Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-23
DYE pArELE At CHAMPIONS PASS.

The Hsrad has ls-ghy ace1 la.s of the olte Of Sua.
a,y. We el. he following tsched paragraphs:
o. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER IA portion Of neral 3 an
sils c1-ps b lu' seven tHUullnd Ia Al eDgGG ei be
r.te on the ops OF Toe AZ RIDGE, where it is
erased ~ the Old D4'oall road H.gers oSn about
sc niles Sess Cf Middleton Ald drove them eVer tie
mou-tAn.
Mjlr General Reno, WAC commando on the field,
morally VoCude4 o. ar Ne ba' &c 10 Iighl trsat,
anS died .hs sustcher While bang IGken 10 the
As he wss acuay h the lroa. the baIle vixen hi
IVES iou1Iss random shot.
I, aD05t tEo P. n, Geusrl Scs no. brigade--the
Tscihh TSerIy.tbird and Thrg, G,l Ohio 4 < ments
Us --ls sNrSs-d up III DCuut>i1, AID dsooyed
enc rough srpGht ~ the rgns OF ;1e rOld While the
Syyytsu Pennsylvania va i2lo7ei 20 tie left C. j..
A. s,ias G-Ialos Tue a, Vt Re Fe,y 9Th ths F1ry-
asat P,u-sy .vA.ia vas To-, .. a; TIE time the
r,b. Is inc doom 0,.ial ;us stone Ess havs &c
r.-0.i e.ns behind tue tcl walls 20 tls ie'i q he
rIst 10y Hac poe battery, ph ca played cPon our
req g lev slyarceG WIKI ssat - c:
NvHig clants5, or tr,ys i,!iSSs prsued forward up
bs ~ ans over ,he thln,. ground In the gallant
s.gl. Tote Ike OF Tie TJ,4 me F0-.y ht Pslusyi
7.a Carried I'll position, ttou they lsst very heavily
Ga ss- side tbs Ol5 boys Sere rCPu 81 in ih,r
6 F. atvs.c- and driven Ous ihsI soon Tbi
,d re;ds2eG 70 tbs eas-gs AId carried tse position.
The dead sy tersly t.sS uaa this pou' ard a!so
dcvl ;a5 lale S6sgs tie PeG2sy Seniaas f.lsLt
Atngs.i3l ,l- 0 10 ooys a1ss fsi.ly c = toe 5iy-
t-5. lOfk, EILy Erd- fcD l-NlFACts,
and rri-t7 a. Ms a;1ustUi Col Eiss'1 Ferrero n
,oImani vbo b IL the summit o! The mOartsn.
Ssoo alter dark TIE gsoes made esrniged attempt
O. &c an their roston but 3r'ys bsck bS Col
mel Farsro Eho r-r ,net n ccuclslC on The ned and
b.id tie point az night
The sscou5 EEut OF the day took place AZ Champions
Pass is5 Casccn Ssg7tsp a5cu. i've miles sou of
n icsls " Genera! B=srsdes yistory and near tLe
tow Of 2lrk ssvtls.
Bu, Hts over g., thousand troops wore arrulIy eE
gage! side, comprising soeums division of Frank
line corps.
TIE RIB Is engaged principally from tie division
Of General NcLsrs Il was a brief and brilliant battle,
aud resulted in sgusl success for us
Lugo numbers q prisoners taken, espec,ly
r9r, The b-gajs OF Generals ,wsl Cobb sod s'mmss,
witch &C to the field late ally the VI o5 OF the
Cchb Logon wee taken With he;r CO ora, Inscribed
"Osab L'cioG--i0 tE1 sGDa Of the LJrd The oolcEs
Of .ao Sixteenth Virginia regiment we're also t.ksn.
T,s Cobb L7ri,7. c,un, dsd ~ brother az the
rsaornt5 Howell Coos "a icfo-ai by or o. ,he
goJu6s9 III ga, ~a7 = ~ 'a-rioig rIt 10. B1' t9T
cane OF: .. JEe Gcce alive. Ssc7y OsF u Il aDe;ny
UpJl theC = TCrr eii 3, ,ile ths 0i1er Es5 given
% fUsa DOM Tau their position ard -crel Us Inse2d
g s.PrirT LsEi-1 si0ne fence. aCc iSkrg Advantage
g Z &C pr5;sc;i1n aius' uu- o they pa6ly capsd
he fence aud vi'h wild sheut Iushei close 20 our nd
Ta"re column /: va'a usiaes5 thssl'j them &c death.
sts7 TIE Of the siyaros column tEey we're tne VIC
TINS Of AZ enfiaiiog hra oa either aide.
Anorg the rebel officers killed., my informant gives
mo Tie names Of Csp.aR3 CarnEc Moore Conger, LAie
aud Cox, and Leu e2sns Love, Whitehead aud Amos.
L'eu'ensn, Colonel Llrnas ives seriously wounded.
Amorg the rSbel psis Ders cap ursd Captain Cur
i Company J, Fieel'h Nor Oaron Adju ant G %.
". Sanders, oobb Legion, and Lcu's Joho f. FLOYD,
Company II, Cohb Legion; A G. Green, 0oCp'ny g,
! 'OHb LaRtori JOIN x, Aerson, Conp7ny |, Tgelt'h
Virginia, and z. Fletcher, Company L. Cobb Legion.
A. this nonan. it is utterly impossible o mp 70
give an idea Of the loss Of the different divsiors, bril-
gldsI and resiuert IS 20 e'ch bu the t9ts loss il
tiEa.ei at from 100 to 200 Tns, Of the enemy Is
und1Ub sdly much larger 'hs uooiS soi roads
taokly covered With the dead and have teksr tuu
bar Of wounded.