The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-23
s,so.Y MORNING MAY IS. lse4
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s,ar FIGHTING oN the sourHsinE
,,,e sSEaY 9EfuL'Ep - NEWi FROM
,nrrugR. VIRGINIA -~ RAID ON THE
CsxfKiI. RAILROAD, &c.
A. an early hour Saturday morning highly
,.,.,r,lic accounts were received OF the pre-
ans ,,ay's operations on the S1uihsite. -
a.. present below such facts in regard to
,.ac,iop n have come into our possess ION.
.l.., show that import ant advantages were
, ..,n,l h, lhc gaiiani army under General
gsaT5EaFd
we h,ye some farther particulars &c the
..,.i.oaa on the snuih side Of the river.
=. .f,ugsdty pight some Infantry firing,
..,.sl hy the Confederates throwing up
...,a h-ss,tworl,s near the Yankee lines.
eai,h the ankecs resisted. f,iiay mora
.sth,io was more firing between skir.
,.;.bels, ana about 10 o'clock a charge was
,ssle t,y oar forces upon the enemy Is breast
sa,ki. anl the engagement became general
.,,nt the line. Martins aud Clingmau' Is
= IN. e.ralina sGsa W s'tlis VIRGINIA brigades
,.,icif,aied, aud, although subjected to A
-liire ire, succeeded in driving the enemy
,ani III breastwoiks, and taking possession
Otherwise, rs the enemy's works were of the
mast formidable kind, and oar men charged
,scoss All opeI. field OF some thirteen hun
J,gd Yards IN extent. The cneiny were well
pasted, aud, besides occupying an advantage
sus position behind ihcir hreaSiwofks, had
enc OF more regiments posted in 4 thlcket
ii pines, which poured "A very severe crIi.aJ.
ss hre INTO our charging column. The
,aaf-e WAS highly successful, despite the
.lyAnlIges oi The enemy.
oar cJiuinn was under the imme.iilte
command ci Gen. ID ii iitil, but General
B,urega,d WAS on the field, and his pres
e.cc inspired al enthusiasm which rendered
o.f men irresistible. The scene OF the
hsating WAS about seven miles from Petcrs-
barr, between Port Waithali junction and
tae4lcr, iii the county oi Chesterfield, aud
s1nC tsO miles east oi The railroad ii the
tFol.lworE5 the fighting is said to have
t5CD furious, our men t33oncting and beat
~ -a-l ul tie cGeluy "a had the teneiity
1t leuatn with the bats Of their muskets
An attempt was made to rally The d.4ingt
.J. attet Nc had dt!VCn hiin out. whit il was
3 slJytssiui. Inc enemy lltSsed al, lis tofCes
Iad u..;t.e iva desperate Efforts to reiai.c
Tie works, but Weia each time most hloaai-
j tepui6sd, aud sent I'll howiing 70 their
l=Et hue oi cnitcHchn;rats. Nc ctItnteti
l5ny small ann, and secured tlle1 pieces
D r,hnun.
We now lave the invtier6 under the lead
q E";iaI ia very contracted ileti, oi land
ls, more ta1n Ave or siX miles ether way.
al 1ts eE.ali Any anu surely ciosirg or him.
Il at, t,,n"ied tu1t we drove lin Two iliifs
48tly.
90. -,sa.lties are estimated at between
tie t:,,t EC- kandici ol which number
l+Lnhly one hundred were killed.. Many
..feE;iy, bat the greater portion :,te ehchtIy
Wounded, aud cl,ieiy III the hand
We ics.rL Ia hear thai Lieut.. Col John C.
L5H:, ot the f'il II. G, hart..'.. brigade,
as GeTsGty wounded. lie received one
l1t iNg.ti;Ei the shoulder aai another
L.rfi5l j. TIE le.t bic2Gt.
81. John L.. Brown, OF the III n. g.,
LiiD.lnati'a brigade, was slightly wounded.
1ll' following dispatch WAS received at The
VA DrpAliin,h hi, S..'arity morning
IEApquARfahs, My 3ist, l3ti
T. N1 8 Cooqer.
Ail quiet last night. We remain in pos
e53!on Of tic enemy's rille-pits aud Tie
round gained by yesterdays fight, which
sa3 quite severe during part OF the day, es-
eei1iy near Ware Bottom Church.
iegtct TO say tLat Gen. w. 5. Walker IS
A5 ing. IT Is ieaie,l lie fell in the haEds OF
he enemy while calamity leading his troops
uld action. Il. I. BEAUREGARD.
This oihcial confirmation of the repoits
received cailsei universal rcjoic-
~, aid the public mind rested satisfied un
Itr The kuo Wedge oi the fact that the en-
M had lrIeiged another severe punishment /
ia the soatA side oithe james.
ANciy few S.f the Wouuded were brought |
. ih'5 ''iY. most oi them having been taken |
0 fotesshlir, which IS more accessible
'oint rom the scene Of operations. Among |
hose lronr!lt iii Saturday evening was Capt |
S!Ike more, Of General EusLrod Jolnston's
i4il. whose leg had been amputated about !
As n.ylcs below the knee joint. Lieut.. |
i'nhs, "i la, ',0th North Carolina regiment,
Vas Ai5e wounded.
Hhoriy liter midnight on Saturday night |
he Yankees, not satisfied with the drub- |
ing they had repeatedly received, made an
tempt TO regain possession Of the works |
1ken from them on Friday, aud to that end
iAde an advance upon our lines. The re-
oil Is that our troops reserved their lire |
hIii the enemy were within short distance |
i The works, when they opened murd,
uo Voiiey Ci grape aud mushetry, literally |
iowiig down the columns Of the foe, who |
created In haste aud confusion. Our easu
HES are represented as having been very
nail-7rnly some seventeen wounded and
enc killed.
We leatned at the War office last night
At diapatch had been received ftola Gen.
1aufegafd giving an account OF tie fate OF
en- Walker, reported miszing ia the iilst |
'Sp''eh. II appears that he rode iDtO the |
'elh) lines by mistake, aud found himself |
i'Fo"nded. Refusing to comply with 4 de-
'a"i 10 surrender, he was fred upon, his |
ofse Killed. aud himself wounded in the |
''t' Which has since been ampntatesi lie |
ny" AZ The hands Of the enemy. These |
e'" "'ft learned through flag. OF truce
Gu walker is native Of Fiosida.
il.oA NORTHERN VIRGINIA..
81 my reports were In circulation yester-
- III iegard 10 the situation OF atiairs in |
'f'lein Virginia, but the only reliable in
>" H'tioh from that quarter is given in the
''s'' oi our army correspondents and the
'"E'1i'hi' dispatches which we publish this
'''hlng. 1t AZ believed that Grant, having
'o"a away 900 laea in iront OF Gen Lee
''lvat accomplishing anything, is now en-
~sVofing by il strategic movement to reach
y rsh'!'siiii, with a view vi advancing on
N"'a"nd HON that route, taking for his
-sc w esl fQiul A4lia.i h.. LII LAna oc..u. |