The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-26

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r.uotf~R s-orvrv. april 'le'
Th.AA!ag 4. vii =" utfi: .t-s 70 = ne -
your aIeIs, / VIII give yod jhe aetaiis o. the
handsome iittIe engagement vi Oh to0s piace
on the morning OF the 1919 ie"' s"Lnoutn ~,
Just before the yandais took possession OF the
country north Of the kappahannocK On
Thursday, the 18th, about two O'Clock r. III,
Uapt swarm, of the Caroline cavalry, with
40 me forty OF the Ian caster cavalry, was on
pickle. above Yellow Chapel. about 10 mites
from fredericksburg, In Stafford, on the Fan
quier road, when his videttes reported some
Yankee cavalry were approaching. captain
swami then advanced TO meet them, thinklng
1t only scouting purity, aud aendlng Your men
IN advance, when they were pursued Dy Ipil
company OF Yankees, who, Wheu tosy came
In sight Of Capt s,waDn's squ@d, tncux tthey
ware in danger Of a large f0rce, re ireatad, anu
Oapt swami ssixing the opportunity with his
forty Lancaster heroes charged upon them,
killing ,hree, iAciading n Lieutenant, ana
wounded seven Seeing himself Amos sur
rouu ded nv the Yankee cavalry. ne feil BACK
To Bsrea camp, where was Col. Lee with
part of four companies Of cavalry, number
ing Ia the aggregate 800 men, aoou { one naif
Of whom ware raw reCrnits aud oaaly armed
Dol Lee +hsn Tell hack 20 within ono milo OF
Falmouth Il tnsn batrS af:e. dark, the EeE
picketed their horses aud rssted Col. Lee
sent to Er.dericksbuIg and got tour comPa-
piss OF Col. Brockenorough' regiment, WOO
10: n I'd us about 10 p. ID Hs then, after p st
log fsw picksts, sent scouting per les to Be
rea, who reported the enemy there; SO, ahou'
~ O'Clock +. III Col Lee had The fences oL
tha road Ia rear of us pulled down and made
rail mems across the road in front OF Us. he
ther placet Two companies OF infantry on
either side Of the road, commanding cross
f1re on the approaching road, and q coirpan
Of cavalry Immediately In rear OF mem anu
threw out one company to the right ana one
to t. o lett some half mile, TO depioy rs sxlf
mishers. We occupied ira. POSITION some D ou T
or tvro, wnaG. lite after o'clock o. N, OF
the Is b. Lieut. Lawson, % >heSiaHIrd c&Vai-
mr. ri -
aud I'll Id Col Lee that the eueDy were uPo !
us COL. Lee very calmly replied we Ets
ready" Ihe FEET Of Tue eoaInt noTss coaiG
ne heard uutar fail charge, aheu 800 yards
fs4aot COL Lee rade up AMI Down tne Lines
very cool aud told the mSn 10 be 8 sady az q
oniet The words STEAD, men ~ ''Steady,
mea." fell IL soft and mLs,c4i tomas from 'he-
NOBLE Col. Lee, sOuDte3 particularly shec-
tlonate ana eTcC nrIsiug, Jast before sHs oe'iu-
ly CONFLICT of arms.
THE enemy came dasaiEg up 20 our rail
peus when tar III flItrv opened heavy IRE
npof, them ard the Yankees wont heller
sksiter beck Our bravo boys maize READY
again, 10 ID ii Lasir pieces. wAon 1of over d
mile IN he 0lsLap &c we could h|aF Che IN -
gody Wells and shouts OF the miserable we :
tinls as shay came On il ts9 second charge
We then heard me rattlics Of sabre3, and ds
hey e,cerg.d from the woods their poiifhed
steel glistensd il the moonlight; hen INC
Yankee command, "ChargeF' WAS distlctiy
heard Tcny came mp III ear fury, DC. Lns
raj. narr,cedss and the we'll am 20 shot OF
our brave fellows OF tbs 40 n Wig MIA regi-
m az soon turned the FaDdats BACK ag a!n-~
We occupied our position some minutes
whea hey made IN effort 20 surround US
We Their f-ll back n the edge OF Ealmou tn
and prepared for them again, nut they didn't
advance
twas hen dayhreak, and we marched PACK
10 the bittis grnuLd was one OF ten Wco
went to the ground frat, When couH 'eu SIX
lead men and nine dead hoTses ~ ii II aLc
near The road Others wen: further, ana saw
IA Mi eleven dead men aud thirteen aeai
horses Wes got eleven saddles, . numser OF
SharD's carbIIes, i;2its pistols, 2ro other
.rtictes A msu WHOM we tock, moft= y
u2uuoet, told Col. Lee that they nad Ia!
regiment Of cay.siry, besides infantry ana
art.lieiy in quite large toccs; ~ d that thay
mads the rnsa Oh u III Cr0er - save the
bridges on tus RappaEanpocE.
We fell back across the riVaT, ana our
column had not eottea fICm Falmouth brioge
before the enemy were throwing shells over
ns wa scarcely had tims &c burn tbs bridges
when the Falmouth hills were completely
Tired with Yankee infantry, artillery, and
cavalry. Oar r0rca thea retired. We have
since learned, rs ccrniI & from the enemy, mat
W. killed thirty OF theic men In tie 1ighc.
Suon IS 81 trte e.steIaeit g the circGm-
stances, as Ghs writer was present, sas7 all,
and pa rue ipated In tho engag+ n-eLi
E MRAssR OF CAPT swAsa6 CAVALRY