Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-11-04
For ti.e Enq'ti;rer.
FACTS, INCIDENTS AID CASUALTIES Cf LArE
BATTLES.
FromIhJ Hoie Book Of Tie Rev. Psn6tM Doll
Chaplin OF l5h Georgia Regiment.
JiiC LONG MARCH.

'h'- i-".r HaRLhI
only ala outline record can ta made of the
spirited scenes nuw Transporting in our divi-
SION "i the Confederate army but.our future
hist linn, a: ioast, y III he glad To gather up
the 'Heas"rest sGrais of tho prevailing war.
Oh Tic oh ii August, in addi ion to the
t:6ars seat away hy rcilrnu;t, . large body Of
ilrrrs r"Iniacncei tisir march Oil loot from
lich'n"nd tn Louisa, thence 10 CulpepeT
thence tn Orange, thence TO Fauquier, thence
Ia Espi,ahanr0cE, thencs IN Prince W;lliam.---
THIS march has G"en rendered famous with
the nullrrs, buSn from tho number and vario-
" Of MS ll"ni@rts und it, in"ar::rrrgs. -
W!ter" ""'!ll Sc he suir;s ~ v..r could tcQ ;
every nur sgii il WIS II Ilust mystpI iUus
murrh, MI! so it'was; hui it proved to be Il
grand sn'cesd. 4 choice selection OF it's in
t!12"ts ,snnli s!nnt mako beautiful book.
The lrtgst.ln'5, ihr rn,turancr The spirit III
the men WAS dftsu mDfe than heroic.
Sufficient provision could seldom hu COM
tnandcl. O.Ily ssoep days rations @c.r lrawr,
ont oi tEirty-one; and repeatedly Wkile Z.
tho act CT c1ck'n5 them, orders Came to naralt,
Many were without coats, blankets or ahocE
villa soms conaca!ed object Of grsnfi'ler be-
iGlr them, these soldiers, good, hraye, nSedl-
cnt patient. pressed Oh further 10y night than
hy nsv, Crossing rucalows, watiag rivars,
cimrulng lu;s, .:h.abiimS over rocky roads,
rfrn js,ird, sleepy, sick, und in more than
one :..saace staining with blood the stones
tia. had bruised nnd CT! their feet. Tia
wGy:an and euHnlanru train extending Ell
Incredible nnu.haI ci rnleS--really noretT
| III III. ia ld--Hns conducted with prodigionH
care and itl3rt over the TuGSt dangerous and
uni'.qren':d rna;is, sij'od at night 1y diaI
t,r:hlEs.Is. iinImr:ng "a eNrry ute!. Of uut
| urm.r,4. s,I n.r If ruIuanc" But nryer Gpa
! there a,cintI reality. On MOVES lie lmpct.
n.> h,-.. lhssA aCe fils defenders al that
1aii,,n rhaI N4- i,v trnlher, No friend. no ell !
.--sgaiir.,t whom rrcrY door nI LG.1 Norli II
| uh rr"u1 na;,.us whn waste lher lnE.
IL. uIiilng about WraI Lt-Y may 40, chel Il
'iJ ,;,i Ga. Ana ipa,a wo lived auI fought
.ui stood thus far without them "a beg
u.: i.ar, not .s;li!-. ". seei:, nh""e all,
,hr rrcogntipn 81 ll:aTcl:-.E:c Ih.:li.t tcatiCD
, ui God.
tut thsnt "oss-iraa, hlnsry, bloo3-s!ained
hate foot Soldiers r,nw OF, the march, will they
ncconplisn anything iTlll they night Let
the Editor Of thr LniI"i "riIn'~;, who s1;Iii'-
.i'n,a dGyn H.: ''n"a justice. follow u" and
..:rr l.c:i.,.r no!l:r. We n'c tonnrctr'l nliI
| !.mrH Hs'r,-t'h Cutrt.
| In wr''lng arouai III: rarinw si.ofe nt 'f''
Rs,,i,.an 40 h4i a.pry,ti n ronf;ct with the
ritarnr, tul h. w.; :.".ic naro commenced
| lhr h": p!r ut that i'icS;rn the harb.rial.
out ui these cultivated .iiarficts, though, =;
the :arnp TIME, their lenders were sending
| ,l.ying dispatches 10 Washington declaring
!h,l i!.-s Mere ,lli.i"s cur iorccl Int |"
| E.LhaIund
PuPt . TRAP.
rhe - lst of August WIS little more e&-
citing than some other days. The nornini
clouiy, uncertainty shou. breakfast, despair
uo:gng the mrnbers OF tho stsf, camp chest
| lot, scrap= irou tho haver6acks ald a ittls
Confederate coffee onr sOls prospect,
Let ,Ia spice the mcai with this latest item o.
