Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-04
zep1E. 9: GEEi, EsauGEGAR1;
;? !ES BATTLE oS alASASsAs.
EsApcuIs.fK> isS CORPS.
as3.T % TEE ForusAc,
:?.iaS.Sl., 3 .syasi eS, 1881. !
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The var D.ps,;ssaI.: having oaeE informed
?. r,,a hY telegraph - ~ I'm Z! j2!:. u
-. a,o7e:7ea5 ii Gen. S:cDaE:e E:eli--Gen. Ja:,n,
-. yc.s irnad;..s;y arda:ed 10 fern 8 io1c,
-. ci his army Corps with rcine, should
40 ao-snsut il his Judgment be deemed ad-
.;.sH!!s. Gen. HoEles Vas a!sa directed %
,csa !,-ve-a wi:n nc regiments; bStF:'?,
:..i - c,=Hlo' >. 2s:7al:T,
rs :: :2tsa ncaneSiiio2a, @?praa:sias
-s,a;c-:ener's r!cd':yia: -. ;.:s7: q; ops
tna. .: ..7 IS =. ~. -rp:,.t, - E.is,4!7g -!,e
s.c.-,. = ,.-;;I-s.:.. % CO aa sAou!i ::.=:
:: ia 2;9- sp7-cach &c the .~n c";a:o.c:- :
,.Ir:2'= s:"; o5s Of ny Alis. ;|3:. Chg
,o,;1. :: *,,.:t, Carolina, 10 nse, scd oonnr-
7,.s.c =. c:.:e - GsEcrsl Johnston, ard M
ey3s .s,; a-l@ a2::!on of us force should march
ar -: ~.- * 3Id;e. s0d tzk0 t:sn e1sTT 81
=. rich. s.7S as,i reverse 4: CertreTiue.- -
0RcUi;:a:. ho-a-aI, oi s1 !asupershie eha-
z..-,. i. c:7.ae1;ioa with means OF trarso2-;s.
.,.a. seG re a,s7ch;as co2diti7n .: his troops.
.;as lbs :-27ac!icsb,e, and it YES determined
.,,r 5,.c.s ssauii be united within the lines cf
Sui E,,c- al.i .haaca advance 70 tho attack Of
tee e1ewy,
Gcne7sl .J;h7st3n arrived hero about noon
=. IN 23ts Ja'r, cld being my senior IN Ca5S,
10 cs,e:ss-:i- sssE2ed command OF al tbs
s,,c.s nI re Confederate States, then concel .
71.t:: * its cai2. Made ec9usioted VIII
- .,.1 9! t..-.;;4.:.= I'D sgd dispositions
- taa=. ~ e5%1v. IS g.Te then his
,-s;.. .-?7a-:i s2* generously directed the!T
::.c.>:97 i7d:- a5T sorGsnS.
i. .n;s$c:4"c- i. me .Eto-aTd 5ctsc.lcn
4 EiiAl cS
,,si :i,r@:to1'= A.my Corps, resulting from
L. loi:cra;e ed imperfect Gea.s .: trans
2a-:asc:. u? 6: ncay troops, X a.: 1isros:-
:,cn {: ~ asasssa: Gap Railroad, it becsne
7....1=a:-i-, " ,;s morning of ice 2!sS ts:2cs
:s5i.o;, .: ::;o5.'y tbs PIN accepted, to suit
:as cooaagyIcr ct "a iunedis.e attack OF
oc; .=s. 6g lie r,g;a tc!ce q tas eaanE,
:.so 5si:iS :, GgGd
Tie e.e@7's ioFcas, reported 81 thsir oest
ct1aaa jouraEi5 IS So coo s;goGy, had
!-a:osj itor 'e!:at!e 51drcas, On Tie nigEs Of
:as 21:? -=:e bs:ag ccoeeo;raseo n and
aasa5 ,.::.:;;";rv-l;;;., sad along sis Wa77anson
.-7-.:.. "asc, . S2l Run, lea7 which our
?s;-::::::". ,.:1&>;5 TyaTc il inued;sts pcozIui-
:. It's &C. 7-!:i ::2e 8;a7:c:ion ihat, after
=: s;s-. .ac~.,s,uc9 Oa .ns lSca oi !Ily,
X. =: s.. -. LE,.:;.-::sse c=s!re o. ny
:,ae,-- &, ,,,...i .:,:ass7 tt4a sttsck il that
at;:e., .lrocc: ~: tt. ,.z.cr 10 !ock FOR SD
s..s;-5. =. :. -. laaE, :26!!ag 81 the Stone
s..a:: .::a-- ';vs ~. "a&a;y guarded By
g." = iS::;:. 1ia=1t.ec NTH sr.
49,. ..a.a:.s.,s g::.>Eces A:.:: '.T::isTy.
