Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-27

r,..e ysu B. t1,Jlss ,isS great ssiiss.,y. ssd 3,
IN followed viii ths dstsrninst sssnss u vsssrus,
N ssoosssfsl chsrgssf their regineat and esefs %
one OF the ensnys batteries aisse ssssd1ng for hcsra
storm Of shot and she'll Ia ts,snfng Of bat.
tsr o. The loss Of the comrahy uas two killed scr
esant G.orge P. Wilson snd J,hs Fry, 500 Of Jades
J. Fry y two 1t d iesrst aorssly Wos1d.d, william
isrsr and John Sweeney saa seven others YOU i'd.
ed, but not d,ngerousy. Among the lsssar |, Lieut..
Lsdy Who. With Priysss Iredssk also Wosndsd now
In this city, we'll cared for In benevolent family They
h, .. each p.ipfu fsshwound 10 the should-r. The
wounds Of others are eight hessrs Try and Y iarnef
we're young lawyers Of ans promise; Capt senver, :
young gentleman OF fortune has displayed q musa e..
lan,ry Ia leading his mon - be had dspaJss hsefAa
and energy in raising the company.
TIE lsrH VA. sEaf-xoTrowAr eEsTs
[osrrsspsndsnss Of The Pssrsssrs sIsrs.il
Our regiment BY tbs time had CONS In Teach 81 the
enemy's cannon The balls fell before and behind ~,
| but no damage vas done.
| We now threw our knapssohs away to eng,Fe u
bsnd-.o-hand Hght We ran 70 the point at whidh the
fling seemed 70 be most severe Advancing 10 front OF
CANNON We got within musket shot Of enemy, and
fell 10 the ground, having slight mound TO protect
u. Had We besn standing, scarcely ons would hsvs
| hssn lsft. Twice did the canaou bsls tnrou dirt
upon me-, and musket balls wais,led b. the hundred
Ia few inches Of my head. Several CT our regiment
Qs.h Virgnia) we're killed. bat the exact number know
the ball entering bis leg ssn would rses T. il sals
few inches from the ground TO peep, and sevrsb .ree
were shot n that pos isn asa isi on sy right and
lett, y u III
We rAn-.-ed about ten MINUTES receiving tho enemys
are and we're no: allowed 10 return fie Toe copnmasd
70 fro came at last We pose aid ared NTH deadly o..
foot upon our foes We rushed forward 70 the top OF
the bill, and fred again also thd time. Now for the
first time tn, foe began to rse in run sad great dis
order. think thss great msjority OF the regiment
upon which fred killed. No boasing God for
bidl to Him oil praise Is due. At Our approach the
enemy left eIcsllent rfed battery, manned by regu
lars In our hands, They fought until all their horss
were killed and nearly every msn. No were now left
victors Of the field sndstared In pursuit Of tho foe. We
followed them for mile 20, aud we're tsa ,sougnt
b4ci within mile Of Manassas, me.shrs st hight dis
lance Of si& or seven niles Ths fgat lAst4d eight
hours-from nine TO i've
Pen cannot describe the horrors Of tho fight Noise
and confusion Of many kinds prsv.iedhe rng Of can.
non, the discharge Of musketry, tie whzzng Of bas
the bursting Of bombs the Of arsxy ths tramp OF
AQrses the sSvance Of infantry the Shouts Of the con-
qlerng tina grosns CT the dyicg shs shrisis Of the
wounded, large nBEItsts 81 tue tead lying upon the
ground the carrying Of The wounGs by SCORES and ell
euvelopsd In dark cloud OF smoke, al 80 to make one
vas. spectacle OF horrors-such as MAYER wish TO see
again hear. Many were the dead sns soupisd over
which forced TO passbo'h OF ocr men aod Of
foes o., los wanted TO aid them but could rot.
In6 HguL tutSosoeu N
ing off hundreds OF their dead but l: many behind Our
cavalry who pursued theta 10 toe direction Of Centre
vile report the road sresn with dead and wounded.
QUE epemirs are not towards. Many men we're found
with bayonets in them, soma side BY side each with bis
bsyonet 10 the other. Our enemy u said 70 have ran
generally when We advanced With b.yorei Certain.
~ this vas the worst part Of the lsh.. Gen. Bssurs.
gard who commanded in person. told NC tha he would
depend principally upon the biyonsL Gss. B. cssered
a advanced, and cur loud cheers Ia we're
said to have frightened the enemy.
Our company (Notto1ay Grsyt) are very yell Thew
fought like igers Whoever Yog zee a.t has friend
IN this company, tell him that bis fisnd no coward
OFFICIAL REPORT or CAPTAIN JOHN D INBo-
DEN OF TIE "STAUNTON ARTILLERY"
MANASSAS JUNCTION, July %, 1881.
