Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-29
LETTER From GEN. McClLL.
SAFETY OF MAJOR RIDDLE.


Yesterday morning, Mr.. ThoS. y. Biddc,
OF this city, received the following letter
from General NcCall:
RlcHMoSu, Va, lnB,cco House pnlsoS,
July9 lSG2.-My Dear Slr:-I enclose you
herewith note from your brother Harry,
tue onlh reply have had to two notes writ
ten to him.
"On my arrival in this city was politely
offered quarters at the Spottswood Hotel,
where remained three days. While there,
on the 3l instant, Tcnncssccan called with
! message from Harry, who, learned then
for the first time, was prisoner. II had
been reported to me ON the field, OH the Both
ult., that he WAS wounded while returning
from the left, whittier ne had carried m order
from myself; but thougEi he had been car
ried oil by onr own mcn.
At once wrote to Genera y Ilcr, request
ing permission 10 send carriac",f1r him, in
reply to which received aiu. - %scd, mptl-
iyins me his 'Iriy. ai Ch:uls,. <, Iip-i IA,
No.. AT once requested prs;;A---s;onin 10 .:sit
linn, hut tins was moi deemed .>i.nt viii!
established regulators.
Il trust lee viii >nvm bc = e,1!;;'l tu
travel and perhaps ,ist i;, :.a,'';' - !q5rol".
sincere and deep sympathy. but, AT IL. a:nc
r u hat h. 4ars ncU.9 ilcr. al ~ 81.
,,--E with ali his honors.
"lIy division had :, desperate iis'.: tiia;
day. was under ire ali d1y encouraging
n, men ami rr,iu@ them OF against superior
nm"!bcrS. an Gndcr great concern ior iile
other members OF my sai.. Scbcct@ and
Lewis boln lett N" To ,!ciivcr orders ana d:;,
not rct:iIn. Late in the ,laty beatl; WIS s:"t
i'll the rs and lett me with b;t t,so o..ier lies.
'''l'l,c observes tcught no:,:y 'Ht thay are
| terribly cut ";,. SIMMONS, commanding FirSl
Iirigadc, killc'l; hieadc, commanding Second
Brigade, wounded, and Il large nullhcr OF
officers with them.
Alter dark. the battle Still raging on the
! right, brought forward Soar jltU men, rai-
he'd ''y Lieut.. Col. InonpSon, ana r;:.ny N
advance, i'll The ohSCuri;y of the evening. J
| rode right iauo the Frrty-scvcn:h Virginia.
dra"'n mp uuicr some trees, and so cndg.!
the clrartcr.
(sglc'J ':GEo. y. McCAr.."
Tie enclosure in the above letter was as
follows:
"lIelry J. 5al'llc, Assistant Adjulant-Gc-
neral, McCaIl'S division. u. ). A., is wounded
and Il prisoner, now ut Chhnborazo Hospital.
No. ); he wishes TO bc reported to our All
thorilicS. and to he paroic'i, if allowable.
(Signrd) ~. u. SMITH, Surgeon"
''CrINBoR.zo iir,rT!L. Division No. 3.
Ward F., July hth, lSG1.--Caplain BiddIc
desires Ire To saJ that he is wcuncl twice
by bullets, On slrouIdc.} across the back,
and through the LEI; arm, heS;'lrs two scratches
on Thigh.
N 81 think Iriia 10. morta1!y wcuid-
cd. j. l.. IicUAw.
Surgeon.
captain Il. says he knows nothing Of tie
members Of the Staff.
(Siguc,D 81. l.. MrCAw,
'SrIrsron-ir-ri:cf, Cirirnborazo Hospital"
The words in rarc,.hesis in the above
note are intr!ll,r,i III lie original in Captain
Li,islk.'S own handwriting. His own nolc to
General I!ctaII is as lIIrwS:
CAPT. EinniE's SER.
"Grr.,nl WcGuH:
"Srnrca Simmons, cc!"n"; ~: I'cnnSyiva-
MA Infantry, Commanding brigade. 'cd III
hos;m,rl in wool; by ':.y sid; i: hr,. ii here.
| iaid out in li,:i, m'ri 'i:',., i,o.. and
"ooNi, till dusk on ID. sad .raeirv, j., e at
la!dn 1t.
>i=n.N -. ). &.s,..s.''
.'Cn,rral Ai,Faii