The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-07-04


he lad tkpenled ever. resource @,
make ~ impge giIatle
( Itisimpossi lc 70 estinsale the loss in'
Yesterdays euga gctnetlt The only state.
fpent Va can GET Of the cpsualties OF The
terrific behle OF Tie evening are saRvc
and Rhaslly messages hat "tho ground IS
covered Win slead.n The eDiriis Of our
troops nfe undifninishcd Thofo was no
sliaeelin2 but from eScesoivc fatigue ~
The issue, which Is y Al Undecided, - sol,
femnlv entrusted u Tie yalor Of our
troops and the proyideDce. Of Almighty
God.
From the Isiclmond isnquirsrsq ishe 2oth,f
THE DATTLEs ON FRIINAY AND SAT-
URDAY.
The right wing of the enemy having
been driven frornits advanced positions,
near Mechehicsville, on Friday morning,
Eek back upon its stronger wVike IN the
direction OF tho contre Gen Stone
wall' Jaeisson WA bearing ioNnfnpon
Z them witifiBg inclblo energy Supported
n fpon t,bs Gen a. p. Hill's DiYieion was
ordered, about ] O'clock in tbeaftefnoony
down tie North bank % the Chickahomi
inv, to follow up the advance Of Hills
piyisionson the main batteries Of the en-
envy at the mill beyond Gaines cross
roads. The Division lLongstreet's,) hal
ted by the Chickahominy, and General
Pickett's Brigade was detached as an al
vance to support Gen IliPs assault the
latter being chen engaged in a terrific
fight IN front of the works in view Up
on reaching tie scepe Pickett's Brigade
was ordered to support battery which
was then piayihg upon the enemy. who
--rero'rss s's'isss = hei.fiFs upon ian, III ilPs
left. The brigade was then ordered 20
charge, which being accomplished, re-
suited IN the ropulse Of the enemy. An
Alabama and Mississippi regiment seame
up to the support Of the Brigade, wien
the latter were ordered TO fall; -the Ala
bamians and B1ississippians then charged
over them upon The enemy, and the Bril-
gade arose again and followed
The charge now became desperate. and
never were such -harrassing difficulties
encountered and successfully overcoms
Our men found themselves su ldenly char.
ging upon the enemy in q dense wood,
forminga portion OF an extensive swamp,
which presented somewhat the appear
ance of the pit of theatre, surrounded
by ditch five feet wide by five feet deep,
while on the opposite side, the mud of
aroae tbo Iii rno,, ,,ficb the anomv;s
=, - - -. - ~ rs.sr Il.
IA 10 "eie PUSSY wy ~. - W
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mn Gf''sl5 "us s'"'ioie.' ~ sle
rael'le' wr'ie Ihtee Diners, u, AZ t"o t,els,
liooeu me irol' " u" n'ii. sne w it
pfesehting NE upon our 'o4ces "nion
teld wlth terrloie enect;
but our troops rushed on, crossed the
swamp, the held ofhcers having dismount
eo rom ther norses' y pelhg imPossloie
70 carry theih on ana cnargeu upon the
foremost natteries. III the nlsc essay
me prlgaoe ana ils support were rePuis,
eui N tfie second r. tney pauseo aio !, lala
aown. = ne 'ttn ltsHas' ana seEeial Worm
ana south carolina regiments came up
the rest OF INNS DIVISION was pressing
on ana Lohgsreets was lapluiy APP
ProaGhihS the scene OF connect ne
thliu charge WAS WAS inuue, ana tne battery
wes taNcn ne nutnoer ehgageo IN
this charge was no1 more tpan low,
wnIie tnat o. we enemy nnny on enc gr9 Gli
nuIl'oeIe't aooes io'o9V, coniplislns oen
roI'e' > bIsif''on. Cuf supPott5 no"
a .,,t,,,tt,,, ,,,o,,. ,,,;s,,para M
enen,vs oSaIr In - 51a1 i, ~ = s i 10 r
take he ,,osjticn bnt ver or, ,ent,lssd ANA
ged nrpcII.;latsl,' Az oo,r .,r6nrr gained
The brow Of thabill Ctan Jselssnn enrear.
ed. on our Iaft about four bnndrad varCls
off lust co,nnleting b;s irresistible torn
on the enefoy,s rig6t flanE and aiding
materially in securing the position then
in the possession Of our forces.
The General .enpapefnent. closing with
this brilliant finale, brought into the
field 5000 Confederates and $4,000 Fed.
erals.
The enemy was pursued for some dis
lance out, when they finally disappeared
il being now eight o'clock at night. and
our men, commended by their officers
for their gallantry. and flushed with VIC.
tory, were content to stop upon the field
of their success and rest Tor the night
We regret to learn that our loss was veiy
severe. 1t is estimated that in killed
and wounded, Gen. PicketPs Brigade
lost from 40 to so per cent. Such daring,
such sacrifices. were never before made
before the altar of liberty.
Among The lost of Pickett's Brioade
were Col. Withers. of the 18th Vireinio
MORALLY wounded in the breast. Cen
Pickett was wounded in The arm, severe.
w, but not dangerously: Mai. Wilson of
the 18th Va, was wounded in the leo
and side; Capt. Spessard of the 2sth Va
disabled; Capt. Robertson. of the Same in
the breast. but not serionslv. Cant Nel.
son, also of the 18th, reported killed