Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-17
TWsNTY-seVeN YEARS AGO.
a "emorabie sixteenth Of June for the
Hlnos Before Petersburg.

- after the capture OF our lines in front Of
bbstersourg on the 18th of June, 1864. the
Ro,,os Rs9so were ordered 20 occupy the space from
natterles 32 20 "a. In order 10 do this tho mon
we're placed az intervals OF abouf ton feet onar,
snps presenting terrible opposition 90 an enemy
n1shed With Tho victory o. the previous day but
~. o. ets'cilpt was made upon this iiamenss force
Oh the night OF The 10Th the Blues were duictIv
WlthcraWn irom this Oerilous position.
Ou we IN the Blues were marched 10 tho
new hne and occupied a position near Wilhauss q
III. Ia. ,lhey began Immediately TO entrench
themselves, and having no spades or ehoveis
usea Dhyonets and tin plates for this purpose,
ND3et midday the enemy attempted 10 carry the
new Inc, but were repulsed At about 2 p M. a
NJ st,Sns euort was made Just at the point where
the F0rty-siNth Virginia, Wise's brigade. were
Postou. lhe enemy had advanced 80 close 10
our entertainments (Which at the time averaged
auo9t loot In height that they found II more
,o,,,', W c9ine over as prisoners than 70 at
tempt 20 return 70 their friends. The Blues
captured on this occasion more officers and
heh than their entire command numbered.
shortly after the event Just recorded another
more determined effort was made to capture
thlS point. part OF the regiment was driven
oacA' ana the onlcer In command, thinking an
order 10 the eject had been issued ordered tho
% %nlues 10 Iau back TO small clump Of woods
aUout @Uo teet 70 the renr. Finding that a
great mistake had boon made the regimental
Solors were brought TO the front the men rat-
hol hooly' went forward, and reCapturod the no
sition. Doing 20 cost the regiment very deariv .
sixth regiment Colonel NOW GeneraD j. c. hin
lost his arm, his brother a leg. In the Blues
illNhtes Black burn, Rush, and Place were killed.
Lieutenant Charles P.BigRer desperately wound
ed IN shoulder, Lieutenant Ezekiel j. Levy.
nesh-wound in leg; Orderly-Sergeant X. j. Nc
JoNeu, hesh-wound in thigh; Private Henry
Miller, wound IN head and LETT hand; Private W.
H. Chestcrman, desperate wound in thigh j. II.
Meulicott wounded slightly in head; Wilson n.
iimOerlakc, wounded slightly in head; Samuel
a: trayser, badly wounded I'm head.
The battery Of Captain Taylor Martin was im-
medlately on the right Of the Blues and Sergeant
(a't' Captain) Jarvis with several men re-
manned with the artillery men during the time
that the regiment had fallen back.
There came near being a very serious disaster.
AS the shades OF the evening were creeping over
the battlefield renlorcements arrived. Under
the impression that the Confederates had been
completely routed, and seeing a force occupying
the first position, they naturally took them for
the enemy and opened flre on thCm, which was
returned under a similar idea; but the mistake
was discovered before any damage had been
done.
The series Of engagements on 7th June, 1864
IN which the Blues took a very prominent part
began about midday and did not cease until ]
o'clock a. VI. of the 18th.
General Henry A. Wise cOmp'imented the
Blues very highly for their gallant conduct on
this occasion.