The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-03
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May 3ist, 1864
Y wing nsyer sngn 9ay mention in the pa
rs.s of thu skirmish that General HltIcn's
h gaze was engaged IN IN The New Kent =.
IL Rad last Saturday, the 24'h test l tfks
zoe liberty, even ia the eleven. q boUr, Of ash.
ing you to publish ;hs PARTICULARS III your az
cai!ent 10 per
Gen. Hatt0L ; brigade. CONSUMING Of the ist,
Til and IAN Ter nessse regii"enis. and Eapt
u. Nj ErEttoA ! fredericksburg artillery
com 3arS, t:hicr il: attached TO ,hs brigade,
bad teen aching On the iear guard for ns9rly
TWO weeks, when en- Saturday, the Gath Inst,
It was de idcd by dsu Hatton to attack. and
NY the strsl 9Th Of tns eDrIr y'SaGvaEce guard.
The bugls navtng sounded ut 3 O'Clock 10 the
morning, we moved forward about half a
milo from our camp, the ariilie- ' leaving
their c2issons behind. Having selected our
potion, which Was a large se,d on both sides
of the road, surrounded On al sides by heavy
woods. we planted twH guns In ihs field to the
.eft OF tbs roed, one gun near the road COM
mandir II. and three guns In the field to the
:ight of tn TOAD. Our infantry is divided as
Well rs possible, and s. toned to The right ana
iett aad behsnt the artillery; our skirmishs rs
aud yiiettas were on the edge of tbe woods to
he front of US. Quietly We awaited The ad
vance OF the enem y the rain was pouring
down in torrents aud continued so ali tie
morning,
A little after 10 O'Clock the shirmisherac com.
mencsd firing upon tbs enemy, which lasted
about half III hour, tbs 3ho e becoming thicker
and faster, when the artillery opened th-ir
fife gun uron the enarJr, which YVES soon fol-
lowed by AL re guns. The now
oscsr.s general, the enemy having brought
up their artillery TO bar Dpln Us, DOR shells
hursted b 'au;ituily amopg the enemy, while
heir shells burst above ant beyond us We
Kept up a constent firing til about IL O'Clock,
Ehen the enemy heComiEg too strong for US,
We retired ABOUT this time, me enemy hav.
.ng got the r 'nge OF us. they gave us @ terrible
melting while retrea ing Our retreat was
quickly and excellently done Tbs enemy hav.
ing perceived tbaI We were retiring, s2uttheir
cavalry tc chase on after Us, hnt hey wsre
mel by our Infantry, who killed g soot many
Of ih-m. In tina mean time, tho artillery, I'm. |
der Capt q N HraxtOG, h wing retired 10
heir camp, prepared TO give ths Yankees
another warm reception, tat Gen. Fatton
tinhii g that the iapkeas were endelvoring
to f'anB hun, ordered the artillery to retreat
stlti farther back, which was uons under a
CALLING fire f.om the enemy. they havis fol-
H. we'd Gs up with II cir arLitleCy.
Our officers ard man behaved gailantiy,
specially Gen. H1tton and Oapt5in g.. ri.
Bra1ton, who, enid tia balls and shells,
rode te trlessiy from Que gun TO another, CIV
Ing directions, &C. Oar loss We only one
killed aud VIC wounded. Tue artillery did
not lose II single mai. although the balls
struck so close 10 come Of them as 20 splash
III d III their faces Oar force wasundsr 2. 900,
Hhils that Of the eneiuJ mast have been ut
LEI st 10 900.
fhe Cblect of our attacking tEe enemy was
20 test heir strength, thsrt fore, il Waa part OF
IN progrCmme 10 withdraw after wa had
engaged them suthcien ~ 10 have found out
their foyca. Participation.