Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20
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Gen. Kirkland himself was wounded in the
arm. hut i ON the field again this morning.
In Cooks brigade, the Division Surgeon told
me he thought ono hundred would cover the
wounded. These were the two brigades
which were engaged with the encmy's force,
consisting. as some say, of Il whole Yankee
corps, but, M other. affirm, Of only =
line of skirmishcrs. Gen. Cook was wounded
in tle left leg. 1t is quite serious. His leg
is we'll nigh crushed. His surgeon informed
Ire that he had taken a hand full Of bone out
nT the wound. In reply to an inquiry which
| put "a 10 whether he thought the general
would lose his leg, he said he thought it pro
Hcmdfical. Lieutenant Colonel Martin, Of the
llth Ncrth Carolina, was badly wounded, his
arm Icing broken and being struck in the
head, besides. Captain John Montgomery Of
the 44rh, (Kirkland's, was killed.
During the Smelling that ensued Posey's,
Mahonc's, Davis and Perry's brigades were
exposed and suffered about as follows: Posey
hal one man, n private of the 18th Missis-
sippi, killed, and eight wounded, among them
General Posey himself, who is wounded se-
yerely, but not dangerously, in the leg. The
command of Posey's brigade now devolves
upon Colonel Harris. of the 10Th. Malone
lost ~six.ncn. among them Lieutenant Colonel
Nicm.cycr. Glst Virginia. slightly wounded in
ankle. CAPTAIN Barrand, 10th Virginia, NOR
tally, and Willie Robinson and G. NJ. Cole. OF
company G, Orb Virginia, killed; Sergeant
'nodfn, Of company h, 9th Virginia, was
wounded, and Perry two killed and twenty
wounded. IL. II. Walkers Virginia brigade
lost some four or i've wounded, but there were
no officers among them.
In the -kirmish which took place at Auburn
between Roies and the enemy, yesterday, we
lost a small number Of wounded, but | have
not heard exactly how many. Of losses
in the artillery | have no information, but
think they were slight.
lave thus spoken upon the best infOrma-
ton attainable as to our loss in wounded. /
have Just returned from n ride o7er the battle
ground, where they have been burying the
dead today. ! was told by the burial detail
that we buried about ffry.six of our men,
Only two dead Yankees were left upon the
field as far as | could see. We lost s'me pri.
soncrS, but how many I cannot say accurately
over Il hundred, | think.
Last night the enemy again retired in good
ORDER down the Occnquan road, but it Is sup
pps"d they have turned up and are making
CIR Cantreville. where their prisoners say that
Meade has told them that he means to make a
stand. Hill captured about one hundred pri-
soncrs Yesterday, which l have seen. What
the Yankee loss was in the fight of yesterday
I have no means of learning. / am told that
they left about one hundred of their wounded
in tho charge of two of their surgeons, in our
hands.
It Is certainly a little singular, ard q fact
calling for explanation, that a pursuing army
shorli have its artillery captured by its re.
treating adversary. 1t must have resulted
from gross mis~management somewhere. But
us mt present advised, l am not prepared to
fix the blame. General Cook, who COM
mandcd the two brigadea. rays, az I am
informed, that his men fought well, but
that they were not properly supported. the
supports hcine more than q mile in rear
and, further, that his men had to move upon
the enemy in a line running somewhat at
right angles with the enemy, so that he had
70 encounter. at the same time, q superior
force in front. and on his flank, or rather in
his roar. This may or may not be the exrla-
nation I cannot say. / made efforts tn find
Gen. G., hut was unable TO do so. I passed
over the field today it is Immediately at the
railway station. The ground on our side. and
over which we charged at the Yankees is an
open field. skirted at its farther edge by pine
forest. As soon as our men emerged from
this forest they were exposed to the raking
fro from the encmy's batteries, which were
situated on q crest Just below the railroad
station. This crest was the highest elevation
in the ncighborhood. The open field ofwhich
| have spoken terminates in q high bank on
the UPPER side of the railroad, and it was be-
hind this that the enemy were concealed, and
from which they poured their murderous fire
upon our men. and one that succeeded in dri-
wing them completely back. No. further
effort was made yesterday evening to dislodge
them. This morning the Yankee bird bad
flown.
Stuart has kept the cavalry quite active
since this movement began, and Jones' bri-
cade. which has beenin the advance, has been
specially active and serviceable. General
Stuart has commanded in person and headed
the advance, and has fought the enemy from
James city in Madison on Saturday evening
back tothis pint. Aton time on Tuesday eve
ming the enemy contrived to cut off Stuart's
communication with Gen. Lee, but this
was readily restored on Wednesday
morning Mt which time the lst North
Carolina cavalry captured a whole regi-
ment IF Yankee Infantry. but being
heavily pressed by a large column of the
enemy were compelled to relinquish their hold
upon them. At this time I Am told that Col.
Ru fu. Of this Regiments was killed.
Meade can truthfully say that General Lee