Hide Article Text (OCR)
t. T... ^-V.rThe greatest ond hottest fire Wasabout 4 p. m., when Latham's and Oar*tor’s batteries got into action, supported tiu 4th und South Carolina, 1st« »•thtiifocobo;iVirginia, 12th Mississippi; and btbor aregiments. Haring many valuables ln-19Hcamp, and it being well provided iritis j ??; tents, provisions, (including100 bbls.of mjwhiskoy,) they made a terrific, ofibrt-J sirto retrieve the fortunes of thd day, and ] jp Gen. Casey, their commander, mored j^up every available man to support of cover his. flying columns. -Tents,' pylt;* | ve visions, u guns,. ambulances, , fwagons, Jig spare horses, and, in fact, ,eyorything . ajstationed on tho Wiliiarasburg road, ^fell into our iiaiids, aud regimeut aftterj V regiment of the enonay retreated fo I tho Chiokahomiuy faster71 thaH^VVorT^^witnessed before by old campaigners, | Xileaving largo numbers of killed andjin; wounded to the fortunes of war. Bev ] ^ ten and driven in disgrace from theirYfJcamp and earthworks on tho Williams-1 tlburg road, ihe onomy ^mado.a boldUmpt to regain the lo»t ground,.by j. « vigorou, flank movement. dow.n tho,UVork River: Railroad, thinking thus ..to. lbi i lt;* 4 « • • » • 1 •# • ■ •+% •»v .retrieve the fortunes of tho day and l,t)W. il ‘ I I •* N ' ' * * 4 — v 4* I lt;|| *place things as they were jin the mpr* |;^^^8* .'v. jtlHeavy: fireing consequently com vl commenced between 5 P. M. .to the ;?left of itho Williamsburg road near theniseven rnllopost.on the York.iRiver*Railroad, bu t.OddA wayt at teryand abrigade in:waiting,. received'ithoir ad :l ®1.vanco with such ardor that, without any| ^preliminary, . tho - Tennesseeans 'and \ j,others throw thomselves'upon the Fecbil Iorals, drovo in their skirmishers, attackw0lt;kI the. main force, and*up to tho mid die iu witer assailod tho battory b fore gthem, and took.it with tho bayonet* I The fighting in -.this direction; was nofc l p of long duration, but of.great-;intensity'.I*jand,noise, Imbodoiy’e (orOcldawoy's) U field pieces being ueed-witb remarkable71 n precision and oolerity, expediting tko|S ’enemy's retreat, in a.short time. - Tho [ft]
Newspaper Details
Rome Tri Weekly Courier
Rome, Georgia, US
Sat, Jun 07, 1862
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Shelly L.
VA, USA 08 Mar 2020
Other Publications Near Rome, Georgia
Rome Semi Weekly True Flag
Rome Republican Sentinel
Rome Courier
Rome Weekly Courier
Rome Tri Weekly Courier
