The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-01


ealient aud the rent produced by the explo-
zion still remained In posseesioa Of the en-
my. Wriaht's Georgia brigade was formed
ana moved forward, but from some failure
or misrepresentation Of orders, as is alleged,
failed To refake ths remainder Of the works
THIS ended the lighting, save skirmishing,
and heavy fire Of grape aud shratnel,
which the enemy poured into our lines
Even this ceased about o'clock, and ssom
then until o'clock there was profound
quiet. About this time General Malone,
having ordered up Sanders's Alabama brig.
ade, sent II forward to- recapturc the reet Of
the works. Led by their gallant Br.gadier,
they moved forwsrd in splendid style, max
ing one OF the grandest charges OF the war
and recaplafiug every vestige Of our lost
tfonha ana eur Loot guns, and CAPTURING
th,rt5 I've commissioned ofiic, rs, including
er,sadisr General B,rtlette, commanding
hsst brigade, first division, ninth corps
q rec hundred and twenty four white and
ne hundred aud fifty negro privates, and
awo stands ni cDiesa.- y
mt enemy made hut slight resistancet6 )
tbs charge, whilst our men swept every
thiag before Them, even as the stream that
feeds the cataract bears irresistih,y forward
everything on it's bosom.
The Yankee negroes and their white CO.
adjutors came forward, exultant with pride
aud hope, mainly produced by strong pota-
tions OF whiskey, crying "No quarter! Re-
member Fort Fiilov !"
e'i,ut Linden saw another sight,
Nhca the diunl beat al dead Of night,
Commanding fires of death to light
1.,e darkness OF her scenery"
The rifle pits .and the ground In front Of
the battle field bore testimony to the eifi-
cheney of our FIRE, and the many CHASTITY
forms oi negroes ana whites, in death laid
low, showed how the cry of Remember
Fort Pillow" was responded to by our
Spartan braves.
The rent made in the earth by the explo-
sion is one of the most CHASTITY, unsight'y
objects | have ever witnessed. The ground
is torn IS il by an earthquake, and great
boulders Of earth are scattered here and
there, with ever and anon the mapgled form
OF some lifeitss Confederate protruded be-
yond.
Among the brave in battle slain are the
gallant Colonel Eyars, 9th Georgia, and
Captain Rnsh, commanding 23j Georgia re-
siment Lieuteuant Colo mel Williamson,
4th Virginia, had his arm resected, and Ma
i1r Woodhouse was seyerly wounded.-
Captain Broadbnt, commanding sharp
shooters, Mahone's' brigade, and Captain
McCrea, omnauding 81 Georgia, were also
W. uuded.
The following Is q list of the battle flags
| captured: Four large United States flags /;
ne battle tattered flg belon ging TO l1th n.
H. and inscribed ''Frederfcksbu burg, Vicks.
burg,sJacksoa;" auoth ar marked - reg !
| rrrent infantry; another belonging to 57th
| massachusetts, another belonging to 3lst
reg IN Mt infanJry; 58h Massachusetts, regi-
| ment, flag Sta IT trok, n; Goth regiment Mich.
| igan Infantry; one guldOn and one regimen
| tai flag. And finally, but by no means least,
/ q very handsome lag belonging to 2S,h
| regiment coiored Infantry. ANong our
| captures are to DC menti m ed about two
| thQusand stand OF small arms.
She less OF the enemy at the lowest cal
culaiion is at least three thousand tive hun
dred, whilst ours cannot be over eight
| hundred. hIahono's division lost about foul
| huudred III all.
The enemy's prisoners Say they have been
| mining tor over three weeks. This mine o1
the enemy Wassabout twenty five feet btiom
the surface OF The earth.
The prisoners all say that they have Other
mines, WHICH thc y will spring ia few days
| Whilst the contest WAS gong on IN John
sons front, the enemy made demonstra
tion IL front of Harris's Mississippi brigade
| demanding its surrender, inasmuch as the,
had broken our lines at another point ant
| were carrying everything before them
General H. replied that he would neVe
surrender the works, but ii the enem
! wanted the works they might come and tax
| them, provided they could.
Among the anecdotes of the day 1t is re
; lated Of n Capt. Richards, of Pennsyivanis
| that finding himself about to be taken b
| threw himself In supplian: attitude, en-
! cried, ''Fake my watch, my o~at and purse
but tor Gods sake save my lie = ~