Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-04

Narth Of the now Ma:us Esary H.use, and
very near ~hers ha subsequently E,ii cortai!7
v@unded. to the g:aa. .;;:Go::2ns 81 his ccua
KY, hi's after desdS o. deiJ>=csra ard ever re
In:g:ts coursge.
AGanThile, tbs eaapy he'd pushed ip:vsri,
tc:iS!!cn o. eight companies OF regular i:-
fsntIT and one OF their best batteries Of s;e
pieces, (forr rifed,) supported by for. co-!ps
MES OF marbles, Ec iacrsase the desperate odds
against which Evans ani his men had msin-
taio0d their stand with ~ arcst Saat3hlcss
tsaac:ty.
General Ees, ncw Saaing E7sos sorsi5
pressed uoosr the crushing weight Q! the
Eiasses of the caesay, :. tas call Of Ooloac;
Evans, tareT forward n;s 1S5,a fcTce 20 his sid
across snail strssm-Ioa1ss Branch ard
VeHe7--sad engaged the Sedcya.s:s With izs-
peruosity; lmeGdsn;s batter; Et tho time play
ilG FROM EiS va: chose2 position with brilliant
effect with sFhsrica! case, the enemy haTEE
first opened CT him from rias battery, proba
hiY Grtia's, with elongated cylindrical shells,
which few Il iov iest cyor ;&e beais OF car
men AID exploded il i:'s crest oi .:.a Eli c-
l3nd;stely II soai.
4! Bee s31iuco3 url:=9 .:7a.e fra. ae
ps.cs-- .e .;:i a!d aih t:eore.i, K=s :neais, 2m.
Gec :!c chir4i-ar3 2:.iow, Il; aaa0t y. :. 4
il wood II st:ca,!. growth pi;:ss 10 r.. ,;Ya.
aa3 :9cht of an; na::'r EeTpend.cuiGc 70 E7sns' :
inc Of hs!;!e, ,i,s ~: aianai1s to ,5c !si, Of
them, aiory i,::co coGbrciiig u. .ascIor oi
tie Gcorgi. Regiments with tie rectsusu!4y
ccsse u w.::a. S!cal's SouiE Carolina cysupa-
MES were engaged, 2n5 1870 whic:. Ee slsi
t::raS =: % A;&Sissipol. : fierce aud deg
:r@:t;Ye conact urR ensEcd-.hs FIRE waa
witiurins - A9;: ~: x wEi:e tse ellsair sTs,t
cGr snt-., I'iG, t.,u~ .S!ia Iei7 :hi."Yrous artt
ley, w!ilc':, :..@rj..3 (" lL;G ctac.Li repairs:
at this ;ius earS-ic. ,!f &: l-ass t.l III; guns
ard four howi:Et:s. For az hour &c iassc
stout hearted lea OF tSa Blended conp4na OF
Bos, Evans aud E...tt"v, breast 81 unintarntt-
ti@g aat;!c Storm, animated su:3!;, by scmr.
t:.:.g i!C., tEs1 tbs ordinary Courage .: a-4n
It's arayesr utn a2jsJ stTo; j. sau;i 's~e aeeI
iI!,esd, !,!s ipsc:-e,.o:i .: !ne cxuse, al c.:l.
sc:nusncss @! the g!e2! sUko az lssur, ~: :.
thus usT7ed ana anicia.:d n:,u ani al 90 s.:.,;
annHed Hnd uHsbrnk!uG il. such extremity.
Ta'o Fo';srei Srigadas OF Hain;Zis:nA..'s i;
D:Ysa!a.:, wcre noT Ii 1oughs into action, -! bg
Ricketts, superb l;s::i battery G. slx sy:,
pcunGG7 the guns. :=hica. posted or IL al.
!n.u:e - iLs iisha oSiho sud;oy Road. o2oaS:t
h:e e.: iIt0aca's u:.i!eIy--eoous this tune ;T,>
creased py !Yu -:i4 p!ccas of the Washington
Artillery, uadc: Lieutenant Richardson, snt
aire...y he iEi!k 6t tSc sstlogisa. whioh g.
vited :heir fire w.c:i iasocen, snt Es-0 s2G..
under Lisutansnts DsTidS1n saG Lsi;wit:h. Vi
LsthaD's Battery, pct!cS es hs:G7s mentioned.
Z: this ;;;Es, &1c;rc-.-n.- ,.:;a eaaG7, W.
rad ss;!i bu: E5sG,' ;:aYv:i oD!2csr;sS s3.',
t.Vc sunS ;'7s. o-;;c~'5 Sa;:t -cci:ae2' :.
tie twe cofn noei5:- ~ ni5.asi:iy;. u"3a-
Leu. Dol l.ddsi', ana six pie2eR ya:er L:i,-
eotea ard Richardson. Tno cno:n; cd tw2
divisions o. !our s:-oDs brissdes, iac:ldirt
scTsnteen companies oS regular nfsc:.Eg ,c2FEii
and artillery, fo1T companies G: uaf3t3, sa-
tweaty pieces Of Grtillery.7 AgginC: ::.;s odds,
scarcely c-sd;t!c, avr sj7anco position ~Gs
skill Ger e. ~aiie I1a.l!a:2sd, ed re arsGT's
ranks cccsc.nt,. p1okaa sct shattered 2no:i
.ag se,se;:a- ia @ cu: n,ca; tu: !:as3 la-j-
tns-:s = l;.s :;s2--s;iS5E ::w3 ra:n :ls Gsi5.
