Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-06-12

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Another Account Of the Fight.
We have some additional accounts of tn,
fight on our right wing. The scene of th'
battle was about eight miles out on the
Williamsburg road.
The artillery on our side opened about
ten minutes to one, P. NJ , and the cannon
alipg continued for the space of one.halt
or three-quarters of an hour. After heavy
fire of musketry, our troops charged upon
the enemy in their entreucbmeuts with the
most devoted gallantry, repulsing him al
the point of the bayonet, and driving him
back until we had possession of his entire
camp. The enemy being heavily reinforced
drove US back for little space, but could
not recover his camp
General Stewart was in command of the
field, but General Hill was in immediate
command of that portion of it where the
fight wasiu progress
After the Yankees had been driven from
their camp, it was thought that they were
retreating down the Chickahominy, when
General Stewart deployed three regiments
to intercept their retreat 1t was found
however, that the enemy was being heavily
reinforced, and the regiments were recalled
About this time General Stewart sent
Lieutenant Fontaiue, who had attached
himself to his staff as aid, to Gen. Hill, OF
such general officer as he might find on the
field, urging him to hold his position, as
reinforcements we're coming up. The as
surance of 1einfcrcements gave fresh impe.
tus to our men, and the firing was contin-
ued with loud and hearty cheers. After
the fight had continued for about an hour,
the ammunition of some of the regiments
gave out, aud there was some wavering a
long our lines Colonel Lee, Lieutenant
Fontaine and Colonel Moore were sent by
General Stewart to see to the ammunition
train and to rally such Of the regiments as
had been thrown into disorder. The Twen-
ty-fourth Virginia, the Fifth North Carroll,
na, and some other regiments we're reform
ed and led into action by Colonel Moore,
and then put in command of Col. Smith.
About half past six o'clock, General Hu.
gers division came upon the field in gallant
style, the men dashing on at the double
quick, with loud cheers. The combat was
now furious. There was a continuous roll
Of musketry, varied by the occasional ooom.
ing of artillery. The firing continued un-
til about eight o'clock, when the enemy
we're driven still further back, and we re-
mained in possession of their camp, having
captured number of pieces of their artil-
lery.
The King William artillery, Capt. Car:
ter, was prominent in the fight, and ach'ev-
ed the most conspicuous results. Their
battery was posted in the road, and was en-
gagged from one to half past five o'clock,
when it was relieved Their loss in killed
and wounded was terrible-thirty seven
out Of eighty eight. Lieut. William Car.
ter was wounded in the breast by Minnie
ball Second Lieutenant Newman was
killed, his body being literally torn to pie
ces by the bursting Of shell. The bate
ry was publicly complimented in glowing
speech by Gen. Hill, who declared that its
gallautry would hold conspicuous part in
history, and that "he had rather be in COM
mand of such men than to be President of
the Confederate States"
The loss on both sides could not be 9TH
erwise than terrible. In the early part Of
the action we had taken the enemy's en-
trenchments at the point of the bayonet,
cur columns suffering from the close voliey
of musketry. 10 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 entire
company had thrown down their arms and
surrendered themselves as prisoners. A
mong the prisoners taken by us were lieu
teuanscolonel and a major, and several
other commissioned officers.
Our forces engaged on the right were
Stewards, Hills, Longstreet's and Magru'
der's divisions, the latter having come up
during the action. We had probably TWEEN.
ty to twenty-five thousand men in this ac.
tion. The prisoners taken by US say that
the enemy had three divisions engaged on
our right.
The Battle renc,ced on Sunday-more
Hard fghtiny-AnotAer success for our
arms.
Public expectation was on tiptoc yester.
day in anticipation Of the renewal of the
contest for the hard.fought field in front of
Richmond on. Saturday, and events did not
disarpoint in the least. The scene of the
fight near the Williamsburg road. About
seven o'clock a. m, the 9th Virginia regi-
ment, Lieut.. Colonel Goodwin, who had
been or their arms unconsciously within
fifty yards of the enemy the night previous,
we're ambuscaded by Yankee regiment,
who rose up behind dense thicket, and,
protected thereby, poured destructive fire
into the uncovered column of the Ninth,
which, however, being speedily supported,
drove the enemy back and captured seVe-
raj pieces Of artillery. The ground was so
uiry and unfavorable for the use of artille.
ry that but few pieces could be brought into
play, and the firing was principally by
musketry, which ragged furiously from the
left to the ceutre of the lines. The brig