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VOLUME XXXIII.]
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY, 15 1862,
[NUMBER 8.
COUNTING HOUSE CALENDAR 180*2,
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159 wounded. The 2d Mississippi battal
ion, Col. Taylor, went into action with
234 men, and had 30 killed and wounded
The loss of Pryor’s brigade we have learn
ed ; hut hear that the I 4th Louisiana and
the remnant of St. Paul’s battalion suffer
ed severely—Wilcox, being in support,
did not lose many. The Generals speak
in high terms of the execution of our field
pieces iu this attack, the 3d Richmond
Howitzers, some of the Donaldsonvilie,
and Thomas artillery, having caused great
destruction among the enemy, and with
slight loss to themselves. The rapidity of
their fire quite astonished the Yankees,
and could be distinctly heard over all
our city, long before dawn had fairly bro
ken.
Fight at Ellyson's Mills.
While Featherstone, Pryor and Wilcox
were thus successfully engaging the ene
my on the light of our advance, General
Maxey Grceg and his brigade were also
hard at work, and successfully stormed the
strong position of Ellyson’s Mills, and took
up the line of march on the left. They
were thundering at them, and a perfect
hailstorm of the lead fell thick and fast a
round them. One of Wilcox’s regiments
wavered—down the General rushed, furi
ously, sword in hand, and threatened to
behead the first man that hesitated. Pry
or steadily’ advanced, but slowly and by
the time that the three brigades had storm
ed the position, passed up the hill through
timber, and over felled trees; Feather
stone was far in advance. Quickly the
Ft derals withdrew their pieces, and took
up a fresh position to assail the three brig
ades advancing in perfect line of battle
from the woods and upon the plateau. Offi
cers had no horses, ail were shot—Briga
diers marched on foot, sword in hand—
regiments were commanded by Captains,
and companies by Sergeants, yet onward
they rused; with yells and colors Hying,
anti backward, stiil backward fell the Fed-
erals, their men tumbling every moment
iu scores. But what a sight met the eyes
of these three gallant brigades! In front
stood Federal camps, stretching to the
Drawn up in line of
northe.atit ii
did not advance on the .Mills by the mud, i battlo were more than three full divisi
The
Itinlirr.
am young,
.veil of the Yeung V
Farewell to thee, father 1 although I
I go to the war's w ild alarms !
Our country to save from oppression and wroi
Or die with my comrades in anus.
Farewell, father dear! I may never again
Fondly gaze on those locks, thin and gray
But if in the conflict of battle I’m slain,
To meet thee in Heaven I pray. •
Farewell to thee, mother ! no love is like thine,
So lasting, so dtep, and so pme;
And I trust through the goodness of power divine,
To leturn to thy bosom secure.
Farewell, mother dear! Ill die far away,
Thy heait will be grieved for thy son ;
But God will sustain thee and cause thee to :
Thy wid, righteous Father, be done.
as had been done on Friday evening by
Ripley, hut simply- made a feint in that di
rection, crossed the main body higher up
the creek, and took the redoubts and ride
pits on flank, carried them with the bayo
net, pushed through the camps, and fol
lowed the road towards Gaines’ Mills,
whither the enemy were retiring.
At Gaines' Mills.
From prisoners captured at both posi-
tions--who proved to he of the Valley
Army—it was ascertained that we might
expect stout resistance at Gaines’ VIills,
since three or four whole divisions were
strongly encamped there, -McClellan com
manding in person, with Major Generals
McCall, Porter, Sedgewicke, and others—
their estimated force being not less than
thirty odd thousand men. As our three
columns moted by parallel lines, we fol- i
lowed and conversed with prisoners, who |
commanded by McCall, Porter, Sedge-
wick,
Ac.; banners darken
ed the air:
; ar-
tillery
vomited
l forth incessant volley
s of
grape,
canister
and shell ,
heavy mu
isses
were
moving
on onr left
through
the
woods
to flan
k us! Yet
onward came
Wilco:
x to the r
iglit, Pryor to the left,
and
informed us that their lo.ss on Friday at
! Featherstone in the centre; one grand,
| matchless line of battle; almost consumed
| by exploits of the day ; yet onward they
advanced to the heart of the Federal posi-
[ tion, and when the enemy had fairly stic-
| ceeded in almost flanking us on the left,
j great commotion is heard in the woods !
volleys upon volleys are heard in rapid
succession, which are recognized and
cheered by our men; “It is Jackson!”
they shout, “on their right and rear!”
Yes, two or three brigades of Jackson’s
army have Hanked the enemy, and are
getting in the rear! Now, the fighting
was bitter and terrific. Worked tip to
madness, Wilcox, Feaathersfone and Fry-
43
COURT CALLENDER FOR 1802.
SUP3EIOR COURTS.
JANUARY.
JULY.
2<1 Monday, Chatham.
1st Mondav, Floyd*
“Floyd
AUGUST.
FEBRUARY.
