Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-02
THE BATTLE MALVERN HILL

FROM III hCSOuuh1 W y. bSlhhSi "a sHS -e~N. 10y
Telegraph Of the second charge made At the battle OF
Malvern Hill by Cen Wrght's Georgia Rsgimsnt. We
copy the following graphic extract:
Aud now come the moment OF trial. IL is half past
. o'clock Chd'gs rings from the lips Of the gal
liant General rs Le leads the centre. Spruglng 70 their
feet 9Th shout HE men follow. Toe summit OF tSe
hill is 100 yards vide and this space they dash
amid a perfect hasiorm OF shells aud balls. Col
urss fails pierced through the head but there Is no
time for iaerng ga pushes the brigade, the oJec! Of
the concentrated fire OF the Federal army The grourd
pouShed up mo long burroughs dust envelopes the
brigade aud msa are knocked by the Tying dirt,
but sti they press Men fall thicky, and many are
nd low in death yet amid hoase shouts and encoura'
ng words and ing bu lets they press forward. AS
ney -oss the RIDGE Joyous shout of encouraging tx.
ulIanon grees their IL comes from part OF Arm
seads troops OF daring Virginans. Noble fellows! In
the o. charge they had penetrated TO the third bill,
aud had all this time been lying under its brow, paen!
IL waiting reiuGorcements Among them Was Col. Pow
1T on Whi,de, OF our ci'iz,ns and brother OF N
Wilde, L q, OF Macon. IL, was afterwards wounded
in tle leiI aim.
MlnsIog with Wrights men, these brave Virginisns
shared with them all Ghe glory and dangers OF that Gay
Now speeds the blood holly through the Vens all tear
il gone the immediate presence OF the gram monster
t,k.s away his terror The frequent fall OF comrades
plants farce esgerness Tor revenge upon each coune'
nance Heaven sent daring sits enthr5ned upon the
commanders bros and, passing along the hn's, he
,eefs his men. Permitting short rest, he gives tue
word in tones OF thulder aud with shou heard TAR aud
near his msn reach the summit OF the third hill the
only ASSISTANTS of that mighty host aud the OF ct OF
these well aimt batteries Pouring into the enemy
rapks shower after shower OF bues they dash forward
Oss that open space, receiving the Federal hre oil
shrapHel grApr canister, shell and hasket balls bni
ua.ppA 3D. those gallant troops led By their chissfous
eueIal tses not fear not through and through tier
tear murdsr1us discharges yeI seorniUg death aud
o,.Arde aud leaving their iaea comraies behind they
p.ess forward to victory or The grave An hour
I'D half had nov pissed BY aud alOle virgins orls-
aIs had fought the entire raj army as yet no other
troop, had entered the held to divert the hee Of
thos,, terrible guns and share that dreadful glory
At lelg:h u long line OF Confederate troops, Ia ad'
mirable order, move III battle array up the
s,opiug plateau the onemys right BraS,Iy aud un-
brckcu they adv lce in line and Tire yoey after yoley
into the Yankee ranks. Among them are semmes
brigade, Cobb's brigade, Toombs brigade, Andersou's
brigade aud CoquitLs brigsde-Georgians al-and all
acting with the greatest gsllntry and valor Artu'ed,
now 10 the ghts pitch, wrights mi sprang or~ard
Tor final chatge.bey reach within Tor aces oil the
fret battery TOO near Tor the gus to be 50 Il cted as
TO bear on lhem They shou, and send forward storm
of bullets that drives of The BAKERY. JIst then brig
ade of FederaB appears above the brow OF the hill aud
l4ts oose d murderouI voey and retrea lts place !,
immediately filed by another, which repeats tho xper
meat aud this retiring stl nCoher appears and thus
they hold ut bay the daIng Wright Relieved from the
artillery fire, the brigade ds bul short respite oniy
Tor the enemy deployng he right attain the head
tie hollow IN which the big Ide was posted, and hire
dow il upon their thinned ks They met gallant
response AID uht darknefs sed the scene and put sn
eud 70 the contest this singh brigade, assisted by lew
YugiuAns, held il position and miniuly Tough! the
enemy.
ThrO0gh all that bloody Afternoon, General Wright
untouched To the last might have been Seen In all parts
Of the lid In his blus wUoen suit Of pants and cStt
with hi lt hat turaei ~ the SIDE and his long call
h,ir aud still Ion gr beard waving 10 The brec2 ehcUu
fsglg bis aud setting them AN ,himpe u audaciots
yalur.
Among the troop, II VAS beautiful sight 10 see the
Infantry aid officers oi the irent pgnen's mia CLING
together old and sehOOlmAt g. ng
ich her and ike friends cingOg TO each, seemingly
anxious TO die together II die they must. WAS tod by
Al lter that from ,rent pafd OF the Held he could
catch the glancng eye beams Of old irends while old
scnoo srqua name from whom he had been separate
for years would pres5 hs side IL seemed though
those leaIu circumstances developed the buried FREUD
ship, of he past and made cling together for mu
taal zympahy aud support Aud this same officer mar
rats With pleasure the phi lie he experienced in hold
iug the gallant conduct C cd friend and classmate
whose noble figure WAS visible, all through the day, IN
the hickest u the fsht-Cspt David VIM, Of the Sun
tar Light Guards.
Jou 6,i, suce the war began, las gfeaier salor
been thbiitd IL reached 10 the sublime Of holocaust
10 honor Of couulfy snd rse1om aud secured for Gen
W. git the olhdsrcs and eommendation u bic supe,
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