Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-16

'Glcnhurnie' uIlckss FARM. Here they
were drawn up In line OF battle. and
ordered 20 lie down. Skirnishers We're
then thrown out. but In i've minutes 'ney
were driven back upon the lines. when
the Yankees made charge upon the rlgh'
and centre. They received three voiieys
from the entire line, and were rcpuise1
In confusion. We learn that the men were
cool and fired deliberately SECOND
charge was made. and was successfully
repulsed. Walters Battalion occupied
the left OF the road. and fired two vol
leys Mt the enemy. The Twen.y-cighth
Virginia Battalion did not reach the
gronnd until the action was over Inc last
volley satisfied the Yankees that they
could not get to Richmond b. that route.
and they withdrew.
''The casualties In 'Henlcv's Battalion
were one kIlled-Captain Albert Ellery--
and six wounded-viz.: ting'f1rst-ideu-
tenant. Company u. Robert a. IoinpkIns'
privates. II. T. Carter. signify. - MIC
Lain. slightly. In leg; IL. Is Dreen' III
hand; Miles Cary. sabre-cut on Shoulder
Gray boswell shot through the thigh"
RESERVED THEIR POWDER.
In another account, published March 18th,
the Whig corrects It's statement that
W amer \ B1tt3iicn WIS i' i'iN VIVA avn
ley's Battalion. and says;
"Couricrs, fugtivcs, and others con-
yeycd information 20 Henley's Battalion.
about three miles in the rear. OF the state
Of THINGS at Green's farm, and urged Their,
70 hurry forward. They cid so. and ar
rived al 'Clenburnle about nlghtfall. The
rain now commenced 10 fall heavily, but
the men we're neither dauntcd by the
weather nor by the proximity or the
enemy. and moved steadily 10 the position
chosen for them by Captain McAnerney,
commanding the battalion. The main par
ticulara OF the fight which cnsued were
published in yesterdays paper IL some
confusion took place when the Yankees
charged "a we have heard alleged. 1t Is
not surprising. as the darkness Whicn
prevailed and the smoke from the guns
rendered II impossible for any one % re-
cognize another ten feet distant. Several
premature and random shots were fred
hut the main body reserved their pow
der until the Yankees got very near TO
their line. and then discharged their pieces
with telling effect
COULD BE RELIED UPON.
"The rcpulse Of the enemy. however
was complete. and could not have pcen
more so. perhaps. had the forces engaged
| awaited the advance Of the enemy 10 the
/ pectod to do by the general officers. Ihe
| result Of the affair shows that the Local
| Defence Troop may be relied upon when
properly handled
If the memories Of participants are not
! at fault. there was no actual confusion IT
Honlcys Battalion. This is borne out by
| the testimony Of the otner Richmond
newspapers and by the article OF the lat'
| George Wythe Munford which appeared
| in the Southern Historical Society fapers
some years ago.
That article. after describing the fall
| ing back of the Armory Battalion from
| Green's farm. continues;
| ole McAnerney) was n brave ana De
| termined officer and brought ms men
| into line with great GOODNESS, ana III
| spired them with his own calm resolve
| lie passed in front of his line and sara
| STEADY. Give them one regular Voney
| and follow it up promptly 1t was py 'hi'
| time night drizzllng and sleeting.
| THE rapid cavalry approach could d.
| heard with perfect distinctness, ana
| voice. in clear tones. rang OUT SHoO
| down the id militia
| A BEAUTIFUL VOLLEY.
| "NfcAnerney cried: Attention. fire" and
q better yolley was rarely given by regu-
| lars. 1t was one volley in truth. Instead
| Of coming on, the raiders recOled. Again
was heard. Forward. Shoot down thf
id militia But they received another
yollev. not quite so regular but delivered
without yielding ground. The cavalry were
again repulsed and fell back as quickly
| as they had come. and, though eiiorts
were made to rally and bring them again
| To- the charge, it could not be done. Tc
| show how near they had gotten, fouI
prisoners were taken. who rode through
the line. and in the darkness ana con-
fusion. could not eXtricate themselves. IN
the last charge. Captain Enery, chlet'
clerk Of the Second Auditors office. was
instantly killed, but the battalion had
prevented the capture of Richmond a.
that point"
The onemy's casualties in the Glen
burnie fight, according to the best ac-
counts available. were fourteen killed and
some twenty-five or thirty wounded. Ten
Of their dead were lying in the field N
front Of the battalion's line the next
morning
CAPTAIN. afterwards Colonel. McAnerney
| had been in the regular service, from
which he was retired on account of Q
| severe wound which disabled his right
arm. He is now president Of the Seventh
| National Bank. New York. He married
| in Richmond. and was last here on the
occasion Of the unwilling of the Confede'
rate Soldiers and Sailors monument