Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-20

-, vaa,d Of the Corps crossed Bnl ksa ct |
gtona Rddve-the eoene Of the great slaughter o.
La vear-closely pursued BY the entmy. par. el
,her fores came up the Warrenton turnpike, anu
furious action Of hcuEs-the last two daygnt no1s
~ Fhur,d.y August 2sth-dsputed the possession oil
,jss running from sudsy Church Ford to the Warren
ton turnpike. We drove them of, and on FidaJ morn
ilg We held the ridge Ia front OF which runs An neon
ulete railroad cut and embanknent Now, We nAu
made circuit from the Gap in Bull Bun Mountains,
around 70 the Junction and CentFevie. breaking up VIC
railroad and destroying their stores, and returned 70
within sil miles Of the Gap, through which L1ngsTses
pust come The enemy disputed his passage and de
syed him till late 10 the day, and meanwhile they thfe"
aeains our Corps all day long, vast masses oil roops
-Seigtl Banks and Pope's own Division. Ne eot out
of ammunition We collected from cartridges boxes
OF fallen friend and foe that gave out sed We chAigeo
9TH never failing yell aud steel All day long they
threw their on o. all dsy they fell back, sna
.sed and shrieking. Whom the Gun vent down, thelr
dead hesPsd 10 ffent ct that iocomplete railway
aud We sighed with rlie for LonRstreet cou:d be seen
coming into position on right The crisis Tss over
LonesIree never failed yet but the sun went down 80
slowly.
Friday, Hills Division took, perhaps, the most prom
rent part 10 the fght Thursday, EEelrs aud JACK
scn's; though all were engaged Oh Friday.
Saturday moFning-day ever memorable for Il broke
the back CT the great lying nshonour corps stu MIA
that ridge and Loi gs;reet formed on our hht obiuse
Aneled 20 US thar they attacked upon forcing Us
their d INK WOulC De eApcs7o NV
il they forced him back the hauk would be exposed to
ia This Arrangement concealed iom theso 40 far
tn they suspected strength TO lie TO our left ski
mishirg and distant cannonadiug lasted Ill one,
when the action commenced and soon grew Infinitely
furious But they we're outgensraed ana beat I ON
me start and al A. or g. p NJ, 1, plain that they
were terribly whipped The fight was BY TAR the most
aorrhle and deadly that have jus. 81 sunset,
our wpga swept round 10 pursuit. jackson swinging bis
ef right pivot and Longst'eet IN the reverse
method Their dead the held we're In suvh numbers
as TO sicken even the veterans OF Richmond aud the
Shenandoah Valley they lett 1000 dead, rot:iDg clay,
aud almost nI umerAble wounded Their discipline aud
the night saved them from rOut They retrea'ed 10
toler Die order u Ce2troYle Twas decisive their
whole army erglgedoIly two corps OF ours aud sheir
lSss l think, ten 10 one on our SIDE
Sa kes Louisiana brigade and the q brigade Of Jack
sons vision lheir ammunition beng ou) fought with
he s.Onts FROM toe ground. Tha KNOB 70 10 iaet--
IsUis Randolph il is slid, seen TO all one man with
a stone. We To-. maIy valuable m'n Wy ls shot
early in the BREAST found him al the hospital, very
dirty in dust sDd blood but in good hands took CT
INV air, and gave IL TO him. and sen. him his way,
rejoicing, tosards Middeburgh happened to have
clean shirt having bAthed ID Blu Run on Friday morn
ing and changed my clothing Ga Saturday had the
narrcwest escape yet two cannon balls, within minute
OF each other passed me- almost 70 take away
my breath Strange to tell, il put me in the widest
spirits.
Ga Monday, cur corps moved to OK Hill, between
OhQnlily 90 Fairfax hVubt IL
noon. We had, under a driving Thunderstorm, Il smart
but decisiye fight With three Divisions of the enemy.
f. il we're killed Gems Kelrnsy and Stevens, valuable
OH es both Sorth the battle. Thus the Corps fought
s1 DAYS out Of seven, AfGf enormous mrcaes. On
Wednesday the - inst, marched 70 Drs!ntev!lle
on Thur.dsy 20 Lses0urg, Whsre We met D. d. hii's
CJrps Rplty's Division, and perhaps others Ga yes
tsrdsy, the army crossed the Potomac, D. Il. Hui
Little earlier in the day than and al different ford.
We marched till l2 last night; started to dsy before
d,y and reached It's town by 2. NJ, or earlier. is
"a miles from Leesburg and within Is OF Pennsylvania
the scene the pIssGge OF the Potomac, have not
tune TO spesk, OF the battlefield Of Lees5urg-
saunders coming in al independent way, captured
the telegraph operator turned him over 10 Gen Jack
soa and heard him send message 20 old Abe after
Baltimore 0aio RI Load torn up. Stuart yesterday
sent mess 10 Abe by another line. have seen the
Baltimore Sun OF lay. They are puzEing themsclVes
AS 20 whether We have really crossed ~lsh my dear
Mother could better tell Jou Of these great maCrs-
Bl. It is easier fer You 10 mAgiae how tired IN t1ao
ios NE 70 tell yoa. 10 tho last Sc hours, have slept
two, and bees moving all the rest Of the time.
SEl pToni TO have borne my humble part In ihese
gf,G oPvrsJls-o have helped, little to cor
5ummae The grand plan, whose history will be tx.
book to all ycuus soldiers and Vhcss mag dSent
places Lee the side O( he greatest Captains Re-
uih.i Is ar Eagonc, Napoleon. nope Won usSe pr
[eIygd M letters, in which have spoken OF my ia'h
in Lee. He aud his round table Of Generals are WORTHY
Tho Immortality of Napoleon and bis harsaa's' he
,oys, L, aEe lciss like God-seSret comphia.ea 'a7I
r..iJtic-s cOmLl1le.