1st Monday Lumpkint
2d M nidav, Campbell
1st Monday, Clark
Clark
tEuini’kin
3d Monday, Campbell
Dawson
lid Monday, Forsyth
Dawson
Polk
3d Monday, Forsyth
Glascock
Polk
Merriwether
Glascock
Walton
Merriwether
1 th Monday, Baldwi*
Walton
Jackson
4th Monday, Baldwin
Monroe
Jackson
Paulding
Monroe
Taliaferro
Panldinj-
Walker
Taliaferro
Thusday After, Pierce
Walker
MARCH.
SEPTEMBER.
1st Thursday. Fierce
1st Monday, Appling
1st Monday, Appling
* Chattooga
Chattooga
Cherokee
Cherokee
Columbia
Coweta
Coweta
Columbia
(’raw ford
Crawford
Mudi*on
Gwinnett
Marion
M adison
Morgan
M arion
*2d Monday, Butts
Morgan
Bartow
2d Monday, Butts
Coffee
Bartow
Elbert
Coffee
Fayette
Elbert
Greene
Fayctt
Gwinnett
Greene
Pickens
Pickens
Washington
Washington
Webster
Webster
3d Monday, Cobbt
3d Monday, Cobbt
Culhoun
Calhoun
Hall
Ilall
Hart
11 art
Heard
Heard
Macon
Maeon
Newton
N ewton
Talbot
Talbot
Ware
Tattnal
Bulloch
Ware
Thursday after White
Thursday after While
4th Monday, Clinch
Friday alter, Bulloch
Putnam
4th Monday, Clinch
Chattahoochee
Putnam
Lee
Rabun
Twiggs
-Chattahoochee
Lee
•Twiggs
Wilkes
Johnson
Milton
Thursdaynfter Habersham
4thThursday, Montgomery
( E
“• j El
cliols
Cfiingham
Monday af
ter 4th Mon
day
APRIL
1st A "2d Mon. Carroll
1st Monday, Dooly
Franklin
Emanuel
Early
Fulton
Gordon
Pike
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
Thttrsd’y after Hanks
2d Monday, Hancock
Richmond
• II arris
Laurens
Miller
Sumter
Tuesday after, McIntosh
3d Monday, Glynn
Haralson
Henry
.1 ones
Liberty
• Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Monday Worth
after * *Bryan
*th M outlay .Wayne
Decatur
D.Kalb
Houston
Jasper
* Lincoln
Schley
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after, Telfair
Camden
Thursday after, Irwin
Monday' “ Berrien
Charlton
MAY
1st Monday. Clayton
Se riven
Gilmer
Raiidolph
Upson
2d Monday, Catoosa
Jefferson
Chatham
Fannin
Mitchell
Museogee
3d Monday, Bibb
Burke
QuitUnart
Spalding
Troup
Union
Baker
Thursday after Towns
4th Monday, Dade
Terrell
Last Mondav, Colquitt
JUNE.
1st Monday, Lowndes
Dougherty
2d Monday. Brooks
(flay '
3d Monday, Thomas
Wilkes
Johnson
Milton
Rabun
Thnrsdayffter Habersham
Monday af-)
ter the" 4th > Echols
Monday )
OCTOBER.
1st A 2d Mon. Cat roll
1st Monday, Dooly
Emanuel
Franklin
Early
Fulton
Gilmer
Gordon
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
l’tke
|Thursdav after Banks
2d Monday, Fannin
Richmond
Hancock
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Sumter
3d Monday, Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Jones
Murray
(Iglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Union
, W-rtli
Thursday after Towns
Thursday ) Montgomery
after ‘
,4th Monday. Warns
Decatur
DeKalb
Houston
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Tattnall
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after, Telfair
Camden
Thursday nfter. Irwin
.Monday after Charlton
NOV EM HER.
1st Monday. Berrien
Scriven
Clayton
EHingliam
Randolph
Upson
2d Monday, Catoosa
Jefferson
Mitchell
Muscogee
3d Monday, Bibb
Burke
Quittman
Spnlding
Troup
Baker
4th Monday, Dade
Tefrell
Thursday nfter, McIntosh
Monday “ Colquitt
Liberty
Mon. after Liberty. Bryan
DECEMBER.
UtMonday, Dougherty
Lowndes
2d Monday Jllrooks
(.'lay
3d Monday Thomas
Farewell to you, brothers too ! Dear little boys,
Y ou know not the meaning of See ;
May God make me strong in defence of the cause,
And save you, my brothers, from woe.
Farewell, my dear brothers ! he loving and good.
And mind what dear mother may say;
Y’our luother’ll coma back if 'tis best that be
should.
For God can his enemies stay.
Farewell, sisters dearwhen I think of the
wrong
The fiends would inflict if they could,
I can scarcely refrain front polluting my tongue
With a curse on the black-hearted brood.
Farewell, my dear sisters! may God keep you
pure,
Surrounded with comforts and friends,
And blest with the graceYhat alette can secure
The bliss that we know never ends.
Farewell to you all! and my last it may be—
But may God, whom I reverence and (ear,
To a home that is blest, m a land that is free;
Bring safely the young volunteer.
