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at the same time endeavored to turn our left.--They finally succeeded, by overwhelming numbers. In reaching the railroad, but the 21st, 25th, and 27th South Carolina regiments, under General Hagwood, advanced and drove the enemy pell mell back to their line. The fighting continued until about 4 o'clock, and was for the greater portion of the time very severe, the brave and gallant South Carolinians driving everything before them. Men never could have fought better. In this fight Col Graham, of the 21st, was wounded in several places, not very severely, however, and Col Pressley, of the 25th, was shot through the left arm, very near the shoulder joint. Lieut Col Dargan, of the same regiment, was killed, and Capt Wm R Stoney, of Gen Hagwood's Staff, supposed to be mortally wounded. The Lieut Col of the 27th was severely wounded in the head. Brig Gen Bushrod Johnson was the senior Brigadier in command, and behaved with much coolness. Lieut Gen D H Hill was on the ground.
Barton (search for this): article 1
did also a courier who was with him. Reconnaissance at Chester yesterday. A movement was made by a portion of our troops yesterday morning to ascertain the position of the enemy near Chester.--About 6 o'clock in the morning a portion of Barton's and Gracy's brigades left camp, and with skirmishers thrown out commenced feeling their way towards the enemy. About 9 o'clock they met the enemy's skirmishers, and an hour afterwards the fight became general. Our men charged upon the Yankeess were all around Chester, but none on the railroad, and he got through safely. A courier from Drewry's Bluff came up last night and reported that about 5 o'clock in the evening the enemy came out of their fortifications and were attacked by Barton's brigade and driven back. The point where the first fight occurred is six miles in the rear of Drewry's Bluff. Seventy-one prisoners, captured by Gen. Gracy's brigade in the charge, were brought here last night in charge of Lt. W. R. E
Heckman (search for this): article 1
longing to a New York regiment, were brought in yesterday. They are intelligent and fine looking. They represent that there is over $400 bounty money due them, and that they are tired of the war anyhow. They say that grannies satisfaction exists in the army, and that the chief cause is the negro troops, several thousand being in the army now at Bermuda Hundreds.--These men declare that the fighting at Port Walthall on action Saturday was terrible, and that they suffered very severely. Gen. Heckman's orderly was killed by his side, his horse was shot under him and the fingers of one hand were shot off.--They say that Butler was in command, and Gillmore was on the field. The impression prevails throughout the army that Gen Beauregard was in command. Butler caused a telegram to be read to the troops early Saturday morning, stating that Grant had gained a great victory over Lee; had driven him twenty miles, and at last accounts was self-driving him. This lying announcement was receiv
Gen (search for this): article 1
ht better. In this fight Col Graham, of the 21st, was wounded in several places, not very severely, however, and Col Pressley, of the 25th, was shot through the left arm, very near the shoulder joint. Lieut Col Dargan, of the same regiment, was killed, and Capt Wm R Stoney, of Gen Hagwood's Staff, supposed to be mortally wounded. The Lieut Col of the 27th was severely wounded in the head. Brig Gen Bushrod Johnson was the senior Brigadier in command, and behaved with much coolness. Lieut Gen D H Hill was on the ground. Our loss in killed and wounded was about 150 or 200, at the farthest, and we lost very few if any prisoners. The enemy's loss was represented by the prisoners we captured to be very heavy — not less than 2,000. The number of the enemy engaged was twelve at fifteen thousand. On Sunday morning it was discovered that the enemy had fallen back the previous night, leaving our force undisputed possession of the battle field, and leaving a portion of the
Gracy (search for this): article 1
ourier who was with him. Reconnaissance at Chester yesterday. A movement was made by a portion of our troops yesterday morning to ascertain the position of the enemy near Chester.--About 6 o'clock in the morning a portion of Barton's and Gracy's brigades left camp, and with skirmishers thrown out commenced feeling their way towards the enemy. About 9 o'clock they met the enemy's skirmishers, and an hour afterwards the fight became general. Our men charged upon the Yankees and drove tk in the evening the enemy came out of their fortifications and were attacked by Barton's brigade and driven back. The point where the first fight occurred is six miles in the rear of Drewry's Bluff. Seventy-one prisoners, captured by Gen. Gracy's brigade in the charge, were brought here last night in charge of Lt. W. R. Ezeil. One commissioned officer was in the lot. The raiders on the Central Railroad. We have some additional particulars of the movement of the Yankee cavalry
Sturdivant (search for this): article 1
