Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-09

70 he E.!ttors Of The Enquirer
GoapossrILLE, Sept :, icO-
| | Suppose by this time :on wauid De S!an
to les,u something Of Cur whereabouts. we
havs kept OIL the 60 60 coHslsHt!y trat It mas
been impossible Tor Iue 70 Trts. even ii We
ST had mail facilities jor transmitting let
lrr.. hic;: Sc haze not: and then We we're
glad eu1ugii Ii .mf.ov. what few houi, "'srr
sIio,1ed to W. or our weary marches for rs-
pose, in sleeping VI tthat is L5ns,treei 5
corpaj arrived ri tits place on ThnrSosT, the
18th uit. and marched thTs:- niles TO Il c=lnp-
lug ground. There VAS large field CT corn
here Just in Il stare for roasting ears. and
'it waa 80 tempting, some Of our boys could
not keep their hands ot|it. Those who sre
dispnscd to rcnsnrn them rnn strongly must
remember that they had nothing III the world
to eat hut their ratiarrs, which consisted Cd
Hour and near sIonr, and could find nothing
IT, buy. WAS detailed, with some others, tc
guard the iieid. nnd wo We're received "ith
srs.t hospitality i.y thu I'D ,t':I', <fi,' va;
glad to har- the crn;, defended npor which
kr was relying for hir years supply "fhreaI.
We shared his b.d ANA board nhrn NOT on
iuty, had plenty OF book: tG read, aid lllts
time generally. Ol Sunday EipininS enc OF
our guard rad occaeon 10 I. over IL TIRE
regiment, and found that thov, with the whole
corps, hal TsSrc he'd oi; that morning st
o'clock, 10 NIT; tic el,el:.y: !aaTiDg us al,
,!l'r.icrei gasrI rf TIE GvTn Held, wheIc re
ia, IL supposed - Nz still iV!us du;y. 10
the haste .! leaving, ti.sy forgot 10 tai! as ~ !,
siid ~ Nc saw Icc:,.:liy hIr protecting Pr
pefr3 wAeu thu3I !, 10 Lad t'rrn ;1IIrIlrlins
ioplvdsuUns UPON IL mad depurled. We piGhr-:
w our lraps bid followed our crulTatie-,
startiay on the march about ten o'clock, erd
trxmping on until nine thst night betnTs &c
overlook the regiment. We bivouackec rnst
night without tents, and 7, With some ort.ei>,
without blanket or oilclot5 have To. ssei,
Tent since sc LETT R!chnoud. On MouLay
InGrSinr, et snrrise, we started f,r|arG araif.
and marched al ,taJ and Until nine r'ciu,S
At 1oht. On, Tuesday. We coEIne Grcd HL7
msrch &: zIght IN The nlGrn:i's, Gni rEafrnci
un.i! eleven that night. On y cdnesi-y tficJ
s!lu,sG VI; u rest until i've in the crehing,
wien &c n.arckcd agsiG, and until elevEn :i.a,
nisn,i Uur ularrh waa impedeu t,v rDst:Ic-
ti.us placed II. ..he rvajs by tue ayiIir tan
hees, who, we ;ears repeatedly told b; III.
r.sdrats Of the country, could mt he moro
than ti7c miles sSsad III Us. We hui - ,Gt oil;
fallen timber after i4Tk 20 "psi our w.y, So.i
" he'll nc tiTQ,acj;.d wcIe not Rlt6 y I'll l.. make
t.ss, or bs4t .ha ,:rr,l. "'a only 'tsl:i from
eleven 0'cloek that n!sI, Until on. Thursday
IN 5cniEg when SO 1rrc TaIy rsai:r !" "a. iGr
re r4Tv without ;eEts, bisnkr.' - Ere tbs
time, ani wore suffering With GELD, p:;.i.'h ~
felt the snoie u=ricusly frog, heatsc ila7c:.
