The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
that o,,a<ter, ard fring had ceased IN, tn
neiEhborhood Of the stohe Bridge.
THE HENRY HILL.

lIvans.s and Reefs brigade going TO tho
! rear. The brigade took Its position. n n
I! the roar of the line on tho Henry itili
with the Fifth Regiment Oil the right, its
| right resting at point about cas- ING
writer renlembers) 100 yards III rear ana
| somewhat to the left of the Robinson
| House. Tor sometime after the brigade
| took this position the troops Of Bee. Bar
| tow. Evans md Hampton were heavily
/ engaged In our front, but from the posi-
! zion occupied by the Fifth Regiment thH
! troops actually engaged could not DC seeil..
| Very soon after the Fifth Regiment WIS
( placed in tho position above stated, the
writer overheard a conversation pelM ,..,
| General Bee and. Lieutenant Colonel VIII.
lliam TT Hartman. Of the Fifth Regiment.
lin which the former vchemently urged
| that tho Regiment be moved forward ana
Ito which Colonel Hartman replied thas'
| there was no order for such a. movement.
| Directly afterwards. Colonel Hartman RODE
lup to Colonel KentDn Harper. VINO was
lin command OF the Fifth Regim ent ana
was some distance from General Bee ana
I Colonel Hartman while the conversation;
above stated was going on and directly
| a ii erwarrls tho Regiment was ordered TO
| move forward. 81
POSITION NEAR THE ROBINSON
HOUSE.
| The regiment took "a position behind
| the fence enclosing the yard OF the Rob-
| inson House and n fence running from.
tic yard enclosure In the direction OF
the stone Bridge. When; we reache ed tina t
osition the sheltered parts of IT We're
still occnpiedi by small squads OF men OF
Hnmpton's:s Legion and a Georgia reg1-s
ment (the eighth. / believed who We're
still fighting desperately. but who appear
ed to me to have lost all resime ntai OF
company organization. Iii tlltsff position
,tyrcv RI
regiments advanced upon ft'with&a tront
reaching far beyond eachsflank.
rs While there tile New y ors3 IouaEcs
| moved d,agonally across the left front II
the regiment. and towards the posltions
They occupied when, a little later, they
xere cut to pieces By the Twenty-sev-'
! enth Regiment
THERE STANDS JACKSON l1lkti3 q
STONE NALL III
The re rimert remained In the position
|; behfn5 the enclosure near5sthe Robinson
/ house until two of the advancing fed-
! rral regiments passed It's right flank ana
i were getting position in Its rear. whan
f lit retired toSthe position it@occup1ed when
E4tta forward movement began Mh"h
the regiment renched its position. Cell
# cral Rec was still struggling desperately
Ito maintain his position. His command
4 was melting rapidly under the hot fire,
and Welding 70 tile terrible pressure. II
* was in, the immediate front Of with his
Il sword pointing to the Fifth Regiment.
i that General Bee said: There is jackson
1, standing like$a stone wall This utfer-
ance OF General Bee was heard ny cot
II onel Harper who repeated IT, TO the
4 writer while the regiment was marching
] back to its bivounc OF the night before,
/ and the writer believes that this utter
4 5arcc became known to the world be-
! cause 1t was overheard and repeated by
Z. Colonel Harper
+ After Bee. Barlow and Hampton had
L been forced back from the line on the
Henry Hill. the Fifth Regiment moved
Y / back and took position behind a piece Of
woods situated eastward. df the Robinson
/ house and a little i'll, the rear Of the
Il position af the regiment while in sup
4 I port Of the line on the Henry Hill. with
a the left flank about opposite tile south
q crly edge of the woods Very soon after
& |; the Fifth Regiment reached this position,
Ill General Beallrrgard and General John
y ston came to that part of tile field. and
Z L remained near t1ie left flank, OF the FIFTH,
3 Regiment until prepare tons were made
\ for the Con fetlerate advance which sweep
the Federals from the Henry Hill an1
drove them beyond the Warrenton turn
. pike, and until that movement actually
begun.
WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT TIE
VIRGINIA TROOPS"
Shortly before this movement begun thu
writer was sent to deliver a message tt
. General Beauregard, and as lie approach.
cd him for the purpose, he overheard 9
, part Of n conversation between Genera
Beaurcgard and General Johnston, II
which the latter said: There, what dif
! toll you about tho Virginia troopf?'
3 The Fifth Regiment moved from the las
: stated position. marching, by its lief
! 4 flank in the direction Of the Henry house
t General Beaurcgard rode along with tn
c Fifth Regiment for some distance ate
/ the movement began, conyersng Will
q Colonel Harper. and in course of tn
q conversation complimented the regimen
]. highly on It's conduct and It's appearance
While the Fifth Regiment was MOVING
= towards the Henry house, and while Gen
eral 2.auregard was still with 1t. iii
: writer was ordered to 20 to the rear 4
y find the ambulances and to make CERTAIN
e arrangements in regard To the wounded
: Soon after starting on this errand In
j. artillery and musketry firing evidence
IS a heavy engagement.
+ THE RICKETTS, BATrEki
le After executing the order which sen
him TO the rear, the writer made hi
~ way back to lis regiment as rapidly q
r. possible, and when he rcjoncd the reg
I'd mcnt IL had Just reached the Herr
n, house, It's left flank very near tho va
cr fence, and WAS engaged with Fcdera
NJ, troops in and beyond the Warrerton tuir
pike, The guns of the Sherman batter!
IA that dRy commanded by Captain iicFctt
-, were near the Henry house, most
q them dismuntled, some Of them In II
ia yard, The battery horses lay dead
~ piles in their hnlness. mn,y Of the me
Ina lay dead or wounded around the gun
err Captain Ricketts, was lying by the whe
he Of II disman,led gun Just In front of Il
house, IN the yard Lady wounded. y
on was recognized ~ lintltcunnt Colon
Us tfinrnian, who had served with him ind
ed Mexican war, and The writer: oheylr
he orders TO that effec' arranged and ht
10. hm transported TO \ homo IN the rea
up where he was taken care Of. and h
at Wife joined linn In q day or two afte
MS wards. under pass obtained ut the j
n guest OF lentenant- Colonel ilninlnn.
me The Fifth Regiment halted for u Il
minutes at or near the Henry house. al
OF then moved forward for about nifty
ord seNenty-tiVe yards towards the Marie
ned Lon turupke, and hailed there.
ock The Fourth Virginia Regiment, ind
the command Of Colonel Preston, was then
iGhOrt distance sOIItherlY from tho JInn