Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-25
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GEHEfAt JeRE6TCT'S OFFiCtIl
REPORT

Adiutnnt an! Inspector General
.;rs:-I,efore the %uth alay hal ascertain
ed from tr',oty scouts that Keys Corps wa
rncamped on this side Of the Chickahominv
near the Williamsburg road. On that iay
Major General D. II. Hill reported s,yon:
body Immediately in his front. On receiving
this report, determined to attack them next
mountaineering TO be able to defcat Key
Corps completely in its more advanctl po.
sition before it could he reinforced. Written
orders were despatched Ia Major General,
,IilI Nuger and e.: ". Smith. Gen. ion.
street, being near my Headquarters, received
ve,bal instructions. The receipt Of the or.
ders was acknowledged. Gen. Hill, SUP
norted by the Division Of ten. Long
greet iwho had the direction ol operations
on the right was TO advance b. The VII
l;,nsbure road, to attack the enemy in front:
General IIuser, with his Division. was 10 ;Io,r
DIN The Charles Git road, IN order TO a.
,sci; in flank the t-oo.sS no msht be engaged
,-itn He'll and Loa.str Il. unless he found ii
t,;s frnnt force cn1uSiito H1cdrr his Division
:.u.ral Smith was 10 march I" tie l'in'l6Il
ii in. NV l:rlec road an! the NIne Nile
rt,d, 10 he in readiness either 10 I:.i! on key,'
ri"ht flank, or Ia cover l.omsa!re'i'> !,t,.-
| They wcr. Ia move 1T day break. liraTy AL!
nroirm.r..l rains during the afternoon an;
! njrht, by sw.llin. the stream ., The HEX.
h5miny, increased the probability 81 olr ha
ing to deal with no other troops than ti.o:c &.
! Ec-s. The same Cause prevented the pTafI:
and puac;ual movement of the troops. Ina;c
Of Smith, Hill and Longstrcct were Il: pos!iio-
earl enough. however, to corlnlc-"'. ..,>-a-
TORS ~ !; o'clock. \. ".
..o-C--i -
Dli.a ra,tial attack, inst.ad a, tnc cc@.c;r
al movement whsh had hccn rannc;i ',a.s
lrnn hour Il, hour ivr t.rntr,I liUEcr' t.,
vision. At length. At :. O'clock l.. Vi. he i.
,.r,r,i,,ed il, attack without tTs. rrn"rs. Il,
accordingly commenced his advanc" II that
hour, opening The engagement "lth mAl!er,
aid skirmshers. r., !: "''l"'i; il rctaa,
! close ana heavy.
lii the meantime, had placed mcs,il on
! the LETT OF the force employed IN this aIt;rh
| with the Division o General Smith. that
might lie on :, part al the "I'l !"'rc coEia
observe, and b.. ready {" tncrt any rni''lr,r
! movements " hich the cnrmy'S General ml.ag
! make AGAINST our ccntr" ar 'rlt. uwlus -.
! some peculiar rOIrlilinn OF !h. aIm0SiL.rr.
! The sound al the muskclry dit not react, ~.
! consequently deferred giving the s,nl.
ior zen :mith'S advance, I'LL about 4 c'ciosi
: 4; winch time MAJOR Jasper Whiting. OF rya.
smith. taft whom! | had sent u learn H.
;.io OF a!fa:r= wiil Cen Lonc>irnctS coia:3
! retained. reporting thai ii was pre>Sn. o
'z.tr igor. Smith, troops "crc II c""~
:ao~"d forward.
Tic principal atiac!: was MADE t.. NJ
General Long tTcet- with h,> aHi Ma
GENERAL H. H. hili;s Dvision-thc .at,,
.nosil.. il advance. lI!ll's hra.: troops .i
...:raG!.. coma .n.icd AMI most saiaitl, lei
! i5r2e> ;hetr way through Tie abatlis. "ai,:.
iornlct! thu enemy external ,!ctcnr"+, a-l
.tormc,! their rntrcnchu.rI,s by 'ictrrmI5
81 and irresistible rush. ,;uc!, was thc mad-
i.-r in wh.h the enemy itEst tine "a'.e~f-
RED. The operation was repeated with the
sam .:t,antr: and success a. our it""l" l5g-
sued thrlr .,fDri"u> career through IT, "l,,-
NV. ,ucgr..is. camps and Nt:rl,,c,,.,
At each r,.r position, the. encountered tech
troops belonging 10 il, All .rntorcrmcnts
brought on ir"m the rear. Thus they :a"
Ia rrI.ci repeated ri"rt~ I" retail NJ.
which, thy liai carried. l:'h heir Si-s;.ae
wls nc.rr smcc"ssluli, resi tel.
