The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-03

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| had come 70 impose and render pesn,,.si.
l aud the lays issus hS nssarsd me thnt such
emotions must a.so have aninatel ali under
ms com mand. F 80
In the meantime, the enemy Had s,ix.d
apoa the plateau on which notinson's and
l the Henry houses are situatei--ths rOsision
l hrst occnpied in the morning. by 0-n. Rss.
| refore advaDcing TO the So port Of Evans-
| OF the Fedsra Lists, Is obJsct OF thetr IN.
| stnted expenditure in outht-and the equally
powerful regular light battery OF 0fiflin.
we're brought forward aud plnc<d In imms-
oiats action, after having, eoHj0ir tiy with
| tne batteries already me y ionsd, playe from
| kolMsf posttions with destructive nsct urVn
our LrwArd battalioas
| Tns Dp9sraphic al features Of the plateau
now tecome In" age OF the con ,snd diag ar
| miss, must oe described la Outline
| a gianre at ths map wall show that II 10 en-.
closed on thres sizes oy SIN an w ,fr cOursas.
| which empty iG.o Bull Run wttSin a few
| yards OF each other, hs..t nile To the .ou
Of the stone hsiogr. R,s'Dg TO An eieva ION Of
quite one nanared ices above the level or tSuii
I Run at the br,dge. 1t falls CT gu three ..oss
to the level ei the en- os,ng ms IA gs u,ie
/ sicpts. but which are farrowed Dy rasines Of
l uAteCblvA aEu icEktns AID studded
I with ciumHs and patches OF young pInes and
| oaks. Inc keLsrai diI seiioS vi the Of the
| ,'iaiaau Is UoIiqus to the course of 6uii Kun
in ira. quarter, and to the Brsntsvilie Aud
| turn Ike ro,1s, which intefsocs encn other
/ At rIgat IA gies. immediately urrsunding
the Two noeseS, before mentioned, arU
| small open fields OF iTres ular outnne, hot Ok.
| ceedinE 10 acres iu extsEt Tue GOuses occu-
pied at tho Sine, the vGe by ths " ssAow hsn.
ry asc ans tner by the ir-e Aegrv koOiNsOn,
ale small jden buiidtpGs, The iatler dense-
~ emDoWerea lu irees AID envIroneu oy
JSuo,o row OF fences oa tWo sidea AToAAd
The eastern aad southern pfow or tho
piateau,iln almost uG o. oAea friLE1 Of second
growth pines gave .xeeiient shelter tor cur
marksm IN, Who availe. ttfensels es OF 1t with
me mUss ST.. SIau'oEy sati, TO tiao west,
IJinia& the usids or DAD belt OF vaks eAIoAca
uireclly acro3s tue or, st On TN ltes Of the
| aaaisy hA.d, in which, duriLg tho baSsis, re-
nants or Dytn arini-s met aud cOu Lended
Tor the mastery.
flom the opengr, and Of this plateau the
view emb braces wid" sxpauss Of Woods, and
gently undui3liLg, opsA country OF oIo II
grass and graiu neios In ali directions, an
ciUding the scene VI Ev aUs 8 aud fsees receLt
encounter with The ensmj. soms ,20J yaras
~ the noTtnNhrd.
In reply 10 the play OF the ensmy's bat.
teriee, our own arslliery sd not buea tdls or
hsA,li.ui The SHouud ovcup pea D. our i,uhs,
on a. level with tnat leid VI tho h-t.eries OF
The enemy, was aA open pace Ut Mmi led ex.
l teat, bcuind u low uAduA.Islon, just ~ the
/ EASTERN Verge of the plateau, sOIue 500 OF 600
l yards from me HsAry house. Here, as before
/ sAi0, Is Pieces, mostly slx.pounoers, were
| matntaiued in actiCn. ALs eycrai batteries
| Of lInbodeu, StanaI u, Peauietoa, (6u,kOfiug0
| AItiiiery, y aud aiDurtls's, OF Lhs armJ Of
l Lne onenundo.h, aLa i've guns VI Waitvn's,
| and Hsatons stctIon ot a.SeA's battery, oI
L tue army Ci The Potomac, aitcJn,st tli.k 10
1 some exIens WAtn each olLe1. aad LaAiAx part
rs nseued ala from lhe u tset uasliaS ing mat
| marvellous capAcity OF oar people, 5 .rtil.
| ierlsts, whlea has inaue tae0i, az woald up
pear, at 0nce sAe terror ana ne admiration
| II the enemy.
AS was soon apparent, the Fsderalists had
| sufteIed severely iroul our artlliery, aAa ho0
tho nre vi Our inuske;ry Lho ia NJ, aAd
especially from the iett fink, placed undss
cover, within whose gaiiAng range they had
/ Oern ADVANCED. AND we lVlu LnSir
| oficial reports how regiment after Iegi-
l Inent, thrown forward % d.siouEe us, wAs
l bEoKeAt never 10 recover l1 eAIirS Organ .Ba-
/ don on that field.
