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t, Cam* “Lou irian a, Augtttl lit, Ikdl.■•I To M'jor J. H. Waitom,CftnmandiHg llaUalio**, be ArHHtrp:„ 8j»: ! Invi* tke^ooor to mak* ilia following report:lie Eatlv In tie morning of tho loth ulL, the three picc.«.ii of Artillery under tut command were ordered to march :o. in the direction of libekbu n'* Koid, with Col. John A. x*. Early'* brigade. On reaching McL'Ao’h ftrmboi - *, we h- were jollied hv two more piece-* of our ba'.Ulion, under Mt cninmaud of l.ivutcoxoU J 11. Whiltirg’on aud I* A. ag Adam. We were directed by the cotumindiug clfloor c- (Col Early) to fottu one bitter? and act together. We were ordered to Uke poAition behind a pi*c* ol woo*'-no • within a abort ditUnce of Hull Kuo, auJ pl-ce Uic corn- 1 w, maid in rich a portion an would enable m to more In !er any direction. We b«d not been in thin petition ten it, minute*, before the ootinj begin firiotr rilled i-»« H and round ►hot at the boapital, wiiicn waa on our right, but of did little or no execution. Soon after, we heard tin fir-id ing of our infantry, which w*a apparently returned by be the wormy with mmdeetry and cannon. We now re-k* coivcd or Jet* to take our battery to an open ground ry within a half mile of Hlaekbum'* Ford, wbeie we weie ce again lulled, with iiulruutioi.s to follow behind the 7‘h kj Linuuaaa rcgiuuul with two rilled caution, holding one to rid.d and two •i |K»uiider* in re-arve, with Ool. Kemper* er Virginia regiment*cd The gut * were detached uodor Lieutenant HLhatdgo aon, WMAMd by Oapt. It. T. Kmbelioao of ilia 4th coin-ia- pony, who bad been with u« during the morning We , were uow joined by LUoteniuil J* J- Oarnolt, with a accUou which waa attached to Geu. I.OUg*tre«t’« brigade.“ Hearing'firing and aupporiflg it to be cur' rili-d can non under l.ieut Richardaon, 1 left tbo five piece* uu- ' der cowiiund of Uout. Garnett mid rode in that din c-tion to Me If tuy Battery of five piece* in the rear could be uacd, aud goi ord«ra to briug th*ui ou the field. I . found the gun* In the battery tiring through a thick J piece of wood*, and it apprared to havo done good eie-cation. A* tho enemy wore now driven back and ng I nothing could bu aceu of them, Lieut. Garurlt in the r» . meantime received order* to join in, which ho did. The ^ gun* were ordered to form iu battery ou the left, which I order wai promptly obe\ed.Ordor* came 10 ce*» fir.ug, a* the enemy bad retreat-ed. We had r*ei*«l about Ufteen lulnub-w, when a cuu0 i rteroamo *Utmg itat the enemy had rallied, and theInfantry were ms robing in column of coupanh i to attAi k j W ! our battery on the right tluik. * We then received order*^ to find out their position and commeucc firing, which oi-! der war obeyed. We at first directed onr lire ngiiuet the infantry, who** bayonet* wo could re* over the tree topa, but had not fired fire round* before the eneuiv brought a battery in portion ou a high hill, directly in front ol ua, aud opened ihtlr fire. I immediately gave 'l order* to the gunner* to fire a little below the point from01 whorce the rtnoke of the corifli'a guuA camo. The fir-be 1 uow *rc*mc Scn,,r*l °» botli aide*. The enemy fir* | bt . ing at firai over our head*, hut gradually getting our ; **1 range. We returned their fire, and were informed byGen. I.angatrcet tbat we were doing great f*ccqiion.— Tho enemy'* gun* cewd flilig fora few minute*, and it • *. appeared that aoraeUuBg had happened. Our baiter ee, , in ibe mean ime, kepi up a rapid fifing. The enemy II'* noon Opeued again, their anrll bursting in thevrry midat 1 ur of oor battery wounding Oaprain KauheltBaa. privat'* H.I. /.abal, J. A TartoWn and G W. Mu- a, ol l*t compmr. and privata* II. Tully and A. B. Raker, of ?.} oonip*nj; akoIdeut KichardHin*honk-.Uie Lieutenanthiu.wrlfbarely f».-aping with btolif*. G. W. Mum died of hi* wound* during the night.to
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Daily Richmond Whig
Richmond, Virginia, US
Thu, Sep 05, 1861
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