Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-18
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( II has been very dificultto get information Of
I the recent battle at Malvern Hill The follow
4 ing from The Richmond Dispatch Of the 9th inst.
( gives the most explicit account Of the affair II
viii be seen that the hill is not in possession OF
! the enemy:
An officer who participated in the affair at
Malvern Hill has furnished Us with the follow
lug particulars with reference to the occupancy
of that point by the enemy, and its subsequent
recovery by our forces under Gen. LoDgsueet:
On Tuesday morning the 5th Georgia Tegi-
ment, Capt Dawson commanding, was moved
up from New Market Hights to relieve the l1Lh,
theB-on picket at Malvern Hill On the march
they were met by several courieTs, stating that
the enemy were in large force advancing upon
the hin snd IN its immediate vicinity. The re-
ports of artillery gave evidence that brisk en-
gagement was going on When the 9Th Geor
gia reached the base Of the hill the announce.
meut was made by several cOuriers TO Captain
Dawson, that the ammunition of our pieces was
exhausted and that the artillery at the post and
the 18th were surrounded. Capt. D. immedi-
ately dispatched q courier TO the commandant Of
the 17ih, that he had formed his regiment in
line Of battle st the base Of the hill, and would
protect their retreat, and to come off at al haz-
ards, With artillery playing upon one flank
and cavalry charge upon the other, they left
the hill bringing off all their pieces. and only
losing enc caisson that was torn to pieces n the
fight Some eight or nine Of the 18th had pre-
viously been captured while picketing.
Three members Of the artillery were killed
and two wounded. Between seventy and eighty
of the enemy are supposed to have been killed
About one mile from the base of the hill, the
5sh Georgia was oyertaken by the enemy's cav
airy and artillery. So soon as if was dis
covered, the regiment was drawn up in line Of
battle, which checked the advance Of the foe.
The regiment then moved back into q cOTnfeld,
and under cover of the corn and intervening
hills the retreat was effected with the loss of one
man of the regiment who was captured. The
regiment continued to fall back till it come with
[ in a short distance of New Market nights
About 3 o'clock the same regiment received
orders to advance again through thick wood
OH the left of the rivsr read, with a view to feel
the enemy. They advanced about two miles,
when their skiFmishers were fred upon by the
enemy, simultaneously with a charge Of the en-
emy's cavalry upon our cavalry. OGr cavalry
fell back, but the regiment continued TO respond
to the IRE of the enemy for some ten minutes
when the firing ceased. Falling back, the cav
airy and infantry took possession at an eligible
position about four hundred yards in rear Of
the woods. The enemy made no further dem
enstralion on that day, having full possession Of
the hill
On Wednesday morning at daylight the corps
Of Gen. LongstTeet was moved forward and
encsmped that night within half a mile of the
hill the day having been spent in Teconnoiter-
! ing On Thursday, about u o'clock, the corps
advanced and took possession of the hill with
out firing gun, the enemy having evacuated
/ the night before, about II O'Clock. The num-
4 Der Of the enemy was estimated at from $4,000
to 80 900. Several prisoners were taken, among
/ them two sentinels, who were on the top Of the
/ house on the summit Of the hill Considerable
/ supplies of coffee, meat, crackers, etc, were
/ left by the enemy, indicating that they had
evacuated under evident alarm