The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-03

Ia* III. s -. vee. the brigade, after
saver, march. reached the Held 100 late 70
share the slories. as hey nso as,,,ar S Ua
tYn,ou a,ills had been LETT with bat q slender
vuard. General EweIl was at once ordered to
nss,racs MS steps and resume hts position 70
w,axep. the possibility OF its seizure BY any
inr.e OF the enemy in that qusr,er.
Rr,ead,er General Holmes-lsft with his
brigade AZ support to the same position in
.he crigsn.l plan Of bastle-had also been
called TO the left, whittier be marched with
she u m ost speed. but not In time to lcin &C.
lively In the battle.
Walkers rife guns CT the brigade, how.
ever, came up in time to be fired with pre-.
ctsion and decided execution at the retreat.
ing enemy, and SCOTS cavalry, Joining In
the pursuit, assisted in the capture CT prison.
ers and war munitions,
This victory, the details of which I have
thus sought to chronicle as fully as were fit-
ting an cfficiai report, 1t rename to record,
was dearly won by the death OF many off,
cers and men Of ineslmacle value belonging
TO all grades OF our society.
In the death of General Barnard Z. Bee
the Confed. racy has sustained an irrepara-
Die less, for win great personal bravery and
coolness he possessed the qualities Of an &C.
omphshed soldier and an able, reliable ecm.
mander.
Coioaeis Barlow and Fisher, and Lieu.
tsnan t-ColoEel Johns,p, OF EanptOn's LIS
:iou, IL the fearless command of their men,
gave earnest Of great usefulness to the ser.
yiee had they been spared TO complete a
GREER so brilliantly begun. Besides the field
officers already mentioned as having been
wounded While in the gallant discharge OF
heir duties, many others also rec. lived
severe wounds after equally honorable and
distinguished conduct, whether il leading
heir men fer ward or in yIng them W hsn
,yerpowered or temporarily shattered by the
targeiy superior force TO which we were
generally opposed.
The subordinate grades were likewise
ibundantiy conspicuous tor zeal and capa-
city f IT the leadership of men in arms To
mention ali who, lighting Well, paid the
lavish forfeit Of their lives, or aL least Grip.
pied, mutiiated bodies On the Ieid OF Manas.
sas, cannot Well 5e GoAa within the com pass
u this paper, but Il grateful country and
mourning irIenGs viii nos suffer their uamss
nd services to he I-Egosten and pass away
unhoEored.
Nor are those officers snd men who were
| 81 fortunate us 10 escape tae thick flying.
deadly II issii5s OF the en- my, less worthy OF
praise Tor their endurance, tirmness, and yaio1
| ,han tRpir brothers harms, whose lives
we're closed, or bodies maimed, on that me-
| mcrabie day. TO mention al VINO exhibit. d
! AGILITY and brilliant courage, were imp1ssi'
| ole III this report, nor Go the repoI IS OF
! brigade and other subordinate comm AT daTs,
| supply full lists q alt actually q; serving OF
DISTINCTION. l can onIy mention those whose
| conduct came in Ill sdt.taly under my notice,
/ or the consequences ct whose actions hap
/ pened 20 b. sIsnaiiy important.
I Il ie fit that | should in this way cora
| mend to notice tha tia3l.Itless conduct and
| in l;erturp;tbie cootLess OF T. Il. ;.>ans, and
we'll indeed was h supported Uy Col. Sloan,
| and the cii ,ers ~ the itn South Carolina
regiment, AS Also Major Wheat than whom
| 40 one displayed nore brilliant courage
| uniu earned irCn the Held, shot through IN
| lungs, though happi mot MORALLY stricken
| But III the despera.c, une4nal conduct, &c
| which those brave eutiern.n were for time
| necessartis exposed, the behavior of officers
| and ueu generally W, 5 worthy OF the high
est admiration, and es>urediy hereafter al
hose resent nj J proudly say: We were o.
tnnt band who Iouga the first hour OF the
! cattle Of III mas Ed ual honors and creai
| must also be awarded IN the pages OF history
| 10 the gailant officers ana men who, unde,
| Bee and 3 irtow, subs qaeLtiy marching &c
| their side, saved tnem iron q, StructlOn aEo
relieved them from Tie bTuAt OF the enemy's
! attack.
iue conduct of Gen, Jackson also eq uires
n,ra L4uu us emineI:Iy that OF an able tear
less soldier and S:.4aCiCus commander one I'll
20 lead nis brigade his efficient, IRON /,
arrival before tue plateau OF tho Henry
| House, and his jadicIUus disposition Of ms
| troops contributed much To the su ccess OF tbs
iay. Although painfully wounded iii thu
Eand he remained Oh the field To the end Of
.ae battle, rendering luvaluaDla assIstan ce
! GOT VIM. Smith Was as efficient self
possessed and brave; the influence OF his ex
| ample and his words of encouragement Wa,
| noI Confined TO his immediate comm and, thu
good conduct of which is especially noticea
| ole, mas DGcD as 1t ANG been EN- bodied but .
day or two before the battle.
