Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-18

Is.ss Tho puepuss Of tho enemy, under BAT
IN, ;I,a III tska The Sat- Works and then torh
6 ;u,.atin,, with iiilinta. and destroy the lea:
aod iran works and .t,n, hy rapid movement
,nrm y junction with Sheridan, ut or nea
Lyecahu.g. The saccess Oi these plans Woa''
have toil heavily on Oh, cauzs nnt on our Ho""
trv: bus, thanks 70 thu skill aud Vaior OF gu
officers aud msn, these elhemsT. 81 oahuihs'!
dsvisod aud 40 extensively planned nav
failed; Tho enemy, with larg" force, nav
been whippsa, su1 his disargaa zei aud soat'
| tsrea ranks driven rron, orr 'ineH.
co,. II. L. Giltner, Of the 4:h Kentusk,
os,siry, me, tbs s,smy aud, for three day
acd nights, oon!estsd. with great energy, nj
advance; bat his superior strength final!
;,rssse;l the gallant Giliu-r and his men bat
On .the Salt work. We had BY tbis tim
e,l.eoted i. little isss than seven hundred re-
ssrYss, ana aumbsr If pieces Of artillery
Oal.ael Trjgg, Of the 54.h Firginis, had vol
unteared his services, and WAS actively engage
in disposing of the forces whom Brig. den. A
Z. jackson arrived.
TIE euemy wsre now in our front IN tuI
force, witl, eleven regiments and eight piece
of artillery. The Contest seemed almost hops
less, vet surrender would have been disgrace
fal.
All the ammunition belonging to the siI
pousd aaus, end much Of that belonging to th'
small arms hsd bean sent back :he evening
before Mite miles defiant. to Glade SPRING.
IL seemed almost madness to yield, and ye
destruction to CONTEND. This was sally IN tht
morning, before 10 O'Clock. Just thcu. Brig
Den. John s. Williams, with his magnificent
DIVISION composed Of three briga1os, arrived
A nav feeling and spirit at once come over the
face Of affairs. Ho promptly assumed conf
,nard CT oil tho troops present, and made he
dispositions. Tho LET kentucky, Colonel Calf
9Th, lu;h kentucky, Colonel Trimble, 4sh
Kaatucky, Colonel Gitaer. two Battaliops Of
Reserves, Brigsdier General Robertson's b'i-
gsds, Cellrsl Dsbrilps brigade, aud Colonel
Brccksnridgs's Och Kentucky cavalry, oons'i'
tutsd Our line Of battle, extending from left
to right 10 the order in which they are men
TONED. We had also number of pieces OF
arti!lsry, we'll posted in rsdoubtS, 30 as to
command tho enemy as he advanced. These
were we'll serysa--all Of them. The fight ar
severe along our whole limo, but the severes.
and most destructive was on our right. OIL.
Debrilps brigade moved down the advancing
ho.ts of the enemy with terrible slaughter
All our troops bshaved most admirably. The
Reserves aotet we'll their part and deserve all
praise; but the heaviest and severest portion
Of the fighting was done by Gen. Williams
division and by Giltnef'd brigade.
Its 10 Colonel Giltner, who held the enemy
in check, and kept him back from the Sal
Works for q period 30 long, and to Genera
Williams, who placed tho troops and did the
fighting On tho day of the battle at Sslt'ille
on the 2l instant, that tho credit il due fol
saving the Salt Works, and, incidentally. tx
country. II is TO bin, and tho vslor of the
troops under him-Brig. Gen. john 8. Will
liams-thas tho credit Of this glorious ant
important victory is due.
There was not General present ranking
him, or one that assumed the responsibility o
that important engagement, until the last CUR
was fred. And yet, strange to say, from the
published accounts, made by telegraph ane
otherwise, no one would suppose that thil
gallant and distinguished officer was ever
present.
The loss of the en,my Tas very heavy
could not have basn less than 700 or 500 II
killed, wounded and missing. They left deac
on the field lO4 white and l56 negro soldiers
which wore buried by tho citizens tho mex
day after the battle. The number of wounded
and captured WAS much larger still.
The loss on our side was comparatively
small--less than 100 in number, killed and
wounded. Among those who fell gloriouslJ
d;scharging their duty WAS Colonel Trimble
lO:h Kentucky Cavalry, and Lieutensu'
Cru.,hfeld, Of the same regiment. Their
deeds Of valor will long be remembered by
their c0untrymen.