THE GREAT BATTLE !
Brilliant Victory—The Enemy in full re
treat-—Details of the night—Storming
of Mcchanicsrdle—Capture of Ellyson's
Mills—Battle of Beaver Dam Creek--
The fight at. Gaines' Mills—S/v., fyc.,
4r-
When Gen. A. P. Ilill had steadily
driven the enemy from Meadow Bridge,
and had taken up the line of march to
wards Mechanicsville and the’road, even
ing had far advanced, and it was supposed
that a halt would take place. General
Ripley, however, with the 44th and 4*tli
Georgia, and 2d and 3d North Carolina,
made an attack upon the Yankee fortifica
tions at Ellyson’s Mills, in which the 44th
Georgia and 3d North Carolina suffered
extremely, and did'not succeed in taking
them, owing to tlie impracticable nature j
Meadow Bridge, Mechanicsville and El- .
lyson’s Mills had been fearful, and that nr dash in ward at a run, and drove the
the whole night had been occupied in enem Y £itli irresistible fury; to our left
burial." ‘The Federals carry off all their I emerge Hood’s Texan brigade, Vi luting’s
dead and wounded, as fast as shot, and we
and are left lhKi 18 . ,10W complet
Georgia regiment, and the material of
Pender’s command was equally as good
as any, and greatly distinguished itself.
Those were the troops mostly’ engaged
and that suffered most. It is gross injus
tice in any talk of onr troops making ‘three
charges,’ ‘repulses,’ &., &. Our troops
received the command but once, and if
Satan and all his host had confronted
them, instead of mortal Yankees, the re
sult would have been the same. There
were no repulses ; all arrangements work
ed like a charm ; and we ought not only
to do our soldiers justice, but heartily
thank Providence for his guiding hand and
assistance, in the immortal events of
Thursday and Friday.
“ Who took the Batteries."
It is always a difficult matter to ascer
tain with any degree of certainty who
took this or that batter}’, for every since
the capture of Sherman’s at Manassas the
question of conquered batteries has always
been a vexed one. The position of regi
ments changes so often in an engagement
that one, perhaps, who did but little, by
some luck}’ chance, finds itself before a
feebly’ defended or deserted battery, and
simply for the trouble of planting a Hag
there has honor conferred on it for doing
nothing ! There were not less than six
batteries captured in the battles ‘Gaines’
Mill,’ yet not one of any of our regiments
can lay positive claim to any single one
piece, for all are contested property. Some
of fbe 12th Mississippi claim the beauti
ful brass pieces so much admired, and offi
cers say that when they arrived in front
of a young man named Cassidy jumped
upon one of the horses, and wished to chive
them off or (urn them on the enemy, but
was not allowed. The 5th Texas, after
hard fighting, found itself before a bat
tery and cleared it, hut yet some other
regiment claimed. A Georgia regiment of
Hood’s brigade claims one, Wilcox’s
The following items we have front Featb-
erston’s brigade.
The casualties iii the 12th regiment Mis-
issippi volunteers, Featherstone’s brigade
Longstreet’s division commanded by Ma
jor W. H. Lilly, are as follows: Maj. W.
S. Lilly, wounded early in the morning’s
action, when leading the regiment in the
first charge. In the morning engagement
this regiment lost 12 killed 47 wounded,
and 9 missing. No. taken into the field offi
cers, non-commissioned officers and pri
vates 397. In the evening engagement
(Gapt. S. B. Thomas, commanding regi
ment.) the loss was G killed, 3S wounded,
and 18 missing. Number of officers and
private taken into battle. 30S. The.iegi-
ment has loss 153 killed wounded, and
missing, during the day’, out of 397
men.
The above is as near correct as it is pos
sible to ascertain, as several reported mis
sing have been found killed, and other
wounded.
The 19th Mississppi volunteers lost 31
killed and 150 wounded, out of 521 that
went into action in the morning.
The 2d Mississippi battalion lost 10G
killed and wounded, out of 235 taken into
action in the morning.
The following is a list of casualties in
the Purcell Battery, in the battle of Thurs
day evening last:
Killed—Lieut. Wm. A. Allen, Corpor
al .Murphy, Privates Boyd and Still
man.
Wounded. Lieut. II. M. Fizthugh.
Serg’ts Crow, McGruder, Temple, Ball,
Messier, Corporals Eddins: Becks, Pri
vates Beckham, Cheatham, Thos. Berry,
Donahoc, Geo. Dockerty, Davis. Daniel,
Ege. Flemming, Finnel, Mott, Grigsby,
Honing, Holland, Heart, Harrow, Geo.
W. Johnston, E. P.’Jones, W. T. Flint,
James, Kimbail, Mitchell, Mahoney, Mc
Leod. Morton, O’Brien, F. S. Price, llit-
ade claims another, and so it is; they Hcse, Sacrey, T. H. Thomson, B. M.
itive "temple, Partington, W. T. Smith, T. T.
guns, stores, arms, clothing &c. Yet,
the morning- "Wilcox I Uke bloodhounds on the trail, the six brig-
cd by Pryor, and Feath- ades sweep everything before them, pre-
only discover those who fall
at the actual moment of retreat. This in
formation we believe to he correct.
