Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-19
Ut UEO I"IV'
JAfys0g'S OLD DlVlalOa.

Htri- boon an eyo-wItn,S3 Of and par
tisipa:nr in the late battle around ObsDcel
ior,yle, that resulted in tbs expulsion If
Hooker aud bis VaudAla from the South side
Of tho R.pp>h ,nnoGk, [ fssi consirs,nei to
rssu my yoi"! in scfordins honor to vham
h,nar IS due, Githuu. je,rsoting f. tittlo Of
lnerit from The worthy ones y HON do hot
mention. The valiant and ski!luIly led blndf,
that sWept liza M avalanche oye7 the lsuk
aud rear OF the Lnsny'H strong positions,
each deserve their share Of praise. But in
concentrating Others. We should not f1rget
the hardy and time worn veterans Of msny
battles " lose brilliant career dAan.d under
thss gni dance Of ihe il!ustsiors hare, whose
lose All fti'cied people axe now called upon
to mourn. The inspiring presence o. toe I'M
lnortsi chieftsin hos pissed from eartn md
the devoted ones We. followed hin to victa-
ry on ,nanT battle faId bu. his spirit sGill
lives IN tnn hearts CT his 'Oid Division" and
thc carnage tf snca nsw battle field will IN
the future az ia the past, make hin nsmo a
larrcr to hs tccn.
SkilIirlly lad By che gallant SID arrnm-
plishod Raigader Con. Colstan, its f1'mor
dsada of YnIur wore burRished aud brighten
cd. Tho fir-t division has written liz na,no
in The biord Of tha invader and, though
many tri=d and vali4 II heroes haze fallen
from it's ranks, others still r-msin to emulate
intis example, end seal with thei, bleed their
devotion to our causc This ANAL division
entered tho conflict ~ the opening OF The &C.
tiol, and participated 10 the engagement Of
both Saturday snd Sunday. On Saturday,
ningling with the struggling front line, conn
manded by Gen. Rhodes, they drove the dis
comG:ed onanly from his stronghold and forced
hIu, to s'tab sh second limo. On Sunday
morning tho conflict was eneHg3. Our ds,n-
ny troubled in the balance. Eich brigade
Of the LIT firmly held its position. A portion
OF the advanced limo wes yielding to the force
OF superior nuptero. Gen. Lolstrn arrived
al the CRITICAL moment; and ordering tho Lot,
"a and Sd Drigsdss to tue hotly contested
f,e was held at hey. For nearly two hours
Wsso ihase brisades exposed to It's ntorm Of
deadly masileG. Artillery, in tho m arlluir,
hAd arrived on the right, and ~ss ding lib
deadly work. With from! and fl ,nk thus OK
posed, tho sntu'y Boon gave wsy. Then
COMMENCED tbs uriygrsal Tcu!. st;i:ery
! b.lched forth its deep toned tlu:dsr, hnd
Justly aud Gcsfsning ahouls tt!od me cir fec N
every blis. Tine enemy wss lying to his
isst stronghold. Nichols lib Louisiana BIZ
gads 40 did lls work on the leil. The hrs7s
and chivalroes Nichols had fallen early c
the action, bu. ncbiy did hia f. ljws.a avcngo
| hin. For yeats to come, wi 81 tie soil shaii
| be upturned, the besching Zones of iiord
ard foe viii mark tie path of the Louisiana
heroes on that Isy. Late Sunday evening,
| General Uo!ato1 Wss ordered 10 advance to-
wards he Uuited States ford, for the purpasa
OF asc.rlaiDins the strength of tho unemy'a
| Inst petition Oh The south side Of tbs !iyer.
S Aa-.4Ssyisisa- W@s promptly thrown into
lice, on the right sAd left OF, and po,psnii u
| lar u tbs plank road, and proceeded to exc
| cute the order. Steadily it advanced, under
| terrible catnhnad,, regardless Of the grrpo,
canister and she'll, that Carried desth through
rs ranks, unt, within few bundled yards
| Of the onsrny Iii PIE line Of entrsnchmentr.
The object bvipc scco :,piishad, and tre
formidable chsrscle7 Of thu works report
cd to General Stuart, Goleral Oolstcn way
| orderel to fill back and Lake up his Position
near the burnt house This was toe las, move
ment Of our pnuy en- the mem ornhis third, and
Ethou, isin. airy:e gun, it cost The lsI d.
| Visiun ono hund.ed sid Nifty msn in killed and
~nundsd. All fought like brave men Ami
| while the character ADD cannct Of liicss H.
| iustriuus Warriors, neo.i iii eui1aY to cjm-
mend tnoll IL the world, it IS hui lu4t thst
| their names shGnld h" a.sGciated With this
last victory Vi their first tn] dearest lu.ior
The bloody TsooTd will soon ii.co.o To tn.
mGst iEc! cdulOua tha material srd u.u,it Cf
J.ckson'B cid division. Nineteen tu: dt,d Of
its members, who s:aaed g,jly TN bat
ls-feld now Rll soldie:a graves, or !a"su;sh
III suff'rins a. ous military hospitals. In
proportion 10 The numbers engsged, tie loss
is startling, and unprecedented during the
war. And, toe friends sId focs Of jack on 8
division, hare only "a tuIn to the k,t Of css-
ualties, to read .Eio more eloquent in its
favor than mpis words of prsise. 7 he four
brigsdes LIST eight commanders, killed ana
wounded III tw CITY fur hucf5. Gen. C,sto1r,
conducted himself with distrgu shsd gal
lantIy, and by his constant pr.seaco at tho
post Of danger, won The admiration Api ap-
plauss Of tie whole conmand. M.j..N. q.
McKin. Of Baltimore, No, gallant and re-
couplishod officer Of Maj. Ger. frinbls's
staff. fsl! a. mo head OF tho StoHcw.ll'
brigade. He came among US, stranger in d
strange land se7erihg tho ties that bound
him to home, and espousins the cause of the
South, hs slieqs+ed himself from friends ard
loved ones, and freely gave the last lihstion
to lihuty's cause. BE Was generous, noble