The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-10

-, Adjutant sth New Jersey, killed
large dwelling In the rear has been occupied
temporary hospital ana placed under tho charge Of Dr.
hncer Of the Twenty sixth regiment Pennsylvania vo
lunteers.
The Excelsior brgaaeswas in the nght and suffered
considerably but not abio 10 ascertain names
sufficiently reliable for puncation.
The Part Taken by General Kearney's
Division. "a
HEADQUARTERS KE,rsEY's DIVISION,
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Thursday, May 8, 1902
Ny last letter brought up the progress Of events ia
this part q Army OF thssPoiomac up to dayfght
Tuesday morning. The battle Of Monday
hal shown the enemy TO be posted in his works
at Williamsburg. and behind Thorn IN strong force
before night had closed in had driven the
enemy from four of his forts pat the darkness and rain
that ensucd prevented from asceranng whether
lie had abandoned his position entirely or not. The
desperation with which no had fought, the heavy loss
We and the great strength and admirabs
position Of his works Williamsburg lcd to tho be.
lief that no might probably give another brush on
Tuesday The whole army, therefore (sxccpt those d.
visions which had been sent the York river gu steam
ers), moved 70 The front during Monday night -
will DO borne in mind that n ra,ncd necessarily the
whole Of Monday and Monday night and the state Of hs
roads falrsady execrabe) aud tho soil generally IN con-
sequence this dreadful RAIN be inagincd Thus
happened that, although with Incredible labor, all the
gus and cassons (cxcspt these in Richardson's dvi
sion) brought the front and all the troops had
also come forward Csxcept Richardson's divson) yss
very provisions aud baggage whatever had been
drawn the roads, twelve miles IN extent, thas
stretch between miles east Of Yorktown and the
| battle ground. Tho consequence was that our men
| had nothing - eat except what was " theh
| hayersacks and coffee except what they made
4 In their tin cups, fires built BY the roadside
Never however wore there cheerful set Of men,
Indeed their cheerfulncss amounted TO enthusiasm.
was on horseback all day Monday and part Of Tuesday,
and was on many occasions surprised At the
| ar spirts which tho dislayed. The long columns
Of infantry pushed steadily in the rain and through
the mud the latter often up their knees and always
over their tops, singing merry, and asking escn
other loosely, "who wouldn't BE- . soldisrf"
On Tuesday morning, stated In the close Of my ass
letter. the rebel army could DO soon stretched ID
order OF battle across the country, between their forts
| ard Williamsburg. II was not known whether or NOS
| tho enemy had abandoned their FORTS Thore was no
sign Of an enemy tho ramparts, but that might be
on their part lure forces on The hrst
object, therefore, was ascertain whether or not the
forts were abandoned. In order I" Cen. hcarnsy
| ordered party OF skrmlshers 70 from just De-
fore the woods to tho right and iet o. mo ehenys
| largest fort the right.
| PREPARING FIGHT.
r fold of battle was one the magnificent that
can no imagined. emerging from the woods, facina
nearly due west tn, spires Of tho town Of Williamsburg
could inst be seen tho distance. The whole space be.
! tween III, town and the woods was most beautiru
n,ain. With few hollows and ravines. About midway
the town and the woods and running IN nearly
north aud south line were the forts OF the enemy cgn
| in number The rebel troops were drawn up between
ha and tho forts and the battle ground Of the pre-
| "a. ling ,,ay lay between the woods and tho forts.
THRILLING INCIDENT.
General Kearney's order was communicated BY Gene.
