The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04

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| Daniel Shows the advance Of the brigade
on that occasion, and tho trouble that
arose from Gordon's men being upon It,
by mistake Of course; and In time no. nope .,
| to cover all tho points that Will SHOW
fully the great credit due to Pegrrlt1trls
@''1s 80, ~ 4 JOHN w. DANIEL.
When General Grant crossed the Rapl-
! dan RiverEin tho month of May lSeA tile
| Fourth Brigade of Virginia Infantry,
.lIarly's Division, was con naflded US 1oi-
lows NJ ~ 4. ~.
f,rigadior-Gcn Jolla Pcgtar,. 18th
| Virginia Regiment, Colonel james -. TER
rlll !; J31st Vlrglrin Regiment, John s.. Hot.
man; 49tli Virginia Regiment, ]. Catlett
1 Skinner: 5Sill Virginia Regiment, Trancds
| II. Board. g5i y. s s. Y tx
we Abroko up winter quarters near
solnervilo Ford May 4th, and .biyonaskea
Pike that night; nexa morning we moved N e.
down tho r6nd following Gordon's !3ri-
| .Eadc; which, during, tllnt day became hot
| ~ engaged with the enon,y, but we wore
I1il1 5TiI or MAY 1864 cl1 Al. Pc
! GRAM NvO UND1cD AND CAPTAIN ID
DANIELS II ORSE Isl LIED
Hayes md Gordon borc OF to the left
of the pike and we're deployed on the OK {.
4tremc left OF the army IN the Y order
named from right to loft. !SWc mug com.
picted temporary defenses, which the
men voluntarily piled up from the logs
ana lapse wood Of the forest, when TIE Z
enemy mado a series of furious assault t t.
for nearly two hours, until dark. which 4
OF tho Wilderness. During tiisse .engage-
nlents General VIZ ram tset his y iorse,
therefore, tho bers OF his stan &. did
llikewise, 1t wns II n the glonlnlng hen
my horse was shot and INas sun,snl g
oral l2egTain wheeled tlfs horse and stArt-
led to tho rear. HAIL him, nnd he re.
piled. .HTrnv, I'm wound 81 ;3tell Colonel
Hofflna he rs in comm M Much .itn-
growth II ma de- my way 70 the Stst Wiz
tSglnia Regiment, and deli yered the order
Ito that officer nj f3i5 .4S v !.
;3Y hen a the Yank ees ss3a cea 500 slfEoM
s eoGs It'll sthe sA ned tal
found General Pegr am q balt n MS tai
l1iee, which threat tened the lois sof MS
|8hoWever lie returned Is F3h.s command g
fully restored In time 10 rtloipate az. I;
aEarlys Maryland 81 4g,l. 1n the
tine l9si h,s saacfSs ~
fffSga@ s s4s 21a|2s2 EsRS'eE
9Th OF NAY Ma ia nN sIlI;I7I
Early on the 9Th the enemy a. mace sas 9snSrs
sandS lialf imam swatch I, {! b.aIA
I'LL i1s1s lds olGH ti ue S
measure to The ira ct that our Zine Wpss
about forty rom the brow e 4. 81
Ssm
|ylevel nnd hin close aIge. ol p asr
IN ieHsllsa Guns be sas
the 0g Sa ama Sat pss iteSe
the ornlng o4 Che that ono lniEh1tii
fSR SSSSSS 3 s. sHiE
se ahf 81
was placed in support 4of pII on =, pre-
para tory$to his con template ed flank move
men ~ the 3 aee eI aan
attack willie BE game sadvan,c:en
upon 1.-THE sanen,y's works III front, which
eonbined action as $50 SO camp @orSs @
! Boiling aid open hayeryaelts ia ened with
ratons the like OF VII ch we had not en-.
smofning = when the mail collector came
around 4 sHrot g tier home upon PAPER e.T
adoined TIE american Eagle nn no
sisters did Is weet hea arts Of these Nor hern
| patriots ls1nght crimson any cheek.
Goa lSRs1;s p hNN B9 isTAkg
Bit while til ene my ssyere on the run
lfthesnigh efore we ere thre teEes wit =
az dIreful oatas troplle Coz 7, ';brisadc'
po ii is the d
at tael, 4 was z alive
eo,id az st OF ca spread the
along tho lire ti,a we would BIZ 2nr
friends could only yet the .sply:
in II u us ust then Gordos's clarion
iHSaes e. ss sRs Dung
are irisi5ds! oise must ], llays teen zee 2
no SPOTS
xsng nas 81 e 81
eGic Stir was COD tp the llght ct g. =
staff oiIiear III foot I'm t,allge g
CONSERVATION and oWll dge MT the plan
al sslap s oF Ess'a 81
tho o 4 thex enem !: g
WSr ,nt 5s aad 4l s s st a the
for spotsylvanias Gourthonso' aid surely
| VIC all retain an ardent rcnlnmbfanI n 81
that broilg march thiroug 1@o eIsl
our fect and the slno Ike blind ms t}s,
EARLY was transferred ~ thesc!2mman 20
of ELI Is corps that day (iiill HAVING been
| R;lnized. Hays was transferred away, a. obs
scrt r.. JohnsOns North Ca pol iDn 80 pgade
WAS given TO our division, Gordo " Gom n
I Inanding rs tss..9 nj y W. u, 2, !, !,
Peer ANS BRIO AloD ON fIaISNFl'VE
| ON MAY sl0pEl 4 NJ
We reached the courthouse ttlle event llE
but being fenfiladed on the T10tl WE we're
retired as reserve to Anderson 81 ylslon,s
where an attack was expected
repeil an attack on Doles's brigade, and
Johnsons brigade Ia the LEAD 5did Inns .i y!
handsome style, which rendered OH q $,
back to our former post ton AS reese rye ITO
Anderson's right, 80 E. . III z,5g &
May 18th. rail- and mo flghtln . ! p, q,
MA 12TITt AND C4 N. Ibid LIN FRONT
or THE BRIGADE. F,,
May 12t Rof orc = rise y sYls . ~
enpd by n WHO aimed III y
God! Captain! Just LOOK over oNder.'..s
The, fog WAS dense and tho Srollng smoke g
llugged tile, ground, but to my illorgor 3, ~