The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18

| our side Lieutenant John Sweeney and
| private Blunt were killed. Much all
iowancc is to be made for tho circunl-
! stances under which the battalion went
| into action AS 1t was the enemy were
| the greatest sufferers.
| The cncmy's column now came for
| ward with celebrity, expecting TO find
| no further obstacle to their progress.
| Tho departmental and quartermaster's
battalions, who were following the
| march of the Armory Battalion. sud-
| denly behold the approach of the cne-
my. Capt. John McAnerny, of company
| Is, Departmental Battalion, who was IN
command of the whole as ranking Of
fcer present, swiftly deployed his lines
to the right and left of the road. and
had barely time to order out his Skin
mishers before the cavalry charged him.
They charged down on both sides of the
road. They came yelling, and rafting
their sabres and firing their carbines,
their officers .vociferatirg to them to
charge the rebels! Cut them
down! They are nothing but mclish!'
1t was already quite dark. and growing
moro so, so that objects were with diff
ficulty distinguished Our sklrmishcrs'
line waited until the enemy were very
near, and, pouring In beautifuF fire,
retreAted to the main line. The enemy
pressed on, our men reservlng their fire
delivered 1t at close quarters and with
admirable effect.-The enemy was check
ed and broken, and n couple of volleys
more drove him from the field in flight.
our troops deserve very high praise
for making so gallant a debut under
circumstances so perplexing and call
Sc sudden. They repulsed and drove
hack a greater number OF the enemy's
picked veterans. Our loss Is stated In
the following:
Omcers-Killed CaptainA. Ellery, Go.
ID; Wounded: Lieutenant r. A. Mat
thews. Co. D. slightly; Acting I.ieuten-
ant r. A.. Tompkins, face ana arm
slightly.
Privatos-D T. Carter, Co. A, slight
ly; II. NJ Cary, Co. d, slightly IN race;
j. w. Burson and - Mclndoe, GO. y,
both slightly; S. M. Levin. Co. +, slight
ly in leg: r. Il. Green, Co. +, 'in hand;
Miles Cary, Co. x, sabre cut on shoul-
der; Gray boswell, Co. X, shot through
the thigh (ncsh wound) Missins: Pri-
vate r. Y. Catlett. Co. !.
The f,crceness of the charge which
the Departmental Battalion met IN me
of battle is evidenced by the sabre cuts
received Several of the enemy rode
through our lines, and were snot down
or captured.
or the loss of the enemy we cannot
sneak with positive precision. They
collected eighteen of their wounded at
Mr.. Green's house. in the rear of the
fighting. Seven of these they afterwards
carried away with them. -Four OF their
dead were picked up on the pattie-
ground yesterday morning, as also sew
eral wounded. OF the latter, three dleu
in n few hours, and another is evidently
mortally wounded Some indication of
the casualties is given in the ten neau
hnrseut that Law here.
The loss of the enemy III the two
skrmshes may be set down at ten XIII
ed one mortally wounded and severn
teen disabled ly their wounds. of whom
ten are prisoners Besides these num-
her of prisoners were taken, hfteen
horses killed, and several captured. a
pretty fair start for Henley's Battal-
ion-fought against n superior force of
veterans, in the dark, and without no
tice or time to get ready! They had
M support from regular troops, for,
though come we're near Mt hand they
cid not arrive TIL the fight was over
After their repulse the enemy went
back by the road they had come until
thew reached the Ridge Church. Hero
they struck off to the right and made
for Hungary station, on the freuericks-
burg railroad. reaching that point about
dnybreak. They seized q citizen OF tho
neirhborhood and demanded that ne
should pilot them; Tut leading through
q. niece of pines he made his escape.
and left them to find their way out as
hest thew could 1'lG Yankees undues-
tionably hung negro. belonging to MI
lveems. whom they had as pilot, but
who led them astray by getting lost
himself.
AS an incident Of the fight near Rich
| ardson's farm, and of the darkness
| which prevailed, we may mention, that
| n yenkee charged the fence just where
! # nassed on the edge of Il deep pit of an
| abandoned ice-house. Horse and rlder
went in: the former was killed by the
| fall. the latter drawn out prisoner
| the next morning
Information Wanted.
Editor of Tho -Dlspatch:
| Can you give me any Information IN
regard 10 my father the late George dhr-
ris Weisiger, who was second lieutenant
In Captain VIM. Egglestons company of
volunteers during the. Civil War. lie
was taken prisoner early in the war, near
williamsburg, Va. and paroled, do
not think he was ever exchanged,
Is it in your power to find out the num-
Der of the company and regiment to which
he belonged? II so, kindly send letter
which will be greatly appreciated, to Mrs.
| Wm. l.. Murray. care Fred Greenwood,
Main Street. Norfolk. Va.
Can any one furnish tho information
desired? We have tried to get 1t TO fur
nish the lady, but have failed. May be
some old Confederate can do IT,