Our sticas failed that dny. Oar Ii:cGj al &!
hundred aud 1f.yeight biscuit tsitsG up III
:2siuIdaY, o-hen the order Vas gwen :" co"k
three 1u IS ratuIls this seTe us ai=toe:. % lev
enreeE stisce " hi:h. With slice 0f IT'S I.t te-
ION, constituted our daily food. vi. Thursday
Iioining, a. { c'2lor,k, Ge went iuI whri All
CLOSED Pactvv, Furu, CD the kor!jar, auaut
sunr:an. ive SicGd 4 Lew IGJneltJ On its
banks alter 2rl:ing over. ~el AMI shivsrng
WIKI ,oid, aid fGngTv--Sithal, cur Sr::aiio!i
was pI;ilklr, bit ne wore al ia ii:.o sIirts:
the sxci+oalsnt -: chasing ny :i.g Joe kept Ui
up. oon.a CT The b0ys took nti shoes anl
stockings and iai!ed W thelr pan::., iu; most
OF ia v sl!ird cT. :1-: - ne "rFr, enu cnu-
clrded, alter we gut ofe:. that uIr:h,ag with
ret feet Ha4 81 Improvement, ~ * L,ais CIT
Shoes softer IDd ;."re plant. Here ~. ;nad
lunc,iur WITH Jackson, and | saw hiT. IoT
the rirst time Is he sat Oh his h"rse, rnnver-
6ing with L.pn;.sireot. he In pIsir il pre-
s-utirH lhek;rG iuar, With no Insignia o.
rank annd. Ena, Gar columns SEPARATED
again, Jnck.o.. going To CulpspsI. ~h.ct lie
took poss--si'a OF t:.st evening"; diI -;
marching forward to eelly;s nils. Here we
aacertaiDed That fcpe snd BuTr1idc nd
1aade Junction. We then wen; or thrc..r
Stc@enstuTI to Brsndy Station. ca E,id.y
morning, rs TaSaEled Cur march n..l a':1t &c
within three mile .! Goa rsu!osd rr.;gH. u:
the RsppahAnoocE, !eacniry ths5c al, III ''n'
o'cloc,:, When y: we're allowed =, leuai.i ;,ls
after noes and rest snd c'"k. TIE cc,iius v.s
tEs iIitaI osrinE part to cs. FOR naaEzi lI...es
load irfuGnci Eh:n We have G%a.i, ;3r moro
Than rwenty-fnuE hours wi:h".t inod, saa
a.4lctins al: th3sc t!ay!iixh, honsa AI.;i ;uto
tns Light. Hr tar-isG Tag c D.is MID hall
&C make ''r- .ir2s wiki, sn1 nh=!:. nc leGyti!;
:he IuEI.:.:..ass>i was isad} l. sire 1u7
rations, We hailed him q; c,tr n"s. rri1nd.--
Whso corps as large IS ouss Is depending
OF 8 a'ssou :Tsia III SUPPLIES, thry ;annoi
ii y syS bs promptly ~ baud the nlolneiI, lii-y
ars wanted ard ;;;J"gn arus sro .:~.ys
resdy 70 complain wntG llIa7e i-lrounGsrY
fAst days oonc upon ia. YET, II lhsy rI;.;1
use their powe.s OF cha=rTston Aua ,i.vi. !
Judgment, th:y "'"'.i1 oca that stsJ s7s son,y-
iues unavoidable.
We rested until 3 o'..l.Lt SATURDAY mos:-
az, when We were cous.d and rii - LAY OH |
ol1 arms, which We lid '::ltl ylcci.t. s,si |
hen marched forward u meet the ene,.v. |
tho lad made . staGi CO rLs Ksppai,Sb-
Jock |.
Ne approached IL within i,t'f 1';ls "t Zig
whou they opened b.r. %. lis. THEE
II the enemy's batteries were on tha oppoh:i;
,ide Of the riTtr: 'ors Of them gu orr siie-"t:
I the right. This our brigade--:he -iti |
ieorgis-and Eveaa' brigade were ordered 't
axe. Our while line advanced upon il, took |
heavy life from it, until, ss ttev Began to
,et near, The firing stopped. and :, roai .;
lust indicated the approach q, thsir i;,.aOryy
u front Of the battery.
We felt certain now chs, nur rr;gade &C.
o hare the honor Of opening Eere7s! sn-
segment We ware order eli to Il. beyonets
nd prepare 10 charge. when, in :. lev nc
1eRrs, ne discovered that the Iaflp.r7 nai |
,rly f,sfT Tn,ie red III; To -oyaT ~ ~