Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-09-04


s-ound ms force many time, my numbr, Ia three ell
uus o a. Aezane ria upon my right, uroa my ieit a.
&c i ntowp from the sa ne place. and having sent "ora
G y. Ew | that wss about to ofgin my movement
ords red nv regime 20 tske up the line oil srcn &C.
riding 70 INV I'd plan, and DIR cted rs a~s
p e,ms n. (which with lmpeI's battery, aud Wichhia
Floyds troops of cavalry constituted nv rear guro)
10 ,ns, eired, through tue iench.a as tie P'r-
ding regiments filed out Toe column thus iei back
D,reot o,dsr 20 Ceutrevle the enemy not venturing
AZ ack nv rear guards. A. DARK or piekst' were
" hip A few huudr PAGES from g ca Other
Al mtdn;e 4 M,i,r Rhett having retn'n,d from a
psrson~l Ia erview With your resrmea me MARCH,
Ia obedience to yonr orders and at diynsnt put ny
Q NINA in pri ion At si'chFs FORD, a bal Nun tne
place peyiously a signed me- Pacing two pieces Of
Kemper battery ak hundred yards In 'front.' OF my cen-
tire. on .upsrs iii, supported by two companies OF
light troops in order give the eUemys Advancing COZ.
umn fs shnts bstcrs retiring TO the position assigned
thNss pieces Re ind The Rar.
The E sventn North Carolina Volunteers, Col. Kirk,
laad and the Eighth Louisiana Bs,n,n, Col Res, re.
ported 20 me dutns the morning. Toe former having
been kept fer awhile Ia reserve was iced on the ei.
IRENE left The latter held in in rear OF the
GENRE Of my position.
Al about IL NJ the enemy, following up lis move
M nts Of the dsy previous opened heavy canro ud'
on nv posop, whi,h vas Kept up mcst Of the da',
throwing shell and sho into every port on Of my con-
msnd but fortunately, uittou' irjusy TO the troops
Az the range of his guns aud The weight Of his metal
sere greater than my owu, Capt kemp'rs two pe,e-,
with the tao surportlrg compsui's, were wi I'D avn
to their petition in rear OF tie Run but not until some
effective shots had been made at the che =.
Ia the course o. few on the enemy "tseked the
position Of Gen Lougtreet IT Backbarns Ford, snort
dis snce TO NY rgh from which ne was most CALAMITY
repu sed. lie then began 10 chow his troops in some
fo:cs in my front By'your leave ordered Col Her-
shaw with four cru mes Of bis regiment and one piece
of mper's Battery, 10 move forward 10 mpers Hil,
and open his fire upon that force ]: vas promptly and
ealany execu ed three four eff rive shots b'ing
tbrosn into the grove near Buters house, doing some
e,e,uton and scattering the enemy in every di ecton.
Icannot too highly comm nd the conduct and bear.
ing Of oil the officers and uDdar my command Ey-
ery tiug that oharact rios gallant people, ptpred to
perish before superior force necessary Tor he oe.
fence Of their homes, exhibited by them through.
cut the trying and fAtguIrg operations OF the l7h and
Is h ofJuy
Enclosed send the report Of officers under my
mand, so far as rec ived
/ am sir, very r spec'fnlly,
Your obedent aervant,
[Siruedl II L BOSnAa,
Big Geo. CJnlmaL ding.
To Bricadier General G. T uregafd. commanding
Army Of the Po.omse, J MS Is b and 2ls', 1881.
CAPTAIN DELAwARE KRSPRR'' REPORT.
ARrLLERY QJAErERs, ADVANCED =, RcKs. lsT BRIGADE
lsr CoRrs AMY OF raE PoToSsc,
vienna, zSIh July, 1861. J
Bs1eAprER GESIRAI b rHAx, Commanding Let Br gade,
&c
General On The morning of Wednssd'y, the l7ih
inst waile IN camp 81 FeirlsI &. about a. W.,
r. ceiyed Inform ton from yu Of he approach of the
eueuy and a Teers!iou Of orders previously given In
gard to the disposition OF ny guns Two were at once
placed ia battery 10 front OF colonel Williams Retiuent,
on the Als1snda turrp he, and iwo in irjnt Of Cot
X, r.heys position on the Falls Church ROAD At 8
oco,k the enemy came in sigh on the Fint LII road.
and orders were received fall back In coiiu clio
With Col Kershav's r 'girnent and Capt. Niekham's
troop eDjoysd the privilege OF covering this rertai
the rear euard ing under Col krrs commsrd, 70
whose repor. | refer for any additional tail -
The emf nv seem rot dspo ed TO press IA closely and
va reached OcpevlIe without incidsnt woTtiy Of noe
about IL 49, and res ted uuii midni when the march
was resumed to Blu Run We arrived AZ aitche.f Ford
little brftr, d-ybesk on the morning OF h Is -
rwo of nv gu = we're posted on the hill 10 on Of the
ire oses at Nj chells id-he Others In the Irepchrs
A;l2N. Thursday. ls b the enemy opened fire IRON
oae or m ere Iided gum H. ir mt OF our position, at
t,nce OF one hat miles This firing was com
pe,ey at "a dom until l2f o'clock, WHEN they ateiD'
the % &c Of my pol ion, AID fir ma rounds OF ca
and solid g OF tt No bus without jury 10 us, while
hight battery moved mp towards Us then 6psn' mr.
upol the latter firing solid shot, and ID the satsfAc
ion of driving back the battery and imports. have
snce uEd q that this sh I'm ans battery, ard
that the en- mt Of damage done them considerable
We once retired the trenches IN obedience 10 your
orders
Lsre IN the evening, about o'clock, ordered to
accom- any with one gun, Col. r'hsws regiment TO
the hill which had formerly Lied in front Of
Nitchcs Ford for the purpose Of diving body OF In
anry aud cavalry from the cover of the hills beyond
rwo solid shot aud three spherical having accom-
pished this object to Dol Ksrs avs satisfaction,
turned 10 our respective positions in and behind the
trenches We were insct,ve, listeners 10 the heavy
firing on our right, and about dnsk ordered to
move With Col K,rshsss regiment 90 the left OF the
enr nchments.
sm glad to be able to add ths. no m ,mber Of my
command suffered an injury duriOg these operations.
Respectfully, General,
Your obedisnt sery't,
(Signsdl Del KESPEE, d.
,xandris.
iOfseislJ CLiFToS Il. Sxus,
capt and A. A. G.