Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-17
FROM GEN. LEES ARMY.
A member of the Crcnshaw Battery writes
to his father, in this city, Us follows:
HAGERsrowN. MAsuINGruN Co., Nh,

| HAGERsrowN, WASHINGTON Co., MD.,
! = Tuesday Evening, July I, 1855. j.
Again have passed unframed through an
other three days fight. Enclosed, [ send ;
letter | had written To send YOU suOner.
| gives particulars Of our travels nOrthward.-
| Ihe letter left me 1T or near Fayetteville
Franklin county, Pa. Well, we lett there thu
10Th, and passed into Adams county, goln:
| through the little towns Ut New Salem, Green
wood and Funkstown, and Quincy and Cash
town and then we came to Gettysburg, Ad
ans county, Pa, and here we stupped-pauscC
| for here we met the Yankee army, IJ,OOl
strong, cumbersome say Hooker, some say
Meade, some say Mcclellan. We arrived 81
Gettysburg on the morning OF the lst instant
and sklrmishing began as SOON us we came
near the town. Our battalion had been IN re-
serve, us we supposed, uRdcr Capt. Branson'
iuflior officer OF the battalion, Major PcSranl
pcng absent sick. Now, what was our as
constituent thar morning, when the skirInsh-
| ing began, TO see our '..Hyhting .Iajor," (Pe'
grain, gallopinS up 10 vur camp, crying Out
| "llarucss aud hitch" which being quickly
| done, utf he took lis from Gen. Pcndcr, IN re-
| serve, to Gen. ilcth, i'll .:dvaucc "t tie whole
army. Our boys, 1.-THE battai;on,) arc never
SUI . Int for III vain, and can always be depend
ed upon. The Fredericksburg battery, Capt.
Maryc. otcued the tight about s. Ur . o'clock,
\. NJ, followed by the Purcell battery. Then
the Crcnslaw battery. Lieut.. Johnston, COM
manding. The first day George Young was
the only one hurt in our battery. lie Is only
slightly wounded, piece of spent shell har-
in- struck him on the arm-lclt one, L think.
Tie second day our battalion again opened the
t,..h, R,t | tn
dav We drove tue enemy from the town, look
full possession, captured one gun, and quite a
large number Of prisoners. The enemy iell
ba~k to the right Of the town and fortified
their position strongly. Their position was
very commanding one; our : Il rather weak one
The enemy were attacked by US the second
day. Notwithstanding the advantage they mad
both in position and force. We were near
CARRYING their works, but failed; so we icll
back, carrying with lis some four thousand
prisoners. The third day VIC were again
obliged to fall back, owing, it is supposed. to
the tardincSs of some of ctr troops. The most
terrible battle of the war WAS this. II was
the must terrific and dcatcning artillery fight
of the war. Such cannunading IT. was On that
dav, Mas never heard before OH the Amcrlcan
continent never heard sun> rrlr a. they
did iir nv life. and YOU know we heard
rnnsn ,t scvcu Pines Shurr,bur", Chamccl.
o. n,,, ,;,;n, v.,s 1uc ,r tho
bnttost wa wcrr cvrr in-shcu, rrapc and
snIid shot wcr, hurlcl Is thick a. hail OYER
o"r I h.,,,I;or Unr hn,tcrv hnL thirteen
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rSI,,;., w. ,,nx CHI.
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".t'' - r." ioI ;o,,,o.,.,,,,. yohnS,on onI
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i-iic' VIZ "''' N"i " ~, ,I
pieces oi s"e''' "S "iS" 81 ''
iloliiS' l[ y, I"''Ci' -N"'''' -i'
Maiker' -. -: ''" NJ, ""' W. I::.
Ill l. ha'Si'hT '''" u l. iv"''s "sie H'i5"r
~ woundGu. A""'iloH' VI '!'esc WIRE 'p'' -
return 10 tnelr company during me iicAt wv"
days. Hollis Aii"'', Johnston ana ENc'.' are
now on duty Inc others nave rcch croc'cu
to mchcSlcr. We LOST n'tecn horses Al
len morse was again s'iu'h'
The Purcell Battery lost equally as many
IN woundS-onc Killed. l expect you nave
iull accounts "t the engagement ere this, 50
will not attempt I" picture the terrible scenes
| have witnessed during these battles.
The army left Gettysburg "mthe lth' ana
we arrived here on the m"rrIng "i the III INST.
The army "t the cnciny Is falling hack on
Baltimore and Washington city. 80 SAYS re-
report. Late papers aeNnpWlcdGc the loss ny
the Yankees at between ID and 2o,ooo Killed
wounded and pri>pner---"nrs, 1t says, Is
thrice rs large.
l. am enjoying fine health and having been
allowed "to hold TO my limbs and body, !
feel like new man. am 50 glad to see
have gotten out OF this late battle sale. tint |
sometimes forget myself ana feel my legs ana
arms to see II they are all right.
Our boys have stood this march Ike veto
rams. hear OF few cases OF sickness IN our
battalion. lhc names gwen above are AL
those that have l'aP7cnc" TO be Wo"nuea or
sick. All the others are well. 49,, p
On the 18th OF June lsundayl 'e'ail Oh
twcnty-three men from our oattaIioi! was sent
out 10 impress noisGs ~ v" "a ~, snmnJ
Chanoerlayhe was ~ soilii'i,l'' " u s.ie I"
oerst AiusH 2ni'lh' oeIs i.G ;.I, H., ,,;.i
ana Mr. y. "; Ne"nr'ii W.T. WILL .'''"' ".,"
IL o'heIs' neu ne''' a,i.oi w, ,hn ",,o.
county, IA, U'v were "'''cne' ~ 'nI I"S
my cayary' ana an were i1tc"" " GAe,''u,
uaeIlVo Vi 'hG lu'ths "',ci ' Ii. g. ronl..
OF the twc"ty-three nave o'ci, naeA iot NecA'
but ChanlDerlayhe' ',iiltn -t'.oa ""' -; ;a,,
man arc rep1Iteu ."p'e'tU.
Andrew d. johnston Is III g.. I,'i'''I''''t !.
, - r,I - o
been made 10 feel me iuil enec'c Hl "ar-Iour
strag9lerS having roopeo tne''i Vi 'nti' lu.t,H,
honey, Vegetables anu MILK e'e.' oes'ron,nS
many things OUT OF p1re wtn.onnesS n Jnr
Bobby has Just issued con5ra.u,a'pF "LGcl
70 the troops oI inc sai"'. ta''e ~ m'J
they nave STOOD tue ''uuo"s ''iis VI ~. 10
ana remlhu'hs tnem o. ms , r',sn. o'''' III ~
saru I" inc obstruction vi ps"lSrs boro
our qar'ermaster' ,nu coi',',.'';a" "a,.
been busy lmpresss nGisG' p'J',s.H | , u",
tie, NC. 10 my way VI t'''nN'i5, '"r' =. 'r
IN authority are tnc pop. l,s i o; W w
these "DutchmcA up nefc' u''" Se''c any
thing they think the army requires
Now that we are IN the enemy c1"h'fS'ouI
arnt supplies should be drawn mere; ana
sugar, coffee, moiasscs Vegetables etc: should
be impressed and given to the army. some