Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-13
TOnlrsr AID MORGAN.

Official information vas received Saturday from Ger
Lee that a column Of the enemy, IL 900 strong
had lefl Memphis ard we're moving, via Ooiiath. tc-
wards the prolific prairie region Of Mississippi The
pres kilograms in other column show tba. the raid
has been "tiJped in the bud" BY the gallant Forrest
and his intrepid command. He attacked and routed
the Yankees Saturday at Baldwin, station on the No
bile and 0Ao Railroad in TesAhunago county, 81 mies
from corinth. ~
The Telegram from Petersburg shows that General
Morgan, Who Supposed to be operating with the
Confederate forces in the Valley Of Virginia Is slash-
leg Areund"n Kentucky, destroying bridges and rail.
rsadA We hope he wi be able TO accomplish some
good By bis expedition.
VIRGINIA REenESiS AT oosFANAgLA.
The ssh n. Carolina, aud the "a b and esd Virginia
regiment aided in rspung the desperate charges of the
enemy At oostAnsrla, Ga. correspondent Of The
Atlanta telgencer In bis description of the battle
says:
Il was now past o'clock IA the afternoon, and In
these two hours of fighting Browns brigade had ex-
plndsd 40 rounds Of ammunition, each man. Reynolds
brigade ordered to relieve them, and giving
yell the SIth Virginia entered the evacuated works with
the SSH n. O. and 6Sl Virginia. A. half past
T. the enemy, with prolonged cheer, sushed upon our
works VOlley-a terrible, death dealing vOlley,
poured into their ranks and loud and snth lsAss yell
Of defiance Iarg out from the lips of the virgnians
and North CarOliniAns. This more than the men
Of Browns and Psltus brigade could withstand, and
though three tened with death by their officers numbers
Of tie gallant Terneseesns and Alabaians had sjtsr.
ed the pits to assist in repsDg the charge But their
services we're no; needed Q lickly other volsy had
- i H.
and thSy turned and reteated In disorder TO tie cover
Of their ,iigs, followed by the derisvs sbcu o: tic
vic'orl
The 9th charge had been repuleed but still the
enemy eVnced neither the desirs the intention to
abandon Their Efforts to carry works: They had al
most ceased thsr Attlcks on HiudIau bu. continued
to ASSAULT SseVenson's aud SeEart's lines With The
grsGtest fury ard limitation possible. Stwart had
already repuled them three times and Stevenson Eve
A fourth time the enemy essayei to carry Stewards
line of battle aud we're rspulsed With fearful loss The
carnage dreadful, for the LIANT in Cllyton's
brigade withheld their Ere until the enemy approached
close to them, when they poured in . terrible Volley,
breaking them and forcing their mAssed columns 10
tire 10 their lines badly scattered.
We knew that the enemy eVinced neither the desire
intention TO kbAnoon his efforts, ard it was for
within half hour after hi tack and repulse three
Ices Of battle Cloeely massed, Wers sea forming in
font Of that portion Of the line he'd by the SSH Nor
Carolina There not much time for reflection, for
very voice the right Of the reg ment s1uIam
ed "thfy coming" and the Grst column was seen
to advance. "WthAcld your Ere until they come close
to you, ard then aim low ordered the officer. On
the enemy cheering loudly. and confident that their
Iericr numbers would ensure them tuectsg They sp-
pr aohed within ffiy yards Of the line arirg rA idly
ugOn men. sheet Of fire WaI the answer, and tbs
dead and wounded lie piled up before ~Orks This
was more than human endurance could Withstand and
bsWdered BY the Herceness Of our fire. they scattered
throughout tie woods and reached their lines, our
SSArPshOotsis killing and Wcundng them BY the dcEsns
in their route down the ridge TniS the ssverSst
clAFRs OF The d1y