The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-07

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- AIy<Nssnsae 20 - n, s~sa1 - =.
80 - ,ss., e: - ,.sI Isas.ss e nsE1 lsD d.
A. about half past nins, . ssroue os,... az
tnIantry was sssn 70 move towards our leis
HANK. Having Crossed the 20 called rtyer I'm
tact, swallow stream o. abous ,Wenty yxrds
IN width, u near the point deu3gnatoo on The
map by the capital letter I" a" Il 1noeFtook
70 tnrn our posttion In that direction Soon.
however. it encoun tsred l0ru0n u The ID
A,snnsa. . sss,m GIN s.t: ~ which drove is gsscips-
my subss quentl turned two OF his piscee 40.
on this position ofour left wing, pouring oat
she i ana canister In large voS"mes. bus tor.
On % s
Sim uitaneousiy with this movement TO-.
" ards our lot, shsrSoiuma Of infantry
ascsaaed the wooded hili bet0rs Cur right
by tue eapttsl ls',er "B" Having Dec me.
& iis b. .. iEToive0 IN . salSAs sklrmfsh
Win ohs Oh our picket guaIds. u vas imns'
hnteiy AND strongly reinforced. Sanse'
Queptly 10 the repuise Of shu CO ANNA frsm Gur
cit n sak, IL ploeeedsd ia the asms r. xsasTai
dtreeuon, ascc adtax the hill . sQe poiat de-
sig mated y the letter IL" aEd ave ling the
sorce which now began ~ ,hrvassn sss,oasiy
our front and right 70 somt 400 msns They
moved aioug the side OF the hill, opening
upon our lines q desSltory are Of n e N .kus.
ry, which was contiausd uasil he caoss vi shs
II.
ann were fully Developed, OF dered the l,,h
q l. r. glment 10 take position near the o. N.
Ahsrs = sm Ill tet .cansat OF it, under Ais~.
{ nant Dawson, had Asr ady beey pvsse1.
with instrRetlo to Engage the enemy wasn-
ever he shoula attempt 10 Gro sis ksem mo
fact that shis EnovsInsAs w.s made Ia iull
face oI lArseiy sUper;or . uM bers, and with u
superior weapon, ana pro soSIed by cover OK
the tUress, IL was A.ade With an alalElty ana
4 regularity which deserve high commenua-
:ivn, ~ dues also tAe cooi determination
with v hIcn This command, pro sctlAy i.ss,t rs
oes. il might against Tie sntmys 0is, re-
ueived IL. DuI Returned SoAice shot. Not
,ong tnersn.i .er, / oIaereu Laptnin SaaEi ker
10 open uIon the same Column, ulTCcsALk hAs
are 10 Where he sup. .oseu ihe head VI " ~.
Tuis he pr.lnptiy uia Win TWO pieSss, and
80 snesLveij, iss,s la u short Time an
lnie t.K.ble eviue. sss o. the.r r.0t be-
came apparent D.sunctiy cJuiu theif III
cels Do LsnGd, Witn worus ~ mingled cVn-
maAu, reiuoAssraice, a. q eAt Atr a,,, at.s u.
lug 10 rally Ineir O.LtaiIou III ~ hhe, anu 20
SYlng them 10 the charge; put they could
uoa De induced to reform tAAelI brokvl. ranAs.
nor TO emerge from lhe cover VI ,ne weeds.
an the direc ton VI our nre Rapidly aud III
uisoruer ihey returned into tne turnpike, anI
souA thereafter ILe .Kt,re IoICe ot the IA. Ia j,
d,ruiieIy, iufahtry, ana Willy, r. lisand Al
IontislUn a,oAg lhe roau a..o "uJ { Il ius.
,eayinK bennIa tAeI, ~ aiHs.ens " a. -,
uunusIs VI ,hSlr kiAA.u, kUAs, kM4 ksa. As.
e.,n teens, etc.. etc AmoAx other tIopL,ee
saseh we're b stanu OF Uuitsd States e.,ois.
