The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-13
THE WILLIAMSBURG BATTLE.



Rronnosp. Maybe. 1872
70 sAs En- ~ Of t4e DspateA
I.e-o 2-p y brief history Of the engage
ment nels Williamsburg, as Waved - ono
.cqu ,in ted Will the OCCURRENCES tat proceeds
IL, md who YVES participant IL the nSnt.
Our forces lmmenced the evacuation OF
4 The Yorktown line Gu the n,shtcf Thursday'
May lss ard the ear division OF cur army
,sft the entrsnci ments late on Saturday
might, the 81 Instant. On Sunday morning.
the an, tra grand army" OF McOis!Ian en-
| cred the abandoned "rsoei' io-tihca'sshs'
and their advance guard rapidly followed
and constantly narassei our rear on the Gu
| tire marsu from Yorktown to Williamsburg
| distance Of soma ten miles
rasYisnJ OF syEDAs.
l About Two O'clock sunday aftern oor. has
I ing followed us very closely th'v 80 -. arrived
| in trent of the line =. r-doub.s st outside Of
| wii,la--.,vurg, which were occupied by dsn
: .,eMYnsa's brigade und Manly's North CnYo o.
lima battery. Az tais lotnt the taL gees
I brought. ont Ia front OF our rsdouots, an
/ near the e. xe Of woods. field bate y, u.
,,r,,ered. and comm snCed q vigorous SHELF z
/ Of the works, wnion was Handsomely ana -
| fec :vely replied TO by the North carolina ,t.
i tiIIery Attic sabae time they ADVANCED their
/ engaged ny ;, portion Of General Ssmmess
/ origaus, dep.oyed rs skirmisners. As our
\ wagon traius mad not passed through the
own, 1t was .ry necessary 70 nolo Tue saemy
drmiy in ehec9 and accordingly Gen. )hn-
ston SAM fox Uoi. Wickhsm's AID Ccl. ).
Lucus Dv.s's regiments OF Virginia cav
airy, and the IS. Company Ricnmono now
| l,g.rs, 10 hasten tsck a. reinforce pents -
/ Col. v ickbam's cavalry moved TO the right
Of Fort hagruder and 'ol. Davis TO Tee iest,
/ whi,e u sect; Of the Howi'ssr battery Was
plan 81 &C ,ke open tisid, In front u Cur re-
| doubts, on e'thsr s:ds Of The fori 2ne cavai. .
| nv charged across the Field and down tie road
into tss woods with great galianIy while
] Tue gas Of tre Howitzsr battery Kept up q
| far.t and well Greeted Ere IN he right
/ Tue d; my retreated ia pidly, leaving portion
\ Il tlrtr TIT. isry, vTnil.t cveIcJ2.o, koSp-
SACKS H.: .uveTea he ErJpEl- TN no road
,jos - .rhlh col Dsvis co&i ged, me anl &c
az ~ wers drawn up AID tuned upon MIN
with con siderable iiercenoss bat ware aS all
| driven in to tho woods with SONS loss The
result OF this ht was the az tie repu % OF the
| enemy aud r. a &c ted shs Grsate-t credit u. on
he gaiiantly OF OuE trooIs. A n ae irun rin5d
| gun cd three C2iseODs were captured, the Hi :
| .,siery ho,scs having been Killed OK ridden Il
! ny the fUgisive canloniels. the yieces were
l brought CT he tiela by the HoWitZer comp any.
| 70 whom the gun Wes given. lAt gua, most
| excellent Weapon, was q sod against the enemy
| iuiiI the sn,i:a fight OF the 1olioW wing day !!
| Aooa. IS prisoners were taken in this eng age
! 1isnt nearly all OF waon belonged 20 the n
4 regiment UI U ~ CoSnlIy.
[Uur correspondent entirely omits to men.
Ion the gallant Conduct OF Mlnly's North
Carolina be ttery-EGs
| The BATTLE OF YcspAY.
Early Monday mor.ius intelligence was
nrougpt il that the enemy were &c varcing
L Ii ueavy force. Shortly afterwards or pick
ets anu sS,i Iaishers were trlyeh III. and re-
1 ilred behind :ne TedUu"ts The field In tr1ut
81 our oor1s vas soon fiile,i Wit:l their sharp
sZI N jSrt a 4 GS
L Fryette arsiiialy aud The Ao.it5-rs were
l opened upon tae," from Fort 4aKfrGer aud
lie a&l .Cen. .ecoub Az aour later they
lroQgu. mao the Il lid L hoa b%bteIy of ri1eu
Il aun, WnttE EeEi up ret:1s bus very Wild
| q upon our i.Ie, whilst heir iuf.ntry NOV.
