Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-21
For Ike Ea1Hh|y.
GENERAL @. T. ANDEK&ON'S GEORGIA
BRIGADE.
OArp MA RIcuu,sp. Junso 1871

h1Sio<hbL.
OAHP NEAR RIcHu,SD, June Q. 1871.
Messr5. Editors In addition to the enro-
miums which have been 30 dsseryedIS bs-
slowed on the famous Georgia brigade OF
Gen. q. II. Anderson by correspondence Of the
press, / beg leave, through your %columns. n 10
it on act OF simple Justice ny giving Ell cpl
tome of its history during the few days tlnt
its veteran leader wss compelled, by y psin
ful and severe neuralgia, to turn over his
command to Col. Jack Blown, ii tho Ssh
Georgia, ranking Colonel Of the '.iss4e On
the morning of tho %, LAWS ami .Aotsrson's,
Of Fields were ordered down 10 support Wrf-
turd's and Bryan'a hr:Ealcs. If Nrl..;rI' diri
sion. The Works la w:r;', itlt,. D~.iytic- Erra
STATIONED curved rul%hrtlY, lurUIinK "A cte,
cent, and e1rn"ing li:s.I IL Is lire fran tire,
dii ~ Ter cnr.c ,i::ii ped NJ pE-l i'll,
.nI WAS phirteG Oh oitllef -I1e hy r.:.mcs aid
'l3nse chspsr, Is, which r3nierei II -n.i In".s
vulnerable and iisec'ife. IL .rrn %: %Ii"fi
fact, mid r.. lfiug on thu CERTAINTY -, nu u
tack the next morning. tho .sG supporting
briRadc5 were cumpsl Ell t. T,rnt LtGc %elt,Fe
night in rectiiy,n; che line, AN! cpn-lrI:'ina
more tona!lc breIstworks. Ju.r bsl5r. tsy,
Bryan aud Wcii,ri having d:1;r"7ri ii,i7
Qualifications, rluYed uut. hD,u. aI:ruy Ia,
running in nf sEtrmi-..Lra uGi It's I.u-i.,.
yell OF Frarrnl arlrfts auilpuucr:! ;i.t :.
change uEtnr !ke i~n;g!s-Y iifid"r', al -.
spirirH bold In!u Hlr!H2c1rs" va "r .;.s
programme of thsr moIi:in.'p ro:iI..nunr-,-
Ga came The mad, G-:a'i,f, inl,r.ris'i rl-
umnR,
like EespsEs dt,ccnd l, iLr hu,",'"I eau"
.4idenily bUn: TN Pisse:sias OH l~1.i;:1I
without any calculation I { ut u~rcInrrJ .5n.....
but AndersOn's men were iha I.ius Wiiosr
purposes 40 hurn,r eaeniy p,ss.-"rsl :;ui :sti.'
that could move. The rn;ii -. aoi! .iisac.rf
vullies Of Anderson ANA Law Ran ]'m:!e,: {. n"i
back, Keeling, discounted an! '.:rrlbiy -.
mated. Again and uga;I ,Ac2 wi.,r..,!.
until, before 10 o'cI rck ~ u. -, ].:i.orara
assaults had been m&ic upgn .!is ~I',"is;"n.
the front Of vi. lei, %aa Amos ~ii:tGaiiy bnr'cl
ia lunan carcasses. such wi- the ,rnuiiiv
81 unr %,r-itlun That iI:!r,r.j,s Ei;.ri Mi
wrunieI covered the lst ot yrsui.! .". -, !r.n
briyu .irr. just o!:e: tbs lar: t.: r;,""- ..a,..ir
hal l,een rcIulsch. y .iuglr HimHnt" Il N"sr
sacilusett. trooru WAC dir, yrrc,i ,i,a:"ru.
upon the left uf .A;.icr rin'- I".sIripn "., nr,r--
properly. tho righ; Of i"w'1 II c,ir.:" ..
iiyisi"n-s solitary regiment ":""y,r: =" .'.
u~1Inplish TUT 10 wL.iGI ~ aims '.I:ui''ri,
We nlul@tuir' had been ~ cisga;iv'i !,,'o..
yet un%afd they EWspf, ~ II "a ga: ':-h
wtro bs!use iiI"m--t!Is iGnnsufaiihH ,'.v r.!s
~tiatiYe ole Il Grrlhiu yi'trrf. No L"i .rs..Ar
returned 10 besr iIara tue tiiin:-" - 80" r"-".,
They we're ItGrir!.;od ~ yn:I." w;tf:,. mvg-n-g.
