Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-11
EaorIR2Ea CofEEsF1 NpEECE
For It's Enquirer
pRYoRrs BRIGADE

.nond, no Brigade d "a taken moro sctlVe OF
decisiy. ne-s Than that commanded BY Gen.
Ensar A. Pryor. I.s sadly decimated ranks
Tell 100 plainly the tste of many brave mao,
and many of its gallant officers have, with theli
blood soa,.i their devotion to their country g
cause Amar:g tho frat TO Gross the Mech an
ic7y,ll. bridge, early Oh ,he morning OF that
eventful Friday, IRON tbs storming of the sojs
c,nt heights to thst terrible field of Gaines
He'll. ;h Brigade vas warmly engaged The
records Of var Gin give nothing more b illian'
and daring thsn the charge Of Gsines' Hill
Is iii worthy is it to stand by tina side If In
ker,n.n and RalsklAva l: was there that the
Southern soldier evincea most highly those
brilliant qualities, which, to the arms OF oul
Young Conf ,.!arhcy, have given imperishable
luqtre. Ths enemy were strongly posted,
under cover Ct q wood, across wide ditch,
behind thei7 works cn the ascent Of sn adjoin-
ing hill. Our Elsn we're ordered 10 the charge,
Gsn. Pryor heipg on the right In order and
splendid stJ Ia did they proceed; but as they
,se above ihp Eumriit, furious storm of bull.
lets:and every missIla Of tsa,h which the in
venliun 81 ,hs enemy could suggest met them;
and aad havoc WAS msdo among their rsnks.-
Thsy Savered for moneat-it seemed impos.
shls any man could survive that charge, suoD
were tho Vas. numbers md superior position Of
tho cuemy. In this emergency, when thefste
of the duy seemed trembling In the balance,
and soon night would close the issue, Gen.
pryn:, grnsping the cooIs OF one of hi9 ragi'
ments-14th Alabams-oallsd to his maa tC
follow. His chivalroua during in that hour of
grentest emergency exorled msgic Influence
along tho entire line. Not only did hip Brigade
with Alscrity spring into line, but those adjpin
ia,, can, I'D with thou in splendid style; and
h.fs MAS scene, The like oil which vas seldom
Witnessed in all the annals of war. Tnoy give
one shout and on to the cherge-no wagering
no giving way this time; they 60 down that
bill across the di,ch-their comrades fall thics
as forest iasVrs; bat nut6lrs danatea, onward
thcy 20 with inlpatuGus fury, their shout ring
ing i.booe tue din Of battle; thoy close in upon
tbs ener,y. who, no longer able to will
staEd their imretuous Charge, leave theiI
WORKS; cur mel still follow IN close pur-
suit--lcaplns the ditch, mounting hl5 Works
onward they pursue the hes,ns enemy
up The adjacent hill, from whose summit hi
again ours down murderou9 g9lllea oil nutket
rs. grape shot and canister; and yet our gsl
!snt men move onward. They emerge from
the wood; t~o large batteries NOW then down
with g-ape and canister, and still they movi
onward, ill The teiror.stricken enemy abandon
the fed ar,i, their cannon, and night closes the
contest leaving tho 6,d 10 % gallant men ss
eyor trcd bonvSth b hatte-hag, or rais.d an
arm in .!1ienaa Of their countrys cailse. Thi!
charge l,,,its and will becolns historic; for 81
ttst can give ronoEn to arms or shed lustl {
uoon deeds OF daring, was here performed b5
tbs psili,t soldiers Of the South. Olher
hr;gsteS participated, and justly merit the re-
ward ;ius tn thor i s;ilg ulshed vao'i ye'
pr:ors Brigsd7 waa certainly smong the first
rr,i i;I.,c Gsrersl led them with color5 in band
10 the charge. F;om Gaines farm tho brigade
vas o, d .Ted to this side Of the Chicksholulny
10 sseist il the pursuit In sll the battles il
which Longstreet's corps has participated, 'h,a
brigade has played no unilnPortant part. IL
,hs battle Of Monday evening" at Frs y farm,
many of It's brave men ard gallant otlihers vent
dawn IN the tbickest Of the hgot Lieutenant
Colonel D. ". Bhine, commanding 18th AIS
hama R.gment-one Of the test oficers in the
sr,yca--hcre fell. Probably no brayer man
ever lived. Firm in hin ,iler;pllne, intrepid in
his bearing npUn The field oil battle, 10 iDspirtd
the cartidtrc, uf hs men and to his rngiment
iift iUSs - Hiilbs| ph 1870 49,
ra.nY norie cff.rings Of this old Common
wealth to CIR sacred Cause, sho has given nc
rurer and nobler man than Lieutenant O!nEcl
Jus e7h E S ott, Sd Virginia Regiment. Hs fell
s9hero thu brave soldier delights to fall, it fall
lie must-fsca 10 the enemy sad IN font OF 'tiF
column cheering on his man to tho charge. We
might extend lh;s catsl)gus Of it's naiI. dead,
bud long is ,ho Int Of its nannded. las yell
earned reputation upon the ieids OF Williams
burg und Seven Pines has been worth.iy sus
,,ncd I'D its battle A .gs, all torn ard tattered
by tho bullets of the enemy, tell too PLENTY
,ncV stood where the battle ragged tbs horcest
Gen. Pryni pnsaossss high qualities Tor com
rnRnh His good Indignant and chiValrous
boarlng will At him 10 lead the oraVe.meu 81
the South. Sharing their prlvstions, thor
dangers md their perils. he inspires the conf
danes of his mentor With alacrity did his
tr gsde locp into lin and follow him, ss he
Eraspsd their c1la-s sni led thor1 on~aid in
lilo memorable cb.Tlo az Giino-' Hui. HIS
ranks h.ve been tadly torn, and fIom the SER
vico which he aG6 bis brigade have rsRdared,
sai ,no distinguished psG. lie hss played in
ca: :eren! eHssSanente, the government
should give him u cou';nai,: worthy OF bis gae
MUS and skill.
.Associalrd With Gen. Pryor ia C,pt. B. F.
Hudgins, one of the mcst promising officers in
the service, possessing the advantages OF a
military education. In this wsr he has exhi
oted high qualities as soldier. HIS cool
Judgment ana courage, t,gcthaT With his lni>
tarY Knowledge and kill, viii III him for high
loroE,sld Ard it would he to the intsres. Of
the Govern me-t to assign him sucd position,
where his fac qualities IS an uficsr could exert
a wider and more extended influence. May
IN. ,uam orics Of those men who shed new las
trc upan the arms Of the South a: Gaines Hill
long live in the grateful remembrance Of ttslr
counTYIen /.