Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-02
a-ont fc;lsd IL his attempts TO take floh-

riet1, were looalCu ueEo tnlO6 HcchS
ago l., watch Grants movements.
Ga Saturday. the 18th, he embarked on
transports the ID and 10th army corps OF City
Point, and moved down the river towards va
Point Comfort. At dark he made "rign.
abcut" and that night disembarked ms n hov
at Desp, Rotscm, snd placing them ~ n" ,ho
array" &. twilisks's carly oN"i go 90, .n ,p
peaceful guietuis 81 oar oeAutiu. ,'S,,'', 81,
;.,, chi, az muakftry. lie attacked in
c.r'.. ,nr n;cket. near Four Mile Run. ana tho
,;,,'. 10 fron: # Lsw's acd Bra!ton'a 5riGades
,,.,, T.v TAe enemy Immediately pushed
i.1rgnli Eis co!uMu Though dense thltkst
and HID ga. sci the t.nk OF Andarsun's skic-
:ai.hs,s aud tho 9.h and 59:h Georgia regi"
:a,nt.. s,,.t out nd supports, bsfors they were
gw.;o IT thc :kirmish lino on their right hev-
Il. .n l., retire, with the oss Vi shout ~ pris-
o:.rrs from tho 50:h Georgia. and ueoesoisnted
TIC abandonment! Of four eight-inoh hoWitzers
planted nearly half milo IN front OF our line
Of battle.
This hattaIy. jrtenied to be used as nor
tn-s, was placed there by Lieut.. Col. Pember-
ton against the wishes and Judgment Of cur
tifiasrs 1ftay believed the ground to be I'M
tonab.. in casa ai "a vigorous attack in tcT9s.
a; this jlI3tuTe. thu enemy having deTcl-
naea Ais strength, tl,e si!ahtion looked Grille Il
10 {: he extreme. Rapidly e1tandiRs his Lille,
lie hhi driecu in eur p'ckets nt every point in
front of F;eiis Division. commanded by Brig.
n,!ier Gensial Gregg, Of the Texas brigade,
.ai o;sned q furiOua artillery lire upon our
rneition from his land batteries and gunboats.
With comparatively handful Of men, Gen.
Fold had more than four miles OF front to
defend and more than treble bis number to
confront But nothing daunted," he stretched
out bis Men in single rank, md on largo
portion Of tho lies st vido intervals, and thus
Vas enabled 10 present show Of force all
along Ills i.no. 4 brisk skirmish WAS .ont
M i'll Gencta. G-egs's frans, and also in trent
of Gnry's brigade NJ cavalry, located ut Fus-
sells Mills, on DarhYtown road. Early III tie
afternoon the enemy, 10 heavy column o. inlan-
try, made t;,ree assaults upon Gary, who had
dis!oountri his meu aud placel them in nm
ai7ana,d line OF oltse' ohmeCta, rea: the mill
pond, bur. by the aid OF artillery he repulsed
them handsomely every time. without loss.-
Alter repulaiug them the third time, for pru'
Dental reasons, he retired to Il position on the
nr1l9nsa,ian Of our regular line of battle.
Tha easHjy fteirg him retire, enormously cou'
c'a,!ei no hal been whipped, and following
him up, mnaJ vigorous assault upon him and
n, lei, of General G. IT,. Auderson's brigade,
bit Ters hurled back With considerable elaugh
te.. and Wa loaa 81 about forty prisoners
t!5lt tiia ti.no CoIGrei jack Brown, Of tho
5o:h, received = painful wouud in tts leg
THUS ended tho fighting Of Sunday, and.
according 20 thor oHn account, the enemy
hsi ,oa;, in killed. wounded and captured,
ehane cns thousand men.
The next day Was spent Ia artillery duels,
sk;.n,ishirg and marwuvering. General
Field hsi been reinforced during Sunday
nigh. and Monday by Wrirht's ani Saunders
hruaiea of infa:,try end ". II. F. Lees d.
yisun Of cavalry. They were Immediately
disposed Of nn tho left at onr line the latter,
il t3riunoti1r with Gsry's and tho Texas
tr.e.!sa. 10 cparste against large iurce OF
to uneG,y'= cavalry masssd IN the Charles
ti:e road
TUESDAY nothing furi The fo'lrwins dis
..ri.i,:,.i aur t-a'rs Field's division, lex
,,.,a I.,<ns !ii,arlH, under General Gregg, en-
,.:a :ig;i,. uu.'urying New Market Heights
,jtut,a;r- had Wri7ht'r lrigadas, under CONS
mani Of iho i,.rmor, .n t's left. and Lanes
ANA MrR vans t;isaios. under General Con-
usc, Oh cz.rema lett of onr infantry. nj
stretched on. in single rank. SHARP ski-mish.