Brigad;r General W. II. Whiting, commanding the
Third Brigade Of the Army Of the Shenauioaa
| submit the following summary report Of tho part
taken in the engagement of yesterday by tho battery Of
the Brisa1e--the Stanton Artilery-undsr my con-
msnd The battery arrived at Camp Walker, below the
Junction. st hapast eleven o'clock the night before the
battle With and horses greatly stgusd BY forced
over an extremely rough and Steep billy road Having
had but four hours Sleep and that on the ground With
out shelter on q rainy night, since the preceding Wed
nasiay night at Winchester, and food on Saturday,
e1cep. breakfast which kindly furnished by
lsiies OF saeu, in Fsuquier my men we're SO tired on
| ground to snatch few hours rest
little after sunrise on Sunday morning, the lament
si Gen, Be, sent for mo 10 hs quarters and inform
ed me Of the approach OF the enemy anu that be
or isred to he Stone Bridge with his brigade and
,tery no. 90 much exhausted mine, aud asked me
IL We would s,and lhal'' replied BOT if We can h,ip
Il. He then ordered to put the battery in motion
Immediately and let my wagons remqlr and brig our
rstiors and forage stur 70 the fed. Ia about 40
mnu'es in motion, very much stimulated BY 4
canuonade which had then opened 81 hear Camp Walk
or that one OF the balls whizxug JUST
We started. Af,era rapid march Of ebou: fre miles
met the nfintry Of the brigade, who tad gone by q
rearer route Gen. Bee, in person. then joined the ts
terry and rode with about mile and selected the
grouGd to occupy, aud renaaed I'LL sf.er the
firing commenced on both sidez. To hi. consummlts
judgment in choosing ground, We are Indebted for
our almost miraculous escape from utter Destruction
We were placed Oh the slope OF hill facing TO the
West with slight depression or rivioH, running d
| mos. parallel with the base Of tbs hill NS came
Into battery" and unmbersd in this depression berg
thus protected by swell In the ground TO front Eve
or six feet high Our posllion COMMANDED beautiful
open farm which gently frOn re valley IN front Of
u.s. back to the woods about 500 wards 1istsnt. 10
the edS: of these woods hsavy cuunis o. the enemy
vas marching 70 the southwark wkl, we're desceod-
ing the hill position. A. tho pomsrt whseled
into iae, observed ono OF their b.tGis Of sI gups
do the thing, AID they pnlinteJsi simultaneously
| with US We Immediately loaded u.h spherical case
shot, With the fuse cut for ! 500 yards General Bee
ordered not TO fro I'LL they opeusd me, he had
ssnt the Fourth Alabama Regiment, Colonel Jones,
across tho valley 10 right 10 OCCUPY piece oil woods
about 500 yards the enemy aud he wished this
regiment together with one FOUNDER they had along
With them get fairy 10 position before we fred. He
had hardly uttered the order, however when the encm,
bs.tsry-s1 long rife l0.pounder Pa-rot guns, after
wards captured by troops, within $50 yards
Of our dist position-opened upon u with elongated
cylindrical shells They passed few feet over our heads
aud very near the General aud his Stan In aud
exploded near the top Of the hill We Instantly return
cd the compliment Gen. Bee then directed me to hold
my position till further orders and observe the enem>s
movements towards our left and repor. 70 him anyhiog
might d:coyer cf importance. Tlls was tue last time
my gallant heroic General ever spokc 20 me- Seeing I'd
fairly engaged he rode off to take charge Of his reg
ments. The firing OF both batteries nov became very
rapd-tLey at first shot and burst their shells In
our rsar but at every round improved their aim aud
shortened their fuse. In about fifteen mirutes We
coiysd our fr! injury. shell passed between tao Of
our guns add Iploded amongst the csissons, mang1g
the arm of private j. J. Points with fragment IN
most shockiog manneT. ordered bin. TO BE- carried OF
the fsd to the surgeon at ouce He vas scarcely gone
when another shell exploded at the place and killed
a horse About this time the enemy began TO fire too
low, striking the knoll in our front. from ten
to twenty steps, from which the riccchet WIS
sufficient TO carry the prcecss u.s. they discovered
this, and again began to fire After We had
been engaged for perhaps hall hour the enemy brought
another battery OF four ggns into pceon about 900
Yards South Of the fr;t and lts ncarer 10 u, and
commenced very brisk hre upon u.s. shell from this
last battery soon plunged into midst Instantly kill
ing horse and nearly cutting CT ths leg OF private,
W, A. Siders just below the knes. lie vas immediately
taken 70 the sarscoa. .ew minutes esrwarss smother
shell did its work By wounding s,d Lieut.. A. ". q,r
Der 30 severely in the wrist shat ordered him of the
field for surgical aid. We now had ten guns At work
upon u.s. with no artillery to aid for mere tain an