The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-03
The Recent Battles.


The Recent Battles.
s,sAa information COMES IN We g.,
"~sstlv the dstatls OF the battles 81
~ ".,d sunday. II ID not eurprisins
f. .s,oaut given by onr reporter yes
"..nlnT shonid sonta'n some eraors
r. .e rrtncipaiiy apon the statement
s'.s engaged, the fr't accounts e'nefal'y
movements OF par iculsr hodieof
d" ,,,sr hsn the disposition Of all. 1t
- ,nco,sihls for ore man to trace the
ttesr.n, diviaions, much more to
-. snS.sements OF brigadss and regi-
n,.hv one IS tre accounts come In
~. correc tiors. and endeavor to make
-tn,iop 90 accurate and comprshen-
q possible.
..rt that the enemy crosscd the Chick
II large numbers 10 already known
m on the Williamsburg road, they
m ertrsGchments near Bakers farm
sled themselves behind fallen trees,
100 bushes, and the hrsastworks. Sat
~ n5rrirs it WAS determined &c attack
zsttso di4isions we're sent DOWN the
,nsours road for the purpose. General
,Atislcn lsf tie aGvar e, supported ~
cYgstrees 40 soon ~ The enemy
t,r vas reached Con. Hun prepared for
,.sa, attscR. FeatherssoLe's brigade led
;, .5rsroe. /, Was comman ded on the coca
n Col. Anderson, the General being i ]
:. city dariand's brigade commenced
). .tssE on the left, aud in fev min utss
,,.r.ss.ment became general. After TWO
erhouS orr men dro-s the Yanksea
lei! c.E,ps. This brigade then, In pnr-
,.,r. e the original plan. deployed right
e., Of the snemy's works, our artillery
,a con msrcsd 70 play on them. In the /. h
N Carolina, GU. of "a ofhcers fonr were
Al ns,aa.ly, aud 10 wouudet.
.p, bacon, Of tbs 37th Georgia whiia
.sts IS ssd TO noi. Anderson, was killed.
I, re las, chates On the retrestlrs FEEDER >
fsyors their cs-p, Col. ID. :. sra!la, OF
csh Georgia, wss woun led In the thigh.
a. 81 incident Of the fight, we may Iaen ton
=. r.ku forcsmsnts we're order 20 A pderson
:. s. Tut one regiment eouia he spared, the
, south Uarolins. Dol Jenkins, was sent
or arriving. Col J. was asked If one reGi-
=, vss all that could be sent. YES" re-
u tie C3lonei. "Bnt that will do. !
ihse boys" The gallant charge of the
s'srgards fully verified the good opinion
th.r commander
Anolf The distinguished scts of daring OF
.tr,dE was the capture by Capt. Thomas
.l.s1 Of Mississippi. of the colors Of Fed.
:, r.f%snt. He was acting on Gsnerc'
sfpn y,I
sasst va ch1rgiIg he gallopped q head OF
nd dssaing into the Yankee regiment
:, d their colors and b ore them off He, then
up 10 Giles' 5 regiment AZ d presented the
Iplhsm. The act wac rewarded by three
.,ry chseIs from our men. The gallant
sV..lp was shot in the head ater in the day,
rsfa.ad to leave the field before the fight.
svas ever.
Sc Alabama, 9th Georgia, and Esd
[rgia suffered severely, tbs s h hiabsma
y, usarly deoimated. The 6,h Georgia
IN out of the so men they took into to-
3. ath Battalion OF General Rhodea's III
ron vas sarly in the Fl fht Of Satur jay, and
7.aued during the day. About twenty
were sllied aud sixty odd wounded. -
lgsan! J ohu W Ryland, OF Captain BagbV's
npany. received flesh wound n the thixh
us aths uncles. L ear the city, and 10 do
veil OF the same company, Samuel q.
iues. James 4. Bacon, James q. Court
~, Cor. Pines, ana Jlmss Batter, were
led John S. Chiffon was wounded, and
j, STAGE died. 10 Y Hart, Thomas Wyr-
tx, Thomas u. Kelly, j ohm w. Walton, Be
ui CARTON, Benjamin + Sale, William II
chm dresham, L. V. csgar. 5. f Dol
:. Bolivar I.1mpkin, and q. W. Prince,
pr. posnded, not dangerously.
Lisp.suapt Ro. gyiand, CT Captain Car
,t.I.ltlery, was wounded In the thigh, end
,ioirs wall 3. tho hou.. q a freud.
LsHr IN the day, Gen. Lonsstreet's diyision
IN, up and rushed eagerly IN to the battle.
.s7 snd did excellent serv ce as has been
..sdy said. Although hea lily reinforced
ssIeny we're charged by l. ngstTeet's and
alinel aud driven eff the field, our men
asLs pos,ession OF their campo and fortifca-
L, The Yankees very closely contested
sg0uld So they tell back, while onr force
nd.'y yashsd upon their line.
This battle occurred upon the williams.
az road, or near it, Gloss By the railroad.
4-Gag quite a detour to the ief'. the niue.
PIE road rua. through the country few
Ela above. and enters the WILLIAMSBURG
ga uss beyond the battle. 4 cid. The plan
he battle was this: Gems Hill and Long
tn an
:s-y were repuised, Gen Whiting was 10
FtHh down The nine-mtle road and make an
'4k upon the fiapk. The force was started
N this road, but come unexpectedly upon
age body OF the enemy. who had crossed
r. Uhlckahominy and entrenchsd them.
h'a, This was on the left of the railroad
pa ssst Of the New Bridge, or nine mile
pad, IS Il Is known in country parlance.
Whiting sdivision, formerly major General
Smith, consisted of hts own brias de, com
.atdsd by Col. Fender, lthe famous "3d bril-
lie, which Bee led at Manassas Hoods
|fssde, Of Texas, Psttigrew's brigade, Eat.
olt brigade, and Col. Hampton's brigade,
I'D numbered ID ut Ia, 900 men.
tol jenkins commanded a brigade, COM
VI Fhe jan ItElmeQI.
..i Giles, 9Th South Carolina regiment, Col.
os!ion, AID the Palmetto Sharpshooters.
-'a'-Col. Walker. The former comman.
H. frs Gen. 4 H. Anderson, commanded
'I'iion III The fight. He has not resigned
zen. nderson who resigned IL from Ten
''es aid hi. place az commander Of the
'lA''sso brigade was assigne to Big Gen.
A'e'' Has'on, who was killed.
Nab' proceeding down the New Bridge
~ -as~Toring 10 get to the rear Of the enc.
u Mo were falling back before Gsn. Long
'"h ten. whiting division was attacked
ne enemy on the left flank In overuh hahn
force. chusins him to change front and
!so hours engage IL contest, which. con
3alnG the short space OF time, VICE PERHAPS
as'eres, Of the war. Some idea Of It's char.
hnsy be formed from the fact that Hsmp
RaaLssion lost in killsd end ", M ded q sligh,
"aon over one half its numbers. The
age Of this body OF men was gallant
--a daring beyond all description.-
~ ether regiments did not suffer 80 hea-
~. Sns all show long list Of cuaualties.-
$a' found the combntants in the precise