The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-31
rns Katie n The valley.

a ss ar received b. ~, writsea ~ "a - q
r.,a rs o.. and active participant In, ~ en-.
.,.meaI The writer Of THE lsssae II .
". .sau ZEN item "a u high eocaal stan1fnR.
s.,hasma6s many secri0ess IN beAAif Of
: ,sus, ARD whe Is as ready Aud willing
gsntsla TIE ssord In tsfsacs u the rishs a
N y 70 ace The pen Ia aeseFiAlne ~ heroasu
devotion CT oar gallant troops. Ne
Hras tie sae aasnsnt ~ "Dattls of
AVE." which 10 probably more csrrsss
as va have Aersscfsrs given u,
U astle OF baritone nile" The
. about cAe and = Aaif miles Ais.
wa osiae outy AAsas three AID
"a Winch. sser.
Grastaed, In reading sh!e lat.
l. high spirit Of ehivalr,c raj.
~ car o0csrs In leading ON
tried soldiers 70 The pne
history Of this unholy
: 3 a, .d.s Kernssown must &C.
erpy a prodQ@gsxtsx1|!snd the nsrtyrs WIN
,ei,hsre ~ II hold CO nspicsous place IN
he memories OF a gsatefai PEOPLE. Ia all r.
sse.sii w.s oae et thu "A >ss en- ARIA /.
fshts If sas wao!s var, and the ins ,snse, o :
,aaieisasi gs'ianuy are perhaps, more nm.
nara .nan Is any o,hsr eng age msut a nee
,es wa eon9sncsd Oar eorre,csndeat
s.s.
Ii. 10y sesr$e.! records such Q desperate
Ind AZ car at lie army, unaer Gen j .cksor.
ass.iass the fearIut odds of NJ lsass AK
a. seveu 10 che. HON all tAs meat isiiable
sre5aGls .cosiy-a. From every eaars~r The
,ntsi!seaes Arrives INA. tue s0omy am Der.
al from sisaIs~G 10 ,weaty To susaa or
~s;r, gale our little Spar IAN band In the
a.ia u esred not more .hao tween ~ AVE or
,xs... -sVysG r,s desd all told. Yet the ytcto.
:, We D2:- II Ftsla Gor we fought the en- emv
nil .ase essss ess-IeE showed abe " oocs q !.
,.geL,i. rtyea VITA zen Ik5usand streams Of
hxatr3 ~ Asrcaiy nashing. We then isll bacx
$ . l,ra iTcM the de Id, having Itiec the
sroaaa VIA he sai.en enemy IA each nun.
esrs sast they Guallsd at the shock Of the
We ory yaay otaimst--sad victory for tha
Nsrtaecn Isas, Indeed.
Whea We consider that oar little army
msISasa ferry SIX miles from WI chester
While seq days before, Baggage trains and
81, aGa then made & forosi arch On the
Iaxi day sid u h.lt OF forty miles, arriving at
set SCENE ~ 1etoi ~o-n down and hungry;
shlis ;he enemy were fr, SD ii ad all the ao
via:ase grouad, picked position, md SIX or
s1ea ~ u one, t3e wonderful fight which
oar mea made seems beyond ~. pa railei -
hat car enemies been IN our condition and
~ IL tasirs, . Is evident that their whole
arsny w0aid have been ver.hrown. AS II
vas, they wsre repuisCd three times
Sgi-Iuis0iag commences! In tbs morutng
bssweeu Coi. ASH oy's and the Ysnkee cav
xlfy, asd soa tinus1 all day win successtu.
dsf.uCs u pos Sur part
The q 4 Reg nrrswas broagh. up on the
lest Is c 4 oats- pas sour O'Clock p. M,. an
.sib be tilaEt Col Echols com mandiuE.
ID dr-ad TAI execution with their snre aim.
TIE 3,i Rsksnent, Col. Cummings COM
msndtrg Wa on he right Of the 18th, and
raid III enenss centre ourirg the ba tile.
FGs2! ESgttuept, tioi. AL len, was In posi-.
Eiou, ans: tcrgnt with irsmsI dors Pc Wer-
.le .oicnsi wa>iK & e ca non hall over his
head. md dzsaing on, it IS said, cheering his
men lhroagi she IL idsn r1ln
Tae r Re- ioieat, VIII equal de.RrminS
ton, Col. Hsrmin commanding fought wi n
uodaunte1 Jafage Omar reg mems were
a; heir pos 5. 'Tas An. Lat. Col Reynolds
cor, N n aiag. display ed Distinguished brave
IS. Ccl Cummings and L cut. Col. Joaes,
OF tos 50 were In The hott<s. IRE OF tbs enc
ray's ceatr-. aac rallied their command with
irlom:.abie spirit sad bravery while Adjs
ref behaved Sisn courage that will not
s3cn be forge: en, and SsrssAn..h jor Har.cn
tonight eIaseiy lbs whole time Tne latter
Ii II ss;ng. Ms j3r Les being hi ,sed by tAe
kieE OF u horse = fire II DAY Oh ba tie, WI
not on the tsld. The gallant communicate
If companies OF the SD and tleir men re.
spoIdsd 10 the torrent Of tho enemy's bul
Iets with r-pioifJ md ,naiancy TIA. CAR
moi ls add iu>sEe % Tia glorious Name they
gail ei st NJ ,nassIs.
