The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-26

1eWea eotoas1 Il the stoi m. the souuds Of battle
. Gen. N's Leo formed Lis beissae in one line
On ene side Of the lane was ststlosed th.Hpcs
1nd Atn, and on the osber the 5th, lst, aud 81
Generals esuars and Fl = Lee were every whore !:
srs< amin sted, eeeerfui faces theis coz dset dar
now specially c,nspscuous gave coussss to eve y
nsas:. Taey rode stong tie ins, gave thsir orders
u es ar distinct Voice m usiy ur consorn I'd
AZ before shsif blvouaa f-cs Both behaved DO.
rously. At length deu- Fac Lss gavs ths ordsr 70
charge, aao the whGls une moved promptly for.
ward feis was signal for the enemy Ore and
tSsy cow rcu-ed It n more rgpidl7 thar eyer
The 5.h, ls ana 81 charged down opoa tie Yankee
lina over hiloeks d'.ches aud every obstacls, fire.
q,sany nEvias 70 s:op md reform, tte1 pressing
qo'cs!y forward. Upon sppEosnliag ,hs enemy
they deshed at once upan him, bresking th.oreh
Lis u,s. going beyond 1t a I'd shsn charging ba.x
a2a'n For . moment Their pistols crackei .h Dir
ssbres ,saed La the air, nd tne <. III Yankees
broke in confusion. On the cths. side OF the lane
the A,h and "a had slso Callsrts c.argsd in the
fAce Ut Q heavy q 70. Wh, n nsar tho enemy the
III wa~ etorped By . fsses, snd halt ny there,
while tie huilsts fell arouad them In showers, they
dashed brAveiy on, scattering tbs Yanke . bstcre
item The YANKEE csnnouiers A4d, heir guns and
tick battery IVES virtually curr but their ressrs
shArpahco.ors pressed forward and protected il,
thus preventing cur EARRING u away The sxn.
nonis.s then returned In taie ch.rge both G.n.
stus-. and Gsn Lee rsriicipa.ed riding akesd
wita the men, usi,g bot, thair eaorss ard ,istols
Again We fell b4ck &c reform, aut were not Pd..
sued The brigade. Elthough in great confaGon,
qulcsly rsisd, aud formed good limo faeo to faos
with tbs enemy 1t IL trus, our loss had bsen
heavy. bat va had Inflicted greas loss upon the
enemy. aod felt more determined than ever to re-
sist bis fcrtae. advance In this las: charge Col.
Kossef, OF tho 9th, who Wa wacndej cnce bsfore,
at Gsinss'e fA M, was shot Though the fool. His
wouad Vas received Ia amos. she las, volsy fred
By tie encmy.
Il IS imp .ih,s to ssy whether fesr or tbs cen.
viction thss farther attempts to aivsnce was uss.
Ices induced tbs enemy to withdraw As night
drew en- hs made prepssa.ians to rsiirs AID, +,
protect his retres., posted before Its dismoun.
ID Bharpst ,osers behiad ths .ils and fences 0ur
artillery opened upon them retiring and 30 effect
uaiiy hat several dead bodies were isss upoo the
dclo, and 80 q number Of wounded In hou,s -
or pursuit wac b. a q, snd whom nghi came ths
had sgsn fordea the river-goas ba1k like whip
ped oars to shelr kBu1sls.
Many gallant indtvitua feA.s were performed
and many man showe0 himself 8 hero cu .nS dey
OF cou zee, It 10 impossible colsot all the iuses
esiag Instances CT daring ths2e PERFORMED. oos
may DO mentioned. On ins last enarG psnn Ia sn
among those engaged in tearing down thu fence
was Adjutsn. Fountain OF tine 4.h. Wniis thu
engaged he WAS severely wouade1, Sut cyavlir6
away beneath the fence, VIXEN the paslisln cf n.
f.rcos chsngsG upon tae as.t, hs was ona3isd 20
essxye.
Ii tbs Yenksss h.i ae,cn p'ish.d the.r object
they would have enc Us an cc a!cu able am unt q
harm. "A victory to them would have been hsiisi
By 'hs Yankee press 40 tarbi ger OF waat wcs t.
come when tie spring camraiga opens 1t would
haze given additional nrase t, thousands If oa
sps:,ins nsc M rs +; as'iss o-svs q Gus !i:sls
and L,s. haa ten. them hack TO tell Of cefsa;
ra!hse thsn OF sucosss Our loss will amount tt
aeE:iy two hundred IA killed, W undej, sud pyis
onsis. snd this shows with what 4 detsrG,iceG
cAsy &-a ,.,<
Eek ns ali things into cs dera.,cn, tbs re-dsr o.
.his sketch may dec'1c II yalfy "a. doae ao
b or work slAce the war.
Below is a list OF III. Jorfs5esaie iass, furnished
BY Dr.. J. 3. Fontains Surgeon Of Leo's c-valsy
brigade:
Rsp9rt CT casna':!es in Brig Ger. Fitz Lees CAP
airy Byigade IN an Ensagemen. Eih III: Entm,
naar keifeys Ford, fa GG pspsr soWaty Ya Oh tn
l7ta day Of Mdrch 1855.
