The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-01

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Tho enemy was driven back from the long
contsssed hill sad victory Wa no loneef
doubtful Hsmads yse aaothsr Attempt q
s Sis 1:s. w M ~: Wider .*e:p 70
left. Just ~ he reformed to renew the bat
Ne, Colonel Early's. three regiments came
upon the Held. The enemybneW 0rmatton
exposed his night nank more even nan ~
ordered 70 throw himself directly upon it,
suppertsd b. colonel Ssuart's cavalry and
Beckham's battery. He exscutsd this attack
brav.y sna x:, H. tsl n,.s q
front. The enemy was broken ~ this COM
bined attack. He lost all the artillery which
no had advanced 70 the scene OF the CONFLICT ;
he had NO more fresh troops TO rally on, and
Instr uetions W9e instAn1y 01sto 0onsTal
Boahaa TO march By the quickest routo 70
tho turnpdke, 70 intercept tbs fugitive and
TO General Longstroet. 70 follow 90 closely -
checked By the ssem5's reserve, and ~ night
at Oentrovtlle. j
schsnck's brigade made . slight demon.
stration towards Lewis ford. which wa
had Just aTyiv cd from the right. His artillery,
under Captain Walker, was used with great
Col. Stuart pressed the pursuit Of the enc.
road. -Four companiss Of cavalry, under
Colonel Bradford and Lieut.. .Ool. Munford,
which had held in reserve, we're ordered 10
cross the stream ct Ball's ford. 70 reach the
left Uur cavalry found the roads encum..
bered with dead and wounded, (many Of
whom seemed to have been thrown from
wagonsJ arms, accoutroments, and clo&hing.
strong body OF United states troops were
advancing upon Manassas. General Holmes
who had Just reached the neldy and 0ensral
Eweil on mis- way TO it. we're ordereo 70 mees
this unexpected attack. They found no ioe'
Our victory was a. complete ~ one gained
bv infantry and artillery can b. An ede.
quate force Of cavalry would nave @Aoe ~
1J r. il due. under Almighty God. to the skin
and reeoIu ,ion Of General beauregard. the
admirabie conduct OF Generals bee, =. K.
smith. and Jachson. sno o. Voa0 ..r,S com;
EIxev. and tine courage and pnyiolding drm.
ness OF our patriotic volunteers. The admiea-
bic character OF our troops 10 tncontesubiy
proved BY the result OF TINS battle; esPeclelly
six thousand men Of the army ofthe Shenan.
doah, with sixteen guns, and lees than two
thousand Of that of the P0t0mac, with Elk
guns, for full nve hour. successfully resisted
thirty .l1ve thousand United States troops,
with . powerful artillery and . Superior
force irregular cavalry. Our forces engaged,
gradually tncIeasing during the contest,
amounted to but mon ct the close Of
engassmsnt fell upon tho troops who held
their ground 70 long Wtthsuch heroic resolu.
ton. The unfadinx honor with which they
won was dearly bought with the blood OF eur
best and bravest. Their loss Was far heavier,
in proportion. than that OF the troops coming
later into action. 2L - szs SIS :
Every regiment and battery engaged per-
formed Its part we'll. The commanders OF
u
refer you to General BeauIegardes report for
the names Of the officers Of the army OF the
Potomac who disun suished themselves most.
cannot enumerats all Of the army OF the
viii oonfine myself TO those of high rauk-
Colonies Barlow and Fisher, (kiiled,l Jones,
(mortally wounded) harper, J. +. Preston,
Uummings, Ealknsr, 0artEsll, and Vaughan:
J. =. =. stuart Of the cavalry. and rs.dle;
kchois, Lishtfoot, Lakeland, q. H. Stewart.
and Gardner. The last-named gallant ON.
Ger was severely Wonnded.
The loss Of thu, army OF the Potomac was
los killed. $40 wounded. = mi.sins: That q
the army Of the Shenandoah Wa 40 killed.
o7S wounded, 10 missing.
Total killed .......................S IS
Total Woundsd..... ...............l,AS0 81
Total missipS. ....-.............-.. 80
That Of the enemy could not Do ascertaanSo a
Twenty. eight pieces Of artillery about 900
muskeis, and nearly so, 900 cartridges; gar
risou nag and 10 colore were captured ON tAe
neld or In the pursuit Besides these, Ne
captured "a ARTILLERY Aorss., with their Aar.
ness. IS wagons, and. much camp sQuipage,
clothing. and othsr property abandoned In
'H The oficcrs Of my stsr deserve high COM
vices daring tho day and the campaign and
/ hee leave 70 call the attention Of the Gov
erument to their inertia Major W. il. y.
Whiting, Chief Engineer, was tnvAlue0leto
nae for his tansl aetltty IN a.. prosss:i or
in the battle Mayor McClean, Chief Quar-.
term asser, and Major Ksarsley. Ohief Oom :
mise6ry. condu0t0d their respective Depart
,.n FL, END s sn:ssy 4. oniS Is. dsy
before, was Of great service. len him at
Manassas, and 70 his experience and energy
i entrusted the care Of ordering my troops
e re aS Sf ssss :. ias sSs
durinr the action. Uaptains y. N. Fauntle-
row. q. 8. Navy, +. L. Preston, A. A. A..
General, Lieutsaant J. b. Warrington, A.:
eo?ssysa as. my ere S5esr; . Ss.v.y ana ana
several gallant gentlemen who volunteered
tholr osTyioes-Colonel Cole OF ElOri0s, Ma
jOr Oeas OF Alabama, Colonel duncan Of
4Bonss
command Of the body OF troops he led into
action, and fought With CALAMITY. With
thcse was my gallant friend, Uaptata Barlow
Who ws. %o +. Ssys i o.s
nance ofacsf Colonial +. J: Thomas: was
much Indebted, also, to Ool0nels J. ]. Pres-
ton, Manning, Miles. and Chisholm. and
Captain Stevens, Of the Engineer Uorps,
kindiy pro6ersd their services, and rendered
efFIcienf and valuable aid At different times
during the day Colonel g. ". Lay, Of
General Bonham's ssa4, delivered my I'm
0uucuO0o 70 k0O txOOPo oOAe N pU1OOAb oUO
to intercept the enemy, with much intelli.
eence and courage. s-.e-
n VIII bs remarked that the thres Briga.
der Generals Of the Army Of the Shenan.
doeh were all w3uuded. i have already
mentioned the wound Of General Smith,
General Jackson, though painfully wounded
early Ia the day, commanded HIS brigade 70
the cloan of the action General H., afDef
great exposure At the commenOsment oS the
susakemeAt, Was MORALLY wounded inst a.
our reinforcemeata were coming up.
troops &c Uentrevitfe who had not been "a.
esged. which checked our pursuit, the
strope forcss occupying the works near
GsorGstown. Arlington, and Alsxandria,
she certainty, too, that General Patterson
II needed, would roach Washington, with
his army Of thirty thousand mea, sooner
~ - non1A euk thn .,on ittnn And In ~