Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-04
s.0IIgsls.s ooRREsPo NDEN0E:
r., the ER1utr.
ran Fsoo,, amt tho Fourth .Texas ~ we,
vsaYuor-.-Out or 5SI usb, 3l2 Kthe'" A"1
,xn,,nIet tr, q Through CharsS'

charges which ioGk p'scS nHHf o'H' 80 :,
Psiday evanin@ ltSt. nave asressiS lap 20. sa~s
.~o t:nitiesg s:,sn,p'a wsrO n''',' VII t,i' tiie.
my's Gricncas; sriQ, tnst hnf,iY .tio "otfs S:s"
c.,r,ea III the ..,sSi$,a'icc OF hiAhss III
vision. Ina. Texas iropns so!s 'ncfe IL ;ach-
Toned incidentally; tne wv ais s:ys: YIN
sumo gaIlsa, Tsxhns AID Mississpp'ans, Pick.
s,,'s Brigade accomplished the ieat. 3ne hrtl-
clio il, tina tEuquscr states 1t III tins manner: :.
ain the fist essay, tar brigade (Pickctt's,) and
it's support zero repulsed; n tho Bee md, they
panseCt aad laid dowr, lhe 4.h Texas End
several North ard South Csroins regiments
came W; thtIest cf Hans Division wal pres''
ing or, and LDrgat,eet's ~:s rapidly appfoSc!h-.
ing tbs scsne II colli.ui. TIE third cnsrge
IVES maze, ard tre ba .icSf '5.:s 'nksli. i.Ee
isis generously admitted that seine gs'ian!
Texans" and particularly t.e '4.h 1'Sss'
were there l,l0< mo I" grve pam ahu
.nii.uie aa tenant u; what they did "ni'e more.
This sts;smel, il carefully collected from
soysrsI al the wuuaded, but particularly from
xoun1ed officer Commanding on toe fignt
;-;I,r Of the 1,h Texas. Hoods Brigade iorm-
ed Ire extreme, e sht Of jackson "roiy' ABOUT
/ O deck the cne OF ba,1lo "sS lcrnsd. Ms
thinks III this tIdsr from iiie lei. 10 me Filh:
1ss an,i y:s Texas. lSsn 6 sorsia snd Hampton u
cd rsrim.r; Tle a Texas got entangle1,
tLro,;an some li.yrn% outstanding Of its c>m- :
rn.nt;t- a,ili sea ,aiud rom ls brigade, which
vert into tho all:.c ee without it. Ihe'1th wss
t5sa ,,,:.l c;.yG to tue righ'; and after short
delay IN :ue 54r. il was assigned place or
,hc top u an open hall. to lie right Of some
sinbo~, T,.eyea reginIcatA 70 be tho
Al Ai.osiHs -was drawn mp ready Tor tas
e;lar:e. IL .hs right Of the 4th Faxai were ITO
5Lna, urka1wH regiments )Tned' uhdar Shelter
CT r!c crest Of ITO all, in. Sai.!ng iof our regi'
| rnaa: II iii .ae sap between these three
Regiments, ,he t:h. bad 20 emerge from Tue
w;js';is snl, I'm, exposed 10 tho eneni?S tire,
r-no NJ orc >v.nrasncgd shalllng 1t. Hencrat
fEooJ f,r,,:ert, Colonel OF Ito h Texas, had
promised . i'nI :tin,p tic charge or The liss!
occSs.o1. :.hot. tha Li5uo the regiment IVES
| nc .Y;; IN oosilan. Hood, true 10 hIs PROMISE
emerge, iron, '!;o ;;morr, d!snountud, aud,
VIA H.. IN ~, ;.,f, ar! sword IN hI right haao,
SUM. SIX cSces :.r 81 he regiment, gave tic
%nrd TO cnn,gc. :,
las. h..,,ra s.is--bcfore tie regiment had
f.i.y e,;--tl.a shells directed u1on the lib,
or ron .l.no c.,.ei iC2xpicsbic c,n>r, created
pane s,aang ms iso strange regiments 10 the
ra1, o. tie 4 =. they retired and leir tie flag
u 'aa n:ars,, 2.!9 s.lc<ias IN the ground
TIC Sic,- 700 ns;ra:cS this was on :;;c ex
rr::,us riga. .. lie ( II Texas, ard some Nifty
r.r... ,..,.lnI i.om tau les Vi tncse roy ncnts.
lie lad c,.,; nc tunt ca to them unit they
r..Tqarc;: Gown toe hill 80 then noticed thst
4 ya.: vtueG m.n, haarh!ess and with long
f.,ir, s;gso.a N land, Heat tho LETT wing Of tho
rcsr cs5 .giu,an', appcrlsd TO tho meo 10 stand.
