General Wright, July 16, 1862
Respectfully forwarded.
I fully coneur in the commendations General Wright makes on the conduct of Col. George Doles, and can bear witness to his continued attention to his duties as well as his gallantry in action. It is also proper to state that Captain Grimes returned to the field and removed such of his pieces as he was unable to take off at first on account of the loss of horses.
BENJ. HUGER, Major-General.
Report of Capt. Frank Huger, Company D, Virginia Light Artillery, of the engagement at King’s School-House, or Oak Grove.
ARTILLERY CAMP, Near Richmond, Va., July 17, 1862. Sir: [have the honor to report that in obedience to your orders I proceeded on the morning of June 25 to relieve Captain Maurin, Donaldsonville Artillery, then stationed at the intrenchment immediately
* Embodied in returns, p, 981.
on the right of the Williamsburg road. While getting into position heavy firing of infantry commenced in the woods in front, and one of my horses was there killed.
About 12 m., in obedience to orders from General Wright, I proceeded with the second section of the battery (Lieutenant [Joseph D.] Moore) to the extreme right ofthe line to report to Colonel Doles, Fourth Georgia Volunteers, who directed that the woods in the vicinity of King’s SchoolHouse should be shelled, to endeavor to ascertain the position and force of the enemy.
About 3 p. m. the enemy advanced a few pieces down the Williamsburg road and opened a very annoying fire upon our lines.
by order of General Wright, with the first
the Yankee battery, and soon after opening fire caused them to retire
rapidly. Conducted by yourself the battery was advanced nearly to
the position occupied by that of the enemy—indeed, in advance of our
The officers and men behaved handsomely, and it is a source of much
gratification that I have no casualties to report, though exposed to a
heavy fire.