Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-25
THE GREAT BATTLEll
Enemy'S Loss l5,OOO----OurS 1900!
Particulars Of the Engagement.

srsaI Dssrat.a 70 THE N.sA7lIls Ut.an ara LEsa-as
LyxczsJEG, Va, July 2s-Thers has been ne
fighting since Sunday.
We captured 60 cannon, $4,000 stand Of arms,
1900 horses, all their stores, provisions, &C., worth
millions of dollars.
The rout Of the enemy Is complete, and the
whole fOrce-what is left--has gone to Alexandria.
A buggy and epauletts marked Gen. Scott" were
captured
Our loss is reported at about two hundred and
fifty killed and one thousand wounded Their loss
is estimated at eight thousand killed and twelve
thousand wounded.
The fourth Alabama regiment is terribly cut up;
also, Wade Hamptcn's Legion.
D spatsh to James Walker, Esq
RICHMOND, July 20. Our loss is two thousand kill
ell and wounded. The Federal loss is about if
teen thousand killed. The number of their wound
sd and the prisoners we have captured is not yet
known. but is very large. Among the prisoners are
two members of the Lincoln Congress.
FURTHER RiRTIcULAEs.
We learn from a reliable gentleman, citizen Of
our place. direct from Virginia, the following fur
Their particulars of the Manassas battle.
The firing was commenced by Beauregard at Q
A. H., leading the right wing of our forces, heading
the Hampton Legion in person. His horse was
shot under him. Lieut.. Col. johnson. of the Legion
was killed on the field. Gen. Johnston, who had drop
ped down from Winchester, commanded the left
wing. and was there ready to engage Gen. Patter-
son. Jonhston's command charged right up to the
cannon, and captured the celebrated Sherman bate
~ of IS pieces, all ready loaded for service, put
the Hessians to flight, who went preeipitEtely in
wild confusion not knowing what they we're doing
Or whittier they were going. The right wing IN
der Beauregard and the left under Johnston had been
engaged several hours when the GENRE under Davis
and Lee advanced, causing the Hessians to sound
& retreat, which soon turned to confused and
most preeipitate fight and stampede, the men
throwing away their guns, haversacks, &c, and
rushing wildly in every direction, ike frantic
idiots
Our 1900 Cavalry were ordered in pursuit, who
used their sabres alone, strewing the plain with
the dead, the dying, and the wounded, for miles
The pursuit ceased at 10 P. u.
Our loss is reported at 8 000 killed, wounded
and missing. Theirs at 10, 600 killed and wounded
and 5000 prisoners, with great loss of cannon,
arms, provisions, &c. Our greatest loss was in
bAc ShaE BG uPOu OLeEutau UdAtcEg W oOuASsOn
command. Their heaviest loss was during their
fight or stampede.
Three Tennessee Regiments were there-Tur-
news, Yaughans and Bates. Turney and Vaaghan's
were both engaged, suffering greatly Vsughan's
the most. Bates Regiment was held as a reserve,
snd did not get to participate and none of his
lost.
We lost Gen. Bee, of S c., Gen. Smith, of Flori-
da Col. Barlow, of Ga, and many officers Of
lower grade. The Federal Gen. Mcdowell is NOR
tally wounded, while many other of their Off
rs, say hundreds, were killed, and thousands
UPON thousands of their men killed and csP,ur6d'
It was no retreat. It was complete rost Or SION
Pele.
Many Of those reported as killed at the battle Of
Rich Mountain are coming into Lynchburg, showing
our losses there greatly less than anticipated Lieut.
Statham, formerly of Nashville, was wounded and
taken prisoner. Many prigOners are paroled BY
Gen. Mcclellan, who assures them he viii treat all
kindly till otherwise ordered from Washington.
He reports the finest grain crops ever seen in
Virginia Nearly ali tbeir land Is II grain-very
little IN tobacco. Well may We eNclsim, God is
Jritt as, dPd GJaisst our cae7.iss.7