The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-19

dark, and Gen. 6tswart made no farther s6a
- advsnes, the Fround being asw - hin, and
vesy rugged and pseeipitouas
Gsa. Early, apoa hearing Gen. Johneon'a
faiansfy engaged, sent forward HaysSa LeN
fsiana and Hoke's North Carolina brigade
laaasr Col Avsry) These troops. advancing
sis. '.sSs sns ssx5 Sl v.sy S.o~ the,
met two lines Of the esdsrals posted bshiud
stone wallis These they ehsy9sd. At the
charge the fsdsrals broke and A II up the hill
closely pursuod BY 0uf men. Fhs enemy
sfssr repulsing Gen. Joass's brigade Of Viz
g.Risne pushed eo)unA down the valley,
b.tween them and Gen e .riy, with the view
If snrning Jenss,s right asnk, bat hssrins
now dark. Bnt Hayes and Avery. ssi0 pnrso
ing, pushed the ensMy Ho the hill and s.ormsd
the Cemetery hsights. SAysA most intelligent
SPECTATOR, who Witnessed this charge, II have
never sesn or heard anything more intensely
ezctiioR and terrible than this contest now Be
c sn,s From ths point where stood. just
oa.sids Of ths town, lighted up BY ths flashes
OF the ensny's guns, thirty or forty pieces,
with ineonceivabls rapidly q Early's cola nm.
Il must have besn that they imagined il to
have bsen general aud Simultaneous ad.
vance, for they opened on our men In three or
i faur directions Decides shat which they were
SIT t'ckinR. Fortunately, In the dlrkness they
overshot, and our men did not suffer very %.
vsrsly. Hayes's and Hoks's briaadss prssssd
on and eap;ursd two or three lines Of bFeass
works aud three or four Of their batteries Of
artillery. For few moments every gun of
the enemy on the heights was silsneed, bus
By the time Gen. Hayes could get his com.
msrd together dark limo appeared IN 'front.'
OF thsm and on either Asnk Q few yards Cd
The true situation soon bocame clear The
Yankee were bringing up ct least division
- res.ke the works Gan Hayes, being M.
scpported 6Z tho troops oa his right, (which
wee from HfiPs sorps,) was compelled to fal!
back, bringing with him four stands Of cap
med soiors aud some seventy Ave prisoner"
Col Avery, Oh n G. troops, comm sndius
Hoss's b.igass, wss killed In this attack
Il ID oslicvsd that il this attack had been
supported by Simultaneous ons on our right,
dtfsreat resalss would have followed, Mi
Gen. Rodss commenced to advance eimulss.
ncousiy with Gen. E ,rly. He had, however,
moro than double the distance % E.riy to 60,
sod being unsupported by the troops on his
right WHO made no advance. hs eon.squsnsiy
moved slower than hs would have done had
hs have been supported Bs!ore roaohing the
eCemy's works e trly had bssu rspulsed, and
60 Gen 'des halted, thinaIng 1t usslssa to
attack, since he WAS unsupported, especially
ss the enemy had heavy reinforcemsnta jas
could be brought to bear on the line of R,dss
advance
When the sneond day sioasI this vas th
position o: T. @cils corps Jrhnson's isft aad
gained Important ground, part OF it bsia2 n
very ehort distance from fns top Of the NOUN
tain, which, If oAcs gained, would oomnALd
tas whole Of the ensmys position; bat his
right had made no proSress Eariys attack,
otN,ost brilliant success, had produced no re-
sai.s, and he occupied usariy ais former posi.
ton kodss having advanced nssr., ha'!.
way to the enemys works and finding tho .
good cover for his troops, hs remained In The
ossanane7 Of his isadvansed position
This was the condition Of aeiirs On cur
extreme right and left.S ilill during this day
occupied the centre, and only part OF his
esrps wo ~ actively ss engage, s, Late Late IN hs
Longstreet's corps and portion Of Msjor
Cen. Anderson's division were assaulting tue
enefy's left, Major Gen. Pc. der having ria
den to the extreme right Of his command to
put them in the fight, shouldthe opportunity
offar, received severe wound in the leg
from the fragment of shell. The Woand,
at frst pronounced nor dangerous, subse.
qaantly proved fatal. Words from the wri
tar in eulogy of this brave snd accomplished
officer are Unnecessary. Speaking Of him in
his preliminary report Of Gettysburg, Gen.