The heads of our three columns having
reached Walker Hogan’s farm, north hank
of the Chickahominy, about 9 miles north
east of Richmond, all came to a halt, and
Generals Lee and Longsticet took up quar
ters in the houses and made dispositions
for a further advance towards Gaines’
Mills, distant about one mile through the
woods. Featherstone’s brigade having
suffered much :
led, being follow
ersfone in reserve. The composition of
Wilcox’ s command is mostly Alabamians;
Pryor has th.e 14th Louisiana, St. Paul’s
battalion, 3d Virginia, and one other regi
ment ; Featherstone has the 19th and
12th Mississippi, and 2d Mississippi bat
talion.
Character of the Ground.
Emerging from the woods, the road
leads to the left and then to the right,
round Gaines’ house, when the whoie
country, for the area of some two miles, is
an open, unbroken succession of undula
ting hills. Standing at the North door of
Gaines’ house, the whole country to the
right, for the distance of one mile, is a
gradual slope towards a creek, through
which the main road runs up an open hill
and then winds to the right. In front, to
the left, are orchards and gulleys, running
gradually to a deep creek. Directly in
front, for the distance of a mile, the ground
is almost table land, suddenly dipping to
the deep creek mentioned above, being
faced by a timber covered hill fronting all
the table land. Beyond this timber cov
ered hill, the country is again open, and a
| comes after, and Pender follows! The
| line is now complete, and “forward”
rings from one end of the line to the
other, and the Yankees, over 30,000
strong began to retreat! Wheeling their
artillery from the front, the Federal turn
part of it to break our left, and save their
retreat. The very earth shakes at the
roar! Not one piece of ours has keen
opened, all has been done with hullet and
bayonet, and onward press our troops
through camps upon camps, capturing
of the ground. Operations were then sus- \ perfect plateau, a farm house and out hous-
pended on our side, but the enemy kept
up a deafening tear of artillery till late iu
the night. Longstreet’s forces had inean-
<7/7 fight for them, yet none can lay posit
individual claim to any! Yet all enjoy
the joke and laugh right heartily over the
dangers of capture, and chat around camp
tiles right merrily, never counting the dan
ger, but on!} desiring new occasions to dis
tinguish themselves.
Money was found
quite abundant among the slain. Some
men, in interring the dead, often search
ed the pockets, &c., one man finding not
less than §150 in gold; another fished out
of old clothes not less than $500 ; another
$1,000 in Federal notes. Watches, both
gold and silver, were found among the
spoils, one lucky individual having not
less than six chronometers ticking in his
pocket at one time. As a general thing,
more money was found upon the dead on
the field than on any other of which we
have heard.
Clothes in Abundance
was scattered about, and immense piles of
new uniforms were found untouched. Our
men seemed to take great delight in assum
ing Fedetal officers’ uniforms, and strut
ted about seriocomically, much to the a-
musement of dusty, powder-begrimmed
youths, who sat lolling and smoking in the
shade. Every conceivable article of clo
thing was found in these Divisional
Gamps, and came quite appropos to our
needy soldiery, scores of whom took a cool
bath, and changed old for new underclo
thing, many articles being of costly mate
rial and quite unique.
The amount of Ammunition found
was considerable, and proved of very su
perior quality and manufacture. The ex
act amount captured we have not yet as
certained, hut from the immense piles of
boxes scattered through the camps, we
Ya
while crossed, and marched parallel with
the Chickahominy. The brigades of
Gens. Featherstone and l’ryor were in ad
vance, and proceeding some distance, halt-
ted for the night. About midnight, Feath-
erstone received orders to change his posi
tion. and to occupy a skirt of woods near
Beaver Darn Creek, and facing the Feder
al batteries. He did so, and the men
were scarcely asleep when, twilight ap
proaching, the enemy discovered the biv
ouac, and immediately commenced to shell
it vigorously. The men, thus unceremon
iously aiou ed, seized their muskets and
fell in, and Gen. Featherstone, just arri
ved from headquarters, led them to storm
the position—mounting ten guns, and sup
ported by two or three brigades. Sharp
hting now commenced on all sides, when
Gen. Pryor sent for assistance, and Wilcox
soon came upon the ground. To cover
the infantry attack, and draw off the artil
lery file, the 3d Richmond Howitzers,
some pieces of the Donaldsonvilie and
Thomas Artillery, moved up and played
upon the enemy’s position magnificently.
Having engaged the enemy for a long
time, and finding it impossible to cross
the creek without a bridge, one was con
structed by some of the 19tli Mississippi General Pryor was sent forward with his
and 14th Louisiana, under fire, when the brigade to drive away the heavy mass of
w hole force advanced and closed upon the skirmishers posted to our rear to annoy the
enemy, driving them in great confusion advance. This being accomplished with
The difficulties of attack
senting an unbroken solid front, and clos
ing in upon the enemy, keep up an inces
sant succession of volleys upon their con
fused masses, and unerringly slaughtering
them by hundreds and thousands.
