Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-13
s.aE: Observation-Disclosures
NuRrHEhN ACCOUNTS OF THE LATE
BATTLE,

NuRrnEhN ACCOUNTS OF THE LAIR
BATTLE
We LA7o altsai7 published Tie slaleus,.la
q! Huilitin 1rilr, descriptive Of Tie tattia
nj Ao7en Pines We add tho 1nllOHiiis OF.
uacts lrGln tbs story As told by another Of tie
saria class Il is IRON lGs New York Herali's
correspondence. Wa publish it despite lie
hiau7 tcti0nl. 2hsny bsea'i6o Of the testimony
il bears to the signal eo'irage displayed hy a,T
troops In iE4t sansuinary engagement:
another t sid has bean made glorious W rae
auccass Of our arms, and another day ie n1sui-
cradle in our history. But the field is.a
bloody one, and the dsy is . "Day Of The
Golden Spurs for rot only did the rank and
file pour out life laviahly, but there hare
been but few battles so fatel to officers
Three Brigais1s IN our side, and lwo---ta onI
knoEledge-on the side ofe lhs ansmy, wore
hit Scme briss3ns erc left without Oo!obSi,
md rS hrit;sds hui lc:; one or moro of Its
Qconsts: "a. regiment but lGsi sohe FIELD of; ;
cor, ara sousos bai ro; + field ofIicer loft Lins
officers, 100, isil in great numbers, and this
indicates :hal, however il usy htva been st
EnI! Hun, cur ttiiat,= row 4huS tIeir dGty sa;i
arc rea1y to 40 it,
saW Ilh fIahr E144Ai.
II t,aa about loon when ne drst hssr1 tie
scattored.tiT OF our piekrls in front. For two
OF threa d,ls before there had been skirmishes
hctE0an ,he pic6ets uesr The rosd in front,
snd this sas mistaken Tor another affair OF
tho same kind, sad thus eom5 time was lost
for instead Of the dispositions that should have
been inlde. n regiment was simply ordered
out-the lG2i FcnnsylTanis-to support tho
pickets. This reg 'nent went out quickly, was
formed near lie road, and almost stumbled
upon The enemy Advancing in line CT battle
Before tho mon had even loaded THAR pieces,
.:ds lQsi received q idll nnd stesdy Tolley,
ftom the fleets Of which 1t did not recover
That one 6re-del vered almost IS 8 nplete
surprise, ard which Our men could not Is
turnout down perhaps. one-ffth OF tbs Feei-
ment, onh demoraii.ed tns remainder No
more service was had from tho l02i ttEt dsy,
and what wal worse, the men bsesn to stream
TO- tie rcsI will, the old story OF "cut to
pioces" IL ought t0 be q crime punishable
with death in our urmy Tor any soldier to say
that his regiment wss "cut TO pieces; :" it is q
with lpany in which they boast
their oTu-disgrace though in this case il was
somewhat different OF course, this stream
OF aea hbd III soud =dect upon tie spirits OF
tiei7 f-llc77E. s..d thus the day bsgua i1 mia
to7taGe
EoaI.IIuN oT TEE BATTLE.
Eu! tcat ons voiley, Thilo it annihilstsa lie
Regiment, told else quicker than courier could
carry the News, the mistake that had been
made, aEd that tie enemy WAS upon US
ilsseJ's io:ee va. !irEed out in hurry AID
formed, and Ooi. balieJ, oi iisw iovE, Ii-
sol s Chief Of Artillery, lad tho enemY'a lina
nodsr Bis uTe LeiaTe il had gotten through the
lhri.Isd,
I1L lsriLLlhT,
-,pirtts battery, which was puslei iii l=ld
ii the right oi tbs road aud nesI ths edss ST
to6 v GOD, and E=gan's battery, which Was also
III tna same neld, tetwoeD aprstts AID The
house Z, got into action Immediately, sn1
Teis Supported L5 the lG0th NeH Iork in The
road to the laif. by the llth Maine and 10urh.
