Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-13
nTbe Stone Wall Rriaade,H

The brigade commanded by zen. Thomas y
jackson, which is known now and to be known
hereafter as the 'Stone Wall Brigade" 9TH
appellation given it by the dying Barlow,
was composed Of the following regiments:
4:h Va. R'g't, Commanded By Col. JAS. F
Preston 27tn Va, Reg't, Commanded b,
Lieutenant.Co John Echols. lin tho absence
OF Col. Gordon, sick } 9Th Va. Ecg't, Com
handed by CJlonel Ko".en Harper; 23l Va
Reg't, Commanded by Col. a. c. Cummings
23l Va, Reg't, Commanded by Col. Allen ant
Lieutenant.Col. Lakeland. A Battery, Gem
manded by Rev. Col. Pendleton.
The companies composing these Regiments
came from the valley-from Jefferson to Mont
gomery-fron Monroe aod GFeenbriar.
The Richmond "Whig," after o brief sketch
of General JacksoO, whom it justly character
ICES as one Of the bravest msn that c7er DIRE.
q sword Tor freedom, says:
OF the various heroic feats performed by the
different Regiments we are not fully advised,
Col. Preston's Regiment and Colonel Harper's
Regiment, took a 9 gun battery Of the enemy
ir the most gallant style. Col. Echols took a
s gun b~attery-and Of 800 men engaged, lost
100. Col Cummings Regiment performed q
feat, which the best drilled Regulars have rare.
~ achieved. They were out.hlnked and as
sailed in the rear by the enemy, and the whole
regiment thereby thrown into confusion; but
that did not affect their courage; they contin.
ued to fight, each man on his own hook, until
the enemy was thoroughly routed.
Col. Perdieton's guns were handled with a
o1.,ll md r,yT,Dk -hioh ovfnrta1 oAp,troftop
from all behsldcrs.
IfVirginia does nothing more than was done
by this Brigade on The field Of Alanassa, she
has repealed the imputaticn Of degeneracy,
and proved that she is cqual to her best days.
The following is an extract from the letter
and of date 9th instant
1--WE arc now daily expecting a battle some,
where between fIuntcrSville (the county seal
of Pocahontas) and Huttonsvllle, probably OF
Elk Mountain. The encny are at The church,
in Minso flats, az miles above lIlttonsyille,
and advancing towards 1Iuntcrsyille. Our
forces are at and beyond lIuntersyilie. as far
as the Big Spring on Elk Mountain. Their
scouts are said to he within eight or ten miles
Of each other. All Cur Bath boys are there,
who can be. Somewhere near - mcn have
passed this point within the last week. More
lhau'ialf OF them are from Tennessee, and are
very much afraid the battle will come of be-
furc they can get out. They are strappine
fellows generally. and eager for the fray"
DotNGS AT TIE NoKTH.-Tha Fredericksburg
"Recordar," Of Tuesday, says:
A gentleman arrived here last night from
New York, who says that the roads ARE literally
crammed and j9mmed with soldiers whose tern
of enlistmen. has expired and who are going
home; he says that there is II decided reaction
at the North, ard The feeling strong agulnS'
Lincoln and the cabinet. TIE people CT TIM
North are much depressed, and say that thu
army has beer badly whipped, and that Scott
will not get another army before October. Iii
will by that time, bring 300, 900 men into thu
field, 200, 900 Of which will be brought agaiEs!
Manassa, and 100, 600 against the Creek, If
order to get possession Of this place. The re
turing Nurthern soldiers all said that, under
no circumstances, would they come again; that
they had enough CT the war.
Two HuSpRED AND FoRrY Millions Tx,
Butte TO EURorE.-One Of the first eilrcts of the
war has been the departure Of Mr.. Belmon,
for Europe, in the Persia, as agent of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, to borrow sIoo, ooo, 900
for which $40, 600, 900, is to be paid back
In ordinary times 800, o0o, 900 borrowed fol-
railroads would reproduce itself with the i'll
terest. Money borrowed for wal is mere
waste. a value equal to Eve years Of Cali
fornia gold products is thus thrown away ir
one transaction. To state it briefly, as Mr.
Chase is an Ohio man, the whole amount o
the wheat crop Of Ohio for twenty years is t
DC given to Ilr. Chase and NJ. Belmont tt
keep 400. 900 men destroying lives and pro
perty for three months.-Nsn York. Dali,
Mews.
General Bsauregari's watch stopped durin.
the great battle Of Manassas QuartermastcI
Z. 81. Hatch, visiting Richmond soon after
was requested to deliver the watch to a watch
maker for repairs. Ga examining it tho arti
san found nothing the matter beyond 4 j,r Of
shock, and Immediately set it agoing. On Gle
~livering the watch to Gen. B%aauregard, Col
Hatch remarked, General, your watch, lik'
| yourself, cannot run under fire."