Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-22


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Il enemy fought hard and we'll nom good posiiioa'
and aller most favorable circumstance rhey fsie'l
from Other causes Inc truth 10 tnet We iougnt tnrm
fair and open os 70 PER three ana Wn Pred men, oe
cause tne men 9. ne Sou.h are oeer so,1.s han 1no
% sno "o r IN '9e
nen against lhems ine engagement n Hont u Al.
Hills posinon PROOF OIL tnisand tue ner~c eonoucs
OF that gallant leader troops alone won me victory
The battle was chieny one OF aruiery noyeyer WIN
important e1cepnons AZ particular poiatso OF -ine
line. Inc enemy Iouent haru, pat uey were no
maen ior our Troops, ane's UNI gu. 1870 u
srulery were ~ van W aau T TI
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ing kholI " .ns isi ~ au so,s
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u.is -. a.. H. oans snts "a
bod ,hsr ovnS obsn,telv auainst m. almost over.
oS.s;n ,rai,Lt Of metal brongbt ~ hear unon Them
Tossd even,s The hst,ss, shs o;nt beca M Iesnsr
rate The epemy seemed 10 be 61hiiue with the mad.
nass f dssnair aud IN he noss..sid bv the devil of
oar,aga Every sneries ~ rr6iliIe known IN modern
war,Te was raned upou the fields from guns of every
,r,c,.r all s;zea and In .ition Round shot
boicaI cosa riHa Observation-Disclosures of all olssses
PA eoch win d;farent sound IN s massage through
,h a. showered down The enormous STRENGTH of their
,;lIay arr, yTs. never more fully dsnlav.i and thew
nsed h with desneration They had now turned their
,,enton mora nar;cuarly to oar right where the cav
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10 s,err The attemnt made 10 turn our auk WAS viv
orns nd orrs might have
- o5y Rn, !, ,t,rv f,ila6 II, vain Ala ,b-y sdv,n. q
80 INNS and oman s. terrie FIRE naraI.l IN the railroad
forvard sharnshootars AT Iii. same moment 90
nal "a our capnoneers Their challenge was accented
AMI our v1,ns w.re ready 20 meet them Pearau's La
,ham's Crepsh,w'. Joip,on's, NcIntosh's Braxton's
e,cbsr. and other batteries engaged them at closs
ronss win upyieIdnO obs,inacy 10 these were added
the second and third companies Richmond Howtzers-
~ &c, eornarr benc epgoced on opr Ieft,be s,aun
,on Arterr Lieut. CARRIER section of Poeue 4 battery
fe, Graham On skjes HArdavays Louisiana Guard Ar.
t;,Iarv Co,, DAouip. and others-sl under the com.
mod ~ Major Pelham who tough, them with heroic
s-nnass and cooln.s The whole of the artillery on
the right Including Can't Henry's Horse ARTILLERY, of
Major Pelhams battalion was under the immediate d.
ac,;oc Of Major. General j. L b. Stuart. who WAS a.
usu, everywhere in the hckest Ct the fgbtthe tar
a oS srtii.rv and sharpshooers alike The latter had
oos,sd ,hsmssIye, two or three hundred ward. off be-
h;n1 badgs and no doubt att.Icted by the plume
- ,ncoro Of general officer di,cted their 6rr upon
~, ,;I him Ixics hui NO, doing rim injury hi,
80, I sIvavs bannens gave new yigor and deter
ins,;o ~ the man Sotbi nniun,.s t1oops so muet,
. ,h .ssnce Of their ,r,,.te er, sharing with ALI
H. ,Ila co,nmon ot and periI-snd these batteries
never Co nm i,tapt relaxed in their Are All through
tho s,,srnoor and into the night they continued the
sob-,ho.e which were disabled or out Of ammunition
rs,;rpr 10 be replaced by others. As night tell, tue
vor va, done Some OF our brayest hearts were cold
in death or were living with the life blood yelling from
their glorious vounds-but the day was ours The enc.
mv rns sa,kepod Gre, retired and one after another
"a. ,euced-our own batteries regulary adyanced and
,bis bole portion of our line VAS pushed far toward
The front, Gen Stuart had well redeemed his grin des-
n,tcbtlat he was going 10 crowd en- with artillery
rhe ceremony was too rough FOR them 20 s,anh, and
when the voice OF the General in the darkness otered
the last advuncc the combat had teriraIedl the a.
Isnce of lie foe. .ale -
M. shattered columns had disappeared from vision
y,b the sdyipt Of darkness. aud now no reply came
co.., bis Guns In vain did our own send alter lin
shot End she'll as beforeno answering roar came back
Bl,en driven back md thoroughly dshcsrtened, the
.r' s,in and in slTtbs .,priie pomp and crcum.
anee of glorious war" now sneaked away towards is
ponoOn bridges, and gave up the "on TO Richmond