and 4.h Pennsylvania Oil tic right, aid by tls
S2i New Iork ia the rear. Both batteries did
splendid execution; but tic snemys ilnc Cd
var ced silently srd steadily, receiving tie fir2
with apparently perfect cooIness, and FIRING in
return With greet effect -
TdS SEEELs Ip7Ai;cE lii TiHF ahDEB
AZ ihe enery & limo caIns into hre OF u..l id.
i-ntTy. regiment alter rssimsn gave il 10 iLsLl
il baJ styls; but =till, though there H.as many
: gap ii. hen lines, there VIA no bTeaE Fire
alter Ire Ia.e through their ranks, but could
not breiA iEa g:id ol;l three regiments on
gag cd al that Eoint Iull bAct, little sil.t y,
perhaps. tut s't!i il urdur.
- TbE FEHCf.
''!"aii. tatteiy as ,!ompjsci vi Na,uleuIi
guns t",.I huhiFod yards i'll iront vi tho
pls,s Hner= ii "aH posted, theTe was rather
difficult rail fence, which TIE rebel lne hsi to
cross. .!.s they cane up to it The foul Uapo-
Icons played uFrn them fsarfuly With craps
and canister. They could mt pass tie fence.
Every TING that thsy came up io il tho ne"
discharge tore their lines osundcT, moved Tide
gaps through tEeiT formation, and held them
there beyond the isnce. They did not pnss
the fence aatrl :rrat,s grape ana canister
wei= gone. H. could not be supplied sgain,
for tue wagons wee beyond The UhicEahouiny.
50 the rebsl' passed the fence, ,.sad SPratr, With
bis four Napoleons, fell back to The redoubt.
ANOTHER. BATTERY IN DANCES.
E:Ean's battery still maintained its dcrcs
fire. But now Zoe enemy dressed his line in
tbs most perfect manner, and came Tor that.
Sbonid he Dave few more Dlsced Not ii
hre could prevent it, and the IRE Of the bate
~ became wsrueE, willis ~thIt Of the four in-
fsn,ry regiments that supported it Tas re-
daubIed But Are could not prevent il. Gen.
G iseJ SAW that, in spite Of what 6tc douid dc,
the battery was gone.
! PAYoNsT cE4E0E.
The G!d nero, conspicuous on bis !arss gray
horse ard 10y his white bair, rode into the
tnickoss OF tie ire, formed the four regiments
the Nine!y-Sscond and One Hundredth
New York. thu Eleventh Maine, and the One
Hundred and Fourth nrsylvsnia-into line,
gave the word. and led the charge in person.
Fire could net ia-s TIE battery, but hf tago
net did. Back went the rebel line, driven
fairly ou. Of existence. Plenty Hers behind,
however, 10 take its place, and still tbs snsny
came on. and now z newline appeared On The
right & aux Of Casey's front, and tbs Rsgaas
battery and its supports fell back. Another
ntt:ca came simultaneously on the left lanE,
held by the Ninety E ghth and Nlns.SIth
MAJ iors, sod they too retired, st,ll ID gooi
order
TEE sTpoUsT
Cessy'e division wns thrs-faiFiy -aiiIsa into
nis 1ys, limo Of defence, snd the snslny 3D.
7anced sgasnS, that, Iu-the redoutt, Oh tie
left, was Bates battery Of air pieces, which
bsgSa to put in reasons Why il
ahould not be tsEen. In support were tina
Eighty irs, a3d Eighty ffth New iork aud
the E shty 6ttn and Oae Hundred end First
P.nnsy ivania. FIicb's battery was posted to
ihe ri isbt ana in rear Of the redouot Behind
this iin% Cssey's othe- regiments no" retired.
ZEE aEsELs STILL lDTAUcE
TLeic 1es silehce Of ieH moments, .sad