Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-04

buttons on their coats. when our guns
opencd from the covert q rapid nres anu
thus began the bloody battle OF onaIps.
burg The Federal batteries were hurI'eu
forward rapidly. and our guns we'e svv 'a
withdrawn. In retiring we passes az
dark through the valley on the LANE ~.
side OF which Hoods Division 80" , To-
their arms. The Fedcrals were ~ "a
charging deafening fire oil ar'iieay, 49,
a Zee, Guns on our side were answering
,heu Az We moved through the vaiiey
the shells from two directions W. 80.
ing over our heads. their burning Iusss
a,oo,,,ng IKE meteors, and the wno'e
making comparatively harmless ou'
brilliant spectacular performance.
y, T learned az the time TO what pat
-, 80 e,,ns belonged that hred these
erst shots at Sharpsburg, l nave qu'se
forootten now. ] hope some reaoer y.
tho Dispatch, whose eye may iaii ~"
this article. may know. the ihiolna
ZION IL earnestly sought by the ah''e, en-
Rattle-F Field Board. Of the war
nartnent. General j.. a. Carfhai, VI
mat board, writes from Sharpsouis on
Tune 9Th. For some time nave
ondc.X oring to ascertain what IoIeo ~
noses Hookers when he HrsI g..
the Antletam on the afternoon Oh oP
tember 18th. and before he came y"
80, ,,,,h Hoods Division, but have peeh
nnable 10 get anything satisfactory. ne
,yae onnosed by artillery, yet can se'
NO trace of any artillery within inlle
- ,vhore he was first fred az. nave
co,oa 10 the conclusion that the gun Vi
guns onposing him must have peen oHo
or more Of Pelham's. but i canno. 49,
NV CONCLUSION, nor can l coHnuni."'o
with any survivors Of that pattei!'
THE NIGHT cANNoNAplNG.
rho cannonading at nightfall was Vi
-. .ontinuance. and IL soon peca'ho
80 ouie, on the field OF SharpspufR
as ,houoh no armies were there Gun,
Sronting each other. The movement VI
,he troons was made as noiseiessis 90
noss,ble Our brigade was on the mar ="
for several hours. and through the n,
take Of a laundering guide, was leu " =
nos,tion very close 10 line VI = w
batteries. Here we slept uncoi.s0iou
danger until nearly dawn. beioiS - :
LIGHT General Fitz Lee ascertdiiieu W
situation OF the command ana ehuea'o,
Cd TO extricate us as
possible. going around himseiI aio w.
and cautioning many OF 'he M away
- ten q ouarter OF a mile away
,arhane and had nearly reached posi-
H. ~ safetv beyond the crest OF hili'
~ we were discovered, and the
."r',,,s guns opened on US. This as
ot,arga besan the fray on the memorap,e
ia eanguinary 18th of September loez.
one of the first shells fired, suihihs tne
oar,b near rs exploded. covering some
of ms with dust and infiictlng on pia,o
Co,o,eI rho, nton. of the Third Virginia
covalrv. a mortal wound. The writer
80. moor him at the moment, ana WIZ
,ossed the Struggling OF his shoulders
- culver Of the muscles OF his race, as
ne felt the shock Of the piece OF sheil'
sbattering his arm close 20 the shouiuei
we had been, thus far, on the extreine
left ~ our line of battle, and carry III III,
dav were ordered to report 10 Oehet a.
n + Jackson who cornmanoeu u. wv
r,oht Our men, without rouhu ot an,
munition left, were seen leisu.eis 1870
,oyar5s the rear. singly and In groups
49, - o,,r batteries. having shot their
49, rorrd were leaving the neid at
~a1lon General Jackson's order was Una
&c ebouId take position in rear OF NE
troons. intercept the straggiers' anu vi,
rect them TO stated points, where ihey
we're refurnished with ammunition am
marched back to the line or battie' MO
,ionine TO our captain to give MN III.
car he directed him. in whisper no'
10 halt any men of Hoods DIVISION, say
ing they had liberty TO retire uene s,a q
Jackson's position was in the open ne,u
near large barn. that was purieu u9
ing the day by the enemys shelis' ~
commanded a full view OF the cohtenuiiia
lines in the valley below. and OF the reue-
raj batteries ranged one above aHo'ne'
-, ,ha hills beyond. The shells oil the
Latter were passing thickly. and bursting
80 him while he sat on his steed GIVING
h,s orders as serene and undisturpeo
as his statue in the Capitol Square al
90 ~ G.. w. Z.