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The Williamsburg battle. Richmond, May 16, 1862.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I send you a brief history of the engagement near Williamsburg, as viewed by one acquainted with the occurrences that preceded it, and who was a participant in the fight.
Our forces commenced the evacuation of the Yorktown line on the night of Thursday, May 1st, and the rear division of our army left the entrenchments late on Saturday night, the 3d instant.
On Sunday morning, the 4th, the "grand army" of McClellan entered the abandoned "rebel" fortifications, and their advance guard rapidly followed, and constantly harassed our rear on the entire march from Yorktown to 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 Ya
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], The third Cavalry regiment --Col. Goods
The third Cavalry regiment--Col. Goods's official report. Headq'rs 3d Reg't Va. Cavalry, Slatersville, New Kent county, Va., May 8th, 1863. Lieut. Col. Iriam, A. A General, Cavalry Brigade: Sir:
I have the honor to report that on Sunday, the 4th inst., soon after leaving Blow's Mill, I was informed by Gen. Stuart that a number of Federal cavalry had passed above us, intercepting our communication with Williamsburg, and, at the same time, was ordered to move with a detachment of my regiment in pursuit of them.
In obedience to this order.
I moved up the Williamsburg road with detachments of three companies.--the Mecklenburg, Capt. Jones, Halifax Black Walnut, Lieut. Chappell commanding, and the Nottoway, Capt. Carter, numbering in all about eighty men. I had gone but a short distance when the enemy's rarities dashed across the road before me, and passing through an extensive field on my right, moved down under over of a heavy woods, some half mile in advance of me, near a po
Notice.
--ten Dollars reward.--Ranaway from the subscribed, on Sunday, 4th inst., a negro man named Marshall, (formerly the property of Mr. Whitlock,) He is about 5 feet high, black, well made, weighs about 150 lbs.; has one tooth out in front, and quick when spoken to. I think he is in Richmond, or at some of the near the city.
I will give $ 0 reward for his delivery to me, on Broad street, between 5th and 6th, or delivered in jail, where I can get him.
my 13--3 Wm. A. Mountcastle.