“Stonewall” at work.
But “where is Jackson?” ask all. lie
has traveled fast, and is heading the re
treating foe, and as night closes in, all is
anxiety for intelligence from him. ’Tis
now about 7 P. M., and just as the volleys
are sounding in the enemy’s rear, the dis
tant and rapid discharges of cannon tell
that Jackson has fallen upon the retreating
column, broken it, and captured 3,000
prisoners. Larin the night, his insatiable
troops hang upon the enemy, and for miles
upon miles are dead, wounded, prisoners,
wagons, cannon, &c., scattered in inextri
cable confusion upon the road. Thus, for
four hours did our inferior force, unaided
by a single piece of artillery, withstand
over thirty thousand of the enemy, assist- | conjecture that the enemy had laid in quite
ed by twent> -six pieces of artillery. an unusual supply, expecting to use it.
In total, we captured many prisoners, ! doubtless, upon onr devoted men, and so
and thirty pieces of artillery up to 5 P. M, | they would, did onr troops stand, as they
Friday, and in the battle of Gaines’ Mills, do, at ‘long taw,’ and not come to ‘close
captured 2G field pieces, 15,000 stand of quarters.’
es occupying the centre, the main road j arms, G stand of colors, three Generals, j Cannon and Arms captured
mentioned winding to the right anti (Reynolds, Sanders and Rankin) and over in this battle were numerous and of very
through all the Federal camps. To the 4,000 prisoners including dozens of officers superior workmanship. The 26 pieces
left and rear of the second mentioned farm, of every grade; from Colonels to Lieu- were the most beautiful we have ever seen,
a road comes in upon the Hat lauds, joining . tenants of the line. while immense piles of guns could be seen
ihe main road mentioned. Thus, to ic- The Federal force. on every hand ; many scarcely having the
capitulate, except the deep creek and Every arm of the service was well rep- ! manufacturer’s “finish” even tarnished
timber covered hill beyond it, the whole resen t e d in the Federal line; cavalry The enemy seemed quite willing to throw
were there in force, and when our men e-
merged from the woods, attempted to
charge, but the three brigades on the right,
and Jackson’s three brigades on the left,
closed up ranks and poured such deadly every calibre and every make,
volleys upon the horsemen, that they left The Federal Wounded
the ground in confusion and entirely for were collected together, and formed a
their infantry to decide the day. Me- ver y large field hospital. The court-yard
Call's, Porter s and Sedgewicke’s “crack” 0 f a farm house was selected, and scores
divisions melted away before our advance, could he seen reclining on the grass, and
however, and had the fight lasted one-half expert sugeons operating with much skill
hour longer, not one whole regiment would and zeal. By mutual agreement sugeons
have survived it. McClellau, prisoners are not considered pisoners of war, hence
say, repeatedly was present, and directed at t i, e c i ose 0 f ,i, e ] ate battie, many Fed-
movements, but when the three brigades era ] surgeons remained behind, and their
to our leit emerged from the woods, such services seemed very much appreciated by
confusion and havoc ensued, that he gave t [ ie mell . As many as could be were enn-
orders to retjeat, slipped off his horse, and j V eyed to town attended to, good convey-
escaped as best he could- Some say that a nce being furnished, and much care man-
lie was severely wounded, and many offi- j jfested for their welfare,
cers (prisoners) believe the report that he ^ Dcad ,_ Col Trw .
was on tbe held is undoubtly true ; tor ■
everything had been previously prepared ; Among the many heroic spirits who sac-
for a grant! fight at Gaines’ Mills, McG'lel- j Hficed their lives on the altar of our coun-
lan even promising to capture our whole j ,r . v > n , t . lic dreadful, but glorious struggle
force, should we attempt to storm his |'"*4 “Gaines Mills on Friday, June 27th,
Results were
country, ns seen from the north door of
Gaines’ house, is unbroken, open, undula
ting and table land, the right forming a
descent to the wood covered creek, tbe
left being dips and gullies, with dense tim
ber still farther to the left^the front being
for the most part table land. Tliese par
ticulars of the position are as correct, per
haps, as can he mentioned ; but without a
map it will always he difficult to under
stand the topography of this hard fought
and victorious field of Gaines’ Mills.
But to the southeast of Gaines’ house is
a large tract, of timber, commanding all
advances upon the main road, and in this
McClellan and McCall had posted a
strong body of skirmishers, with artil
lery to annoy onr fiank and rear when ad
vancing on their camps on the high
grounds, if we did so by the main road or
over the tabic lands to the north.
Storm ing Entrench meats.
