Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-22
GENERAL NEWS
TILE or sHILDM


Sunday nrht, April tilt, 1862.
". coumanc.d the aitack at Sunrise Ibis
,,orn;,,[ Onr order Of battle is said to be
H., sIronssst known to military science. We
.1yanca6 in three parallel lines or corps, each
:, lin, of battle The lirst Or aront corps
wss ,,J bv Major General Hardee. lmmedi.
steIy b.lnnd him cau.e full complement OF
nrt;Isry. a THOUSAND yards in his rear fol-
l,seJ tho second corps or linc, led by Major
General Bragg. immediately in'his rear came
moro artillery, ard behind them came the
third corps, being our reserve. conlulahaeo ny
Msior General Polk. General johnston was
in supreme command nchly assisted ny Gen.
beauregard.
The srtillery was commanded hy brigsdief
General Trudeall, under the orders OF ueherai
Bragg. General I. dstrlbutrd hts batteries
along the roads sud upon S'ich open elevations
as he could tnd The batteries lisVe nseh
hss.lloi with consunmate skill anu eu5cl
tllrou rhout tho DAY by their lospectwsVliicers.
The nature OF lbc ground is exceedingly IN
favorable for field opcrsiions. Wiln The eAcep.
ton If Two 81 three small fields OF cight or Ten
acres each, tie battle has bsen fought wholly
in the woods The woods are quite open, NOE
ever much more 30 than they ara n heof
ria. bur they nevertheless interiered very
s"ucb w;,h ii, syolut;ons OF tho army. The
rr,.und is rolling, and III many places quits
wei and buggy near ths water courses, seVerai
Of winch Grass the field, and st!ll farther lm-
,,oJ, a tho nn.ra,,ous OF the day.
Hu, Gen. Hartluu aa encountered tho enemy
in ronc The suu is just rising as li'a hIyl-
sion is hurled against thea, Xix. sthunderoolt'
Nh, en.,ny was no, expecting III stack, ss
,,.n. a,;Jso, Enn M, G.rditiJn in which he
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I eve, ne,. ed us 10 .,tsc K
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