&1cEui-a's Std !Asys'b :s-Igcdes Gi I.is,'s D..
v;g:Ei. - is a:4!:d &c thsir !ecoi.s. roe:'s
ova- six ,S9Yszu2 osYonsis '. :i,;;; bad i0:-:nc:
& yxss..:: sc::ss lie 2rn ahGuL sigD? hundred
yards ec4Ts &c S..y2p s.i&Ee. stdi oaia-scs oc:
right:
a:syY jossss bad ao7: oeac Sustained CO caE
sGc, o5.:, in numbers aad i re r??Tnaai
wc-.h CT the glaln. Iae 3:n Georgia Rag:
sae.; Ald suffered h:Gy!.y. b-ia. cxpaiat IS i
to3L: and ms;n:2:oea rs pos.::ya. t1 Ire ::ou.
the enemy, rireeay pcstsd w:ia!a 4 hundred
yards c: their froaI ana r:Shs, scol!sFad y;
fences and other cover. i. WIS a! tais ;iiaa
thaS Lieutenant Coiola; Galdas: vas ss7rraij'
voGcdsj, IS also st?srsl 0ihs5 valuable,
o@cers; The &djG:ars CT ths AasiEE=ai,
Lieut.. BtaacG, Tss E!i!sd, anc tho borss 6!
tas regretted EartoT TsG slot uader hin
Tee 4;n Alabama ESQ slSS7zca sG7c.slE from
tie d@a1iy Ere Of 49, ;;a:.csEdE ci au.A eis
which i:,oJ 6 ,ss::c::s,t,s : as"o-:c5 t;1GeS t.s
ilnIo:3.s; ,r;:a - g, :;Iasdlf. It's
bravo ::Y..s'",, :. j. .'.-E:, - dangerously
w2sr.cs:, -. ial., So: :s-s ELI, s.ain,
or E2.: III c9;;2:'.:!
Gsw. .,',S.@r::. il: Ia so7giE2 mass OF
over ioa ~, ,;';;:..,i ::ers ;aia2trT. p7css
;ny On :ii..i 500, LIZ lldeT tie iooG2scnt
fro Of a. .:.$: ;ws:'.y pieces Ct artillery, Ti.k
the fresh G:::E. =; Il Sherman aud Aeys's
appr,acnin5-:4s ls;t=S already IL Eusks:
,csse-cur i!rss gsTs back: bat EadsT orders
from Gep Bssv
Tas enemy, E,aictainins their FIRE. pressed
1hs:T swelling masses ea1aM as our shattered
t,a.:all::o ::ous rssiged; iha slaughter for tie no.
meut Was deplorahle, End Gas 6iisd mary >
Southern hclae witu liie-loag sorro1,
Undsr 3his ne1orshle stress, the Iei2aa,
continued. Until arrested By the eceTgJ snd
rcso!u7io:, 81 Gen Bee. supported oy hertow
aaj E-ar5, .iusS il r5s, cf Inc Robinson &o&se,
and Hau,,:5n's Ls.,ia!. yh!ch had been al:esdy
itSaEctc, s;,;! s':s i!: position near y.
icncai.u': "st;1Ty. 7z;i!ch had Seail haaoied
With uiaTtssa skill! bl. ~Iose men Tera clu.ost
exhausted end the two pieces o. EFs!ioa's
battery, under Lieut.. Richardson, being
threatened BY tie eneI7'a inflltTy OF TIC i=st
and fror.. were also obliged to fell back
rnbntaa, leaving disabled PiScc GO thc
gcoueo, :.tTeI unt;l he sus. jacl;E2ll5 5 or:ssde,
rn;!s Richardson ioinsa the nsil 51jg .; h:s
battery nssr the Lewis House.
As our intaot-5 retired iroI the sz!rens fcoat:
ths two Elk Founders of LsthsD's battery, Sa.
fore nsnsoceG, fell back with e1csi!ent indg-
mert to suitable positions II ;he rear, =;srn
az aEscti7e fra ~ss Ee:nS4ined upcn ;ne s:i!i
.dvaaciag lines Q: tie SadeSal:5ss, ~itE
damaging eject, until rhsir sEn-ra!:!vn mas
nearly exhausted, when they too "eEo with
draSn il the near presence Of she onenJ, ara
rejoinaa tbsir "n.
from ins poip. pr.-ioisiy indicated, ;.ao7e
General Johnston. an; myself asd established
our headquarters, vo heard the coui-nucrs
rc!l q; muskosry, aud tie sustained din oi tbs
artillery, which announced tne seriors on:-
burs. O. the battl5 or orr left Sank, sad 7To
snxious!g, but confidently, awaiting SIM
s. sounds 0; conflict from ou' 1iInt II
Csn!resii!e, resulting from the pIesc.ios@ III
task % 1Ea: quarter, - 2us f'5as "!as'
Il cal: r,at to5, a. 2;i., ao"s7sf, tl;= "a,
oecsesica aas 6issi oalcd iroE BrigEdieG Cen
e-ai Evell irfoElnipg ne. 10 ny oTofouoo dis
appointment, s.:a: NJ orders ic7 h,s ;';iTSncs
aad -a:scs1rie6, but, that il consequence q;
communication fron General ,. X. ,icaos, ~
had Just ,aroTa his brigade across tha Stream
ct Union Mills. But. IN my Judgment, It vas
nov tco late ic- the effective execution ot '!s
contemplated lncrsmaa:, which must Ea7o &c. &c.
ouircd quits :h!a. ha:,r.: -n7 SO troops 70 gel
into acsision fos 4a It's therefore. i: 20
80 nr,ei:a;..;-- ..a....,.-- - depend c.: new