Frat nesi4nsns Virginia Cavalry Go DIX l.es
nons- Wounded: D Gciiy: Sissi.s: Zone -
Nis,ins: Mona. CoY-Kiiled: koDs. Woura.&
9 AId.sws. Missing: scne. Co a-K"l.d
fsase. Weuassu: a y Chapman kis.irs
Me-. Go K-Kled: None. Wounded: Corp
w II ssrnes, mortal =, sinc. dead, \ Leppsr,
1slker. eospi,uatoa - Ei.l.c: l. Wcuadoa
6. Total: Z.
Second Regiment Vlrgiia CavAlry-Msior Car 81
Breckenridge misGieg, Qrisore,) 90 C-KEls
None. Wounded: Enae. Aissius: Hetg. JOHN q
Bigls. Corpl DLkenhoker, p,i7s;es u kcCoy
Go D-K'l!es: Vim Eurousns. Wounded: C.pi
holland In elbow; pri7at.s I'D s. IskeY band sh >,
off Vat 8inesair, right taigh fr4ctursd fssh
wound 'ef. Highland breast; = Eiwards, in hard
Missing Sons Go E-Kiled: hone. Wounded
1t Hank, II head; privetss Z I. Davis, d.; VIM
Fe.i', fl ssa wtuad By shs'i; " shIe,. slightly
K Is, severely from he fai! Cf his hos. M,ss
i.s; tr.vste ) a,aak. 90 r Kiil,d None
Woaadsd: None Missing: J &aaes, a Z oses
ty. Go G. Kitled: Noas Wounded: sers. J O
Istclsr. in saigh; private s Pssrow. in leg Niss
na Mons. Co H~-Ktiisd; Eone. Wcurdsa
ssis. w snspp. morta!ly; privA.e wcoc, oy fsli
OF his harte. Missts,s Mons. Go I-Klst: Hors.
Woanasd: fri7atss ,.ipsconb, sabre c0t on hsss;
Ls!twIaa. Elor;aIy. MissiaE: lee, r Mci YER
Go K Killed None. Woundsd: Peivatss Hs..
r'sou es; q eeraegs, tlishlig Ia SEE; Jno Day
s.vsrsy In aHk!e; d Anderson Lightly. Missing
Private Aorrsll. Killed, wounded
ard missing Is. Total 34.
Third gssimen. Virginia csva.ry-Co A-Ki!ad:
Eens Wounded 3 .ynolds. Missing None
Go B-Ellsd: w w Young Wounded: Lisu.
d Han. be e Herbert private West, severely.
Kissing None. Co C-Ki!l.d: Serg. e M sesiy
private Wilkins. Wounded: Capt Chspnsl,
sLghty; Lieut Jas w Hal, severely. Missing VI
Brewer. Co D-KiIssc None woundsa: Jas
sd sms, sevsre'y; a MA stem F kountcastlc,
Pct Carroll, Ctas Walker. Missing: Mons 90 T.
Killed. None Wounded Corp Ecster N;sssae:
Hone. 20 F-K.ilsd: Hone wounded: 1t "
Lacy, IT Ciump, Sstg: Appersor; w Chtistisn
II Q Crump W MeKerze Miss.ns: Mono. Co
G-K,l..d Private u Fowler. Wounded: Eerat
fey, CMp Page, Corp xcLausio. p.ive.ss J "
Bryant. f Goodman. q Il Grisg, w W Joa,s
kis.irz: Koae ca H-AIiea, Eono. Wounded
fhos Walker. Missing. None. o. Xxi LED /:
xcLe. Wouudsd: Cop 4 A Dance Xis.ing:
eergt z ,isseaux, privsse Twoa.te. Go x :.
KU.ed: Meme. Wounded p. ivat.s H Il Kdulauds,
~hr
D Booker d Fowlkeh w " Booker Eissips:
None Rscap,tulstion--Kllsd 4. Wounded: 81
Missing: 3. Total: A.
Fourth Regiment Va Cava.ry--Leut p Fou!aice
Adiusant, wounded severely IN tho neck. Co A.
Killed xcne Wounded: z o P.idnoge. Miss.
s Yates Misstrg: E aAncec;. ~ Lc7. Go D.
Killed: Hsne Wounded: sergt ooons hiatine
Rcue Go x-K!ied: Lieut harris. Wourded :
Private Crowder = 1oseiy H q Winirss. Mis-
ing: Nopa Co F-H he'd: Mere. wouadsd i:
Psivstes 8 Wsndridge " 4 P,ice. kis.iag
hone. Co G-Eilisl: r Harris. woarded :
Sergt K.mbrough arm fractured aud sfbsr cut In
hsar; corporal 3 Gilman, cut In sad; privates ]
q Gilman. thos In bcssst and our in head; A W
B:oek, 10 ih' sn; J :own,in hand; Geo b Sydner,
Z Priday. " Poiudexser. J 4 Nucko!. Go K
Killed: EoIe Wcun1ed: None. Kissing: Ser9t
CGoxton, private POWELL, F0Ees, Shepard. nrrm.
hsller, Gregory, Br Brghtws!.. Nicholas. GHrnstt,
Cdick, Pollard, Ames. Secapitui&t.on~ kIIoS: =.
Wounded: II. Miss ns: l6 Tota': IS.
Fifth Reg:m ,nt Virsiais Cavalry L Ros.
sss, we u adea severely in FOO; Mi X John w Pul
Ter, killed. Go Killed Corporal Hayden
Wounded: None. Missing: Mons. o. C-Ktlss:
None. Wounded: John Powell, John O Wayne.
kiadre: None. 10 1-Ktle1: None. Woundec:
Lieut. B,hanan, Esrst Ws,ns. Hissins: Mono.
90 E-Kiilec: Mone. Wouncee: w J Haynes
Geo Msssn. kirsiag: Hone 20 e. -Kl lee: Ncue.
Wounde<: A W'lis Airrirg: Bone Go X
Killed: None. Wounded: Serg. bsdlsS nissiU 6:
l1one. Deeapitulaton- X He'd W5hnded. 81
MAS ng, none To.a, II. 1scapituiation IL Ers-
gsde-Kulsd, 10. Wounded 81. Missing, Ss To-