Intelligence. am informed, by an intelligent
soldier, thA; certain epY Gi.s Decn paarli'E
bst~agu Ii li- Inntcdr!a;e and T.:nkro s!,'':r:a
fyr I.rcv til=u Yosr: tt,sl bs Iutai-;i =nd l!c:
| sl,o. ona oi 4eue!al LJhgstrset'z oauriers
! li,:t i.r y 10 nli-rwhrd aTrc:tcd; ; that false
iiHp.tehes we're found upon him that e
confessed himself to be Fpy, Slid #as theT
| onictly hung u limb. Th;= spy c4sta;rly )
infscured our nisroh toward = certain paiur
Oh ms EappahaInocli whore We were led iat1
atrsp at by General Pope. It sigually taisd
We ,-rsped suddenly changing our course
As # By The pointing OF tbs rngor Of ProTi'
| doncr.
H!TTLF or HAIL RGeEH.
August 21. psct VI our tnmehsc tia!n
;s nov delayed in the midst OF ths
green mills OF CalPsper. TIE d:.dh O
,inta8t ca7slry. rhe roar a.: rsttis
Of srnt. the apnrosch u woaniad courier
and the steady si!r0t sdvance 81 troops hy
tho thoussnda, INCREASINGLY "indjng out G.
the woods up the vallisa, Pesrlus aooVe the
hill tops scanned to herald shsrp contest.-
4 melancholy cloud was hanging along the
distant mauntsni very suddcu outbuFa'
Of thunder directly orsr head ~ae setu"lis
1nti4Een h3 equad Of ohserVeIs for rsi'!"i
,ng shells. Presently fainhow spl'rsred i!
brieh:en:HE Eosyane, sPsnair. tha o"n
lenorig iornse, Rs though pleading to' f-"cM'
cilist."n and promising pcAtc. AID n.!!ii3r;
Of hearts TeopCud pesca u Was Shai
struggle; the foo wsa ropdlSed; - F.tre or
dared on. Oyev rickety, lnrraT bridge
dnxa sLeap snd. rugged bill, Ts plunger
violently inro the II.zel, crossed and enceinp
ed ior the night. ~ SUPPER agRin. The ire;
built wore lder.j 10 be pui out, IA th'
ascending su"ks becumes an inteli,en
courier e. the eetny.. Through HE tall. ~.
gr.ai, conducted hy rt,'d EAthos OF lii'rl!nG
uirhu'' nv WaS t. tho hoi'icfh IL drns,
~nvI-, II, seaich 81 tho %"ua''''t. where
found -, sr4!, ai!,Tirs ihr'n Az in':.Iir"nt Hun
rsriAn, 4 aIIiayner, ah ose sI",5 Of s1is, poverty
and Yankee imposition. was Gne OF great SID
ueas.
MaSA-SAL ItiE sGcoED-
Friday, August 29ih. This day prUmiiE
t. 10 IA history Of id own. Approaching thi
wsli !;nown Thoroughfare Gap, nstirh
tczel of strength, there was reason to hniev.
That i, could nnt be passed without a fare
aud bloody tLrIsgis bill Single bri.s.!e
comm snded hy H"nafal AGdefsoh. iad car.
p.,ssd oi tue lst Georgia regulars, th, lfh ~:
9Th and llth Georgia regiments, brrvelj
inTc.i the pass; the federals flying away
IRON. their own 'rhsrmopYla.
THE TEIA. BRIGADE.
Without partiaIity for any of the troop
engagnu to-day, we leave facts And inoidant
10 speak for themselves, giving such he hsv'
,rlns within nu1 own knowledge AID s,.=st
y.tlnn. 1t III no mor9 than suhbr irsiao /,
80, tlat the TsxuA brigade, e5mtnanded t.;
General HID. wnn nignal h0nora. llamli
ton't. legion vac sword 10 the ruatuy's Si;e
The 5.4 Texas regiment WAS dauu Of ter
r5r. Tie lin. of battle WIS formed about II
4. " Tue enemy WAS driven about milt
without any lighting. Just then the hTigsd
Ead reached the edge Of Manassas, :ha far
famed ha.lle ground, and must hay- srcTsth
eu.d s sIuews Of war from The vivid r.c.Ilts
ries Of the place. Heavy lighting commenced
un the left wing. G5n. EFelI, willie brave
IL commanding his division, Was seTiou5l,
wounied. II is sdInitted thst the 18th Geur
:is regiment, Tezns brigudr, Colonel "clfor'
commanding, performed el'=eial gallant ser
yiesa, though not fully called into action unit.
after dark. Captain Laws, in heavy sEll1nint
command, was successfully repellng the ert
my all day. It was night when tbs 7:ho;'