The RocSin CHAM company, under Lieut.
Huston. Tough. with great determination.
officers and mel. aud ~ou for ths selves G.
j.ame Of whicn Rockingham May b, proud.
They III siatuned their geouDd 10 ths face
of immel Sc odds Sergeant Joseph Hans .
burger. Ea) was twice wounded, IL is
though, WIS ca ;, pgaj Ia al am ulauee white
bTsrg carried from the deid. lam Wise vas
s'llet. thomas ii5die, George Sslpp. sr d
Prestoa Arm N rouf, we're vonndsdS Id ~.
tGred Let thoss Ia Rockingham who visa
20 Assist ia aefeuee Of thar homes enlist III
this nohie osmpfny
The IS 1 had oaly oae ca plain killed-Osr.
tain : p NIX, of the Page com any, Al officer
brave and beloved While peace rests wi b
his ash g, the gratitude OF hts country men
will nestle IL their memory for his patriotic
eacrlnce Lieutenant Suck fought fs .rlesa,y,
and was wounded. He fell on the field, but
1t Is thought is sife Colouei Cummings
came ear EeilR Captured, the enemy dast.
lag ueoa hb<n; bu toe brave officer moved on
and II 81 is r GIN with b Is charac sertstis
oeiiu sraticn, aGu every heart bear with JOY
10 ses him Lisatsaau Colonel Jones was
also hard pressed He had given his horse O
g 1oueded N and was walking away from
ihe nsio. Hhen Il quad CT the sneny's cav =
airy came rapidly ap, n,vtng seyera! e our
msn IIisone1s Bns jast then the In .repid
ashby fas.s q upou them witt his usual in, .
peta-sity, and they dsa prseipitately. This
prisoners, i: Ia thought, were released, and
Colonel Jones "a ads good his retreat and VIZ =
oSkit4ksa by the cha, laia Of his f~ai usn at
sae hospital, looking kiadly AFTER the woun I.
ID, and tasen on his horse 10 hssuq Starters.
.lore gai!lns men than the deid and stat
sfisers vi laa Firat Brigade never drew the
s-smet c miracle tn e they Wefe not all we III
of ny the Tremendous volleys OF the enemy &
iu;la ry rs their rel forcem en- t. OF from three
- ioor fresh reg Ilc Is sscn time arrived, Till
sn in meDss torreat Of lead ON an army Of
twenty Thousand msa PC red down upon
them; and yet they finched NOT, bat coOlly
I've Ine,r or5srs and led n the advance, and
retired MOI I'LL darkness C vered the whole
field Of blood.
With such fixhiilg, whatever the numbe
OF our enemies, neither Virginia nor the
Lc9!ederaey eau es conquered Ords ma y
II, q0.atly overpcwar, bnr simple brusa force
e.Laot c5n,.las 10 hoid the posts gained for
moment. When 1t requires an army OF
% aoa Zen, with all ther ssrat gy, guided By
taiicrs 10 rns MAJOR bonn, SIMPLY to over :
p1wer for he mo aisGt only soIao twenty d se
or sven b an dred Goa fedrrate xoops, While
The suen lose itt,eeu hundred or m ore, as Is
Tepor ted, IA az action CT only two hours, it il
morally GRAIN that they must ere long he
oSerwus "a ed themselves in catastropby
dem oral . .tion and banarupty. Our loss
IA kiilet md wcuaded Is small when com.
pared with the eDemy's.
A IN eye. witness Of shat terrific 1gh+ ut
ktrsst0sa, let me say, tt Il the self. possession
and mlia courage OF Col. Echolt; he endu.
raI ce, dar.ng and success Of Col. A. hhy; the
III III. ching bravery OF Gen GARRETT; the
Coz, &c ERIN nsd ilof OF our ever ar dnun te d
Eois Uummi, g. nd Jones, and the resnlu 70,
active an': ever soldier .iike conduct OF Mej
Gen. Jacks u, make them IA ad a ir tior Ol
sy.ry true. d 4rtsa so..i:ss, and should kindia
Il .Ues Of pa'rsosic IRE 10 the bosom OF every
ioyer ofhss }untsf Weshould b. Inspired
with gratitude 10 4od for their preserve.
Ton, vi. tbs safety Of or little armys for
IL was .iod inst helped usin that awful hour
VI battle.
But are call utAn the citixeus OF Virginia
toralIy to their arg, and help these brave
msn who have bern 4 hdnS f,r their home o.
10 drive bacx n iavAlsr f.om thstr soil.
VIVA wfuld ne Q t:aitcr ksaye.
Wa .cIl Ill = cowa. ds grave:
Wa 80 base ~ % SLAVE,
lsst him tusu o. f. O,eA
p ursvasr letter rt&sfySd yks:erdav ev..i,n