ca p AID to- position III tn4 edge Of ths
y .ous ard cleared ground. Abe IL eleven
O'clock the FIRST DTS add 81 Gen. A.c nxstreet's
j vision, ,ompcsej CI he 1st, h, lin, and
y n Virginia regiments, were adVGI ced on
The right 81 agtaeR their iine. This saiiant
brigade en.ass.i Tie eoomy with iavinCioie
siIG!t ana energy. ras night loF became
t.TGIrie. TIE u s2:tly VS. very bsavT anu
p:O!c. ged. '"hi2h, ou: AI.;ti"ty Kept up c "a
SHAT Tire uicA rhe sheis vs. position. The
Onteet We iOLE ant stub III, but he IRE
~ musAetry traGuo ~ ~ surely recede1 as
.4ongsLesl's Dlv.sioA, VIII IA perseverance
that )ul: only result IN .ce>s, pressed tie
enemy -ck. Further, and sili iurL ner, were
TOE \ angae tsSaon5 jriv.l. uGtil the yictHri-
ous ''rcb. 81 etocl ESQ. he 2roucG from
which they had D+=n driven. and aad
possession OF tn eir entire battery oI sigh. guns
Tne Fe er,l ic=s WAs very h.syy. Ihe neid
And tiADs1 were tut o. heir allied ana
Houndsd ii. and many prisoners Eele hurried
20 m 80 : In - mean .iias tne + ederels nad
occupied III aoandoaed work a5out 4hree
,iuar ers II l. mile 40 ,ne leIt OF Sor- uHSTu-
,er, auu Opened terri ole crles IRE CT art,!-
cry upon us, Sh Gu cumpleteiy sL1Iladed or
seuoro's. IGis clever ms; DGyrs put = DeW
axe 81 tia Cets # ;hiuge. 4 seetic OF tie
fAyncn hnrg ;4rt liery, aLd ole piece Of The
E-"wi + ~ ely. Immediately gagged this
tptilauiug oAtte.y, waict, 81 tnts time, re-
a.ly promised ssty IS s.trous results IT, our
sics II was by tAts re h 4 Lieu.. Ric hard
ION, Of tl g Lynchburx srt:ltery--a brave and
gallant oiIicer--was K,iied 10 capture this
.'eofrEi battery, Gen HIPS division, OF the
iSft formed IL iiue OF battle IL open II sid al.
dey tiee OF The Ell sIny's artillery, aud adyan.
ced la IN ag 4 iii cent Style The Federal infan-
Try supporting their battery and cccCpGlnE
Al eligible POSITION, poured tE'o their ranks
3 CALLING IRE Nothing daunted, however,
charge the nghung was very spirited, and
owing to The nature OF the engagement,
mostly in open field, very bloody; but the
enemy finally gave way and retrsatod In con-
fusion chs Ucntsdsra:ss pushed on Them
very closely. end Ioaio gcoi rse Of theiE do
vantage.
Upon arriving on top OF a slight e,ninence,
large FEDERAL reinforcement Is wefe brought
up and our troops in urn were driven back,
fighting as they retired, with severe loss We,
nOUey1r, con Tin ued to hold the position from
Xnlc0 We D uE5t Driven tQSiu, IN THIS p..ft
o: the field. urui after Eightfall In this &C.
ton Gen. II. II Hill acted with conspicuous
bravery, he himself leading LIS troops 10 ths
charge. Tue day b: now ORA vn to close, ana
Inc nlgnt set la upon Ii decided and Drilii IL
victory for the confederate arms. The sab
sIactia, frni OF tbs victory are spieAdid
battery of eight guns, whi:n were brought
from the deld, several Federal nags, and some
400 prisoners. We drove Them from every po
81 tion which they held in she commencement
of the fik at, and n Il cteu such Geavy ioss upon
tn. m tn 1t our fUr'h Il retreat has not been in
teriered with in that dir sction. The Oonfed.
sr.i. E feel rem swed copfidence q Themselves
AID their leadeIs, and are satisfied VI success
IN IEe i'm pending battles. aeneI6 81 Johnston
was himself on the dsid and superiutsndeo
the operations Of our troops In conclusion,
Let ine state that all the Ri :hmoLd troops
acted with their ssaal and conspicuous
bravery.
Tae F,s.t Regiment Virginia Volunteers
fought calamity, ana suffered severely iou
have already plptisueQ list OF their cAsu al
ties TAs .s: company EiChaou. Howi.-
xsrs, Captain +. :. AcCarthy, weIe i'll the
nght from morning ill night, ano managed
ucsr guns win great coOiE ess, skiii, and &C
tiviiY. The casualties III this company were
two Marry O. Townsend, wounded IN the
chee1, and Thomas l. Whiting, iii lac leg.
they also lost several horses. Tue old Fay
cite Artillery Capt. 1ai;ss Ma ION, fougaI
EaliantIy nn1 veil. They ioet four men E,ti-
81 uaiawars iIaflou, - Branch, -
sr0ttc, aLG - Back. ano II Tcuu ded. Tle
Jay " Is very vet, Sud . esVy showers " ram
avery hour or t~o ~ Monday niSht Gsn.
JoaEs.cr roranusj the re srest, Degun on *te
'Cbugaday oefoss, aud a@s not since besa mo-
ies.ed trern tae dir c.lJn ot Williamsburg
foroxAo
The Third Cavalry atsims at--Csi. Gssss's
official + pr.
EEAD.'As So age'T VA. CAvALRY,t
Sla!srsviAls, New Kent coun'y, s.,