Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-03


ing throughout tho Confederate StstsS ny in
~yiiation of President D wis.
November 20. Provisional Government
formed in Kentucky.
November 22 and 23-B7ubardmcut ut
Pensacola. between Fort PickeEs and General
Brsgs's B,tteries.
November 25.-Mis our! admitted into tho
Confederaoy.
Dec. s.-vrsipis Convention adjourned
sins da
December l3.-Bat;le of .Allestany SIoan-
tain. Enemy repulsed with great Slaughter
by the Confederate troops, under Ger. John.
son. Kentucky admitted into the Con!ede.
racv.
Doc ls-Great corclgration in Charleston.
December 20. -Bntle OF D.ainsv;Ile "a
fight between heavy forging parties, the Con,
federates under Gen. Stuart. the enemy under
Gen. Mccall. Gen. Stuart, though vastly
o%utnunbeTcd, sept up the 6sht until bis wagon
train was sayld, and then retreated. Soon af.
ter which the enemy fell back also, y4l1ing
the pssiGcn. Less &C both sides very corsid
Dac al.-Alhed Ely. N. G. from New York,
e.cban scd for G. J. FIu.kDer. Of Virginia.
December ga running Eight Tear New
ports News between Capt. lyacs, ot tic q. 5.
n. and several s~unbosts Of ne entny. capt
L. escaped with a pr Z. without darIagr, 70
The shelter e he Se wells Point Batteries
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CfucIaI Report OF the Batsle OF Dratss.
v.llu.
uEaL0CnIkhS, UCTPtSTA,
IMr,y7u PnrOsAc.
D c 23j, 1861.
hauo ~ n hnppr = l., 4 mart ihtr nm
the Goth II st. | was paced in comwaEd OF four
-ee,m,c,s 81 lslun:Iy j, $50 Cavalry, ard o bat.
,ery OF four pieces CT Artillery, VIE:
Eleventh Virginia Volunteers, Col. s. Gar.
lard, Jr;
S,x,h South CafeLna Volunteers, Ii Col
S. ores;
Tep,a Alabama voiur:sera. Col J. Il. For.
; Cc,,
Frs k=o:us,y T:!u,.ac.s, c3L 1903 &.
Taylor;
! Maaing m aggregate force c. 600 infantry;
Su,clsr F!y lus At:Dery, 4 lhoes, Cpt A.
& CUT;
l.ool North O.ro!iua Cavalrr. Mi Gordon.
81 sec nd Virginia Cavalry, Cspt. fize";
for thu pgrrOs: CT covering an expedition Of
all The Wagons OF cur army that could BE-
81 a'ea. after bay, 20 ihe left Of Dra;nsvllie.
proceeded at orcr by the E.Gres, Icu!e at day
light, towards D.ainsy.lle; and The accompany.
luz sketch will show the route, as well rs The
relative sltuauco Of o:her objects of in,si Isl, 10
shat | an about to narrate.
kuowlng the situation Of the eucDJ 3 i'd
vance po.tS, ! sent tbe cavalry forward, at IN
Gd:a5ce oil the iaisut.y, 70 lake possession q
tie lwo tuTai. ks 10 lbe right Of DraiHsyi!!r,
lending directly 10 the enemy advanced fIs's,
30 Is 10 r~reseCt any tt!oo Ct Cur
movements reaching their; aud with the main
body ! followed % 10 take q position with Two
regiments uad u scion OF artillery on each
TURNPIKE, also 10 the right o. D:aiD$v.lie, AID
close cough 10 their Intersection 20 form q
.ouuuuous line. Such a position, | knew,
I ccu;d hold ~ei,aics: almost any ODDS.
