The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-06-11
TIE BATTLE OF RICHMOND.
The Fight on Saturdav

VI the RIchnand Examiner have BEEN uLl.
10 gather aud publish iu their issu, Of
Tuesday morning.
The reference 10 Gen'l Hills noble bca-
lng aud superior military pr.,icnce i, no
less npprop'i'te than handsome lis Star
Is ASCENDING I" its Zenith Of military glory
aud Immortal renown.
AS Was generally untici ed. from the
position OCCUPIED Wy a portion Of the eue-
ny s force on the south side Of the Chicku.
h"m"y. on the right wing Of Gsr.ral
'"h"s'"ns army, the battle Was opened be.
tween nine and ten o'clock. A NJ, on Sat
urday, by nn attack in furce uf Ionustree,'s
a"d iii'fs divisions on the eneuy'- position
at Bottom Bridge, Hear the line "f the
kchm"nd and York River railroad +Th.
enrmy IN large force, had eutreueh.d them.
selves behind cpG>rvutwe batteries, aud
ielIrd trees crossw is- in front Of them. H..
n" 10 'end"r The approach of our troops the
more d''hruit. Afer Il muskeiry and Gun.
no" skumIsh, during the cumtinunuc. of
which our brave troops ~ili,,l"ud the fuI.
hfe "i The batteries, anu Il Charge va. ct.
a""o a"d hobiy made b, Grnvral lit, the
~ecord fI"rria, Sixth Virginia and Frh
o"u'" |"t"''"a leading tho Charge up L.
Inc 'ery m"H1ics of the guns under II ter
r'''e hre "t gr"p', canister, rourd ,hut amt
she'', that cut them d"wn uy scurrs-
Mounting over the first battery, they tu,,k
p" session al tne p int of the b.yuuri, ia.
Yankee, hceing - the next in p,,rtIna IN
tn, rear, which, ia turn. "pened il, 6r-,
and. im iu.n. WAS taken, large humber, of
the Yankees being killed aud taken prison.
ers
After mn obstinate fight Of two hours the
enemy IrI back. leaving sixteen pieces ol
"t'iiierl, composing three Batteries, ~ pos
session Of our victorious troops Cur loss
here wa- hruvy, including several OH GERS.
Ih. Yankee los, not asc-rinined, bu: il is
SUPPOSED 10 have been equally heavy Th.
BEHAVIOUR "f the troop, Was spIendiJ Une
comprns Of Tho No,;h Car"i,na r-rimrn,
alone uok one hundred and .ix,y five pri,
onrrs aud brought them ~ The rear ru.
enemy. furce was estimated Ut fully 10000
ar'd reinforced constantly.
At'er tho sessa'i"n Of the firing on our
right wing, the enemy attempted u demon
sirniion, acros' the Chi, 1 ihoniiny, nn our
left wig, north Of the AIrcinuicsvrl, lurn
pike, mud "n tue N,ne Mile road. ~. wr,
here gaiinntly opp",ed bv General G ".
Smil"'s dnisIou OF intnniry uni Grnrral
M"sr"d-rs artillery. inc Iudins General
WnItIng'~ brigade "f the Sixth N"rtn Car
oI'n", Eleventh and Second Mi.,is,ipp, a.d
Acting Brigad.rr General Col"nel Wnde
iiHmuton'o command "f the Sixteenth Norm
Carolina aHd Fourteenth aud Nineteenth
Geurgia.
The Hampton Legion, supported Ly the
Six:ernth N"rIh Carolina und Nineteenth
Georgia, attempted to ,apiure battery
FROM the eheuy, but, hndng il too he"viIy
supported. tei, back, but not uni. nftrr 10:
cei'ing It's h.o ami giving iheIr ov n in ru
tun, a"d i"rcri"y The rnemv to resuuIe the
defensive. O"r loss on tue left wa> not 80
heavy ~ on the right wing OF The nrm,
but among tho killed We have 10 lament
se'erai gallant aud distinguished officers.
The night extended gradually from the
Ieit 10 the righ, again, about o'clock, and
continued up 10 m-ar 8 O'clock ia the even
ing, wheel darkness pat n end to the con
h'c', our army resting Oh their arms in IT,.
POSITIONS from SheIrcs tho 'neiny had been
forced
From tho Richmond Dispatch I'd Inst.
Between and ~ A. NJ, q part Of HILLS d.
vision were drpoyed a. ski misies on Ito
right aud left OF the road, which were soon 10.
placed by Tue arrival OF Lang-reet's v.te
rams. Between | / aud ~ \. 81, til. 2Sth
GeorgiA and I'd Mississippi were deplo,,d
rs skIrmislIers onIing the woods. and b,
gan lie advahce without much opposition,
bu' M they proceeded sI"ng the turnpike,
aud ia the woods, The eEei,y, cunceaIru b,
hInd fence, aud ~ force, oprned u furious
r,1e hre, when for momsnl cau,,d ,ur
brave boys 10 wink -nd siagger Yet. re
covering themselves Ia All instant, the, a.
Lsered n murderou, voliey in repl, and
with hearty cheers DASHED tnruupb lh,
woOcs alter their discon6tsd aud frlyht
ehed ioe, driving them heller skelier before
them, aid making many bite Ia. cold. wet,
aud mudd, grouna Observing In, ,lrenyih
OF The eneni!'s Iine III front, our eunm.n.
der ordered up the 4th North Carol,u.,
who, adsanc.Og III force, broke through
tie III Mississippi taItaI!on. in their hurried
aud divided The latter CORP, in
sucn u m"uner Thai. subsequently, their
Whole force c"uld not be again COLLECTED
Brilliant in conception aud execution, IN.
finely drilled NOr., Caroiin,nns auuked the
enrm, 3 d.nsc line Of skirmi,hers, aud did
such sad havoc by Their luuking 6r. that
t"e enemy precp'I"te,y fsIh hack upon III ,ir
unfinished t.vnslwork IN, aud cou,n.nd,ng
the rnir-nce 10, The extensive grounds Of
Bakers farm.