Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-03
Bloody Fight on the Williamsburg
-. Road.

LCohCt ody -1iAs Sehoh3 WAA1SA N.~1S ~
considered the prelude to the great bat
tie now impending, occurred, on the
extreme right Of tie Confederate lines,
.on the Williamsburg road, about a
miles remove from the scene Of the
battle Of the Seven Pines. Our loss
was heavy, especially in officers.
The following are the particulars Of
the engagement, as far as we.haye been
able to gather them: On Tuesday
night, the. enemy advanced and drove
in the piekets of the 14th North Caro-
lima Regiment, and they were rein
forced by the 4th Georgia and 1st Lou
isiana Regiments, Of Gen. Wright's
Brigade. About 81 o'clock, the enemy
advanced to the number of three: brig
AIDES, supposed to have been Hunter 3,
and Summers. They moved and fought
under apine thicket cover, our troops
being in the open space: After heavy
firing, the 1st Louisiana charged the
enemy twice, and drove them back. I'm
the last charge, Lieut.. Col. W, R..
ShriYer, of the : 1st Louisiana, was
wounded severely, also Major James
Nelligan, of the same regiment; Lieuts.
Gilmour and Murphy, of the same regi-
ment, were both killed, and. Lieuts.
Hendricks and Buckley, and other off,
GERS and priyates, wounded.
Shortly after noon, the enemy re-
tired and the firing ceased. The loss
inflicted on the enemy was serious in
killed and wounded, between sixty and
seventy prisoners captured.
The casualties of many of our men
we're inflicted by shells thrown by q
battery supporting the enemy's infan-
try.
The skirmishing and firing along the
lines was pretty general at all points
yesterday, and all indications point to
a general engagement to-day or to-mor-
row. .-.-- 80.
The wounded on our side, to the num-
Der of fifteen or twenty, reached the
city yesterday evening, Up to last
night, the Yankee prisoners had not ar
rived here. -. = -. 80 -,
Of course the engagement was with
out decisive results, but all accounts
agree in stating that our troops display
ed consummate bravery, and repulsed
three times their number, advanta-
geously posted and supported by. artil-:
lery. .e.s,.~ -. = -.
The fighting, we learn, was princi-
pally between Gen. ,Wright's Brigade,
comprising the I'd, Sd and 23d Georgia,
the 1st Louisiana and a North Caro-
lima regiment, and at least two, and
some say three, brigades of the enemy,
(Sickles' and Meagher's.) Our forces
were exposed, for. time, to q terrible
cross fire while lying down. In the
charge which drove the Yankees from
their position, the 1st Louisiana suffer-
ed the most seyerly. Our loss IS a,
bout one hundred and fifty killed and
and that Of the enemy equal
ly as great, if not more, besides prison
ers.
The musketry firing lasted for an
hour and half, and was then succeed
ed by artillery, which was brought in
to play on both sides.
Two Yankee prisoners were captured
by one Of our officers, after he had his
right arm shattered by a ball. With
gun in his left hand, he approached
them, and demanded them to throw
down their arms, which they did, and
were marched off to headquarters. One
of the prisoners taken states that Nc
Clellan has built two roads parallel to
the York River Railroad, on which are
placed heavy siege guns, made~to run
upon the tracks. ks.-Richnaond Examiner,
26th.