The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22

an article Of mine sent to the Baltimore
sun, md published November Sd. Inc
article In question Is hended Infantry 1! at
yellow Tavcrr1.t' It states that no Dill
cinl reports OF the yellow Tavern engage e.
1nent have ever BEEN written; sxcept cs ~
cral Lee 8 chief or artillery. Since wrote
the article have discovered by looking !,
through ono of = tlio volumes Of the
Onicial Records Cvol. 81. Part ]. supple.
1net,t) that I was mistaken. for IN my
researches came across a report tlrn .a
General Flts Lee, whose d1vis .,,,,n Was
engaged alone In that battle. NJ gen.
The Confederate officers engaged IN the
ia title, ever wrote a Tine on the subject =
In fact, Mator Mcclellan, General .. ~
g. Stuart's assistant adJutant- senerutt
a nd chet Of staff. ms latter TO n:s ~ o. y
very recent date. has 50 sta ted. WHn
the indulgence Of The Tines Dispa e =
will reprodnce It In order b correct tt a
Misunderstanding:
Near Pole Greet, Church..
May Is, 1854 II a. N.
General,--1 have the honor to enc G,
a communica ton just received from Gen 'e;
eral Bragg for your Information. me
enemys cavalry retreated this morning
In. the direction OF Tunstall's ana DIS
patch Station. after quite a spirited e.
1CTt TO hCApluIC A'As
after leaving Spotsylvania Courthouse On
the 9th, engaged the e,lemy's rear heavily
on that day and on tho 10th. On the I'm
we drove the enemy ,out OF Ashlano'
and following the Telegraph Road down,
fintersected the enen1y's limo OF march az
yellow Tavern sin miles from Richmonu.
] at once alta cked them. and INC nsnt
making no progress that day beyond thnt
polnt. General Bragg attributed the
sa fety of Richmond TO the vlgor Of TINS
attack, which enabled hlmtto draw troops
from Drewry's Bluff to rcpel their as
sault on Richmond the next day Vheir
force is a very heavy one, under the com
4mand Of Sheridan. shall retain GOT
don's brigade with me for the present &c, 20
watch their further movements on the
Peninsula MY division alone was en-
gagged at Yellow Tavern. Gordon being
an their rear some distance behind, de-
layed by their obstructing the roads
M, lines were finally forced back three
quarters of a rnile just before dark ny
their overwhelming numbers. Genera!
Stuart was with me. and deeply resIe.
to add that he received wound wElcn
has since proved fatal My loss during
these engagements has been very heavy,
particularly In officers. In addition TO
those you already know Of, Colonel Pate,
OF the Fifth; Lieutenant Colonel Robert
Randolph. OF the Fourth, we're R1lied. ah ~.
Major Woo]dr ridge, Of the FOURTH lost
a lex, besides the loss Of many subordi-
nate officers killed and wounded, par
ticularly captains. Many companies are
without NJ commissioned officer. and sew.
eral sunadrons are commanded by second
lieutenants.s In the fight yesterday d2th)
General Gordon was wounded N the mr., nrm'
and win probably lose 1t. Gle dled.)
Colonel Cheeck, First Nortl, Carolina
Cavalry, has also been wounded
Very respectfully your obedient servant.
q. FITZ LEE, Maori General.
The left Of the line was forced back,
loosing two pieces OF artillery Baltimore
Light Artlllery) which were posted on
extreme left.
Very sincerely.
H. H. MATTHEWS,
Breathed's Battery. S. H. A.. Fitz Lees
Division.
tThe General Gordon referred to was
General James B. Gordon. OF Wtl!;es
county. N. c., who had been colonel OF
~. T7tNo& North Carolina Cavalry