Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-06-16
The Recent Fight at Brandy station.

The Recent Fight at Brandy Station
This tight for the most part between caYay took place
ct Brandy Station about Eve miles from Culpepper Court
house, and thirty miles from Fredericksburg The
Richmond SsAtiSet of the 18th says 80
In the late attack on our cavalry near Brandy Station
the enemy in columns fhe one crossed
Beverys Ford fell upon Jones' brigade which the
eoGntered our right falling first the 4th Virginia On
pon points the attack said to have been SURPRISE
oe%Sq Sy the the capture Of most Of our Pckss b
ef behaved most aanty redeemng the fortunes
The artillery Of Lieut. Col Beckham assisted in arrest
ing the advance OF the enemy on our left IL was alter
wards unsuecessuy charged by the column that came in
Gen. Suarts headquarters were captured by the las
named column II is said they got bis trunk So they
SoHs s hsng up one Of h coats es r
Gen Stuart and will claim to have got even with Gen.
Vigilance vigilance, more vigilance is the lesson taught
US by the Brandy surprise and which not be forgot
zen Dy the victory which was wrested from defeat Let all
The Dispatch ofthe s:h says:
The reports late fight in CuIpepper county brought
down by passengers ON the Central train yesterday
evening" are hardly satisfactory than those which had
previously reached Us. That forces surpr ised
there longer any reason to doubt and that they
fought calamity after they recovered from the confusion
into which they were at first thrown is certain. 1t is
equally certain that the battle terminated with the repuse
OF the enemy and the advantage side the enemys
loss in killed and wounded, aud in the number of prison
ed BY our forces.
The greater portion of ouv wounded have been sent back
l2 O'Clock yesterday The whole number of Wo1ndeS in
the engagement believed will amount to from $50 10
SOO The number Of killed. it is thought will not exceed
o. The number of officers slain is greatly of proper
ton to the number OF which BY their
exposing themselves in efforts 70 rally their c1mmands a
ter the rst OF the enemy Our whole loss Including
prisoners Tut do between 300 and 400 passen
ger who came down the train says that we had five Col
ones killed but could not reooect any names m addition
give hV ne l..
wounded was Col. A. W. Harman of the 18th Virginia
cavalry, who was shot in the neck The 10th Virginia
Carolina, Col. Williams . '.
One of the ensmys Oricers who came over with Gag
amounted to twenty five.
The Sentinel gives list of our killed. as follows:
RlIed.-COl. Sol. Williams, I'd N. c. married only
two weeks ago y Lieut. Col Hampton, I'd s. q Captain
Robert Jones' LIST g. c.; Sergt John Stone 9Th Va Pri
Yates Robert Simmons, Sd Va; G. Weslcott 10Th Va.
Among the wounded are Brig, Gen. W. H. F. Lee, of
Va Col Butler Of c., Capt Andrews, I'd N. O., Lieut.
The Examiner is severe in its remarks those who
responsible for the surprise That paper says;
and as they are believed to have taken least many
prisoners towards the close of the day they lost in the
morning, they may be considered victOrs But il is
victory which few will exuIt II resembles that other
victory won at Keys Ford the 18th or March both
would have been well merited defeats, if vaor had not
pad the price OF conce and careessneSs The with
which the enemy Ouwtted the guard of the river the
hrst occasion, the prompter Of SOneman ncursion
at the head Of ten thousand horse into the heart of the
State, which he accomplished without the slightest inter-
ference from the Confederate cavalry 1t is with pain
that these reflections made They occur at this
men not only to the present writer but also the whole
public and their utterauce may have wholesome effect
The Richmond Dispdteh OF the 18th gives the following
additional partcuers of the light at Brandy Station;
Before our pickes could communicate with the camps
70 enable our troops TO prepare for attack the rce of
The enemy largely superior in number, precipated
upon them, aud it only BY and hard 6ghting
that victory wrested from the bold and determined
foe Our gunners at the first battery charged BY the enc
my had no time allowed them to use their pieces but
manuly standing by their guns they fought the enemy
with their rammers and in this way succeeded in un-
horsng several Of the Yankee cavalry They were finally
oVerpowered and forced to leave their pieces
down or captured in their defence This early the
morning. and before preparation had 10 resist the
unexpected attack.
Throughout the day the contest between the cavalry of
The contendRg forces ragged with varying success
troops gaining the advantage at every point the
odds against them were not overwhelming.
The heaviest OF the fighting upon side done by
the brgades of Gems. w. II F. Lee and Hampton though
the troops composing Gen. Jones' brigade engaged
and are said 10 have fought calamity.
Our loss in the engagement it is believed BY those who
have favorable opportunities for knowing will not fall far
short of 6O0 This includes the entire loss killed wound
ed and missing The loss of the enemy it is said exceeds
our There is little difference either side in the
number of horses taken"