L, -;a6 i ..ss- pei9=S.a l::ll!!s!y condi-
~2!:, = ~: PAS E4:. =, II, -. sla 2tst Ju.
3. llsG prepared E1c dierets:+ed otceEs, q.
sse!!ag ,5s vac:4 .: tbs Confederate !ofees
".i:.:r Ice !;s=s 81 sen Fur, Including iDe
,:gacss 4a5 Regiments Of Gsn=E=l Johnston,
E..c5 Lad acf7eG 8: ,hs: tlae, &c ha held il
's.1asss 10 E2Ec2 At GcnocI's 2o.ice.
A::ae: aour, tbs foiies7;us was the dispr
s',oa q ou- forces:
ETei.s Brigade, constituted 80 % :hs le:h.
Ia.?, :a:2s:us5 in position 81 Union nils
?o:a, It's !s!. extending along Bull 2ua r the
ei7v:tina 2: IcLeal's Ford. end supported oy
5'!:a:s 6:z4ae, FL Tennessee and Is. A1ssI'
as 99eSS;:.Gsa:s EAor: distance to Eas rear--
:ost 3, :. s2d aecy Camp Wigfs?l.
, 2 t1Gss' 2:igrde--fTon E4elps left. ic
20! ai acLe2.'z Ford, snd s!ong the s.1ean
= L9ac,:t=e:'s Poa.,;on-!t was HocharSsd 70
81 .,4i, end Tss supported by E.rly's
j. $50 locbange..-E;ase. ooh;nd q
- :; "7uag 2:aa=. 5t.o:; distance ii tho
- :: 4oLs%c's Fp.ii
-,assieo:'1 Bgia.@s sc!t its toraeh gsrrad
;; biacsoGsn's Fore, hom jones' lett
. sootaS'a right :; Aii.ehslls Ford.
.'d ~as supported 81 Jaekson's Brigade,
:scnsisua2 Oh Uo!oasls Janas L. Praston's 4.n,
al-i'sr's 5:o, Aliens -, tae .7sn, Lieut.. Col.
::-22"s, end the F5i, CuEnniug's Vuginie
|s'a-a', 80 e.s5Es, Te:ca were postsd
:H..2c re s.ifi:ag q pines, 10 TIE resg cf
I..s:osr:'s cnd &.:c:e!'s Eo.d, sai il :ear
f :as :.2pc-,, @ss also SaE6sia;e'a 1s.n
:-s!,-so; Mississippi Volunteers, vAoa aai
As-i: sTaYsj Eom Lgnchoucg.
ah-E TIC edge o. g pine thickst, &c ea' oi
AL s2:I.1.s:sni fron McLeari'5 alta klsci
orFas iora., ready TO support s!:a"T posl;iyi:,
::a.d Ms: llaccd ei. of Bees aud 8arioa', :,
':'S4e@a saa: hal arrived, namely, Two c1n-
;:2iss u ,:.s lin mississippi, Lieut. Cc-
1iadsl'; To: q mississippi. Col Fa!kae;, sod
:ss Alacsn., :7.!s ;Ae ?.h and Sh Georgia
SSs2i7asat', (uo!a2sls Gar:7ell and LIEUT. cc:.
-atdasr:?? - 81! 2,T52 5ayoarts
b?cet;2E E:ig2I., IS D:Zars, held hitchell'5
'o'o, rs r.s'.! '.aI Longs!-se:'s l-e., It's LEI:
::&'eha!. &c IN. l.t.i!ioa Vi Cc:ke' gh!.--
= "aa o;kar:zsa IS & the end o: tbs 18Th OF
'-!.'' SiHi J@csson's Brigade, ss before said,
IS se?p2:r.
tocs-=a B5!gade, increased By se7cz oopps>
-Ss q ta4 Eth, Ennton's, three companies Of
Is sen, Smiths Virginia Regiments, TWO
::Hap-n!@s oi ca7sjrg, and 6 battery under
-Ss':s ci :our Founders, occupied The lne
''ea: Sad -eAr Of Bull Run, extending irew
~ - cirecIior .! Sonham's ls;t and g;isrding
"Ssae' s:!'s aaa Le~is's Fo1ds: to the right
8 .S.sSe paui'Hrisado Gear tie Stone BriGgs,
. -. s.e@F s:e-G:ai :;oc.e's command
e: as i@S::;sE A@:a ;ao S;oos BE:dss, Gad Ia
80 N's7sc ;=ro :os: soo:t cns sails abc7e
- a;:1ss
o;aSf's ca7a:.y, some Three hundred men
80 - as;a? OF t:.o saelabdosh, guarded the
= sfta3a extending IL ssec troa Bouhsm's
80 80 C'ess'a rigs,,
Il - ~ csm o:.iss oi EsGict-9s oaYal75 Tere
8 eSsfTs 5 sscEt distance in Searsof Mitch