| five yarts VI tn, entrelctiaratS ":fc:, "a '-m
Vuliies RlmUgt literally nnHtbii.,-i th~ :: .ai-
regiment. Liont. Cci. P.,.r!, iln. - ~. ....-
niand,uE. aud nblut n'i; q; !rs rt.s,. '!r:- r.;
nth the ratlnc. where Ei,er .r.I:' -. -; Is
| Late III ti:o a:tsrnuJh t"p irr Ill., II i..rr t.,
attempted c..ntl1os!y L, c:rep E" li.a iciF, lat
ench being killed in thu nIn::. L,...".*i P:eE-i
waved q handkerchief ..nl ruirrnIs.ci iis
mell"choiy reiiH,ant. rr.r"rr!S -! 81. viteT-
| ing the wight o; Et!i. l.am'+ ii"'. Wn'r'. ia 10
Immediately G,n:ry!:ieI the Gi.Gs:I'F. "f lis
r~reyiuus mIFta.chle. Ch. E.U"m ra. - GIi.
| Picket Why be attempted t. ~"!--na ;.s = +, Is
| viii. Il single ro;imaa:. "T:.r.' b.,i 'ha
| Colonel. my General ami ! ct ~. -e..~h-
| difficulty yesterday. sn't | uss aHt--i.ei aud
| would liece1sariiy lie rath'6fej u:n.. II trta.
| If tnea.se. Toll, | wastSElnr%t"t!? rr!...rh
TOR the purpose "i c.ir:nCt,r. iny i.I:in.it
into tho light, it ten, h.iaw; they loud
| t0iiuw wherever | il: - r..; t--"lcz :air, H.
| We're every Ola c.GcS. ab.i i6..:4 - !rIrSe
That L,nga.reet's original COZ IS wns ,i killed
yr rendered dc h0r: ut tiI- W;!IGs"c.,. aud
we would therefore lind onl? uJh-.l,rl- III v,l:
front"
About night another fat; lis .Ei !ctar-
u.iDgrl attack WYE made ny i pnf lines wnirh
resulted lie uiase Of the mI!i6: il .rn.i:np
the ASSISTANTS dlsorsanizej ,rili'isi, d:-g;r-
tied and dcmGraizcd- bach ~ The rear. Ia
read perhaps in the Norther. %j"uroa!- ot lie
second day alter 3 ihriiiiEs. ".lowins .a"rtns
Of their 'triImllHh; 10, =. nI,oh the -hsrlf'-
works" Thus irIl,,i in ~ th-ir e1,ri. o.
possess III even eplrV.'h ":i7GIi .r'a.-aHri
hilatiua, the entertainments Il! Anirr s.s:.'- L",7
AIDE ia -tay.lig6', tha !edrG':.h;a iir. .s.:
atic.Aptcd u ucc.i:i g!iEa & -, .,rirp a:.; "n. :
tbs pits Sunday I,nruii :.Ivre dug. l:Gt
they found E0 Uue a-iecp tho oI6 ~s,tDu;a:. ii
ITO cue unprepsr.d to receive their !l:msI-
nerly and objectionable Wilt.
On Monday afternoon General A'.ieraon be-
ing convaleseent, resumed command If hIs
brigade, which had been 30 efficiently, NJ gal
lantly end 80 successfully managed III his alb
senoe BY Col. Brown. Coz. B. received from
General Law, after the lstler WAS wounded,
the following letter:
RICHMOND. June 9Th, lsG4.
CoIosrL:-I wish, before leaving the
army, to express to yourself and the officers
and men Of the gallant brigade under your
command, my admiration Of their distinguish.
ed conduct in to engagement Of the 4tt, inst.
To yourself md them, in conjunction with
others, tn. ltuntry is indebted Tor the rspulse
Of the most vigorous attack of the enemy,
the preservation Of our lines at thia most ini-
portans point, and. III . greahneasufe. imI The
salvation Of our army.
With Lindest regards for them and your
self, and the hope Of soon being wilt g."
again, | am, Colonel,
Very truly and respectfully
EN-. Law, Brig. Gen.
Col. JACK BROWN,
Commanding AnderFon's EriEn1s.
Such q compliment, from suoh u sourre.
though richly merired, is none the le,a graf
fgine 10 the wsy-worn, wsr.soarrsd veterans. I'll
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