The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-06

firing continued until about eight O'clock.
when the enemy were driven still further
back, and we remained in possession of
their camp, having captured number Of
pieces of their artillery.
The King William artillery, Capt. Car
ter. was prominent in the fight, and
achieved the most conspicuous results
Their battery was posted in the road, and |
was engaged from one to half past five |
o'clock, when it was relieved Their loss |
in killed and wounded was terrible -thir-
ty-seven out of eighty eight. Lieutenant
William Carter was wounded in the breast
by mimic ball. Second Lieut.. Newman
was killed, his body being literally torn
TO pieces by the bursting Of shell. The
battery was publicly complimented i'm
glowing speech by Gen. HILL who declar-
ed that its gallantry would hold con.
| spicuous part in history and that "he
had rather be in command of such men
than be President of the Confederate
States"
The loss on both sides could not be 9th.
erwse than terrible. In the early part
of the action we had taken the enemy's
entertainments at the point of the bayo.
net, our columns suffering from the close
volleys Of musketry. In crossing the
field to make the charge, Col. Smiths
Virginia regiment was badly cut up by
the enemy's fire.
Up to half past seven o'clock Saturday
night we had taken about one hundred
and thirty prisoners. In addition to this
we learn that, late in the evening, an en-
: tire company of the enemy had thrown
down their arms and surrendered them
selves as prisoners. Among the prisoners
taken by us were Lieut.. Colonel, a Ma
: jor, and several other commissioned Off
o Gers.
Our forces engaged on the right were
Stuarts. Hills, Longstreets and Magru-
der's divisions, the latter having come up
during the action. We had probably
twenty to twenty-five thousand men in
this action. The prisoners taken by us
say that the enemy had three divisions
engaged on our right.
THE BATTLE RRNEwED on SUNDAY.
, Public expectation was on tiptoe yes.
, terday in anticipation of the renewal of
! the contest for the hard-fought field IN
j front of Richmond or Saturday, and
. events did not disappoint in the least
i The scene of the fight was near the Will
iamsburg road. About seven o'clock A.
v NJ, the Ninth Virginia regiment, Lieu
:. tenant Colonel Goodwin, who had been on
n their arms unconsciously within fifty yards
' of the enemy the night previous, were
= ambuscaded by Yankee regiment, who
4 rose up behind dense thicket, and, pro.
tected thereby, poured q destructive fire
into the uncovered column of the Ninth,
a which, however, being speedily support
0 ed, drove the enemy back and captured
/ several pieces of artillery. The ground
!. was SO miry and unfavourable for the use
I of artillery that but few pieces could be
: brought into play, and the firing was
l. principally by musketry which ragged flu.
# riously from the left to the centre of the
,f lines. The brigades engaged were Gen
d eral Holmens and Gritfith's of Smith.
is division, including the Third Alabama
Colonel Lomax, and the Twelfth and For
N ty-first Virginia regiments. The advance
70 was gradually pushed until between one
At and two o'clock, p. NJ, when our column
IS broke the centre of the enemy, and HI
h. commenced sullenly retiring in the direc.
iamsburg roads, abandoning his camp
ID occupied the previous night. and leaving
s, in our hands large quantities of small
arms, overcoats, knapsacks, &C., which
Il were secured, and carried to the rear
r. At 4, P. NJ, the firing had ceased, except
i. occasional shots at "long taw" In the
a. early part of The battle, Lieutenant-Colo.
q. mel Goodwin, who was in the advance Of
ID the Ninth Virginia, had his horse shot
rs from under him, and the animal, in fall
q. ing, fell upon him and seriously injured
,e him in the breast and head. He was
=. brought to the American Hotel. Colo
A. mel Lomax, of the Third Alabama, was
q killed in the action, while CALAMITY lead
" ing his regiment to the charge in supp OIL
# of the Ninth Virginia. The Fourteenth
q. Virginia and First Virginia also Dustin
rs guished themselves in the fight, and tool
~ a considerable number of prisoners botl
\. on Saturday and yesterday.
r. 1t was stated that the enemy fired on
q train on the York River railroad carryin
Il. the wounded to the city, and that no al
N tention was paid to flag of truce tina
was sent on the field.
N There was report of the Third AL,
q. bama firing into the Twelfth Virginit
IL who returned the fire, and created som
n. confusion, but we are without confirm,
e.. e ton as to its reliability.
ed From the numbers engaged on the sid
m. of the enemy, it was evident that he ha
N. massed heavily during the night on h
re left wing Jour right.) The enemy
ay strength on both wings on Saturday WI
~ 10000 and 10000, to oppose them. Ye
,re terday his strength was at least 5000,
m with heavy reserves, and our army abor
are the same. Tho enemy during both ola,
had the advantage of position and 81
trenchments, but lost them both. on
loss in the battle, or rather two battle
of was not less than 1000 or 1000. The Ell
ne emy's loss was as great, if not greater, b,
tut sides several hundred prisoners.
. During the progress of the fight til
'ut line OF battle was penetrated by many
an the citizens of Richmond, charged wit
ne the duty of bringing off the wounded
ter civilians and others-who, in numerol
BPS instances, performed feats of valol
en- worthy of disciplined soldiers.
al The entire day wounded were arrivir
he in the city, and the community RENAME
we in state of excitement up to nigh
he when later intelligence assured the
we again that the prestige of victory ha
lot not departed from our arms.
The wounded are very numerous. an
he they are being accommodated as tn
tic emergencies of the times will best admi
he Private dwellings, stores, &C., have bee
offered by their owners, and they will /
en- occupied as they are needed.
icy The success and progress of our arm
ny, yesterday was even more decided an
'gi- satisfactory than was Saturday, and o,
vas troops were in the best possible spirits.
be- During the day the Yankee prisone
nts continued to be brought in, in squads
ten fiftaap onH t,yant;o,