Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-14
BATTLES BRIGADE u

10 che Editor u TIE Hhis
s,ns TOO partial iFiS1d, II : Co1G ulicAGOn IN TO-
ssys Wig sil Rsd Justice having presented BA5tiss
B,Raas ~ The ubl IN such terms 40 70 Faiss In some
minds thS suppostOn Ihas hs FegMds IL the snbOd :
nsut of he rIus aud herOism Of the second Corps
d,.m t not improper in to dc aim any such pre-
and bear tes lnony 10 The TGT Of other troops
If The Valley District.
Ga tia IA Of September At Winchester, Wien hat
meat chiy.ro and accomplished Cfoer, M-jeF GaneTSl
doe, fell ust the sDsny ais FspulSsd in bis fret
,.tssk. Was placed 81 s.uiOs BrgAdeF GsEsfhl, IL
,ommSud Of liz D. vision. TIE entire Division acted
eth br.y2Iy AMI GOODNESS dG:uE the dAy, and did hot
rel O sh ~ iuGA Vi she ground 20 gIoieuSy won IL
ths morning, until 0. dsiei 10 Retire. While al did
sell lsIo, uAy require NE ~ s;ae, that 60 far as my
ubss,,. ion t1.endsi, G;Jns, North Carolina aud
Phil OloAs Georgia bdgEdss Cfsrsd the last organic
opposi,ion 20 the enemy on that eVsnslul day CoIs
North OarOliniaLs and Battles AEbIIaiSls had been
"a gicusy sent to occupy positions south OF WinChes
ter FsLsr's Hill on the % J. the left nk Of our
.rm, vas turled By saeFdAns casing large force BY
s,uIssTered GOaua.n path to ous rear, and movirs
u heavy column on QUE trout BaeGjss aud divisions
re,irs AZ conu ,On. Ii Battles Big lie came IF IL
better order than others, While much is due to the
s.in, % OF the troops Is ia largely attributable to the
fo that il moved uadsF the GyS OF General Ear y
fsIt the eona ieIee his Ps,sarca ns pred.
ToeSiIaek At Cedar Geek, en- he morOlng OF the
10 of October vas the mosI brilliant aud successful
-, .itnsssed Wharton ANA Z srshaW, 9oTdon, Ram,
Am, ana PsgrSD all into the dglt ut the right
TINS ana In the rgh! way. While constantly occupied
vth NV Command until Wouad' q, Of A h / could
not .up res my admiration Of the olLduo OF all the
roops nut esIec ally attention attracted 10 the
snsndd ehaIge OF Lons1s old cavalry brig Ide under
he eem uand Of Colonel Payne. l do nos write, Nj
Gtor 10 dsIacs from the ", l-esraed reputation Of
NV n. bic me-, ter hnOW the SERVICES but the brave
ara ,yef generous and LheJ would appropriate
N themselves honors uohAsed by the tolls and sIieg-
nSs of the AFmy oftLs Valley. lie regarded strAnse
,ins N Il hurors claimed 20 have been Won 10 Q
i.,s Valley campaign Never was there exhibit
higher sOdisTshP- True, gorous victory HSs ehsnstd
into f5s bat tue spirit VI the troops uLbsoksn,
ana measures have been adopt which it Ia b, ieveo
a. or soon will correct the evil which led to such de
olorab results ,ieTs me, sir there 10 life in The
ia lTps vet aud It will Vt VindicsIe It's right to {
n,oud old posi- ion In the Army OF NOrthern Virginia.
Although the charge Of Drunkenness brought sgAi o.
the a NV OF the Valley has been virtually WITHDRAWN,
m Iaopy TO state that spe) my connection with the
sy D.str c.. have not sesn general nicer whom
:, n IA red uausr the enos OF Interesting liz lcrs.
P ,rdou mo- have written too much for my strcT 8 b
Marriages tar too much iCr Jour patience. l: has been
mpo s,ols 10 give any 70 the gtRces OF compost
inn m this paper. hosever, the iscs which II cen
AIMS are deemed Of IL Il ent interest 10 the publc
ycu are 81 libsr.y TO PaUlsh It.
lam, Mr., Eh'Or,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't sesV't
q. A, BATTLE Brig. Gsl,
HosPrTAI. INV 10 1874