Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-11-19
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Tho Fight On the Rappahanaock.

's'1o Z ol4 C@~~"NAASS~~'
The excited reports circulated u 3te city
s,,,rdav about tn. capture Of two @to,s bri-
o.d.. OF Conte1egs.'es on thu Rappa"&a' "ck o>
sha Yankees turn out 10 have oeen gr~A'y ex-
asysrated " e are sbed from convefsh-
~, with = number of wounded officers a"'1
men Who were in the hghr, +" give fniier ard
more eiiabie narrative Of thu affair than has
beeo nat7!ished. The fight occurred near h-i'
LIS F.rd our f,,rues beirg un the further s'de
~ a. r vt,r aud the Yankees appearing ~ force
:, dive them IF and force passage of the
.trean. Toe Cn,ifrderates engaged were Haye'> !
briyade. coas'sr1ng Of the 5;h, Tn "'o 9th
I,u,saua reui,nents vo,nn.ta9*5 ~ Gen. hay
and the otu and sofa n. L. ts< .n-n's o'
Hikes brigade, comnlandsd sby Coi. ArchIba'd
c. God win.
Tor.e troops had beeu stationed OH he north
sid. Of the R,ppshannock, doing picket service,
when about Ii o'cck "n Saturday mor"'hs'
the ocums beat to quarters, ana "roers were
given that every man must tan mt" 'he 'ann
and be r. eps, ed for an immediate attack. lnl
a very snort time our outpost pIckets aud the
s,sm.,s skirm;shers were hotly eugsged, our
owl, pick ats gradually Yielding the gr"n.d '"
.n,srior numbers TIE main body "t is'e tne
nv WAS not long in making ITS appearance,
emerging from the woods. and soon our s"ia''
f,ree were confronted by overwhelming nuns
h.rs esti,p2t id at hetw eeh ten n'ih ntee" '"''"
ard Their commenced a terrific oatte, WHOM
on.,,ed witsnuj istsrmi~sltn tr,''n tvs" /" c'''cS
IN the afternoon TIL dark, ut "h'e" l"e IL seems
we had been sntlr@i. surrounded, and la:gt
nortioa ot our troops bad already fal;en iht"
,ha ha,ds az the Yankees. Tne situation be-
eomirs dsspa ate, and it appearing thar tne
lop.ar res;stsncs was continued on our siae the
l.s. .haaee sh era would be Of escape. orders
~.-. oisan far 8 retreat, which was done under
v.rv ersas disad vansages. The bridge crossing
the Rappahannock being commanded oy TN
ene,ny IN such manner as To rsuue' ~ 'i""
ness TO attempt to cross oy tha' "eao'' 81"
1vs,ls OF our retreating forcs took tha rive
which they forded. .
The numbsr y bieh fell into the hands oi tas
.osnv i ahont fifteen hundred We lear"
that tie 9Th North Carolina Regiment entire
fall into their hands, and that aooat 4Oo OF dAys
brigade also failed 10 escape
The fight ia represented to have been of the
most terrific character, and "nen We 'ake 'u.
consideration the great disparsgemehs IN 'ae
two forces engaged, It IS rena' xa"'e -.
Of oar gallant men escaped at all. rof tnF
s,aee of three miles 10 an open held We isai
th., ,hs oroupd seemed literally swsrning VITA
Yankees who to adept the expression oi o's
<,t the wounded, seemed TO rise up out oi 'n'
ground. In this fight their artillery was oSe'
With great efficiency, and unlike Wa4' mas o''"'
erto been their practice, it was "sso a' S"
Sapge than usual, Fafb 90 ITO '". 80 -
was hand TO hsnd; aLd it was 10 tn's naune
-. - s+ ~ .,nr men were pressed upon b.
oserpowerlng numbers and compelled to yel'
TT is regretted that our artillery were s.. no
supplied With shrspnei shot, as oe''s.
vraater destruction could have been dohe VI
t., ,h.n the solid shnt which were us~a. -
Never were guns more stu"oornly defended i'a" a., "
ro.,rs. efF;eisa,iy nance vered, and charge ate
charge ws.rep..ssa oet:Te the shemy a"a''
sacceeded in csp:uring tsstn
80 ,a.at uf the baft!e theiDpetuosity {
Cen. Hays led him into the sery heart OF 'h
spsmy's ranks. and before be was =, aware ,,' "' !,
he was hemm.d III on all sides. >Df"~ng D
sword and putting spur, to hi. horse - - .'S"i
Ri. f1iph. he leaned . parspet OF c"nsaerao
height and planging his horse into the s' s.y'
reached the soutn bank Of the KaPpaaannoe
unisjursd. 81. ...;n,..
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