The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-02
VOL. KILL.


the operations yesterday and dry before.
ffaHr AT fEAZER's FARM
Our forces having pursued the enemy during
Sunday and par, Of Monday. up with the
main body q. rrazer's farm, abou. fifteen miles
from the city Generals Iongst.cct and A. p liill
were advancing tc the right, mud Gen Hugcr by
/ our left when about three o'clock on Monday our
scout. announced shat the foe were In strong force
in camp aad all things prepared to receive VS.
| Pushing forward ON the Darbyiown Charles Chy)
| rcal to the right IL seemed to be cv' entity paf'
of the plan tina, Iaycrs advance on lac lett should
| be made simultaneously.
| About > r. NJ Longstrect advanced upon tne enc
my and drove in t,er dense body OF skirmishers,.
srnnor, a ss they were by large force Of 1rtii-
rv Uuger did not arrive in time, for il wa, re-
| pcrse, he had been engaged with tho enemy, and
| consequ. ntiy delayed. Our attack the right
proved eninen:ly successful, and after much hard
| lighting our troofs found Themselves in the enc
| mys camp. ftc:ng the whole di,isic OF Summer
| Hooker, and Kearrcy, supported &c he right and
icf. of the road by not less than thirty pieces of
artillery. Fronting and in the midst of th,
| camp, also, artillery was stationed, sand main
| gained very heavy fire upon our advance, but
when infantry had eEsconced themselves in The
edge of the timber to the ,sft os the enemy, their
fire was 30 destructive that the Federal immediate.
| iy began to iall back. Our artillery and par,icu
iariy the Maryland c"Mpany. workc their pieces
fst and accurately, tAaI every horse OF Tie fec
was slaughtered and thcis artillery stationary
When the infantry AMI i'lery simultaneously al
vanced ppoa the sencn,ys masscstho carnage proved
fsgh,ful the fegrais rushing frs.a tho fed Into
the woois in tic greatest confusion. Their Gene
but The men could not be prevailed upon to stand ;.
hence in the widest manner, they threw aycav
| aud cccoutremen,s. abandoning to our hands not
Jess than seventeen iinc field pieces, hundreds OF
| small arms and stores.
| IL IL reported that during the fight Gen. Hooker
| was killed on the field Gen Kcarney wounded, and
Gen Sumner taken prisoner Their whole Ioss is
estimated at G10 killed, wounded, and prisoners.
Our casualties not yet known, but it is asserted
by competent authority that i. will not amount to
more than one-.enth that of the enemy From all
accounts compelled to say that both infant
ry and artillery behaved as they always do-inag-
niiicently; the Federal artillery being ass:liled by
our men with such fury that they were una-
| bic to endure the fire. Those brigades OF Long
streets division (Wilcoxs, Pryors and Feather
stones, &c, main' 'ainosi their reputation. anl adj
|
Among the brisaIes which present or part;ci.
pated in the fight, may mention Pender's, Arch
| er's, FoIdss and Brancll's. Of Gen. Huger's en-
! eagement il tie morning and whlc' delayed his
junction with Loncstroct, we have not Us ye. cer
tanned anything definite.
! TUESDAY AfTERNooY.-Thereh has been terrific
| fight progre ssng since nom, about one and q la!f
miles from Frazcr's house. The enemy are max
| Ing determined stand Eere-benG supported by
numerous batteries posted il very strong positions
| and OF formidable character. Our Iacn are suc-
ceeding inch by inch in driving the enemy frou, all
points T!.is Is tbs hardest engagement that has
yet occurred, AID have great Results. The
loss on boih sides must prove ftarf1l LonGst,cct
iiili, McIaws, Aiagrudcr and others, are holly en-
gagged ;.ndit i-exrcc;cd that by T.. IL. the IN, my
will have been entirely routed. The greatest en
tlslsi;sm prevails and shells are flying in all dircc
tions over The country for miles.
PIrKETT'S BRIGADE.
| This gallant brigade was engaged Gsan on bIon
| day evening, as we learn from member Of the
| 18th, Colonel Wihers's regiment. 1t behaved witt
| more than its usual gaiiantIy. We have not been
| able to understand the exact number of wounded
AID killed in either the o;h, ieh 18TH or 2Sih ref
| nents composing it; but our informant, who is "a
member OF the iet represents it necessarily very
| large. Among the woundodis is Adiutan. SIC Cullocl
If the 18th, who has distinguished himself wiiou.
| being injured on the fields Of Manassas Williams
! burg, the Is. Of June on Friday last, and seemed
| to bear charmed life. He fell wounded most pain
fully in the arn, So cut up is this regiment by the
four battle m which i. has been engaged that il
now commanded by Captain Holland, of the Dan
vile Blues, the second ranking captain in the reg;
ment.
| col. II. Z. WITHyEs.
The many friends of this gallant officer will be
| glad to learn that well grounded hopes of his re
covery are entertained He received three wounds
two Of them slight, and the other, which had been
| considered fa'.l-in the breast a gallant soldier
| and upright gentleman, hi; loss would he most seri
| orsly felt. God grant that he may recover. and
should this wicked war continue, be able again to
give his courage aud talent to the cause OF justice
| and true patriotism.
| CArTAiH WALL
| We learn that this cool and Christian officer,
upon whom dcvolved the command of the latl
Virginia regiment, after the fall OF Col. Withors.
received so severe q wound that anpu.ation OF hs
leg was made above the knee. He is now at the
| American Hotel, and bears his suiferngs with the
Christian who feels that he has discharged his
| duty.
DEATH OF a GALLANT OFFICER.
| Among the many gallant soldiers whose SPIRIT
| winged their flights upward in the fierce contest
which ensucd between the patriot and the abolition
! forces on Monday evening on the Charles City
road. the memory Of none viii be cherished wish
more fond regret by those who knew him while
! living than that Of Joseph V. Scott, Lieutenant
Colonel Of the 81 Hega,cnt Virginia Infantry, who
| was struck by she'll and instantly killed on tha.
memorable occasion, while gallantly leading his
men in IA charge on battery o. the enemy. Col
Scott was for maay years Captain o: the Peters
burg Grays but at the opening Of the war was
| made Maior ia the State service, subsequently
being promoted to the Lieutenant Colonelcy OF the
81 Virginia Regiment, Pryor's Brigade. He acted
| with conspicuous galIantry at the battle Of Viii
l.ansburg la soeal life he was genial, high toned
| and senereus; godier. brave even to n,liffer
ence toward danger. and was the Idol OF his men,
His lnemcry will long be cherished by those who
kaew him, aud they were many. Peace to fhc
| ashes Of the gallant dead
MAJOR CHATHAM RoBURDEAU WHEAT
ibis brave soldier has met soldiers death, facing
| tle foe gallanty on the battle field Commanding
the advance ut the battle of Manassas, he, with a
sodicrs eye the imperative Necessity OF check
! ing the advancing foe until the Cohfederates had
formed line Of battle in hia Fer al hour did
his gallant little command resist the encmy's thou
sands, as regiment afscr regimen. was brought foh
ward to annihilaie 1t. Major Wheat, calling loudly
for supports, fell desperately wounded and his di.
| ininisised band fell back, leaving the disputed