The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-09

sponded, and soon q dAhh il made for th,
colon. "A hand-to-hand Aght ensued, b
which all on both sides were either killed o.
wounded except private NcPhsrson, VII
Killed the last Yankee col0r-beArer ant
brought off the colone, Lieut.. Roberts beins
killed last - he was selling one Of th'
colors.
On the right of the road Archer encoun-
tered heavy masses Of the enemy on hi,
front, and his gallant brigade, alter being
surrounded by Overwhelming numbers Ii
front and on both tanks, WIS forced to fall
back. Brig Gen. Archer, with some sixtJ
or seventy of his men, we're here captured
The enemy having now been felt and found
to be In heavy force In aud aronnd Qettys-
burg, the division was formed IN line Of bat
tie on the right and left Of the road, aa fol-
lows: Archer's brigade on the right, Petit
grew IN the centre, and Brockenbroakh on
tbe left centre, and Davis on the LETT. Aitel
the division bad rested IN hour or more Il
was again ordered forward, and soon encoun
tered the enemy in heavy force, but steadily
moved on, fighting as it Won't, and during the
whole way under aperfect storm Of shot and
shell. Pettigrews men now became engaged
with q large bedy Of the enemy. aud fought
with COURAGE worthy Of their gallant lead
thorp, and the 9th, Col. Bergwyn, displayed
conspicuous gallantry. The 9Th, indeed,
lost more than half its Numbers; among
them Col Bergwyn beiug killed, and Lieut.
Col. Lane being severely wounded. The
1lth also lost its Major, {Ross, who was
killed, whilst Col. Leventhorp was severely
wounded. Brockenbr brongh's gallant Virgin.
ians were no Idle spectators in these haO0dy
scenes-they were emphatically heroes in
the strife, Fighting with their usua! gal
lsntry and dash, they bore down every op-
rocino foo CapfurinO tw0 stands rf cnlars
aud number OF prisoners. This division
had now broken through and driven back
two lines of the enemy, when 1t was found
that most of the brigades were without am.
munition. The division of Major,General
Pender was at once ordered to relieve Mai :
Gen. Heth, which they did, and continued
to press the enemy into and beyond the
town of Gettysburg. Ueth's men now re
tired from the fight, having been engaged
hour Of four in the afternoon. Ma]or-Gen.
Heth being wounded in the afternoon In the
hesd by shell, the command from that time
until the division went out ofaction dcvolved
u Jon Brig. Gen. Pettigrew, who handled his
men with great skill and ability.
The light division Of Major-Gen. w D..
Peuder, consisting Of Lanes and Scales's
North Carolina brigades, McGowan's South
Carolina brigade, under Col. A. Perrin,
Oath 8. CD and Thomas's Georgia brigade,
moved from their encampments on the east
side of South Mountain on the morning Of
the 1st Of July, at SA. NJ, along the turn
pike, through Cashto wn, in the direction of
Gettysburg, following the advance of Major
Gen. Heth. When within three miles of
Gettysburg, Major-Gen. II. being already
engaged with the enemy, the division was
formed in line of battle as follows: Perrin
and Scales on the right, and Lane and
Thomas on the left of the turnpike; In this
order, with a strong line of skirmishere
thrown forward, the division advanced fOr
over mile, when it halted.
About three o'clock, the enemy having
made strong demonstration on the right
Gen. Lane was sent to the extreme right, and
Gen. Thomas closed upon the loft of Gen
Scales. Soon thereafter the division with
the exception of Gen. Thomas, who was re
tanned to meet q threatened advance on the
leftD moved forward slowly to the right to
the support of Major Gen. Heth, who was
now vigorously engaged with the enemy
About o'clock the three brigades Of Lane
Scales, and Perrin, were ordered by Major
Gen. Pender to advance and to pass NJ jo1
s th sha aislal1n Ssass fse = as1 saasa ae fenaa
posted on prominent ridge between guar
ter and half mile out from Gettysburg. The
division at once moved rapidly forward and
u
now under command Of Brigadier Gen. Pet
tigrew, whose men seemed much exhausted
and their ranks greatly thinned by the Sc
we're fighting through which, during some
four or five preceding hours, that division
had passed. Gen. Lane, on the extreme
right, was much annoyed By heavy force oi
dismounted cavalry on his extreme right
flank, which kept up asevere and continuous
entilade fire. .-
This so much delayed him in his advance
that he was unable to attack the enemy, ex
cept small force Of them, which he dis
lodged from skirt of woods; the same
that was occupied the next day by Pegram's
battalion of artillery. Perrin, after passing
ravine and moved rapidly forward. Upon
ascending hill in front OF this ravine, the
brigade received deadly fire of muskstry
and artillery, posted behind Temporary
breastwOrks, and from their artillery which
was posted to the left Of the road near Get
tysburg. The brigade, however, advanced
steadily, reserving its fire, and easily dislodg
ing the enemy from his several positions
encountering but little real opposition ex-
cept from an enli!ade fire from the artillery
on the left, until 1t came within two hundred
yards of the eneruy's last position: the ridge
upon which Is situated the Theological Sem
mary. The brigade, in crossing line ol
fencing, was subjected to most withering
and deadly fire; but it pressed gallantiy for
ward, without delaying to return the Are OF
the enemy. Upon reaching the edge OF the
grove which covers the crest of the ridge,
Col. Perr.n finding himself without sup
port either on his right or his lett
Gen. Lane having been delayed by the at
halted to return the fire Of the enemy after
Gen. s. had been disabled from command
by wound which he received, attacked the
enemy, who were in his immediate front
with great vigor and decided success. lie
was now, however, subjected to q most dam
aging enflade fire on both aanks, but quiek
ly dividing his command, he ordered the two
right regiments to change front to the right,
and his two left regiments to change front to
his left, and attacked most furiously on thel.
TANKS the enemy who We're posted on the
behind breastwork of rails. The enemy
were soon put to flight, and rapidly retired
through the town to Cemetery hill. The
retirement Of the enemy caused the artillery
on the left to Timber up and move rapidly tC
the rear. Much of this artillery would havs
been captured, but the two left regiments
met second force Of the enemy posted
behind stone fence to the left Of the Col
lege, and, though they were easily dislodged
they continued to Onsr sufiicient resistance
to enable the artillerists to make off with theil
Guns. It is needless to say that Col Perrin and
Els gallant brigade deserve all credit for the
manner and spirit with which thia attack wa!
cond so.sd The efficiency and valus of iht
services OF Col r have been fully recogniz d
by tha G Ivernmsnt in the promotion OF thai
oiaeer to the rank Of . Bngadier General b
being now In command Of Wilcoxs . old brig
ads The only reward which the ofhesrs ant