Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-19
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GoRpoEsrILIE. Argust l4tn, 1869
). LSssss EprTeSs III send yan -ShoTt nGTe
4f the above battle. fought on Saturday: tie
llrk ci august. between auT forces under
tE1-su- Jackson, aud tEa Yankees under Pope
nd. msdiateiT commanded Gy Generals
!I;TSwell sni EsnEs. The tsttle vaa inu5hl
along the line oi CedkI CrtsE ani G7ruuisr.; e;l
ahau, iour o'clock. P II tn rrnnl,$ en-
zzgad or cur side were Gen Ewell's Division,
a portion I'll the Isl Division. oonsisiinz Of
tina Ist Brigade, Gen. EVindcr, the I'd Brigade
Col. liarnetr sud lhs ID Brigade. Gen. Tal:s-
terro, aud small part ii the Division aftieI
4. p. Hill. consiBtiuE Of tEe Hrirsd-a al Cen
aralt Branch and Archer. and ptrh.r% rnoth
er, III which [ eIn unintormed. The Isl nr
vision " a. under command OF Erig. General
WindeT The troops under Gen EweU wer.
nj tie right, aud tho lst Division Gu the left
while thar portion Of gen, Hills Division
which wes engaged; CANA Up alter ths battii
commenced
The enemy ws:1 TrT?1Elj' p15fsI - { as
ciivitv sloplnG towards our lines, their caval-
nv in front. Our batteries from both divi-
sions opened upon the cavalry ut long range
and very few shots suffced to make them
accupyir. tke position III trout or their
batteries, wEi2h commenced shellug ouT
troops over the heads of their iDiantrJ.-
The cannonsdiug was very serers on both
sides and our loss was heavy, snd especially SO
ia the tirst Division, though that Of tie enemy
was terrible. General WiDder fell early 10
the action, having been struck in the sids BY
& shell. The command then dcvo!red upon
Erigadier General VI m. 3. TaliaIerrd, About
this tiae the enemy attempted to surround
our lett wing By rapidly extending their ea;-
tre1e right so as to extend beyond rhs ex-
treme left cf the Cd Brigade under Colonel
C:arnett, The Ere Upon this brigade was
vsrT serare.
The 1st Brigade, under Colcnel Ronald, wss
ordersd tc the lett oi the I'd. as support,
while the Sd, under Col. a. Taliaierro. was
rs,,iGlly advanced to the right OF IL through
the open Geld Some disorder haii occurred
consequent upon the 1l1he alton u the enc
t0y's right, which Wa: promptly checked by
the arrival II tho 1st Brigade and the rro-
seuce of Gen jackson IN the thicEsst OF the
light. The anolny. after terrible conflict, iii
which the brgad-a oI Geuersis Branch aud
Archer yallantly and effectively participated
were repulsel 70 change the rlt' now rn-
pidiy turning against them, the eeneuy order
I'D n cavalry charge, which ~Es commenced
III yood etyle Gu thu Sd Brigade: which gave
thera az enflGding FIRE, which broke them:
whsn they fled to ths right and reserved IL
passing the full Ora "i The ID AID General
Erauch's Brigade. Ard lied preciTiiately, with
yr-si li,ae. The en-1ny then broh. before car
charge and fed, AID ~efe luIsuei icr aaVrral
miles. Until nght IlJeIveiiei TO Gave lheu,; snd
rhs pursuit Iss Abandoned. General Prince
vas captured, Snd surrendered tc (-eE- TGl:a-
:Gfsrro-
The Icss ci sce onen il: iiiilici a=i ~c:7i-
ad, was not less than l5G0, while cu7s vas
about 500, falling mcst hea@il7 On lie Di'isi2a
Of zen. l'alizferrc. Wight "ae th5 Butcher
ai Banks and Mcdowell, snd hid ii not inter
vansd, their ruin would have hesT inaTitabi'.
Sni hning cog:i.ant NJ the hE''ir On tha
r.eht, caun OF speak Of the cGmUiaud 81 t'cn.
Ewell. except tG say it did al that Sa!lanrry
could dn, ,as il always. does; ANIL ene kr!gadn
,i,iIer Gen. Early. fought rnosi sauantly, n.lt
10 the @d brigade III tieu. Tsiai.rro- All the
tronpa did their duty, fnd il would De inVidions
TO name regiments whars sll did 30 well. The
gallant Wlndar icll; also Gel. Cun6inEhsrn 0l
th. 2lu, and Col. Curtis Of the 43c!. Col. 9.
caue 10 ihe 223i private, from Brooke couu-
". ana was slectsd Lieut. Coior.e; sud has
sesied his devotion &c Virginia upon tts cat
Tie Eeid. Gen. TaEGfsTTc was siigbt;?- wound
ii, AID tsi his horse stct unier rim, and his
adjutsnr. Capt. Psndleton, lost his lsG from.
to1rt shall. while Esilartiy performing his
dur, % ihs Ee5- S-L1Hi-