Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-26
RICHMOND WING.
noRNING, JUNR 90, lsea.

FRoN Tax L1SK3-S1vERE FiaHTNs oS raE WILLIAMS
sUHa RoAD-A saoguinATy engagement took plaee yes
terdAy afternoon, On the Williams bag read about i've
NIL below the city De, EeeD the st Louisiana Regiment
COL Ssves and large free Of the ersmy cons sing Of
At lsAs, two brigades-Seklss' aad Hsagbers Toe
6yh, commenced about O'clock and kept up until
midday. The FIRST intimation which the community had Of
the alEWAs conveyed b. the arrival Of the ulded
in the afternoon. Firing had been heard al intervals
during the forenoon but ss hi was not an unusual
Circumstances, excited bu, little attenton-the pre-
sumption Being that the batteries only we're engaged a.
lOrg range.
Our Information Of the 6gbt, yesterday, Is derived
eAi,a from the wounded soldiers AID as most OF them
we're wounded before the close Of the action, We ae
unable TO present. fell definite account OF the hge
Tee wounded, with whom >oOnyeraed, all concur IN
syadBS that their Regiment-the First LOuisiAnA-Wss
sxeosed tor upwards Of hour TO the fire Of a. least
tho two Yankee brgades mentioned. Regardless Of the
heavy ODDS against them, the brave sons o. Louis ana
advanced upon the foe-occasonAly lying down 10 es-
cape the shower Of bullets pouring upon them, and then
rushing forward to discharge their VOleys, shouting as
thew advanced the battle CRY "Bltler-Bl,lsE!' Tee
rrginsn. is mostly composed Of etzaus Of New Orleans
AID remembering tie appeal Of the Daughters {
Loussna" they fought with q cegree OF desperation
snd intrt pid5y rarely sqCaled. The Yankees from,
fell back in eoauscn before their iupstuOus advance,
ana would have been driven from the fill bu. for tbs
mu,dsrous cross 6re TO which the COnfsdsrAs O.
posei.
TIE 2si Georgia participated in the fight and gsInt.
IL maintained The reputation Of yhsir Sste ant though
We have usl heard it SO stated think it probable Lat
tie and 81 Georgia vent into the sc.iCn at LATER
hou. These four regiments eoLsiut a brigade CON
m'aied BY Gen. Wright late Colonel OF the Gcorgf.
We reserve further accounts Of this bloody Eight
uo can obtain more definite statements.
TneI,t Louisiana Regiment was, until recently, a.
t.esei 70 MahOues Brigade. When they pssssd through
Redmond they remained for some time on toe Capital
Squire, near the Governors HoJsa The beautiful green
n, OF tho Montgomery Gard disllysd to the bEeez
attracted much attention On that eccasion.
Thu Reg nent svH rcd severely yesterdsy-probsbly
two buudsed are amoEg the killed and wounded. Col
Saive.s l.ss bis arm. Asjor Aaisgen vas batly
wounded in the Left arm. Tbs loss Ct the enemy il
presented 70 have been very heavy, aai is also stalled
that aSou, seventy prisoners were taken.
We subisa a list Of the wounded OF this Regiment
received a, tAe 1t Hospital last evening;
Asj james Malagsu In lcf. arr Lieut.. W. T. Wood
s1n, I J. Buckley, ia neck; Peter Ks4dag, night arm
fractured; NJ F.amery, left wis; 4. Berrgan, assb
voaad IN high Jno. Scll0, Dc, near left knee 3.
.auitz, breas.; B. o. CoukTn, both JbiShs; J. W.
Spencer, and Wn. Eigley. james Z. Pal-n-Ts Of the
25hN.C Vas also brought Il yesterday afternoon %
Kent Hospital HIS leh arm ampu.ascd At the
shoulder.
TIE eannonsdng along tas Ines yesterday afternoon,
was quite rapd ard continuous, ard The opinion pre-
vailed ina, general eog cement Rad conne7o,d, hui
tbs 6rrg vas only prelude 10 the great battle which
vii, in al probability, ks place today. We are conf
dan. Of a decisive victory, trusting to tee esd Of BIZ,
ties aai the vlor OF cur troops Who sighting fer all
that man holds dear.