,!c vea kept mp until about ons O'Clock p. m,
e-hen tho enemy ,aade a determined assault
rr"a Wri"h:'s trigade. under command OF
i;antrai GiTarny, IN the lett If the Darby
rT5g2 raaj. Ton. brigade, which had won
aaat 1i,"fisLRh;a ren1Tn ia sncaeaslul'y
tri:.a;ine "a, storui and fury oi 81 iaans bat-
les. ;,asc Way in great confusion. and. in at
f"r,r:iry b rally il. 2i:l.dy, tina. lnGieu:rJ
Al, !.nIIln' Y1unZ fi0or. lr!l. i':ar2.d through
,G.a ..~,t J.. Il Minnie hill. IhopEh liz ~
r:.r n.., h;t"t il wts brilliant AID full Ut pre-
me-. an,! ,ras crowned with laurals that tune
xiii meyer x!th.-.
TIE civr: way 1f Wrght's brigade ceusHd
Laae's n,:,i McGnwan'5 to change front; ard in
HON; Ga :ha ierInHr Was very much scattered.
Grnnrsl Saunders, whn @e4 on tho right held
hia rosi,ion, though hriak Ere WAS kept up
~. his i7aat aud FAM. Tho enemy. taking
n3vantara Of the breach and confusion, had
occupied dnr treaatworks in force, and was
prsaa:n, a:iT man far hack 70 tho rear. This
wac an h2u. of faarFnl apprehension. and no.
,lius has cool :!a;,uri,y and uDdnnnted c1n;ag5
4.rz., DER l!,!o army tr1m IL great !isas'cr.
San F:all 1",nJreiendinR the atnatin:i u.
{, ri.rne, immediately FeHt e. ten. Gregg IL
se.t h:;, E.iEfarc:nanis, and accompany
;hain himself Though threatening demon
s'ratiors we're neiGg made in his front, with
that qpicl; nsroe7tinn and well-balnueed ludg
monr ~ characteristics ot the man, Gen. Gregg
without Il moments hesitation, made a Judi.
ninu1 selection of his forces on different parts
IT tho line, ard sent them forward with the
greatest Lossible despatch, and accompanied
the n in r4:ann.
Tho 18th and 4Sth Alabama rsg: monta, Of
T.nw's i,si,,ds. wore the frat un0n the fiel /.
nr,i VIZ. i: inrA hurled against the advancing
,r". VII. an ..upo.ntsiiy thu; &aa nim3-t ire
-i.th5i. thrY' rpshod "a tho attack. and. Iriv
ne cnrn,y ,-.nk zone distance on the loft, held
lin 81 ,t2oS until -rinfd.Gsmsnts arrived, tnt
rot without fearful! loss. Col. Lowther, com
handing the two regiments, had fallen, seri-
oualy wounded, and the gallant COL Oats, al
ways cona7icuona upon the battlefield, had lost
his right arm, while leading the 48th Alabama;
md CAPT. Hill commanding 18th Alabama, had
reoeivnt a severe wound in the thigh, besides
| several o!her gallant officers and mon had
becn PLACED Aors du combat. But, In the nick
of time, Colonel Coward, of the 5th South
CRralina regiment Of eratt0n's brigade, and
Col Dn Bose with the l5.b, 18th Rrd Goth
tls1rpiu reaic,entR, reached tho FIELD, and
,h.a,.h mu,i exhausted by rapid march,
nl-oJ.nsatins with Aaoh other. charged tho
h.ar advancing columns in the centre, and
troq:. them back to tbe breus.works our men
had vacated. Col. Little, with the 9th and
ll,h Georgia Regiments Of Andersou's bri,
gadc. who had hson placed on the left Of
Lanes brigade before che battle opened, had
made simultaneous attack upon the enemy'1
RICH. flank, composed largely Of negro troops,
and hal driven them back behind oar in
trenohments with great slaughter. At tie
same time, Col. Barber, commanding Lanes
brigade, Game up and wea assisting in driving
back tbs enemy handsomely. when he re-
ceived severe wound and WAS borno from
tbs tsih. which CIRCUMSTANCE, as q natural
consequence, caused san.e ccafusion in his
command.
Passing in r.sins long enough to re-
form their lines, Ccloncl DuBose, being the
only brigade commander then on the imme-
A:ats laid nf cOatict, assumed command OF