The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-15
The Fight q. Dam No. l.
NEAR BoTToM's BRIDGE, VA
May 18th, 1904,
To the Editors Of tAe pispc.oh

To the Editors Of tie Dispatch
HavL- seen several erroneous comInup ica-
| tons in tse papers III regard to " battle that
I occurred at Dam No. j. on the le n CT april,
I emu believing that justice sbonId be done al
! and especially thuss brave officers and msn
! who bore themselves noOly on the battle
| field, rs for the troops G: e aged, es sim
l pie get OF Justice, that the fois9clas stats-
II ant OF facts (ootained f-essi An ese. FItness)
| % published;
! On the morning o. Tie 18TH Of April the Sd
| 5riKace, ist dIyj-3on IT us army of the 20
| tomac, cornY POS d OF the 9TH, S h. Sin, and ii
| Georgia chi Is. Kentucky IS imen,s, com-
smauded by CGi. q. =. Anderson, 9th 9sor-
/ ki;.,l was ordsIcs 70 march To Dam No l,
! where /; s-fi we'd about IL II and repor ed TO
Cen. Cobb at Dam No. z, ab2nt enc mile dis.
ta3t. In short time GEN Ucbo Diet .iied III
lS:a Georsla for & Position near Dam No. 2,
(Which order separated it from the Or z ,de
during the balance CT he day. and oraersd
the other reg IN oil Is tp;p rQsi .lCn to ensrepck
9 camp one-taprta Cs 3 .aile to the rear -
q bout the !isns the brigade Reached 1n.s 70.
s.ton tn enemy commenced q furious f1Te Of
she'll, round and -}ns shot g. rhs battery at
Dam No. ]. firing SO big n thai the woods DC.
cuTied hy the 81 t-igade wsre tstctualiy
sheliec.
Two men in tho n tseoTg.a were killed and
others from the Al arsnt regiments wounded
more or .ess severely. The brigade was then
oruc al 10 march 10 the camp Of Col McKin.
ney oh North Ueroiins); or arriving ut .nn
poiL 1t was discovered that Col. Nckinnsy
had oeen AilledAend that the enemy having
driven the y ORTIZ tarolina troops back, h8d
possession CT our works. Col Anderson or
dered Col. wilson OH ueore;os 90 rstase she
trenches with the Ia IoDat; which order wa
most CALAMITY executed.
With their gray he res ticlc. 81 loading and
che rms them oy words ANA Leeds to the on
set, aoc'y cid ire I'll Ga rush to thu con,
tessand c,a:ataia the fiset until night closed
the scene, isavi"g forty of the enemy asad ~
the Iencnes. the 9Th Gs crgia itjol lamar
was ordered to the support of the n at tt {
neIinning CT the fiGhf,at 10 minuies to p NJ
handsomely ard frsctuai;y, taking their 20.
sitIon with the precisioa Of drill ard caus-
ing Ina advancing enemy By their Wtthsrina
ana deadly IRE, 10 fsn bGok Not Satisfied
however, the enemy again advanced, but tbs
men, who had ron rhGir reputation IN tt 2
tiuody :islds OF Manassa-, were still in front
and oKaia "sre ths enemy compelled to 70
tI.at under their murderCus fire Four I'll :
companies OF the LIST Kentncsy regiment were
ordered to the support of he battery at Dam
No l, and prove themselves woT tb y OF their
name. The h Georgia ard tho rem:ir Der
OF iha list Kentucky regiment were heid IL
reserve.
Though ns much ekpcsed &c the euemy's
fire rs the men II the trenches, still 10 sign
Of fal tering was visib.e upon n Jingle counte-
nance Al! seemed al xious TO Join their com
rades In front As regards dam No 2, not
gun was fired there, nor did Is en-. Cobb com.
mand the to pa engaged, as has been re.
ported. All tue honor Of having III ar osuvred
lis men hnely snd leing VIII. re balls hew
thicses;, IS due to Col Anderson. Georgia
Iaay Well be pre- I'd Of ner soldiers. ~hc, after
taking the IrerChes ON the enemy al the
point of the OayOhs. hsid them for Gig ateer
days aud nights coo tinucusiy. When our
Generals were asksd I, relieve the brigade Tor
forty. eight hours they replied that we hat
taken ire position and no one Ead 3 better
right to holdit. JrsTI0g