Ip tho ln.antlme, also, two companies Of
1 Sluagt's cav AIRY lCarters AID Hoge's) made
/ - dasninx Charge down the brontsvaiie and
l Sudiey roau upon the Fare Zouayss-ihca
| the enemy's right on the placeau-Whi.h
| added to their disorder, WI. ug at by ur aug
| ketry On tnnt nank. Bat stlli iAe p.tss Of
| the enemy was heavy III that q ua ter OF ,he
| h,id, rs 1fesh troups were Lnrown forward
l tneIe To Oul1ttiik us, i4o 30 y three uns VI
| d pat1efJ. Il. an attempt TO obtain IA posi- tion,
| appaIeAuJ TO enniaue our batteries, were
| a.uv&E 50 GiUse t. LIE 33l res i'm ~ 1, jack
| SON brig de, that that regiment, sprinEinE
AAd Was suosequsnLy drisen oach BY aA
| oyerpo Weri4ag 1Vice uI Eedera, musAeLy
rUw, fan 2 osu ck r. N ;, ! gave the order
| for Lhe rgat OF M ,ine, except NY reserves,
| TO advance 10 recover the pIAteau. II was
done with uncommon resolution and vigor,
| aud at the same time Jucksoh's brigade
| pierced the entpay's ceItie Wilh the ostsr-
| NINA tlor OF veterans, and the s. t0t man
| who Il kht for sacisd ems; butt sLKereI
| seriously. SIth eqnaispIrit the other parts
| OF the line Iiaue the onset. and tbs Fe~ eral
| iip-s were brCHen and swept bacE at all
| pein e from the open ground of the plateau
| hsaliyiEg sooG, however, ,as hey We're strongly
| reinforced by fresh regiments, the Fedefsl-
ISIS returned, aud by woiga. OF numbers
| pres. ea cur lines back, recovered their
ground and guns, and renewed the of n.
sive.
BY this time, between half -psss 2 and =
| O clock L. H. our rein fofcemsnts u pusn ed for.
| ward, and, directed by General Johusion to
| the required qgar,er were at hand Just as L
| had oiuered forward, To a second stur., for
the recovery of the disputed Iiatesu, The
! whole line. including nay reserve, which,
| 1T MS crisis OF ths battle. l feit called
| upon TO lead III person his attack was
general, aud was shared IN by every
r. GIN MT then in the field, inc.uuiBE the
6.n, Fishers North Coroiin4 regimen,
| winch had just come up aud taken posi. ION
| oa the imulv.. ia,e lett II ihe 49th Virginia
rsIheht. 4he Whole opsa gfoond was aga n
| swept cisfr OF the -neIny, aGG tns plA tea 4
| around tht heLry aEd hoopson houses re-
mainat Inaliy Ia our possession. WI b Ibs
| sr aier part Of the hieketts and Grifia rat.
| teries, ana dag OF the LIST Mich gan regi.
meat, CO ptured by the 27th Virginia Fegi.
msnt, t.ieut. Col. Elhoiis,) OF Jaegsou's bri-
! gade This part OF the day was rich with
| deeds OF individual eooiness and dauntlesa
| conduct, as we'll rs welt d,raet ted en- oodi cd
| resolution and bravery, bat fraught with Ihs
| loss 10 tn. service of the courtry OF lives oi
| inestlmable preciousness at this junctufe -
l TIE brave Bee was mortaliy wounded ~ ihe
| head OF the 4th nlabama aud some Missis-
| siopians, ia an open field near the Henry
| House; and a 'ew yards dIstdnt the prom 10
ing iife of BArtoW, while ieadiHg ,ke 7.h
| Georgia regiment. WIS quenched IN blood =
| Col T.. }. Thomas, csing Chief Of Ord
! nance, OF Gen. Johuston's . stbR after gallant
| Conduct and most efficient service was q lac
Slam Col. Fisher, 8 III North tiaroii na, like.
wise fell, at, soldier behavior, at the heaf
Q! his regiment, with ranxs greatly thtuns
| Wi,herss 18th regiment Of tocke's brfgGd.
| mad come op III time 10 follow this charge
and in conjunction with HamptoG's Legion
| captured several rifle pieces " hich may have
fallen previously In possession of some o,
| our lroops; bat II 50, mad been recovered b,
the aoeIny. These pieces were imIa ed atsi
:, turEei and effec veiy served on distant m %
IS Of sne eaemy hy the hanas OF some OF oul
| officers.
While the enemy had thus been driven bach
on cur right IN tireiy across the turnpike
and beyond Youag's branch on our ief', 'hs
! | woods yet swarmed with th~m, whsa oar re-
| lnforceInenis Opportunety arrived in Quicl
{ | Succession, aod took position IN that portion
| Of the field. karshaw's I'd aud Cash's 81
| South Cero,'Ta regimenss. which bad arrive
1 soon after " tthsrs's. were led through tn
| oaks Jus csst OF The sudIey- Hren ~ silse road
, ! brnshtng some OF the enemy before them, -,
I takia an vnntnxeous poeftion atouE, AL
A | wess Vi that roaa. opeaed wi h mnch- skil
r | and effect on bod es OF he enemy that ma.
| BEEN rallied under cover OF a strong Fedora
| brig Ade posted On = plateau in the south ws 9
angie, formed by Intersection OF the tnyn
I N - II la