The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-28
LITTER FRoM GEN. M.cAI.

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LITTER FROM GEN M'CAlI
Thomas A. Bi4!e, of Philadelphia, has rsesiyed
the following letter from Gen MeCali:
Ricadoar, VA. Tobacco House Prison.
tjuiy q. lco2
Ny Dear Sir enclose you herewith 4 note
ifon your ofotLsr Harry, the Only reply nave lad
II two nVtes written TO him
'on my arrival m this ely was uolse,v offered
quarters AZ III" Spotsgood Hotel, v here remained
three days. While there, On tae 81 last n Te1o.s-
seeia c"sied VIE n message from Harry. whc,
learned ben Tor tie brst time, was p.st.e
1t haf 5c2a rapored 10 he field on The :s,ti .,
uit, that lc woLilae.: rc,;,r;,,y fro,,, the
ihilr Wihtlsr ie bad cttiei order froIn lnvsei,
but thought lie had been carried of, by our own
men.
Il Il onee wrote TO General Wb.ser. redues.lu,
permission 10 send carriage fer HIN, in reply 20
which ! reeSived the enclosed notifying me of his
ARRIVAL at Cailnt7fGlo Hospital, No J. l at once
requested peruies,oi 10 visit him. but This WAS 10
deeIned consistent with established reguiatious
II trust he viii s0on b7 well enGugh 20 travel.
and perhaps visit hi3 -ami'y on parole DO be
pleased 70 eH 2ress to Airs Biidie ne sincere and
deep = nrathy, bur- 1t the saIac time NV sin
ccTe and deep conviction that i. will not be Ion /.
before her husband joins her, with all his honofs
ny niE'sion had desperate fight that day |
was un'+f hEe all Gay encouraging my men ard
urging heta on against superior Numbers am
undcr great eonceTn for the other members o. NY
stall acheetz snd Lewis both left me, TO deliver
was shot in he leg aad left with bat Two os-
der.ies.
THE Reserves fought nobiy. but they areserrbly
cut up simmons commanding first brigade
bliitd Meade. commanding sseond hrignde.
wounded and Il large number OF officers with
Ii al
After dark, the battle stin raging on the risat.
sroughs forward sa.Ie ave LuGJred sleu ral..ed hy
Lieut.. Col. lAoapson, and riding in advance IL,
tue onsenrisy ofthe evening. rode right into the
iith Virginia Drawn up undsr tises and 30
ended tne chapter.
lsssned) Gro A. Mccall"
The enclosure IN the abovs letter was as fol
lows:
Henry J. Bidde, Assistant aa,utant General
Metals division, L. =. A. Is wounded aai IL pgis
oaer, Eow 1t Uhinlborazo Hospital No 5. lie
wishes IN be reported TO authorities aIl 10 ba
paToled, il allowable
ts'gnetD II. IL SMIrs, Surgeon
"CHiABoRaZo Hospital, Division No B. Ward
r. iuiyc. 1859 Captain Didis desires me- 10 say
that b Is wounded twice by bullets. fia snouIdor)
across the back and through ,iLs ief, arm esdss
twO.scratches on thigh.
n. h.-I think him not niortaty wounded
u. .. McCAw. Surgeon"
"Capt. L. says lie knows nothing OF fi,s ms.,bers
of the staff
:'sarseon in -chief, cLlmbssazo Hospital
The words in rarenthesis in the above note are
intesined in The original, III Capt B,dde's own
handwriting. Ills awn note 10 Gen. Mccall Ii as
follows
CAPTAIN RIDDLES Eore
"GSaerai AcCaft.--ss neea Simmons Colonel Sth
Peaisy ania infantry, commanding sii,ae, died
Ia hospital in woods ~ NY sile; is buried here |
iafd out IN teld mud .Gle house. and weeds Till
dusk ea ID and reached here at midnight
{sishea} III J. BupiE.
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