It now being 3 I\ M., and the head of
our column in view of the Federal camps
them away on the slightest pretext, do
zens being found with loads still undischar
ged. The number of small arms captured,
we understand, was not less than 15,000, of
from the field. The difficulties of attack jr rPa t success, and with little loss to us,
at this position were such that it is impos- 1’,-yor returned and awaited orders.—
sibleto give a correct idea without maps— j Meanwhile ihe Federals, from their camps
the battery being on a height, Hanked by aII J several positions on the high grounds
rifle pits, a deep creek at the foot of the swept the whole face of the country with
hill, and covered with a thick hedge. \ their numerous artillery, which would
A dating attack. have annihilated our entire force if not
The attack of our men on this position i screened in the dips of the lanci and in
d daring, hut the loss i Sullies to our left. Advancing cautiously
May holds three weeks, if necessary, at each
term.
tJudg® not required to draw Jurors for two
weeks; and notcblieed to hold two waeks' Court
iu cou&tiea of Cobb and Lamokia.
was impetuous an
was great, for the foe were so screened hv
their position that it was impossible to get
at them properly. Their loss was severe.
General Featherstone’s Adjutant General,
George P. Foote, was shot while riding far
in advance of the 12th Mississippi, am! al
though hailed to return, he did not. and
was quickly singled out and mortally
wounded. Ills body was shortly after
wards found despoiled-watch, money and
sword gone. The 12th Mississippi went
out in the morning with 397 men, lost in
this engagement 12 killed, 6$ wounded
and 9 missing; the regiment was com
manded by Major W. H. Lilly, who was
wounded leading a charge—the Colonel
being absent and sick, and the Lieutenant
Colonel wounded. The 19th Mississippi
went into action with 521, had 31 killed,
but rapidly in the skiit of woods and in
the dips to the left, Wilcox and Pryor de
ployed their men into line of battle—
Featherstone being in the rear—and sud
denly appearing on the plateau facing the
timber covered hill, rushed down into the
wide gully, crossed it, clambered over all
the felled timber, stormed the timber
breastworks beyond it, and began tbe as
cent of tbe bill, under a terrific fire of
sharpshooters and. an incessant discharge
of grape and canister, from pieces posted
on the brow of the hill, and from batteries
in their camps to the right on the high
fiat lands. Such a position was never
stormed before. Ip descending into the
deep creek, the infantry and artillery fire
that assailed the three brigades was the
most terrific on record. Twenty-six pieces
camps. liesults were different and so j
the Fates reward the greatest Liar of his
age !
Charges and Repulses.
Much has been said of repeated ‘charges’
made, and ‘repulses.’ Wild imaginations
have concocted many such foolish reports.
There was but one ‘charge,’ and from the
moment the word of command was given —
‘fix bayonets ; forward !’ our advance was
never stopped despite the awful reception
which met it. It is true that one or two
regiments became confused in passing over
the deep ditch, abattis, and timber earth
work ; it is also true that several slipped
from the ranks and ran to tbe rear, but in
many cases these were wounded men;
but the total number of ‘stragglers’ would
not amount to more than one hundred. —
This is strictly true, and redounds to our
immortal honor. These facts are true of
Wilcox’s, Pryor’s and Featherstone’s
brigades, who formed our right, and we are
positive that from the composition of Whi
ting’s, Hood’s and Pender’s brigades, who
Hanked the enemy and formed our left,
they never could be made to falter, for
Whiting had the 11th, 16th and 2d Mis
sissippi, and two other regiments, uuknown
to us; Hood had four Texan and one
we would particularly mention the name
of the immortal Wheat, of Wheat’s Bat
talion ; the master-spirit of that heroic
band, who, from the dawn of our struggle
until the present, has always been found
in the Van Guard battling manfully for
our lives, liberties, and homes. At Ma
nassas, the name of Wheat became histor
ical in our annals, for as long as that vic
tory shall remain known to fame, so long
will tlie name of Robert Wheat be cou
pled with it. Despising petty intrigue,
Gol. Wheat desired nothing more than to
secure his own beloved South, and he in
active service was his chief delight. Join
ing Jackson in the Valley, and winning
imperishable fame, thisgallant man fought
all through that arduous but all-glorious
campaign, and while leading the small
remnant of his once numerous battalion to
the charge, at Gaines’ Mills, was mortally
shot in the head. ‘Bury me on the field,
boys,’ said he, and placidly expired. May
he rest irt peace.
Results.
I his list proves the desperate bravery
exhibited by the command in bloody strife.
— \\ o. Learn that* Mr. Dawson, a young
iouglishman, who came over in the Nash
ville, volunteered, for the engagement,
and received a wound while acting most
gallantly.
The Crenshaw Battery of this city, at
tached to Gregg’s brigade,) acted with
distinguished gallantry in Friday’s battle.
The casualties are Serg’t.'S- Strother and
Private Robt. Hines, killed; Corporal Wm.
B. Alien, Marion Knowles, Geo. Young,
J3entou Graves, Dan’I Lancaster; Thos.
Mallory, and Thos. Rye, wounded.—The
company lost fully one third of their hor
ses, and had three of llieir guns disabled.
All the pieces were brought off the field,
however, thbugh, owing to a lack of horses
some had to he dragged away by hand.
Casualties in Go., E, 44th Ga., Regi
ment, engaged before Ellyson’s Mills,
Thursday evening: Killed—Privates A.