But IS uy cavalry came in sight Of the turn.
pike, Cap. P.,Zar discovered the enem at the
point (A) On E. ridse, ard sent me word im.
ueoiateiS. I Gliloptd forward at oace, ard,
recon: o,le!iHg ior N! self, lcund that e portion
cl tnr cremy rGs 10 possession 81 the riosf;
ana rou.o rear cisurctly artillery carriages
paG,iog uY :,:a Georgetown turnpike in COR
siderable nun0s,s, sad presently sn~ The can
ass. Hounlvd OF l.moer boxes, passing up
towards pra:.sv;i!:, a5>u' tHy rGndrsd ards
irvu tI.c ia;sr-scu"n, O. hna@, 100, tina.
tbs anenv's IniKnny Heie in advance, aud /
ct cncs sasvaa.pt Tia: he Tsi either marching
| urvl Leesbulf, ur Lad resolved intelligence,
through q spy. RI oar lcts1oed forage esped!.
l!aD, AID ~as marci::ng upon Ito either case
our Wsscls vo.l: navr laller 40 casy prey 10
Elm; saG any IL olce ,oat my only ray 70
a7so ,ken vas to make 4 vigorous attack upon
BIZ. r.ar HI. lci; ! nk, ard 70 compel him 10
daalst iI,.m .u-a b purpose
| scDt ulcS ,nT ira infantry 10 bury 10y
| ~a.l znJ SO: Cs5t Pi'zer With bis oe,act.
m=u: ot c~ssclcy 70 gaia the roads towards
L.e,brrg, give nokics 10 our wagons 70 return
at ouce 10 cAup and keep between them and
INC eusrly, Threatening his front and fark.-
And I vii! Sls,e here, parenthetically, that this
luty Was performed by Capt Phzsc and bis
gail.ut little ds,scsm ent IN the mos, credltable
manner, Eli ouF wagons reaching capp safely.
In the m.anuMe lhe cnCUy's kku mlShcrS
.opk possee.ior Of toe derss pune In our 'front.'
ard a. our infantry was met oy ry messenger
three iout;l6 n H-i!o b,ck, il: WIS sous time
coni1g up.
Gel Gi,Iand'a Regiment leading. vas direc!
81 to deploy two ccGp.hits ca eaca side OF
the road, 70 clear the ground Of the euemy's
sk.rmish-Is. Oae Of those companies having
mistaken It's dir, c,iou, went too iar TO The right,
snd Col GniaLd lad 70 raplscs it with an
othur.
Tee pioes ~erc cleared at double quick. end
Tho battery VAS ord, rid in position at 3. and
tired very ,6;ct vely duriog the whole of The
engagement TO the front
Tne infantry were placed 10 position Us fol.
lows: G irls1u's regimen, on The right Of The
road, d little 10 adsahce Of the artillery So
crest, 8. 9 oil lhe Lett OF the rosd ToI,ey's
regiment arriving Later, replaced Garlsnd's,
which moved OF the 1Ik to the right; and
the FIRST Kentucky, Col Taylor, at f;st ID
tented es { Reserve, was ordered TO take posi-.
;,on ca tie left of The Ssih Stuth Carolina
As cur Infantry wss well secured from the
coius'a view, their artillery FIRE, which opened
about hi.acn u..acs alter ours begsn, had
i!.lia eGec: upon lbe i~ufsntry, 5ut played Silh
telling lfsci sions tie road, as, from is pest.
ton, lC.J .ui TIC strAightness Of the road in
our rear, It rtksd ire latter With Shell and
round shot completely. Their ~caissous End
lim&rs we're bch!ud o brick house, complete.
~ protected fron our shot, whilst our !Itn5ers
ano ~c.issonS we're necessarily crowded and ex
posed. Th"Ie MAS 10 outlet 10 right or lett
ior a mile back, by which tho art..l=ry could
charge its %fcniicH.
Woeu cur forces took sh2ir position, the
lire " the artillery caused great cJmHouun in
the euepJ's lines, ard a pirt evidently toxic
hs!r heels.
Tie right wing was ordered forward, and
thu Tenth Aiscs.Da rushed with a shcu. in a
oI bullets, undrr The eailln. lead Of
their ColJnrl Fara"y and Lieut.. C.l. Martin,
the latter falling in he charge. a part o: this
regiment crossed the ROAD ned took position
aiung q iJucr, from which tic enemy felt he
trueDess Of their anu at short range. The
Colonsl was here severely wounded AID had to
re:uS. L. bis aoieuce The command cerolset |
upon Sfsjor Woodward
The E.evep,h Virginia, holdicg position or
the riuht Il the Ttath Az ha,n. rE1e net sn