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The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Williamsburg battle. (search)
Williamsburg a distance of some ten miles. The fight of Sunday. About two o'clock Sunday afternoon, having followed us very closely they had arrived in front of the line of redouble last outside of Williamsburg, which were occupied by Gen. Semmes's brigade and Manly's North Carolina battery. At this point the Yankees brought out in front of our redoubts, and near the edge of woods, a field battery, has limbered, and commenced a vigorous shelling of the works, which was handsomely and affectively replied to by the North Carolina Artillery. At the same time they advanced their cavalry and infantry skirmishes, who were engaged by a portion of General Semmes's brigade, deployed as skirmishers. As our wagon trains had not passed through the town. It was very necessary to hold the enemy firmly in check and accordingly Gen. Johnston sent for Col. Wickham's and Col. J. Luclus Davis's regiments of Virginia cavalry, and the 1st Company Richmond Howitzers, to hasten back as reinforc