II. called % n, n rs loES ns they could hear
hirn. F..;hr; . make an impression, he joined
.hu 40, apd htav.iy Charged with it. That
youug In.n i &cr7as ,r molten. Hood then
sen: back u.Duntld adjuiaHt to bring
t,so regiments hack. without waiting
hu.evar, t.iu F!u;d VS. g.c;n-tae Texas yell
2zag through tho ~oc:ie, .ld tba chstgs was
maze .Ia- GlS:.iGca 70 DC aSsed ov:r 20 tfe
lldga cie-e Ia nE,t"ries were placed, was
.%ru. 500 j arcs, ,i.v.d ID shout midway by al
.tcfgrainis it.wer ridge which presen,e sa
SHsrUS ESQ sanc 90 yards, from its foot "a lis
crest. c2Fata;; wi:l or timber Sod bushea.--
i. :iic i,9,ir,n 2t this rise is a creek with banks
a1gse 81 cnt Gccp, steep like ditch; nod on
Is ii:ia.eui.!e opposite SiGa-!aasiny no loot
inl2 CO, is Ia K, breast works commenced
formed o! vsfy 'aigc logs, piled up; R9u or
: o. these hr,ast-HoTks Isngrd-0re above
tie a'haT- ~ ;aa 'op q The ridge, 50 ti:st tie
t"oGl!$ iI.aaa- U#rti.i them Cguid hcc sruna-
u@9U5iY. N!;i tIc sys;!s .zaco u iho --iniHGtry
ipuu.! %: Tie Top of the rtee sheltered behind
.:.ut. a.gA cAn iiuagf3e lbe ti:a lhaE vas 10 !,e
cnc2,n;rEei. Ba. this wes nj; ri: Tno rcg,-
IaeDt. 10 IA: 'nss lad to caarsr through timber
sna brush. ard therefore cauI n0i possibly
kaep up. = t:l ire fourth. Tbe $50 regiments
That were 70 have been to TIC RICH, wore not
thsra 81 ,;r.w SER share OF Lie fire. Cansc
qusatlJ tue ii,o corresponding 10 tbc 'front.' 81
iour -t yirients. @as concentrated on this dtom.
cd but gt.ilart Fourth The loss OF the .Alaoams
regiment, waich VAS only Is, proves tnis. Bat
this Eas not aiI. The enemy directly 10 font
0! tie ith, soon discovered iha. this regimen,
was no gang 70 ''i.ll bach, ""waver, "psu &C."
or shy cawli." The enemy ia quick to dis
cover the determination TO charge th7nuGh and,
discovering it, becomes nervous and uncertain
in its tirn Not 90 with the cromy on the
tiauks n"t 6,cctly th-ssta..s3 by the assault
TIC deliberately dsiiYars his ire without br.
corning ir:,u;;.Ju=. rae flank lire, therefore,
poured urbn aaa regiment was moro fatal than
It's legitir.ste E!are III lta front Bat that Was
NJ, all. After charging down tho SLOPE, some
$50 yards, thrcush open ground, the regiment
found = large :'ady vi troops, lying OF the
ground and nd .,'t II arariue, tirIrg 1T ire enc
wy's breas:wn:,:; in passing, the n called an
thsm 20 jo'o ~ th1 co,rgs uu!in vain. Assoc.
as 1t. An g's !e.Neen tnem aid ac
were seen to riss and rulTr,
from tha Held, r'hIie others seemed to c-rl-
tiunc tayir fro. /. r.pSt bs remembered t..ae
the sr wss iit.ct, Ella smoke, To great ex!ent
h,drg assa!i.nta and she enemy FROM each.
Other. In consequence, tho 4th in climbing tie
bscc;cades w.s r'ret mo fson behind by hose
CT cur trco?s tas. bal ciisreed over, The a!ier
supprses, peTse.s, thss the FourIh cou, not
50 soon tc cT,;nrg !hn de!uncas One OF tie
wounded anoug III. few spoken TO- stated that
Lis ccurade At his side called to him thar liz
received sho. trola behind, ranging up his
thigh, from which he died
Cnder tS:ese appalling difficulties: tho Fouyt,l
charged or without pause" "waves" OF h-si-
st on. After clearing the creek and Tho FIRST
Dr.sst york which tho enemy Left before we
got 10 It'll tfo regiment on tho left cana within
distance; and the two regiments an
he right. winch Ead lett us at tie opening ul the |
;aGrge, were now aoout $50 wards in tho rear
c'cnlns ~ to Ic,.icye Ih,ic honor. The fourth
.nafs@l through the fi:e or six breast mc,ks |
u'n"7 .:}7; Err, until ,ney reached, the |
''s ~ ga a,'', v here they wore cunir.r:ad |
% Z. ,. reS.'~,s. = no fought bravery, and !
s''t" ap SO e;oac iha. car fire-Do9dcr hurnfd
A9r'h- -.'.@F s"n" taocr IarGr r0u;;i.s. ;fTr
t''a"*l"A regiment came ~, "nd whrr tie
tr'1 rs; ci;"i.s 10 ne ~ m4.s ,i,cr aopesr-
'"aee Q" the hii!, tnr :>au!s,s bytkn sno ran.
10 '9iioEtInG '.,s .psTo; 2:sd 70 y..:s ever op.n
ground snrHe POO fars in cx:enr; en-! Lcrr
12% tsit u ere. i,'.s.1,f, lacn cams sn
seEDp' d.evIr, anVtIe= iierraw valley and
rav'h9, AND Emo be. rise. Covered w,,t bushes
'Ad L!Goar, similarly defended with log barr.
:afe', i2d aas:n1un,sd by The bu.ter;us-
y i''I tirs5 s,eps 81 ta inu: Ct the last hill, !
re Narrator vas disable by = pitce g. sh, Il.
nc 5.w lDc ba'a7ce eli Ito regiment, ros ~
company win tho e,Le. regiments, cnarg, ~,
'te: me I2srIat!og cuenii Rlthou. strinus
resistance and t'.o thu hil; and, 10 lasrns,
az h'f.er"s, ~.Laaut + cacck. No CHER
support passed oy "ilsre rs lay. Tho subSn-
lu'n' ',puIso OF Inc cavalry charge, With
great slaughter, has csaD mentioned IN i;,s