! CoioneIs Harper, Hutton, and Eamptoa
commanding regiments OF The reserve, at.
tracted my notice Dy their soidierly ability
as with their gallant commands they re.
! storej the fortunes of he day, lat d time when
| the enemy, by a last desperate onset, With
| heavy odds, had driven our forces from the
| Hereby contested ground around the Henly
| aud no oins0n houses. Veterans could no
have behaved better than these well LED
| regiments.
| High praise must also be given to Colonels
! ocke, Early, and Elzey, brigade command.
| err; also, to Colonel KershaW, commanding,
for the time, the second and Eighth South
Carolina regiments. UDdsr the instructions
| of General Johnston, these officers reached
| the field at an OppOrtuEe, critical moment
AID disposed, handled and fought their 70.
| spective commands with sagacity, decisian
| ana successful results which have been de.
! scri5ed in detail.
Col, j. E. Il. Stuart likewise deserves men
ton for his enterprise and ability as cavalry
| commander. Through his judicious recon
| no'sance OF the country on cur left flank, he
acquired information, both OF topogra phical
feaLUres and the Ositions Of the enemy of
the utmost impOr lance in the subsequent and
closing movements OF the day on mat flauh
and his services in the pursuit were highly
effective.
Capt. h. +. Alexander, &. s. Engineers.
gave me seasonab}e and material assistance
early III the day with his system Of signals.
ed through the tent OF h.s party at the Stone
Bridge, where they subsequently, firmly
maintsiLed theiT position in the seharge of
their duLs--tle TRANSMISSION OF messages OF
the enemys luovemen ts-for several hours
under Ike. Later, Capt Alexander acted as
my nd de camp ia the transmission OF or
ders and in observation OF the enemy.
l wes most efficiently served throuP bout
the dry 10y my volunteer aids, Co.'s. Pres =
ton, Manning, Chestnut, Miles. Rice, Hey.
ward, and Chisholm, TO whom / tender my
thanks for their unf1agging, Intelligent, and
fearless discharge of the laboriOus, respon-
sib!e duties entrusted to them. To LIT. s. w
FereGsc A. u. O., aud Col. Aeyward, who
were habituaiiy st NY side from y noon
until the close of the battle, my special
| ackn owl edgm en.s are due. The horse OF the
former WAS killed under him by the same
I shell that wounded that of the latter Both
were eminsntiy useful to me, and We're dis.
ting uisnsd tGr COciness and COURAGE, uut til
| he enemy gave way, AID He'd in wild di sor-
der in every dirtciion--a scene the President
| OF tbs Ccnfedefacy had the high satisfaction
! of witnessing, as lie arrived upon the field al
| tbas eXuitstni moment.
! ! also received, ire IN the time ] reached
| the front, such signal service from II. Il. Pey.
| ton, at this time II private in the Loudonn
| cavalry, that have called him to my per.
! sopal staff. Similar services were also rem
I dered me. repea t.dly during the battle, by
| T. ]. Randolph, e Volunteer Acting a. u. q.
| to Colonel Cooke.
| Captain Clifton III. Smith, Of the General
Ststt, was also present on the field, aud req d.
dered efficient service IN the transmission OF
orders.
Il must be permitted me- here to record nv
profound sense of my obligations to General
Johnston, for his generous permission to
carry out my plans, with such modfica tions
rs circums !aucesi had required. From his
services on the field, as We en- tered 1T to-
gethsr, already mentioned, and his subse-
Quent watchful management Of the rein.
forcemepts as hey reached the vicinity OF the
field, our country men may draw the most
az spicicns auguries.
To Cciouei Thomas Jordan, my efficient
and Jealous Assistant Adjutant- General,
mach credit ia due u his able assistance in
the organiz i,ioa OF the forces nnder my com.
maDd, and for the intelligence and prompt.