Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-06

cJ,ding to their cresd hangs all Of the law and the
pr, ITS. In this we sorry learn, they succeeded
and scarcely h of either the slaves free negroes
Who we're there on their arrival, remained. Tie few
who remain urdr the pres ure ia the way Of lying
snd PLUSH deception brought to bear upon item
{ .tAinly tessrve the CHEST credit
By the way, the ciz, called this committee S.
tanic" Instead of Santa :; Tie Christian Commission
wss composed of leading uins of s denominations
- amorg th'm was the once honored aud resp ctsd
B hoo McItwAns, of Ohio. These, ved with their
female coa6ucrs in fanatcsn and with that christian
charity nov prevalent in sls Njrth, Itinoas for
th burning Of the poor devoted old town. yet prouder
ia her suffering and sackcl0sh than the wealth. 1t
p1ra On-ihough gOrgsously arsayed in pnchback and
| IA Edy hnery-from which either Of these Aminidsb
Sleeks came.
If they are ehr.tianS as judged By their acts, who
wouldn't desire to be a heather
Several citzans, whose names were furni bed Us,
whose Credibiisy is unluesiOled, overheard officers
| iar.ered in their hlusss r,psHedy sy, Ia private
eonversaisns not intended for rebel that Grants
s. in tbs battles Of the Wilderness and Spotsylyana
@ H, was at leas 10 700.
The Yankees carsi.d from the toHl and vicinity
s1y-two prisoners re presenting every cccup 'on and
the following ten j. H. Bradley, James Mcclure,
Councillor COe, Mict ael Ames. j. g. HuIc. John
James Chew, George H. Peytou, W. e Thomas and J.
D. Elder. The remi uiug Atty two were sat to Fort
Delaware, where the nov confined.
Spots,lvana is orally des9r with the exception
Of the portion thE lies ccntguopst1 Louis. Stafford
county suffered but little.
All the counties north Of tbs Rlppahannock and those
xtending towards the mountains filed with Yankee
deierters aad stragglsrs.
The Yankees, while in Fredericksburg, got eli 80
ehmoud rape-s the day az or thy v i-b.asusd -
We are not so iOr.una.e in getting tn rs
cLuGMAx's BnGADE-KIPLAEAnoN CT An ERRONEOUS
STATEMENT
Al of the city papers of the 81 Instant, published
telegram from the Army Correspondent OF the Pr So
Association, dated "Storrs' Farm, Ay I'd in which it
was stated: "About dark, yesterday, three divisions
of tie Sixth Yankee Corps assaulted Hoke's DIVISION
causing Clipgman's North Carolira Brigade for time
to give way. CclqutTs Georgia brigade quickly came
10 its assistance, recovering neatly all the ground
Clngman lost" We are gIatfsi to have it in our
poser to publish an Authentic ntradiciOn of the
ABOVE statement; We have no idea that the Press Re-
porter intended any Injustice 10 the gallant men CT
Clpgmah's brigade. he, no doubt, communicated
report which he supposed be reliable, but which,
upon investigation, proves to be incorrect.
HEADQUARTERS CLISGNASs BRIGADE,
Cold Rarbcr June 5, 1854.
To the Editor of the Whig
Nv attention las been called 20 statement in your
paper that in the battle OF the LIST instant "Clngmans
brigade gave way for time" Al this statement doss
great injustice TO the gallant and atriotc men under
ms Command earnestly request you to publish in your
n L-H.. IL ,,,E poA hail
o. hat occasion, and was heavily tackled along lie
ire front IRON right TO left The enemy advanced not
olly in line of battle, but on the left wing also
in heavy columns, masked by the Inc OF bat.
tie in their front. Thu attack was sigualy and
repeatedly repulsa with great loss 20 the euemy in
my entire 'front.' Near our left Iuk, where they came
IN columns, their dead much thicker than have
ever seen them any battlefield. Any force ad-
Vancng in front would have been destroyed a. fast II
could come up for my men regularly supplied with
fresh ammunition and fought with the utmost GOODNESS,
courage and eheeTfulness
There Eis however in the b'ginnirg Of the engage
ment, Brigade from another ate than my own, sa-
toned OIL our left This Brigade did give way, and
while the contest going on in cur front the enemy
in large force occupied the g5ond on our lei Hank AID
rear After had repealed the last attack in front and
the men were cheering soug the lines the 9Th Regim n
which formed my left suddenly attacked onis Hank
aud rear The woods there bsog thick aud the smoke
Dense the enemy had approached within a few yards,
a1d opened heavy .e the rear OF the S.h, as well
as iis left IL this regimeni had then gwen way,
night have escaped with much less loS but, true 10 is
reE alton and its pas, coaouc il by facing In two d.
rectons emp;ed to hold its position, and thus lost
about two thirds OF is nunbers. The LEFT wing OF the
57th next IT, suffered in the came manner heavily be-
CAUSE h continued the iSht by facing in Two directions
Tley PEI severed in this after the time wheo, seeing
the contest coed not be continued in this mode
ordered them back, and, with the aid OF their otcera,
withdeW the survivors. They we're then formed
10 limo Of battle perpendicular to the orgi-
nal one, with the slst and 6lst regiments,
which had also repelled all the enemy IN their
front. The Bdgsie thus under constant hre from
the enemy formed in o rev Ike Of battle across the
oven field Wolfe it was 20 doing the 9Th Georgia
Regiment of Gen. C.lquin's Brigade, came up from
our right Handsomely and advanced with US. The
enemy then, after short struggle, driven back,
and the whole Of M original line was re occupied but
the position Of the Brigade on my LETT remained n the
possession OF the enem without auy attemp ever re-
ing made 10 retske it. / feel confident that no
Brigade from any State in this war, or any other var
eVeE acted better than did mine under such cir
eumstsnces. IL may not be smlss % state that,
wi hin the last three weeks, It has lost Tin batle)
eleven hundred and seventy.tlree Ql7s) men. 1t is
singular fact too but one that is ndisputaby true,
that in every instance in which il has been en-
gged whether attacking defending istl il has de-
cdedy and 81 nsy beaten toe enemy IN Its 'front.' and
that four6h8 Of it's losses have been sustained solely
because its INKS have ben left unprossc ed By tae
troops whic should have been there. They have suf
tered in this way ak different occasions-
will not however, trust myself to speak further Of
these thin 8 Having been for full NINTH in the
trenches every night snd day and pa,t Of the time
without. a single staff officer, al the members OF my
staff pres mt having been shot down in the late engage
meats, have little leisure 10 write at length.
As this statement not long, earnestly request those
editors whose papers have copied the article above re-
ferred to- TO publish this remembering that nxt TO his
county, the true soldier vslaes the reputation and
glory Of his own good sclioqs.
Very respectfully, yours, &C.,
T. l.. CLINGNAN,
Brig. Gsnl
CUR Loss IN LoNGsTREEE's (Sow AsDERsoSs) CORPS.
On reliable authority are informed that the whole
SIS in this corps in the reeen! battl.s in killed and
worndad araouut To only 26S