Lee says "This lanented officer has borne
distinguished part in evSry engagement Of
tssljais tassj afssn vHieS fggdlHg nd command WITH
conspicuous ga!lantry and ability. The con-
fdence and admiration inspired by his cour
age aud capacity - an sofi1eer wsTs only
equelird by the esteem and respect enter
ta!ned by oil With whom he was associated
for the noble qualities of his modest and un-
assuming character"
Early ia the saJrring of the q J:ly, vii
cox's brigade began to take position, bus End
Ing that thrss regiments Of Yankss shayp
s.ootsTs had anticipated ;sesa aud were oesa.
p,ing the position thsy had intended to take,
Wn.ox's men eng .gea tbs Yankees. and after
a eharp 6ght drove them q, and cs,7pisd tbs
ground from which the Yankees hxa iast besn
driven This brigade, with Perry and vii
coz, were FORMED On the right Of Hiifs corps,
aud ths left OF Longssrsst's being joined On to
Darksdais's brigade, Of HcLaws's division -
A fssr the spsrt Of fghs ia ths morning t1s
troops Of these bEigsdss reRtsd until about
four O'Clock, when the attack begun on tns
right and gradually ex.sndsd around to the
,afs After BarssdAls's brigade, of EcL1ws's
division. had been engaged for some time. VII
cox, Wright and Perry. were ordered forward,
snroun:ering line Of .hs sasmy, and soon pat
ting them TO rout. Sill pressing forward
these three brigsdcs mot with another aud
stronger line Of the eneuy, backed BY twelve
plssss OF artillery. No pause was made. The
sus moved rapidly forward sad cap
used tbs artillery. The snsmy, how
ever, fought with gssssss obs.inacy
shan usual, and their artillery moved down
our men Ut every discharge On reaching,
however, q ravine (soms three or -four han
deed yards beyond the captured artillery Of
.ierss Nushas j. was discovered tat the enc.
my had another heavy line Of battle imnedi
asaly on the other side, with largs amount
OF artillery posted ON tho ridge bshind them.
Upon cur YssohinS this ravins the enemy ss-
ssnp'sd to eri.s Ss s-ay BY q charge, 6a.
weakened condition OF onr men, another fresh
iiRe Of battle was thr0w wn forward BY the enc
MY. tut Sfter an obstinate 6ght was rspulsed
And now the condition Of our troops became
critical In tho extreme. Wilcox. Perry and
Wright had charged most allinsly over dis.
lance Of more than three quarters Of mile,
breaking two Or three of tso snsEy's lines Of
bate: aud fsps.ns two or 'as sasss Of
,hinusd and ouf troops much exhausted. h,
esSaugs misnanasemens, "a yet unexplained,
no reinforcsments we're sent 70 this column BY
tho Lieut.. General commanding Perhaps
whom the official report q Lieut. General Hill
shall be given to tho public, the whole matter
will bs made clear. Again the enemy made
third aud most determined effort TO forcs a.
back, and having suacesded 10 driving back
Barksdmle on the right OF these hEigadss. they
in .arn were Of nscsssisy compelled to retreat
Hwas now dark, and cur troops were re-
pulsed at all pctass ssvs where Brig General
Stewart hold his ground. A second day Of
desperate Aghsing and corrsspcndiDGiy fright
fel carnage was ended. Bai our noble com
manding General stiil believed himself and his
brave army capable of taking these command
Ing heights. sod shns to b able 10 dctats >
pesss OF the aoil Of the tree States With
what snscees this was asse1pssd, II will b.
come us 70 iaqnire In oar nAxt, when We shail
rseeunt the events Of the third days fghs :.
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