Bagwell, J. Lee, E. Davis, R. M. Dawson
J. H. Digby. Missing-—W. J. Reeves,
M. P. Swinney. Wounded—Capt. J. W.
Adams, slightly in arm, Lieut. J. H. Con-
nally, slightly in chest; Lieut. S. A. Scott,
slightly in shoulder and knee; Lieut. Man
ly, in hand and knee; Corp’l A. C. Cald
well, badly: T. L. Hatcher; Corp’l Mad
den, slightly; Privates J. M. Davis, W. S.
Brown, J. W Perkins, slightly E. G. Cur-
how, badly; Dan’I Curbow. Slightly; Wm.
Bagwell, J. A. Collins, Joseph Beall, Ro
bert Norris, J. Norris, F. J. Weldon. Alli-
dered to “feel'’ the enemy entrenched to
the east and front of Garnett’s farm. Af
ter receiving written order to advance,
Gen. loombs sent forward the 2d, 15th
and 17th Georgia. The enemy had near
three brigades in a skirt of woods behind
an abattis of felled timber and brash wood.
The Georgians advanced spiritedly upon
the Yankees and drove them back, not,
however until they had fought desperate
ly for the ground. Finding it unfavorable
to flank our force tbe Yankees withdrew
and left us in posession of the field. It
was maintained until orders were sent for
Gen. Toombs to retire.
Our total loss may be summed as fol
lows:
Killed 24, wounded 160, and 4 missing
up to the time the reports came in. Col.
McIntosh, of the 15th, lost his leg, Capt.
Birch was killed, Capt. Tilley dangerous-
ly wounded, and Lieut. Edwards slightly
tvounded. This engagement was a spiri
ted and creditable affair, General Toombs,
obeying strictly his written orders.
Gen Lee pushed his advance until 10
o’clock last night (Saturday), and at 11,
was in occupancj of the York River Rail
road, the enemy’s principal line of com
munication. This in effect pierces the en
emy’s centre, and separates their forces on
the north side of the Chickahominy from
those on the south side. Brig. Gen. Ri-
ker is among the prisoners brought to this
city yesterday morning.
Miscellaneous.
Among the wounded may be mentioned
Maj. John M- Daniel, editor of the Rich
mond Examiner, and late of Gen. Floyd’s
staff, hut now acting with General Hill.
His arm was shattered.
Capt. Wm. Randall, company Iv, 1st
Louisiana, was not killed, as at first repor
ted. He received a severe wound in the
right arm at the elbow joint.
Maj. Edward Savage, N. C. State
troops, was among the. wounded"
Among the well known citizens of
Richmond who mot soldiers’ deaths -were
Clarence Warwick, son of Abraham
Warwick; Bradfute Warwick, son of Cor
bin Warwick; and Sam’l D. Mitchell, son
of the late Wm. Mitchell, jr.—They were
all young men. .
Col. I. G. Seymour, of the 6th Louisi
ana, was killed Saturday.
Among the killed in the the desperate
fight of Friday afternoon, was Col. J. W.
Allen, of the 2d regiment Virginia volun
teers. He was shot through the head and
expired almost instantly. At the time he
received the fatal shot, he was acting
Brigadier General of Jarkson’s celebrated
“Stonewall Brigade.” His body was
brought to the city yesterday morning,
and uuring the day deposited in the Hol
lywood Cemetery. Maj. Frank B. Jones,
of the same regiment is thought to be mor
tally wounded, having lost a leg. His
condition is, at least, exceedingly criti- .
cal.
Gapt. Wood McDonald, son of Col.
Angus W. McDonald, ot Winchester, and
aid toGen.Elzey, was killed in the same
engagement.
■ Major P. J. Sinclair, of the 5th North
Carolina regiment, received a painful
wound in the thigh and was brought to
the city yesterday afternoon by Dr.
Coffin, by whom his wound was dressed.
He is now at the American Hotel.
Private Charles Lucas, of the ‘ Wise
Artillery,” from Martinsburg, was killed
on Friday afternoon. His brother, Serg’t
Beng. Lucas, of the same company was
wounded.
In the engagement near “Fair Oaks,”
yesterday afternoon, Brigadier General
Griffin had one of his legs broken, and ap
prehensions are felt that amputation may
be necessary.
A Federal Lieutenant, who was captured
yesterday morning and brought to the
headquarters of Gen. Lee, reports that two
entire regiments had deserted during the
morning.
The Confederate forces yesterday af-
son, W. S. Futral, N. T. Gibson, Win. j teraoon occupied the enemy’s position at
1 the White House, on the Pamunkey, but
all the stores of the -enemy at that
point were destroyed by them in their re
treat.
Jester, T- T. Bishop.
Engagement at coal Harbor.
In the fight on Friday Jonhson’s Battery
of this city, occupied an exposed position
on the Coal Harbor, and was subjected
to a fire remarkable for its acccuracy,
which (as au eyewitness informs us) the
command encountered without flinching.
Capt. Johnson was conspicuous fur his
bravery throughout the period in' which
his battery was engaged and our informant
says that not an inch of ground
would have been yielded while a man re
mained to serve the guns, had not Gen.
