Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-04

sa sbaa bSs. The siass Of lhs snspS ealaiss iasL
| Ars oa these gallant man, wss- on account OF Guns
minRs lns being delayed by some lmpedment mot yet
| explained to me) which kept them from he ping up
with the right of the division They we're, however
soon brought up, but not beo it too late TO at
tempt to carry tho line 10 'front.' Thu Yankees by this
time were fully prep red for al assault, aud had brought
/ up reinfoTcements. TIE artillery they had tier
picket lines was withdrawn fast columns
risd t,ep andthis added 10 thai already their main
line kept up continual fire of grape aud canister in
rear who reairei ,hs cap red ground for three
bours, when they were withdrawn in accordance wish
orders received 10 our regular line Of battle the ridge
| no sever, being still held by our forces
| As soon as tue nen appeared in front Of the Yam
KEGS main line OF battle, Hindmtn's division up
on tteir light, and thus prevented the enem5 from
marching on the q snk and opening fire OF muskery
which Would have been very disastrous 10 our men
This charge was brilliant aud CALAMITY made one
and gave the Yankees foreiaste Of wtat they may
poet when the general engagement takes place
ReJnclds aud Browns brgades dis nguished themselves
by cir heroic and firm conduct whle under terrific
fire. So the hre, a. SO thick did the mimic
bslli fly about, that almost us snlaneously CJlouel
TT gg commsntiug Reynold,' brigad, Capt Matthews,
A. A. G Capt j. IL Jorsey, gallant sOl Of Georgia,
and Lieut. Patton all Of ynods staff aud gallant and
ohv lrous officers had their Ibrs shot under them
Capt Whitfield OF the saf had his right arm para
y zed by blow the shoulder from peco Of spent
she'll Ia Browns brigade, Capt u. j. Cheney, A. a.
g.. ard Lieut.. j. T. Brown, A. d. O., had their horses
shot While gall ,ntly charging the enemys works, and
Capt G. H. Live, of the same stan, received m.Die
ball through his hat.
LOSS tF YIELD oFFICRRs
is very heavy. Gel O. II. Walker, OF the Sd Tonnes
see, gallant officer, killed by she which struck
him on the head staserpg Il, aud causing instant
death. HIS loss viii b, felt in the brig de-. A6juanL
j n. Douglas, Of the lS.h Tenn, was also Kill d Tee
wounded are Mor j. p. Brewster, seth Georgia; Ii.
Gel Brady, "a Georgia Adju ant de, 81 Georgia
Safe Troops, all of Cummings brigade. Il Browns
= 81 L 4 ~ N. n t. 49,.
and ce Colonel SaHel 26h Tennessee, Sigh ly
woun &c Major Mcclure, 2Sd, ADJ Fonte, 26 h T,nn.
AID Capt Nabiss Actg Major / Teno. were wounted
Oolon,l Cox commanded Browns brigade, and is as
gainta i,er as there ID in our army. trust he vii
soon recs'
In ReSro o's'brgade, Colonel Frerei, of the So
Virginia. W. wounded, also Majors Hirman, of the
54th Vngnis, and DIla, of thu 5sGh North Carolina =
The only field officers have heard OF in Pctus bril-
gade as being wounded are Adjuta1t ]. H. Brooks of
the 46:h and nj or Davis, Of the 26th Alabama reg
ments.
THE cAsUALTIE4
Our loss in this charge was very heavy and cannot
fall Ort Of - buudred. That OF the enemy also
severe, but his men fought behind breaswJls, it
would nct be surprising il tn r less does not exceed
ours. IL may be large, although quie. q
number OF Yankees killed, en- We captureda
one hundred prisoners.
COL. TRIGG.
am glad 10 say that this gallant officer is not wound
ed as was reported to arriving at Marie ta yes
friday, although he rece we'd several bruises when Lis
horse was shot from Ter him
On fIriVing at Marietta foundmany al oa o. the
assault made by our left on the enemJs right yesterday
evening Bis very contradictory and atoge her
Us actOry, determined to wait until my arrival at
he front" where could procure reliable information.
This s the did not send you any special on my
arriving az Marietta
e. eKN. NAH NE.
In our notice the other dag OF this gallant officer
in oder 10 STOW tha. in complimenliUg him We
we've perfectly disinteres ed, intended to cay,
and presume understood by read
Crs, wi very few exceptions, thct we were r
onslly unaequanted with General Malone, and c, uId
not at the time o. ting call to mind single friend of
ours who knew him. The paragraph showed upon its
face that We we're fam lar wi his public career With
this brief Cxp!an4tion, p.bl,b the following;
PETERsBURG, July st, 1864.
10 The Editor Of the Wig:
You say that you do not know Brig. Gen. Mlhone
(who has already, in this war; my opinion, made good
his right TO promotion, well to honorable fan,)
ard that on DO not know any one who d;es know him
1t may be unaccsptals to you that word b. writ
ten about him. He weighs, suppose, much as 30
pounds. He is a man Of as much endurance Of labor
and as constant 10 his work. any mln have ever
known. He is temperate in his habits and moderator
all his desires, except that his desire accomplish
whatever he undertakes seem 10 know no bounds but
probity OF means 10 the end which be has sagacy to
discover and invention TO apply. Ia proof let The Nor
folk and Petersburg Railroad, as it before this war
be referred TO- He made that road. He received |
military education, have undcr,tood, through the
assistance OF Ohm Y Mson, his cOuntynan, of South
amptOn, Va, who the genius in the boy. No cH
Of his life is proposed, for your columns too crowd
ed just now, nor is any eulogy intended Yet, will
ask tina: his bgade may be al owed 10 what they say
Of him, to speak his euOgiun heir cheitan. They
say, 'Ho is tyrant i4c,mo; bu, We condde in him
to go Wh.re he O.ders, follow where be eads.
G.