Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-06-20
General Wise's Order.
HFADo17 ARTERs FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT,
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VII TO the troops ct ny command Tor
the de(enre Of Petersburg. or Che sOl:n OF
me Anpnna(toz on he 9Th instant, have,
with he apuroyn and under the lnStructLhns
oE 1ha 5nn:,uangling General t. offer ny CRATE
iui a, knowleds Inents FOR thelc liant conaucf:
and my CONGRATULATIONS upon their succ3s>fu!
repnlSe Of the enemy. Approaching "Af!:
nine regiments Of infantry and cavalry, ai1H
at len>t i,,ur pieces OF artillery, they seorche;t
our fines from. battery No. 20 battery NJ. -,
distance Of nearly six miles. Hood ana
Ratfe's f1a'tainns. the 6Gh regiment !rel;:a
volunteers. sni one company Captain v eco y
! companv r Of the % South Carolina, with
StnrIvant's ta:tery, and ieW guns u posi-,
ton, and Ia!Iiaferro' s cavalry. kept toeil &c
E,ay and punished them severely nnfl 5aeT
reached me Jerusalem Plank ~road n front "
battery -, defended Iy Major Aroher corps
Of reserves, and second class ua!!El!a. ana %
one piece Of Sturdiva;lt's battery, hov!rser,
under The Temporary command ct 5ngad'er
General Colst0n. Then wi?h oye, wSneiins:is
hunters '!ey we're twice repulsed, and *'.c,
cpedgt! only at last il penetrating . gap IL the
line, and in aaok;ng and gaining EEe rear 81
! mere handful Of citizen soldiers. vE3o stooo
firmly and fought iravc|y as veterans 11nt'l
! ordered 70 TAI! back Alas SOME OF the no
best Of them t.iI with their backs 70 The
ground and their fronts 20 the toe, con5eoEa-
TING yih ihrs blood the soil q the homes
they defended The it,}g!1ediate sco,nnian<1e1s
have reported he heroisnl Of them al, she
| living and rI.a dead, ana now With prize ana
gratitude announce that Beauregaru E]tl
self has ri1anAe, Ar,her and hia comrades Oh
;he very snot of their devotion. Il they lost
killed. wounded ans! missing IS cut CT 80 lnen
they spent ;|leir blood dearly 70 the enemy II
S5,ir,i!va:43s oa!te. = lost one gun pe'Jer Vas
captured and another >ji>abed, and i they
| lot "a half mile Of ground 1hey gained about
| half hour OF time an; sA> e.! IfleLr helnven
! city ~ holding on long enough 70; Stn!ol.
! wants aud Ora mana AMI lnunS 5 rat :e:l2S;
! l}elu:ny : cavalry, and the 4bth IrBlnla III
! fsutry will. W. Gods South Carolina company
/ of convaescpnts, AID COZ? paDy OF o6i'Ltei.ts'
20 drive back the ins,,letIJ f::e Eron approaches
| " hch their Footsteps !'y ths FIRST time polluted
! With the hello Of GOD il shall be the last tIts!e
With sucf, troops rs all have proved them
selves, commanders nay vel! give assurance
/ Will, coa.h lence 20 the people oi Petersburg.
! 4 people VIII, Can thus fghc to-. :he'r aliar5
must i,n aided supported guarded iy every
arm! which can be ouGstregch; tnr l,clr del14ce
! Comrades their wives AMI daughters ST. oal"
! " and hourly nur<lng Ollr sick and WouhCet
| thpy vine he Dt brow, cool the Seyere'1 Ilp5
and tender nou,i~jl and comfort ne Suffering
soldiers in ne;r hopit&Is The angel nurses
and the strken patriots Of this patriotic place
shall u>c fa!: it.to tEae hands Of Cufflan lnVa
! lers. Us very militia has SeG an example
which in~pires the conf |ence that Petersburg
is inCouitat!e and which con5,,Ies ana cnnl-
r.nsates 1,1 every drop Of blood which has
! been xpiIr at i%o,tavay. 1t WaItha Jn"ct1o's5
ard al D,ewry's Bluff and How!ett,a Neck,
Tor the cetence Of the old Cockade City. TIT
the reserve and second class militia oF 1he5 sur
: rounding counties uoW come III promptly, one
! and ali aud emulate ehs bright an1 SnccessEo!
ex ample Ter Is holly hiss 70 5lood req snaia9
the iagvar,ls and <kakers: tron' ne stfee1s aho