ld. The impression prevails throughout the army that Gen Beauregard was in command. Butler caused a telegram to be read to the troops early Saturday morning, stating that Grant had gained a great victory over Lee; had driven him twenty miles, and at last accounts was self-driving him. This lying announcement was received with a great outburst of applause, of cause, Speare's cavalry Raid. The notorious Speare, who was so successfully driven back at Broadwater Bridge on Friday, by Sturdivant's battery and Col Ratcliffe's regiment, immediately turned his course towards the source of the Blackwater river, and crossed at a point several miles higher up, where the stream is so insignificant as to be easily forded.--here he met no opposition, and made a detour which brought him to Wakefield Depot, on the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, where he stopped Friday night. He did not burn the depot, nor interfere with private property further than to steal horses, corn, and provender. H
Tom Taylor (search for this): article 1
hin their works the Yankees discovered how small a force was driving them, and came out in very large numbers, flanking our men on both flanks, and causing them to fall back, which was done in good order. Our men set fire to some woods, which prevented any pursuit. The killed and wounded of the two brigades will amount to about 150, many of the latter falling into the hands of the enemy. The fight closed about 12½ o'clock. Among the killed are Colonel Cabell, of Danville, Va., and Capt. Taylor, of Montgomery county. The reconnaissance discovered the fact that the enemy in heavy force were near Chester, as the left of their line rested in that village, and the right about half a mile off, on the turnpike, and were entrenched. After the fight was over a coal train from the Clover Hill Pits, beyond Chester, came on to Richmond. The engineer said the Yankees were all around Chester, but none on the railroad, and he got through safely. A courier from Drewry's Bluff c
Huddleston (search for this): article 1
tephen Goodwyn, a fisherman on the Nottoway river, two miles from Littleton, and taking the people by surprise. They searched all the houses, stole horses, and broke open the Post Office, and destroyed all the letters. Mrs Stevens, Dr Parker and his father, were the heaviest losers in horses. At Littleton they also captured four wagons belonging to the 7th cavalry, two of which, filled with bacon, were burnt. Two others, containing ammunition, the invaders carried off with them. Mr Huddleston, the mail driver, being informed of their coming, drove his horses into the woods, and returned near enough to the road to see them pass. He estimates their numbers at 1,800 or 2,000, although others say they numbered at least 3,000. They had six pieces of artillery. The entire party reached Stony Creek about two o'clock, where they encountered a bridge guard of city South Carolina troops, who offered desperate resistance. After a short fight the guard was captured, having lost t
Ratcliffe (search for this): article 1
throughout the army that Gen Beauregard was in command. Butler caused a telegram to be read to the troops early Saturday morning, stating that Grant had gained a great victory over Lee; had driven him twenty miles, and at last accounts was self-driving him. This lying announcement was received with a great outburst of applause, of cause, Speare's cavalry Raid. The notorious Speare, who was so successfully driven back at Broadwater Bridge on Friday, by Sturdivant's battery and Col Ratcliffe's regiment, immediately turned his course towards the source of the Blackwater river, and crossed at a point several miles higher up, where the stream is so insignificant as to be easily forded.--here he met no opposition, and made a detour which brought him to Wakefield Depot, on the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, where he stopped Friday night. He did not burn the depot, nor interfere with private property further than to steal horses, corn, and provender. He seized four negro men, hir
Stoney (search for this): article 1
l back to their line. The fighting continued until about 4 o'clock, and was for the greater portion of the time very severe, the brave and gallant South Carolinians driving everything before them. Men never could have fought better. In this fight Col Graham, of the 21st, was wounded in several places, not very severely, however, and Col Pressley, of the 25th, was shot through the left arm, very near the shoulder joint. Lieut Col Dargan, of the same regiment, was killed, and Capt Wm R Stoney, of Gen Hagwood's Staff, supposed to be mortally wounded. The Lieut Col of the 27th was severely wounded in the head. Brig Gen Bushrod Johnson was the senior Brigadier in command, and behaved with much coolness. Lieut Gen D H Hill was on the ground. Our loss in killed and wounded was about 150 or 200, at the farthest, and we lost very few if any prisoners. The enemy's loss was represented by the prisoners we captured to be very heavy — not less than 2,000. The number of the
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