Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-03


!, II. The 4h Eriyad5 will repair TO Black
; burns Ford.
iii The 9th Brigade will bc advanced to
Union Mills Ford.
". Major W'alton's Battery will repair to
McI,ean's farm house by the shortest practlca
HE ronte, with which he shall 1T once make
| himself and his officers thoroughly acqualnt'
ed. .Lu
Az said farm house. lie will await further
orders.
Should the enemy march to the attack OF
uitchelrs Ford ria Centreyille, the following
movements will be made with celebrity:
+ The 4th Brigade will march from Black:
burns Ford to attack him on the nanh ano
centre.
II, Tho 81 Brigade will DO thrown to the
attack of his centre and rear, towards Centre
| vile. -. M
also push forward and attack him in the rear,
by vav Of CentreYille, protecting their own
right hsnks and rear from the direction Of
Fairfax Station and Courthouse.
". In the event Of the defeat OF the enemy,
tho troops ut M[itchells Ford and Stone Bridge,
especially the Cavalry and Artillery, will join
in the pursuit, which will be conducted with
vicor, but uncrasing prudence, and continue
until he shall have been driven beyond the
Potomac.
Y. The garrison Of Camp PickenS, and all
existing guards and pickcts inside of the lines
Of Bull Run and the Occoquan River, will re-
main in position until otherwise ordered.
VI. The Chiefs Of the several Staff Corps
attached to these Headquarters, will take al!
necessary measures 10 secure an efficient ser
vice Of their respective departments in the
rxigency.
By order Of Brig. Gen. %Beauregard:
Tuos. JORDAN, 4. A. A. e.
NorE.-The plan Of attack prescribed with
in would hayo been executed, with modlflca-
tons affecting 1st and 9Th Brigades, to meet
the attack upon Dlackhurn's Ford, but for the
expected coming of Gen. Johnston's command,
| which was Known to be en- route 10 join me on
the 18th q July. 6. 7. BEAUREGARD,,
Gen. Comd'g.
List Of the Killed, Wounded and Missing in
the Batts IF Bull Rna, fought July 18Th,
1861, as caLled for By article +56 Of the
army hcyHtHLEOHS ~ ~ J. Il
WASHINGTON ARTILLERY, Maj. j. 3. Walton,
Observation-Disclosures &. W. Muse.
W"4MIrd-Captain z. +. Eschleman, below
knee; PriYates IT.. II. Baker, leg; h. Tully,
mouth, IAeI. Zebal, face; j. 4. Tarlton, he.
low knee.
TIN LOUISIANA REGIMENT, Colonel II. Hays,
Commander. -iiNta-Privalcs j. S. Brooks
and Miles Smythe.
Woundsd-privates ?. Cain, }. McMaun,
slightly.
TIN VIRGINIA REGIMENT, Lieut. Colonel L.
B. Williams, Commander fiUea-Prirat j.
Brown.
HOundsd-lst Lieut.. - Durall, slight +;
privatcs B. F.. Fielding, L. Toonhs, William
!Iockssep, II. Z. Burrows, S. McDadc.
1sr VIRGINIA REGIMENT, Major I. &. Skin.
ner, Commander. -Filled--Licut. H. II. Miles,
Corporal - Morris, Priyatcs - Allen, j.
S. Mallory, j. s. Wilkinson, NJ. 4. Barnes, W.
Diacont.
UvunIel-CapAin }. K. Lee, severely
since died; Lieutenants ". ". Harrison,
slight-loot YIN. English, slight; Sergcaats
- Lumpkin, slight-hand - Rankin,
slight; Privatcs - Lutte, slight-lcad
- Kepler, breast; .hndrow Foresight, slight
John Hamilton VI. Redmond, severe; j. l..
Whitaker, do; j. w. n~riscole, do; VI. Hughes,
do - Collins, do; - Reilly, do; --
Marion, ID; +. AShby, IL. .Ashby, j. F. knott,
j. II. Morgan, j. D. llarman, W. f. Cree, -
Gotbier, Il. liuhel.
T. M&sihg-Iohn Doll.
llTu VIRGINIA REGIMENT, Col. s.. Garland,
Jr., Observation-Disclosures Garter II.
Harrison.
Uouads1-Privates Andrew Thomas, slight;
Win(rce Bradley, do; N. Bradford, DO.
18TH Va, REGIMENT, Col. M. D. Corse, Com
Observation-Disclosures Thomas r. Sings-
ter.
acknowledgements Dnlany, badly; Prsst'
man, do; Shacklcford, slight; Lieutenant Chas
Jayins, ia; Privatrs \. b. W~artield. slight;
&. G. Edwards, f. Donnclly, slight; j. "
Sexton, severely and missing; T. h-ake,
slight; George Lyle, do; John Wjthers,
do; VIM. McCunr, D. Murphy, badly; y.
G. Sinclair, do.
EECArlTuLATIoS:
Killed l3; wounded 53; missing, !. To
tai IS. Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS JORDAN, y. \. Gent.
&. T. BEAuREGAEp.
Genl Colnm'd.
" Col. r. 7. Moore commanded the Isl
Regiment until disabled bY wound, as APP
pears by Gen. Beauregard'a Report.
j. ". Sexton who appears among the ''nis'
sing" is in hospital. ESQR.l
AkM or THE POTOMAC,
Gasp GREGG, July ~Sl;lS6l.
G~EXrRAL:-ln making, in obedience to your
orders, 4 report Of the operations of my Bri
gade, on the 18th inst, | beg leave 10 make
brief statement Of the events, Immediately pre-
ceding that day, and which are closely connect
cd with it.
On the morning of the lTth inst, at Fairfax
c.. f., the advanced forces OF the Army Of tht
Potomac under my command, consisted OF The
ID Regiment S. Z. Vols, Col. kcrshaw Sd
Col Williams; 7th, Col. Bacon; Sth, Col. Cash;
the 18Th Va. Vols, Col. Withers, temporarily
attachcd-part OF Col. Rad:ord's Cavalry;
Capts. Wlckham'S, Balls, PoSelrs and PAyne's
troops OF Cavalry, ind the Batteries Of Captain:
Eemper and Shields.
Elrly that morning | received from rny
scouts confirmation Of what | had been Learing
many hours previous, viz: that the enemy
would probably advance upon Inc tha, morn
ing By the Alexandria, Flint Hill, and as i
was said, the Falls Church road,
In obedience to your orders, which | hat
previously received, to fall back on the ap
proach CT an enemy 10 attack my position II
superior force, ! ordered my baggage and sup
ply wagons to he pa! in immediate motion
and TO he packed in rear OF Bull Run, Mitcheii'
Ford. This vas promptly and successfully
accomplished by Cni. kelnper. assisted BY
Lieut.. Washington, G. N. and Msjor Kennedy
Counmissary fer the command with but lIttlt
loss.
Between S and . O'Clock, heard the repor'
and saw the smoke ii the enemy's artillery
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