned by President Davis Brisadier Gen
erai.p Z.
tOur correspondent arpends an extract from
g letter written BY Captain Parker. gallant
young officer, hearing similar tsotinony. This
was published yestsl9ay .-Ers.j