The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-30
The Battle Of StOneside MOuntain..
Gallant Conduct Of the Virginians
and North CarOlinians.
IeoRREsPoSpRNcs or THE RICHMOND DIspATcH
In CAMP, NEAR DALTON, GA, ,

In CAMP, NEAR DALTON, GA
March 2lst, 1864.
The advance of Thomas upon this point under
the erroneous impression that General Johnstou,s
force had been greatly depleted to reinforce Polk.
afforded opportunities for the exhibition OF heroic
resistance to his impetuous onsets and for the in
Fiction Of severe punishment upon the enemy which
go uniformly characterzes the conduct of our troops
upon similar occasions But for the determined
vaior and tremendous effort which our troops on
posed TO the advance of Thomas on the a5,h of
February, what was intended as an easy march 10
Atlanta would have resulted in general engage.
ment, which was not as desirable then as ii Wou,d
have been few days afterwards, or would be now
against similar force 1t Is Eot NV purpose to
gave general account Of what was really battle
though only looked upon, from the Indifference
with which its proportions have been treated by
the press, as small skirmish. Certain it is that
for over day Thomas, with all Of hiz force ar
tempted to penetrate our lines, and as comneIIrd
suddenly TO fall hack upon his base at Chick
Ny desire is to chronicle the enduring nerve dis.
played by the Eirainians and North Carolin,an
who, far away from home, are but little noticed by
tha press In the immediate vicinity. A brigade Of
these troops under the Command Of Brig. Gen A.
W. Reynolds, or cold Gartgy, y rs he ts more fa
niiiaT'y known, being rtatoned TO contest the en-
omys approach on the Cleveland road, were on
the evening of the 2lth, ordered to report I'd Gen
CLAYTON abd proiong the right OF his line. Rev
nolds soon put his troops In position. occupying
might turn the point.
Having deployed his skirinishess, he and his GAL
Ian, troops rested, preparatory TO what was sup
posed would be the dread conflict Of thu morrow
In the morning Ii was discovered fha, the eDemy
had Withdrawn his lines. Reynolds, moving for
ward in person 70 recoanoitre discovered his line
of battle one mile in his front. Rapidly moving
forward his skirmishers TO accurately develop his
position, they became soon engaged, and there en-
sued one of the hottest skirmishes of the war
The Yankee sktrnishsrs, Car exceeding ours were
held In check by the firm stand Of Reynods's
sierpshOoters. The force now supportinp
them commenced 20 press back lhe Con.
iederates, slowly, but surely. But soon ere
heard the guns of Hotchkss, near the cen
tire ef key3oads's Brigade, and supported by 1t,
aud the Yankees hastily retire. Reinforced with
more infantry and cannon of longer and more eff.
fective range than those Of HOtchkiss e. they com
pei him to retire his pieces, and move exuItan,y
and dehantly1o effect the demolition as thu " sup
posed of the Virsinians and North Gafolinians. -
The quick eye OF Reynolds detected that Il would
be- impossible Withstand the onset of their over
numbers. Calling for reinforcements
Clayton quickly sent him three Alabama regiments
which he speedily dispOses on the lef. of his line
On come the enemy, In determined and confident
charge, pouring In rs they come tremendous fire
But the line Of these gallant viTginians, North
r' mt, and receiving the fire, they return it with
continuous and repeated vol!eys, which drive him
back chagr!ned and discomfited. Reynolds quick.
~ advances his skirmishers, who firing uDnn the
routed foe, causes him TO fedOuble his speedy ex
crtions to get away. Now they resort asain to ar
il!eTy, ana at long reach keep up a terrific shelng
of the lines. Again, their infantry comes largely
and again he drives them back steadily
inch by inch until, reaching open field, they
could stand ii no longer, and ran every way in the
most dire disorder At ten in the night they sneak
Dff altogether, aud at day In the morning nothing
Is seen of them. The conduct of these gallant
troops and their heroic and skilluI Brigader Ia on
The tongues Of all here: and the army is as rsso
nant with his praise As were the mountains of his
mother Virginia after the battle of GauIey Bridge