IEc.r onward ln"5cincnt "aS "i,.F ai,r,..
by the coming 81 riGht. By nI-hl Tai
they ilal forced ihe,r way 10 the ">c"eg
Pine" having driven tic enemy ii.k .Dcrl
;i..n tN'5 miles. tl:yu.l. trir 0.,r caiuy
AMI from >crlr; 81 rTtre!" i,IHcI;>: and ~.
PEELED every attempt 10 raciptGrr them wan
great >laugh;a: Tie Kill y,:@r and Is
-isl. ;,-ith "h;ci li.-S- "l,-,atI"hs Wcrs r0h
.!,Ictcl hY General L"ngstreet are worthy 81.
the highest praise. lie MAS w0ftaiIs >"'"i.
81 by Nujor-Grncrai Hill, "f whose cou.u,g
and courage he speaks il th" highest lr'I,.
Maoi General >nit!I lI'r-"!. Ml5'r!lor-
ward at I "'clo..E w hitting Ii'r"~ :'ssa,tr.
leading. Their pr"grr'.r - }mprde,l b tie
:.,cn!v, ,h::'nis!,rr>, "th, s.lI l'c.
supports, mrr" iriv.m '.',,h So the !,ilsnad
Al this penn Whiting; own and prt.icrcw's
brryaIes rl.1m=v,! = superior force ~ lie rn-
cmy. Hoods, hy nv ,.r!cr, ,:ir,cI IN 10 CO,
operate WIKI l.uns%.i.,!. GemcIa! Smith va,
desired 10 hasten ZIP "ii'I ali t!..iroo.g with,
IL reach. llr brought W lllinpt'.. ..:.i iiat
t""': hriIadaS i'll lew minH;...
h. strength 81 Ilir e.cmv'S l"sllon.t.uy
ever, enabled hi,.l 10 hold it un,ii ,.aiH.
Ah"nt 7nns"i, l'ein, struck from ms horse.
severely wounded by 4 ira?nrnt OF Il shell
WaS carried from the field, :,u Major ,.r,-
rrhl g.. " Smith SUCCEEDED 10 tho command
lie vas prevented from - inning MS atIaci:
oa the crn!~Js position nn::i morning. IL Ihc
d,.coTeT: CT strong entertainments, moi Sec
on the previous e"ening. lis Division u
"o"acrd. on ;i!H night Of the 3lSt, With
mUsEci Taot ID the c:itrcnctlncftS which the
:"crc attacking. wren darkness; stayed Ii.
conflict. The skill. energy and resolution .r;;;;i,
Eh:"i Major General Stuth ,i;rcc:"'i ;ho 80.
tacf. you'll ha"" secured success \ :: cor,
na"C h"c;i :~"ac IN hour carlir.
Tnc troops Of LongStrcct ana i'll --e-~r
;nH Ti.n1 u the LIST Oh The c-ouad ~.iel
lie: hsl "Gii. lie enemy were -tIoasi-':
iniGrcca IRON. the nnrth side al Ike CEiei.4.
l.oniny- GA the eycning aud 11gnt OF ,Ic 81.
The troops engaged b. zen Sm.lt ;ycra a..
;Ioubtcdiy from the ether stic Gi the ri,cr
On tho morning Of the e ri June the -,
en- attacked the Brigade Of Gcn. pickcg
" hich "aG supported by tia; 81 Gen. r:yor
The atacl: va; vigorously rcpcilci bv ii.,
two Brigade, The hrnnt OF the aston falling 81.
Ten. Pickett. lhis was lie last d.mans,,.a.
ton made By the enemy
oar troops employed ;hr residue of lie ia.
in occurring and bearing of the captured a.
!l!cri-, small arms, AMI other property; ,":
in the eyenin, 1nich, Returned i" tl.,ir OWE
camps
"''" zen I"i"'s "i Al 'iI''FI NiN thn'iSti"'
,L,uu) 1nnsEctS--onc GARRISON ilag and ioHg
rcgimcntal colors, besides large quantity 81
cnts and camp cInlpagr.
Maj. Gen. longs,rcet, reports the los
in his command a. being about :upu
Major General Il VI. Smith reports
ms loss al -"
Total, ~
That Of The enemy is stated in their own
newspapers to have exceeded ten tfzuusan:
IN estimate which is, no doubt, short OF ins
ruth
Had Major General IInGer's Division b5cH
n position and ready for action, when lbose =
# Smith, Longstreet and Hill moved, aln
alisticl that keYcs's COINS wnild harr h.nu