wuich are heAa su CT ~ the uex VI the
cJnl m -nuIuK GcAsAai
Tnls ena usAt taste d I ON seven la the
morning 10 hait- past I*o O'Clock ia iho Alter
norn, at which tame Lie eAems, n ho mad
come with ariliieTy To ooAn baru ana ueIuor-
ailz5 us, with iniantry 10 sfSrm our Camp
with cavalry to roUt aud destroy Us, anu c,sA
four days cooked rattoHs IN his hAveIsHNA, 10
prosecute rapio march sl.hsr townrus
,tauutoa or towards Huatersville, was In
preclpitats retreat back ~ MIS- GA sat Mouu-
f..Et n al..A flssR
not unworthy OF mention, tant While LIS
firss insoieus advances We're rocvtysd with
aeIi Ant cheers. running nom .Hs end To
The other Ut our iine, he Was permitted TO
Take l. is Dis jarIure uDdrr the fin pie rrlorIA
of our pieces nriGs upon niIn so long as he
inueu Wi -hi1 their range Thsreiat,ve weak
ness OF our force, and the eli IRE Aost nee of
C vairy, preyented cur pursuing him, n,
thereby T.ni.ZiIg the AegilinAilte Irui OF our
triumph. his loss la XIII. d anu wouIded 10
estimated at from two hundred aud hfly TO
three hundred-qmonst them an flSer o, su-
perior rang. car own, am happy ~ say,
was very inco n siderable, not exceeding hf'y
| III ali. This most gratifying res uit is to he
| a trlbl ID, In great degree. 70 The reinarkn.
| hie co01hess Of regimen tsl and company Of
l d, ers, who never seemed for moment 20 iuss
their presence of mind, never allowed their
| men unnecessarily To exposs themselves, ard
| proHted by every advan tags OF ground md
| posi- tion, To shield them from danger.
| La conclusion, take great prtde in saying
| that the nearing Of all the troops, both oifi-
| GERS ana men, with but few eKcep ions, WAS
| highly creditable TO themselves ard to the
| 1Imy. Among those who Enjoyed the eppor-
| tuuiIy, eove,sd by all, CT atsrt citing special
| notice, In addition to the name Of Colonel
| Johnson, would met tion those of Cap III N
SnuIn AXE, who was wouGded at his bs sttery,
| and TO whom l have already had repeated
occasion to refer OF Captain William II.
| Rics. Of whom Captain Shumaksr speaks
| IN the following emphatic lar suege: "Ho
| had been working his piece beautifully for
two hours, md too mu praise cannot bs
given him for the del berat. manner with
| which ns loaded and fired his piece; Ioadin &
| and firing by detail for an hour, in the must
| of n storm of shot and she'll from 'hs en emy
Il gatii he was stricken TO the earth, severely
wounded; Of Capt. Uesbler, who directed a
l rapid firs with ,GarRsd eHrct; and of Ser Z
| Graves. who fell mortaliy wounded Ia tho
| sOol and gallant discharge OF his duiy. Pc
cuiiaI!y distinguished among the advanced
guard, where all were distir guished, must
he recorded the names Of Lieut. Gibson, Of
the Third Arkansas reg inent-ths officer In
| imm edis'e comm and; of private Slayton, g /
| tue 3iss VirSinta regiment, @ho wa saver 0. y
vounded and Of private i w Brown OF
10 - Is. q oreia regiment. who, rpon
hsaTing he order TO fail hrck, exclaimed t.
II psu Stre them ons more shot byors ienrs, -
/ ana while ranlniiug down has twenty nlcrr
l car'rirse, fell dead at his posi. Nor cap
omit men tion, in this conn. ctior, Of Lieut.
| Oo' Bar o., oh. la the ahseEc- Of eng j..
l ueer STAFF tticeIt, de signed, and wnn in hc-
/ ave prosecution Oh, me WoTks 70 WhIcH We
| ire 80 much Indebted fr the defence OF IN r
| position, and who has shown himself. ~ rI
| times, prompt TO render cheerful and .fd fen {
l service.
1t is hardly necessary to add that Colonel
Taliaferro, v aoss marked coolDess AZ d en-.
l argy cou'd not fan to inspire his men, and
Colonel b ust, in comm and of the left wing,
| from which the enemy wts first reysiied
discharged their responsible duty au.eess-
| tuiiy and we'll.
Finally, my own thanks are specially Quo
| TO my AIDS, Major +. , Bloom and Lieut. W .
ID dumphries, q. s A.. for rhe gallant u MI
Efficient manner in which they resp. Iaed 4,
| hs pecuIisr and exrpsirg CD L. Dros upci.
| hem. II is but justice 10 rd that Aaas.
Henry JicksoD, u. > A., drew notice 70 b i'm
self by his gailsnuy unoer hrS.
| have The honor 70 eIcioss herewith o lis J,
l Of casualties.
am. sir, very resp~ctfully your ob~dfen
servant. HENRY X Jat KSi,N.
Brig. GsN Coa d.
tOmciai II H. CBILr0s, a 4. Gu!.
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