Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-08


OS IsE Mason,
NEAB J>vss Rv.R July p, 1852 I
DtT Standard Al Thursday last the Division we're
under arms. Heavy aai continued thuuderius Of eau
nou s1i roll Of mrsketry reached from the direction
OF AeebAnesvis. AZ night the rspor, vas current that
heavy Rebel fierce bad crossed above M-eaa1icsviie
rear Beaver .m bu, had been decidedly repul,sd Tn
camps sloIg he Cbekahomay reyerberaed with mighty
o1ssrs aat for the drt time in maIy weeks bands
favored a., Nth their eulyguug strains With the Ie.
d clOu, that the work Of pushing the enemy to he
vail mad commenced sOsgb, our dirty eoocbes fer
TIE eight Az usua, We we're reused At 8, A n Fri
d4y morning and pu. under arms E4rly &c vac, it
too early get tie rsJ strains Of the terrible
sgii, Of Friday. Early reports said the Rebels had
e.ssiu,y thrown a srong thinking force over TIE river
N13vJ AechaIicsvle and we're driving AeCAls and
Pyr.sr's forces down the Cacklhomiuy. The f-Ig "a
agd furious, gIaduaiy growing and clearer
A A. NJ, our Division advanced through the -ootr,
ald occupied tie rigt wing this eide 0, the Chicka
hou.ny. AZ noOn our batteries near u opened ere
nrOa the eseuy iosees Who A. that hour occupied
Gaiays estate. Bizarre this and ai;eT many co sc;ures
Wy bad not O3en ordered over 10 tie sUppor; OF
HcJlP3 ard PyreE's Ie;rea,rg soiCss aud the enemy
5lsket, destroyed o-e OF the bridges " and
s outd sTy 10 repsl advances towards it frou the
opposite sue AL this was stranger than fiction TO us
Was !: possible forces over the river TO be
tayen back, uoedlessly, our supplies captured and
ms5ns Of communication With the White House aad Pa
ma, key Gu. Ch9 Every qrsry in camp has It's aDswT
pr posionatgiy sensbls or sy, and told tia.
;s s-sHy 70 b ALLEGED DIssoys on me Ps7jH-
"a, uaul could throw ResnG jorss in their Iear
"a. EaJ the UhoLa partv ptstty good but Uuefied
otsss suppose ii dOus work. and mad the enemy IN
lesson Of cur NlroAd communication, AID, al the
tine, iai eurstlysl unable TO Gu; a their retreat,
.- .v,f cur los. ground Communication with james
Rg,s sud .h,a be our policy, and laughing TO our.
We - e plan proposed in ultimately feeding some
- 900 co. % deudsd Rebels, We "by the RICH
aJoat." A.. sssas opposed started for camp again
Saor,sighlsd m0rta- Every step took destined
b-ing u rassr 10 the bloOGiesi battle in which We
Ia ever been ersaged. Wiudi through the voOds,
We reached Toodbura's bridge, crossing the Click.
honi1y two miles below the point Of cur ioreEoon
opcr. ions. The firing vas most interestingly n,a-,
ana raging with terrible force oircui.Cu grs-u
ally DR. ughi Us towards the top land where the bltls
va rsgug Before We reached the brow Ct the bill,
"a ads Of cavalry in batle array, crowded the hl.
SHEA and doEn threugl their intervals eroEdir
tie wounded and struggling from the Brgad-s ami
Divisions engaged in toe fight LiJssrs With dead aud
diving Jed the road and testified to the 65roeness Of
the oaIle Every available article oil clothng tending
70 sncuubsr Ise action thrown away Compressed
lips and earnest faces testified the feeling raging ut
it, Such expressions as Lets 60 cur whole duly this
time," well show them F,askin's Division is not a.
says reserve Oas," "If you've anything against ma