Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-08
Federal aepor: Q: me Fight at Hanover G. a., aA7
9th 1885,.

Federal 2epor: 9; me Fight at Hanover 6. d. NAY
27th, lse2.
We So rarely E;s .ae ctticia n:Fra: IL o. me
ba,;ios, n H,stteIn raF,r:, i: Is qnsto s.eat
to COZ. across or- aow acd then. picked up,
if il u,sT &c, from tie ,nld nd o'ooG Of the
batllc- r:,,3. I: viii te ce1on.G .lcj that tbs
Yankee pspeis pretended ihst g!&a: v!1,ory
lad occurred 10 Fe!sGei arn.a II HsnoVer O.
II CT tho 9Th Of Nay ls1:. yet no oHc!al re-
port vas published. We p:csent 0escE the
q il,isl report Of too { Ei,iT, made By Major Z.
:. Gilbert, OF the 25.h New York VoiunteeTa:
found upoa ;hs caislefsld Ct las, Tuesosyy
below Richmond. Major Glhcr: Is nov ii ::ae
Confads1a.e States prison il tbs 50. lie
.eror. is as follows
OFFICIAL HEpoEy CT YuE 25rH REGIMENT. y. =.
=, YkoM THE MoksIEG OF 1Hs 27Ta INST, TO
DATE
HEADQUARTERS 25ra RGo'r, Il Y. w
Is CAMP, NEAR New BkInGE, Va,
hsy 3Osh, 1862.
Va lef, camp u1Ger marching orGera S.ta
our DIVISION tor Hanover Coz: House, bs-
tscea & and o'c!pcs, A. 81 After marching
some O} ten 1aii.s, this regimen. "as c';,ara;,
to the fionv, und I'D protested soius ;hree ~
miles sf,ei1 ;ney ware ordered - dcf!cy az
skir.ni.h.rs. Tas tir.: vlsip;,, CoDpaa;-z .
ard r. ware drp.oy ed to II, :igns Of NE -oad,
the aud 8 divisions. C1apanirs 4, ".
End = 20 tie lsf:, nc S:ss division, passing
through ,:.!1k ~ocd, snd inc u c,r sne. i'ird
ts7,,i.s,i y c..ea led vi wheat. fsa Est G.
49,, i-nI. as tl..,
tncY rofe t:ed up2'; ~ ~: 'i3eIny'' sdSsHc';
this E.a WAS scai;trae !. VS. '9s:2"e8 - Is
nsavg G,:: o. ,;..: let. Csft. 1871 :ecn, c2"~
us,.iilrs f7,t t!,y.alon, passed ~ tGe:=':. =!
this ,iuia tie frat division mad passed into
rine upsn;n; Wy heu :Eoy 1acsiVoo hravy V'iiey.
Tae sklrmH1ers re!irei uPnn tho rvseree. The
LETT had acw reached tbs - House md "ci
usssia. tscuus!l II, ytr6, lal ny Col. Johnson,
:, zen ;hsy ra;:oired : sa!!.n; fro trotn SKIRT
ct woods Gil ;hair right, killing Lieut..
Fisk ;nd Dortuljy wour.iing Lieut. aalpin.
.ra 1;oundiog Lient. Col. Savage. 3'.se Gel. NJ!
be.a ordered tns ssiTn!hhers 10 sly G2oa tus
buildings Fhich :hsy did a. isr - possible. -
Tae eIsmy ,l.sn s:iVsa:e3 n9Hl tieEa n large
io.cr Seeing tbs impoaEib.ii;y CT hoid.ng his
rnaiiicn, To. COLONEL ordered the sEii.a:aasrs
10 .etira, which they cd filling bech np0D
tho woods IN ;hci- rear. number, however.
made G. gals Ht s;aa5, nj t-f3 ssnsii nul!d:2Ss
somo ,weu;y rods III rear Of the house. il WAS
81 t.iG sue; that Captain M-NS.aca eatl Lieu,.
roulrpnor !:ii hravaly urging th.lr iucn 10 ID
ur dc. Tnu rEirtIlu lci;, rvns:atirg vi cou.-
a.ns i snd T, wpr" mostly car cff - !. ;v:ce
III ,n.: rcLs vi tnel; ioI..
ire RICH: after rail-: ns. - A76yr &:aVei': noET
under com aand OF L;s..edani Q .ca;-. a4a1l i'd
vsns.a, f:,e cne.uy is!i;us sack upo:! lis bose.
In. rest! 20 under NJ command atva9c o. H.
to tha vocd OIL tie ligD:, IN order 70 su: port
tie skirmiShers, hnsrs:s tie tring. 81 Ire
position ,usi aa..;to1 G7,;.:s TIE Cu!anr 5i1n
1e;u.cei, ..ui cr:e;ed mo reserve, 90 "tauih~
OCT ri range 81 tie artillery. which 4uf lnsa
tsa brought up. We ,hen wihirg~ littis 20
The right auo sen: Cd: Co. Ii. IS ssirmlshers.
After Gcl1e.;1.iiS Ike bal: IN han., We wero
ord ,red 10 ISL pack ir:o The open DU.d. Here
we rested, and ssas forward ta.n 10 pirk up
our dsai and wounded. 3: tns tan. Lieut.
Marindsle, ihe selo-s! aid, ca,ue ~ with or
aers Toe us 10 uovo further 10 tho rear aud
support tbs second (2) Maine ord 44h New
York Volunteers, wno had bGen attacked by S
strong f,tceut ,le eCtlny In front, ard Gu both
tsnka. iSe formed eUi bsttlo IN rear OF d
S-,stecy Of . pieces, brass guns, tue 44!h Ell isis
LIFT and 3 ID u .lncUa tho right Of tails easieTJ.
Hero We re,I,siOed some five 70 0.Its ~ len v .
wore ordered to move OF aud ic!ioTo the 81
Maine, which was done Under haavy cross
IRE from :5s trocc and left, The right o. our
line resting neer thick wood, 40 yards or less
oI. We hsi beea IN this position about dvc
ulnutes when the rebsis opened Obstructive
fire upon us FROM the woods or our right at
first the general impression along our line was
that the right Of the 81 Aaine were there in