Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-07
LRnn PIlkErrls FHONr.
HuHroS BRIGADs, PiCKsrT's CIvIIoS,
D.cymDtr, 1864,

4, re Editor q he Way
The Gle. along GU naes since the FIRST few days
,,s, on, dr. wig the YankeCs nom this poiitiUn h.
ately IN quite isy broken. The probability nov
a that for teW daye, al least, No shall haze quite
:ysly tmss, il not some serious developments. Day
,s,ors Yesterday is t0lsIAby dJuL That negro
elders we're OIL picket OppoIIo sCme portion Vt our
,ues AID acc Jrdug 10 OIder cur cksIs, precisely
4 n by pt,c14eered s'gaal, Vpeaed dse wherever
CT cav thought IheJ saw, one OF Bu lens plts.
S1cs ia. ums NC have had lrItg IiaF picker fr.ng,
nd occasionally been houOred PIC sligat shellug
irvm ,ur formerly inCh,ns.Ve opponents. Caluaities
Oh "a side have been very lsW-not t1e,edEg four
d fse in the whole division Tls picket firing inter
erss Ve:y materially with the leo straG gng OF tie
men nom one c5mpsny TO anOlher, and i'll relieving
,ckst Is s,oompan cd with some b. I'd. /. never
,es sccoE plshed any hing, butt sul officers
lsd good reason for commencing it. Whatever reason
Or eSuo enos may oic ate, il cnnot b3 denied that
-ubmisson 10 seer IulAWsy slaves uniformed armed
aud iusUenty wAlApg post, tPPjsi1e, perhsp1, then
40 Jul masters, 10 Egug well calculated ~ elicit II
shot
rue eWsoapeFs said but little Of cur recent taking
sn5 continued holding OF the fdnEes piC.et-line ol
he l7tL lost. II IL aCeCmp.hsd very deslrhbls oh
,cts, aud H'ost. handasInoiy executed. Small ~
.ss our lOss tho achievement seemed quiIe h .rdOus
the atta being mace o, night before roll Ca
aud tue sAy lerec.y clear aud. on considerable part
II the hoe, IN perfectly open held. OIe or Two In
sJsr occurred here the Siter OF this Vas in
be cbarge OF, probably, interest enough 10 be pas
ngly ohtunoled. Among The first to reach the Yenkee
piss in the ia we're The companies "A" aud B" Of
Is b rziniA (ofwerly DAnVlls Blues aud GF W -
la frst uader command of Lieut. j ,usP, ard The
,ssoud under command OF Lieut. Muuie. Afer GEL
,eg into the pits Leu. JoneE mixed right Gown the
OLE when he aas surprisingly ordered 10 suFTsL dor by
Yankee Ohcsr, VAC, pTebatlJ, adoyted this
method OF making bis escape. lietly FeiiI ng uIO
,,,ysry Ot his situat1u, 40 was followed b, lie All
&c officer, who, 10 cap the climax, ordered men
O M. bin under arrest. This was rather 100 much
nd b. ing by tue line nearly bsck 10 hia compluy,
Lieut. Jones said FIRE on them, boys they are Yam
,ees 10" Two ieli. bu. ore Yankee FAN After him
taf,sd Sergeant Walters WITH au empty gun, in pul
lively forge ting that in tie dark he Was, by running
10 the direction of the Yankee WOrks, exposing himself
o a very probsll, ire tIom Ut. He succeeded in
q rchmg tho Yankee. and knocking him down by q
blow on the head with his gun, safely brouLh. the
refugee back.
Aysry amusing irs.anc, % lOrsgiag upol The enemy
,ocur. q Nth Sergeant H, Of company "B " whose
,isss of Yaskee title to blankets, oil cloths oVercoas
ud other articles OF sgance and luxury net as fed
n clear as such distinctions TO Of lesB military
t.Apirg. He cap'ured Yankee who Was as scared
. nan ever wanted Sol them farm and found
rsou or grave. The first interroga DRY Of the spec
hating Sergeant vas, "H'Ve you any money ?G
No" responded the terrified prisoner Hand
ne your OvercoaL" continued the Serg lsnt
and now 20 to tho rear, and in hurry toln The
TAusee started, but iesh thought struck SsrR ant
t. - p there" ne said; ''sHt hsts" ana ui.-
pg tho action TO tho WOrd, he removed tne Yaukee's
at Al placed il on his head, very kinty giving bic
0 The Yankee. Imagine tue rgosLrs horror next
norning when he di-cOVtred thst in the hat eIc5snge
ne YanIee got him" His friends jeer him, Lud he
sushileiy adults that he "didn't 90 much better
nan a cgrscrip )" but promises better oonduc. the
ext charge. HiJ friends do not doubt his redemI-
zen OF his promise, hs courage is as established 81
,i5 idea OF YluEee rights Is limited.
We arc oil anIously waiting for neWs from Georgia
}lme wish Sherman may reinforce Grant here al they
re cerisiu ',Sarse Bob" f1 HIM. it he gets With
u rt6el II it DO tiua that Grant conempGtes . &C.
cus aud determined assault, aud she uld make il on
his 1e YOU may res! assured that the heroes OF Get
,sburg W. be found at their posts, aud stern ven
fstuee viii they eIacs for their comrades, whose
zones nov fertile, Pennsylvania soil OF Who are vet
n8sr ing IN Northern p.iaCIe. OIL,
90. 18Th Va.