Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
STOPPED TO REST UP.
Mar Game in Virginia Called on So
the Troops May Rest Them

selves.
Gainesville, Va, Sept. e.-Wfth prac
tically continuous lighting since B
o'clock this morning on the defense line
established by Ger raj Bell last night.
hostilities In the mimic war We're
stopped by General Corbin at noon to-
day In order that men who had been
on the firing line for ~thirty-six hours
might be relieved.
1t is estimated by army officers that
the casualties during the two days
fighting have depleted the blue army
by 1900 and the brown army 1900 to
1900.
The Opposing Forces.
The detail and position of the two
forces when they arranged themselves
for battle follows:
First brigade, commanded by Briga-
der Theodore J.. Whit. u. s. A, n
sisting of five companies OF the Fifth
United State infantry: First Georgia
infantry; Fifth Massachusetts, infan-
try; Fifth New Jersey infantry; lew
enty-fourth New York infantry,
point between Stone House and Sudley
Springs, and thence west across Little
Bull Run, where a position was X
up.
Forming on the left of General Whit
was the Third brigade, commanded by
Colonel Butler d.. Price. or the Six
tenth United states infantry, con-
sisting Of six companies of that infan-
try, the First Alabama infantry, the
First Maine infantry. the First Texas
infantry and the Seventeen Virginia
infantry. This position was gained by
a march from camp by way OF Grove
ton and thence northwest until the
junction with General Whit was eff
fected.
f.aparaI DuseaJ EroSf bad ooronaana
of the Fourth brigade, consisting OF
four companies OF the Fifth infantry.
the First, Second and Third Connecti-
cut infantry, the First separate COM
pany Connecticut infantry, and the re-
serves of artillery and engineers. He
marched to the front by way of New
market cross roads, Chinn House and
Groveton, and took up a position on
high ground on the west of Lewis Lane
and north of the Warrenton pike.
The Second brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, u.
s. A, and consisting of four companies
of the Sixteenth infantry, the First
Florida infantry the Fourteenth New
YORK infantry, the First South Carolina
infantry. and the First Tennessee in
fantry, marched by way of the Manas-
sas and Gainesville road and took up a
position in the vicinity Of Wellington.
hi cavalry, consisting of eight
troops of the Fifteenth and two troops
of the First squadron, New York cav
airy, provisional, was commanded by
Colonel Wallace, and, with the excep-
ton Of a small detachment which ac-
companied General Whit, covered the
left front and patroled as far as Broad
Run.
The Brown Army,
which. according to the problem, was
placed on the defensive, was disposed
OF by General Bell by the establishment
of a general line of defense running
through auckland, Haymarket and
Woolsey, the line being in the direction
of and near the Carolina road. To form
this line the Second brigade, command
ed by Brigadier General Thomas M.
Barry, u. S. A, and consisting of four
companies of the Ninth infantry (regu-
lars), the Second Georgia, Eighth Mas
sachusetts infantry, Twelfth New York
infantry and Fourth New Jersey in
fantry, was made the right of the line,
and stationed on high ground near
Buckland, extending along the Caro-
Barry's left was the brigade of Colonel
James Regain of the Ninth United
States infantry, consisting OF -four COM
panies of the Ninth, the First Mary
land, the Ninth Massachusetts,, Second
New York and Third Tennessee. It's
line extended from Haymarket to Lit
tie Bull Run, although the greater por-
ton of his brigade was held in re-
serve.
The Fourth brigade, under command
of Colonel #. A. Smith, Eighth u. s. in
fantry, n consisting of five compan-
les of the Eighth (regular). one bat
talon Delaware infantry, Second South
Carolina infantry, Second Vermont in
fantr yand two battalions West Vir-
GINA infantry, was extended from Re-
gan's left to Snow hill.
The First brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General J. NJ. Lee. u. s. A.,
was held in reserve nea the center of
the line.