Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-09
1ailp Enquirer,
tn, BaltIo or w,li,.m.bu,r.
ERlDAyMCRNING, MAY o 1862

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TIL, Bsirlc or Wiliism.burs.
Il num'er Of our soldiers who were wounde,
In the Rht Of Monday last arrived hero yes
to.ds, afternoon. They were those who's,
words wore not such rs to prevent then
frci making The journey On foot They wer,
r'st kindly received and provided for by on,
''tzcns Tae seriously wounded Of our ruer
Ecro t@k q ;:s.a tho battlefield to hospita
in Wilisnsburs, and as their condition would
not allo~ . laeir re uoval they sre still III ere
aud s'a low within the sne,1y's lines. A
number OF vac surgeons arc with them, giving
them ali priper csro. The following is upon
the auihorif nj ono OF tao wau nded who has
arrived hof,s
The battle-ground wss sbo ut mile bow onJ
williamsburg The csvslry skiTnish on the
preceding ewing WAS at ths same point
The attempt that titoe made upon our line
Of breastSors being repelled, preparations
waro made olcur sids for the expected attack
OF Eorc genad character OF the next inorn-
ing.
About s'sat'cldck 90 Moadsy tho engage
uent comments. 70: al hour it consisted
of arsl!er;, sei Ice OF both sides; the enemy
from their iutomptu bresstTorks and We
from Fort M.ndsr. A: MAE the in fsntry
engsssd, aud tsbatile LASTED amid tho ds, n
mud and tho ostant rain, until night 1t
was tough: IN forest obstructed By under.
growth and f;aa timber, greatly disturbing
the order Of themes The enemy broke uu.
der three diss'r charges. and were pressed
back Tor mile ID hslf from their FRS.
position. Tao asree o. -: troops revealed
to them the han which they were max ing
in the RANKS osie enemy. They ,sg in
piles upon tho gtad.
We append o loef tns caEas.ies thst csns
| nn2ar tao saoW;''fof OUR informa Il and net
heretofore ata.ed
Dol. Gsrlsud. llTa. Reg'., vas wounded
II .i.e hand he b it dressed aud returned
to the 6shs. He VIZ the hospital tho Same
evening looking sfisls wau.ied men.
Gen. Early ~as Il Through the brepst, BIZ.
not supposed to be xally wounded.
Col. Kemper vas Ehurt.
Major ". Il. PaVgssversl7, out not sup
possd to be norta'lRunded
The Brigade whioes differed most in me
fsht, vas G"n. a fills, composed OF the
Isl, III, llth snc Iva. Regis. The s:h
Y. ard 81 s;'i';b ssna also suffered con-
s;der.oly. !
iru"aS the "Nrrsfs Rifles, (l7th Reei-
nsn1l R.'haid Payne amortslly wounded !;
Wi.iisn sp;lmsn, -smberton aud -
Singleton, badly 7SoanohOf the Washington
CITY Volunteers, Lieut. fell was killed Pri-
Vasa Smith, mor'allY wo1sd and W. F. Phil
lips, Dr., and - carVSlightly DO.
Alter the enemy wedriven completely
Cd our forces resumed ttretrcgade march,
leaving Williamsburg shaight. Our infor>
miot lefs TIE hospital n'nssat thrae O'Clock
that night sna e'mnenceSs painful journey
to this city. Z
SoIo nVo o. six perso.slo gars IN rho
6sht On Monday resched Fssbu,y on Wed
nssday evening. From tnttho EXPRESS
learns thst the battle vas III and b: ocdy.
beginning about II o'cloc I'd continuing
uaiil dsrk
| Nearly the whole of Gss, Lonsires1's
division was engogad, althof Gen. John
ston commanded il person. force is said
to have been some ossbt OF teAousand, and
that Ct the enemy a estimated have bean q,
!sssi s.e;c= 10 tauca. They . reinforced
rapidly. while si;s main b3dy cir army was
tSn Or fifteen milss distant, and nforcr rrents
cid not reach us until Ave o'clo5 N.
| Warcpulsed tbs eas:ay, ::rivithsm b,ck
at least Two miles; killing and Vuding over
one Thousand, ard ssk;as sevt hundred
prisooszs.
One account says that the cson We took
fsnn the enemy, for want Of transt auon was
spiked and LEI. upon tia Acid, buhls state.
mont needs onafmation.
We regret &c iesru that Genetoichard II.
Andersen, of S. c., was killed, albas of his
sids, but we could aos ascertain j name If
the latter.
General Jehal a. EsriJ: Of Fkl!n, vas
badly wounded.
Several Of the Yack,o ,fhHsrs ,ie killed
ard many Of tbeu. tzkta psi=oae,s.s
Thu la:h North Carolina Rssim,s.ss sn-
sasst, and am'ag those seriously snded is
Osptsin Irving, coupsny B. 4
The 18Th Virginia Regiment OSsnuel
Garland, suffered very muc,. in ,hsgage-
psnt Oslcaei Garland vas osdlpunded
in the arn, but hsd bis wound dr.d, sad
returned t; he aeid, '7he.e rs sxch;ed his
swo-d f:r musks., sr6 aided in :pering
tit eactny wher"-s1 III could see hin3
Tia North Oaroiius Th;ss:nth, Ouel A,
4, ScL'es, was also badly cat up. sptain
| 9silsg. III Company & vas slverelysund
cd, sud lei: on the field. u Company oat
CT IS MIR, bel 70 efftcn7o men rere ought
ous. Captain Irving was seriously wudsd,
and Lisuiersata Alexander and Tt.paon
| sa-rcd ITO ssuls fate. Thtro IL Int acem-
a:.sslored officer lei: unhuTf.
oelo"s Mott, oi A,A6sus, is dangusly
| wouaG.G
CliS portion :: 2Gr :o=2s@ we're -n,ed,
| the great 9lia Of ;hs Con!sls:atas heiaaVe.
! raj ;ail.s IN rear CT Williamsburg.
Tho charge os Stuart's Cavalry B.igEis
said 70 l:sTe 5asr fearful, moving sas Heaps
down By ire soare, AID securing prisoneia
largs qaaarira:-
Ii is 40. positively kncwl Hno oomnssd
no Eodsralis>:. on; it is thought chat Nee
Ian 3ss ablut