The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-04
GREAT BATTLE OF RICHMOND.

GREAT BATTLE OF RICHMOND.
OUR VICTORIES ON FRIDAY .AND SATURDAY
GEN. LEES DISQUALIFICATION IN THE REAR
OF THE ENEMY-M'cLELLAN. CUT OFF FROM
HIS COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PAMuNKY
RIvER-THE PRISONERS, BOOTY, &c.
RICHMOND, Saturday, -Jnne 2s-The follow
ing is the official despatch of Gen. Lee, announ-
cling the result of the fighting of Thursday
AFTERNOON and Friday:
HEADQUARTERS, June 27, 1862.
To HIS Ezcellemcy President Davis:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Profoundly grateful to AL
mighty God for the signal victory granted to
us, it is my pleasant task to announce to you
the success achieved by this army to-day.
The enemy was this morning driven from his
strong position behind Beaver Dam Creek,
pursued to that behind Powhite Creek, and fn-
ally, after severe contest offive hours, entirely
repulsed from the field. Night put an end to
the contest
I.grieve to state that our loss in officers and
men is great. We sleep on the field and shall
renew Cne contest In the morning.
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
(Signed) ROBERT Z. LEE.
The Dispatch of this morning says that The
results of yesterday may thus be summed up:
We have driven the enemy SIX miles, beaten
him twice in close fight, captured eight or
ten batteries and some thirty pieces of artillery,
vast quantities of stores, much clothing, with
many prisoners and small arms. Stonewal
Jackson, it is said, has been doing great damage
to the enemy, for, being completely in their
rear, he has cut off all their means of commu-
nication with the Pamunky River besides cap
turing five hundred prisoners and many stores
The Examiner says that the action became
general in the vicinity of Coal Harbor about
five o'clock in the afternoon. 1t is estimated
that seventy-fve thousand Confederate troops
were engaged with an equal, if not superior
force of the enemy. From the best and most
reliable information it can obtain, the Eromi-
ner concludes that the field on Friday was un-
decided, and that the fighting will be renewed
this morning. The field of battle is about
twelve miles below Richmond.
The Whig says that the enemy fell back
for the most part in good order, and succeed
ed in getting off the most of his artillery as
we'll as the greater part ofhis dead and ound-
ed To-day" ADDS the Wing twill probably
witness the general and decisive battle"
The Enquirer says: CAT twelve O'Clock last
night We conversed with an aid to one of our gen
erals, who informs us thas we have driven the
Yankees from all their strong positions, and
taken large number of prisoners great many
cannon, etc. Mcclellan is now represented as
being almost completely hemmed in. His tel
egraphic wires have all been cut, and the York
River Railroad in his rear is doubtless torn up
before this. In answer to the enquiry whether
there was no way by which Mcclellan could
get to his gunboats, our informant replied there
none under heaven that he could see, except |
with his balloon. In short the fight yesterday |
was glorious victory.
(Second Despatch)
Saturday afternoon.-No accounts have
been received from the field of battle to-day |
except meagre reports, all indicating that the
Confederate forces are vigorously following up
their successes. About two thousand prisoners