Lee, observing the deadly effect of the
enemy’s fire, ordered them to withdraw
from the contest. The casualties, both in
men and horses, were heavy.
Among the sad incidents of the battle
may be mentioned the death of Lieut.
W. Eugene Webster, of Maryland, chief
Execu(ive officer of the Arsenal, who was
acting as Aid to Gen. Iiodes. He fell in
the thickest of the fight, while gallantly
cheering on a regiment. His body was
brought to the city on Saturday.r—Lieut
W. was a relative of Gen. Lee.
We regret to learn that Major T. S.
Skinner, 1st N. C., was killed in the en
gagement on Thursday evening, in the at
tack on the Federal entrenchment.
At Garnett'sfarm.
About eleven o’clock Saturday, Capt.
Moody’s battery opened fire upon the en
trenchments the enemy located just be
yond Garnett’s farm. The battery fired
some ten or fifteen minutes and meanwhile
a body of infantry, consisting of the 7th
and 8th Gergia regiments, moved under
cover of the fire from the field pieces.
The 8th, in advance, charged across a
ravin and up a hill, beyond which the
Yankee entrenchments lay. They gained
the first line of works and took possession
of them, but.it is proper to state this was
unoccupied at the time by the Yankees.
The fire of the enemy was murderous and
as soon as our men reached the brow of the
hill, rapid volleys of grape, canister, and
musketry were poured into them. It was
found almost impossible to proceed farth
er hut the attempt would have been made
had not orders been received to fall back,
which was done in good order, still uuder
fire.
The loss in tue 7th is reported at seven
ty odd men killed, wounded, and missing.
IntheSth, upwards of eighty. Col. La
mar of the 5th; was severely wounded in
the groin, and fe.ll into the hands of the
enemy. Lieut. Col. Towers was captured
but uninjured. The Yankees were com
pletely hidden behind their works, and
did not suffer much apparently. We took
a captain, Lieutenant and some five or six
privates, the Yankee picket force at the
point.— Later a fiag-of-truce was granted
to take away our dead and wounded, but a
, conference with Col. Lamar was refused.
It is possible to get correct leturns of the j The PeJ era l surgeons, however, did not
I O . ” X IIU X CUClul SUigUUUSf uun Cl* U1U licit
killed and w'ounded. Our loss is probably i think his wound a fatal one, and, therefore,
not over 2,000, at the highest calculation, would not allow him tobe taken away.
The Federal loss is estimated at 20,000, j Qep, Toornb's Brigade.
killed, wounded, and prisoners, if not more. 1 On Friday Genera! Toombs was order-
Saturday Night aid Sunday—The Enemy
in full f ight ! ! !
About 1 A. M., Sunday, morning, our
pickets down the Nine Mile Road were
fiercely attacked by the enemy, and a
severe and lively fight ensued. The ene
my were easily driven back with loss, ma
ny prisoners falling in onr hands. Many
of the Federals threw down their arms and
snrrendered voluntarily. Sunday morn
ing. about six or seven o’clock another
fierce picket light occurred. Gen. Grif
fith's Mississippi brigade moved down and
pursued them past their fortifications,
which were found for the most part deser
ted. It thus became a matter of fact that
the enemy were in full flight.
Pursuit was instantly made, and sever-
eral fights ensued. All their camps—
wagon, commissary, and quartermaster
camps, also—were totally destroyed. Im
mense piles of stores were blazing at the
moment of our visit, the Mississippians
pursuing over the red ashes of the camps
and stores. Our army is following close
at their heels, and many prisoners are
hourly arriving. Loud explosions were
heard during the afternoon caused by the
destruction of vast quantities of ammuni
tion. Dense columns of smoke darkened
the sky. The railroad Merrimac was far
in advance of our men, and was rigorously
shelling the enemy at every turn. They are
endeavoring to reach James river but are
totally cut off therefrom. Their loss
must prove fearful. They are retreating
in good order, however, but it cannot be
long maintained; they seem totally demor
alized.
M’Clellan Says
“he has got us just where he wants us;”
hut as some of the prisoners remark, “it
may be so, but certainly our losses and
disgraces are no joke. If he intends to
win, this last week’s operations does, not
much look like it.” Our Generals are ful
ly alive to all his movements, and are
hourly hemming him in.
An Armistice
of two days, it is reported was asked by
McClellan to bury tbe dead. &c., but
Gen. Lee, it is said replied, “’.here is no
time now to think of the dead—let the
dead bury the dead. The only propo
sition I can receive from Gen. McClellan
is for an unconditional surrender.” We
know not if this be trne, but give the report
for what it is worth.
Gen. Griffith.
was mortally wounded, we are sorry to
hear, by a fragment of a shell while stand
ing near the Merrimac on the railroad.
His troops from the advance, and the
country looses a fine officer and gentleman.
Col. Barksdale, of the 13th Mississippi
Volunteers, now commands the Mississippi
br.gade, and a finer officer cannot be
found.
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