"a, Jameson 10 tho troops TO whom was directed he
xnanc 1, them what wanted, and dectoi them 10
,t,cr ard net TO approach mass But for somc cause
az tr,o,s vuverei Seeing this, General Jameson rode
w., =; IRON, OF his own brigade, which had hithco bean
b "a reerye consisting OF the Sixty third Ponnsylvs.
na regiment CooEei HAYS; inc SG manaIca
tho FIFTY seventh Pennsylvania Colonel Campbell and
!, ths New York Colonel Dodge, and az
% Sr.ssg the Onc hundred and d.th Pennsylvania reg
ID. sn, akoi II there was lieutenant and twelve men
VIII would volunteer to advance 70 the encmys lcrt
"a Instantly ono hundred men sprsng forward General
Tosacn sert back oil brt twelve and Lieutenant
st e:ibert OF Company l. These thirteen bravo fellows
~ rece;ving their directions ran RAPIDLY towards sht
ar,. Sor followed closely by General JImso, in per
son Paasng around ~ the right they entered the IVES
saypor snd were followed oy Cen a a @
;ast nsmed Al very nearly the same tire the sixty
second York anderson zouaves) rushed No .ns
stars ami Stripes. lhs gallant act was performed b
n Abram i. Pernc, Color Sergeant O ccmranyc.
VI | TIy rEBELs rA.IfyG BACK.
I'd ,in. this time the rebel line had boon gradually
a. recedios towards Williams burf: Sy The lime W
were rsnssd !" 10 the town, aad could seen moving
ID aIons the road to the northwest. onr troop
SsrS ana General Jamson bsace beng the a
vance General Jamison himself and Capin'n Mcseeyor
t.n! Gsaerr ne snsT ws,o e
an treating rcpidy abandoning in the road cam" ANN;
non and cnsons The rear ara nsi nol c,eas ss.
10 c,,ercJ il IN the cast General Jainson would hav
n pushed with his brigade but he was s,rc,y orrcre
and rLols beyond and to take exclusive com
m nd OF the place, as mmandsr OF Tie post WI en- NJ
> o,r,rAr on or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or The rAcE
"a Guards were immediately placed before The houses
g on bcr,me ap prcut TIM. Tic inh,bai's % the tow
40 as general thing had remained. have viii cd gsea
% MANY houses and fad tho pcop!e TO be wlb single
n sAcrpn ~ yrea wealth, ana their dwellings, ar
at rrrnishsd with great taste and clacarcc. IAN an
4 tie latter rs but very hamasoMs 81 IN.
rica AMI having IN important ms 9fc cha ac,e nc
g. tains number Of oharc!as,he spsco al ehurch ma.
inc been built long before tho Rcvolti nary wa Ia II
graveyard ara the tcnlbs and monuments Of many o. IN
ID Old dgntarics II Virginia. the inscription on the monu
bems OF tbs deceased. being neatly cfraccd by tims
William ami Nary College. which stan . At the w, ,!,, en-
10 and Mary Ming and oiccn Of England Tho "Rcycron
70 Father in God Hcny hi hop Of ndor was The NJ.
Chancellor THO first clliokc pshdine, ourpcu IN lVs
vas rebuilt III ira Tho orig nal decd n transfer 70 th
fcu ~ was drawn by John Randolph. u Is written uro
!. RI urtren beautifully illuminated sheets Of parchment
Ard il now III tho library Of tho c3legs. u is date
March 10, iI2o. In 1851 the exercises & the llcg
nateiv occupied, tho summer before The memo
:. rabie siege Of yorktown, by the british an
40 French tro,ps, as they wcro this sprirg ny ~
rebel and Union forces The Presidents house, in which
write this letter was accidentally destroyed BY nr'
while occupied BY The French after tho seig, Of York
town 1t was rebuilt in bstcr style than b''ore, by IN
French government and n In excellent order nw IL
| I7ss General Washington made Chancenor o. w
College His original letter OF acceptance dated Noun
III Vernon April So 1888 preserved In the college u
brary The library itself is richly stored WAN snssqss
ran rc In the vaults Of the chapel rorues shc remain
oS az Jehn Randolph his n, John Randolph Pcyto
Randolph President Of the rst Ainsrcan Congress Ior
In ro,o,onrt bishop Madison and Chnnccnor Nelson
ocns ths visitors elected since lies have boon On