, 1861-07-09
the BATTLE NEAR HAINESyILLE
THE GROUND AND THE FIGHT
Fun Particulars from an Eyewitness.


[From the Philadelphia Press, July 5th.1
The telegrnphic account Of the battle near
Hainesyille was exceedingly meagre aud M
satisfactory. This fact may ba accounted for
BY mentioning that the Government operator
at HagerstoWn became SO excited, when the
account Of the fight reached him, that he
shouldered bis musket within quarter of an
honr. to rtioin his comrades IN Virginia,
Gen. Patterson's command had been waiting
to cross the Potomac for some time. Wnil6
encamped at WilliamEpo1t, Md, and upon the
river bank below that town, Capt. McMullia's
scouts and the secret spies Of Government,
were making daily pIgrimages into Virginia,
to ascertain the character Gf the enemy and
his defences, and to carefully study the topog-
1aphy Of the land. =,
1t was fully intended, q few nights before,
TO send the army over the river in two divi.
eions; the first, under Gen. Patterson, to cross
wa1leder, to c1osg at Sheplerdstswn, some
miles below, and thus flank the enemy, and
drive him from his position or capture him.
Circumstances recessitated counter order.
The men were nightly aroused, and as often
disappointed, until, on Tuesday morning ct
three O'Clock, positive orders came and the
army got under way.
The ford at this place is but little deeper
than creek, being go Shallow that q man nav
Eade it without being vet above the middle
The road On the other side lies parallel with
tie river until Immediately opposite Williams
port, when it turns directly from the stream,
and goes, At q gentle activity, up the slope and
over the fields.
The river was crossed at an early hour Oh
Iuesday morning. McMnllin'5 Ringers
dashed in first, the City Troop and Gen. Pat
terson snd staff followed, aud after them came
the two regiments OF Wisconsin ard Pennsyl-
7ania.
The remaining regiments took the matter
less impetuously, and go lost their share in
the honors Of the battle. They marched
1e1surly Into field on the margin Of the river,
removed their boots, stockings, drawers, and
breaches, wound these around tLeir Eecks, and
thus, with the whole lower portion Of their
Wfsd, preceded by full band in sim: ia. IN
dress, they plunged into the stream and reach
ed the opposite shore. Here they readiusted
their drees, and avoided the wet garments and
soaking shoes Of their predecessors. Our in.
tornant statea that the appearance of the
regiments thus proceeding vas 1adicrous in
the extreme.
1t was full day light when these latter reei.
ments proceeded up the turnpike Beyond
the toll-gate, the road bard md narrow, dotted
with farms and groTes, went meandering M
and down the hills.
Most OF the people protessed to be Union
lists, and were. in semblance at least, glad to
see their deliYerers. Their own troops had de-
tpoilsd them sham metully, turning their horses
to Craze in the unripe wheat fields, and exact
ing corn and meal without money and without
price. A curious feature Of the march was
the appearance Of many Union refugees who
onr a,mr Thae.. ra,-,io aSaauIe ~ = gua51 o.
auav inst aq ho1vaet wss eh;sta MI resu aiiten t'
erain tields. They c,me hanE viii saa1, npvn 10y ~
1n1l hearts, often bursting into tears when
their homes appeared to them again after ab-
Over he mad thns ao1;d and r4o,soa+ a.
walk nnon. omr reomente H:aIiag aI geasant sta 10
n'easont fa,11ards ~. 81 N;a Mnheu lnto tne
fa1r tha a. .i.nt ~ " ngtnlt oeaTins anoVe
ThaV 1;rLaa IN ,nH1 ~ 1n 11aas people aosga WHOM
teens dTonnrd ho he ill., nupeh7 ~ ~ 40 a9u ean
stato Va1he4sn masn y lne anscflpslon' Virginia
Whi1e tina n.arcb;,o a,o,o :, .,o ,o.z-- =,
h;r;,cr rea;me,,ta us a.ong u Ine uawn, me
Ieo;nn 6eard IL tirst nnaie - - tue eeete
far ab1ad Trstsnt11 s- pealn VI taG s'7 cannon,
run. and with W;ld stfs erfs thea Sn hraL 1e INTO
andaous anah ~ ~ i " Up tne ROAD and at EN-" At
ia"t,ar5 n9h hsppt p 1e seep peeame QUICKER but
Lgsalo Aaste Hou1u moi Atonei the light WAS
os95 Dslo1e Iaey reacaed the ground!
o;-iia. MMn 1ue taeter feglme4Is, our lntormant-a
~, hia nons ~ theg. iho ne e. instantly a touched
dashed "a away In the direction Of the firing.
~ a.ainu tatH noase neslde ihe read,
mnnnt. = "a fan aGto no5p!al, ne dis
nuena, ~ naa- ano ioosa inside inside the body
a. en Ren ,%ant % ~ ~ company =, ist Wlscon:
gu heguneHt. ine deceased had been shot
t9d1ngo ,ae n Pseasa ana fel dead one ex
AulrS ~ lhe moment, "Oh! my mother"
ne lsosed as placid and fair, lying. thus to
"aAe ~ tIgt' ~ ltposl1g n gsotte sleep.
80 a4bana hoa ~ LIN. gtoupea upon tne Il ,or, lay
a.a;n.. " a " Msu14eu nen, amorg them Sc
s1 nset su ,,sn mno nda h;a Jsen saos IN the eye
bydae y q1hel ~ h;s oaai, Mnicn carried away the
liz Eomsn n ius9 ~ thio aaq pars u M eyebrow
,n1ned attsr ~ ha..ie " .ns aGLlon; nutre'
$3.50 IN a-a1.a1 ue g"...e auu cneefInlly as
PEI he.Gu sse Nounuea' making mattresses and
t.n.., Ganusss ~ ~ tnea: i: fuflhSr on Tive mites
tsen @ s19 X aosoac} .ney reached PoTterdelds
thaa G1n 10y plts.g t@.ns gfouGo proper 1t seems
Rd',1a and s,rtaa as11 Sean aas]ors Crais,
and rantasn I H. Nartnc F. a, GGa' ~ m; =: PATTERSON
CIV SGM'Gn, @ VII aae FIIst Wscon-
Repn,e,,t fGoi Torrsth ~ nseanda Gnos Slfanl9
Trsnn arS w n,uhia5J piecGueo y Inc City
lad hT cnntsfn Mcnfnn5n ~ uat1s3 ~ tne Waoie
IufeTenGent RaSraqa 1 raaohd aa1 e9e M MIllaaelphla
seven o'c;ocE i, ths' r.orn;net ta1s tarm NJ
were frswn m ~ tab;ra az T9tn'pg H. & me enemy
hatte o1dtr " sSnc tha; nne h9us IN line Of
rect1T nnnn the tnrn1,,a n Ya'A ~ asur guns a.
1anks 0s AApAAe' oenans uPsn out
f. MrNfr,,;r,s 7,,e7, 4nara
and fhev iiIst onenrd f,re Tha S.at ~ asauce,
shot nf }he enemv naeteS 90 ,,.a1 lne hls9 cannon
our men. sine{e hsll lue ~ neas o. o.
Porte1eelds Wellnr and naescd AZ ~ ~ ~, "
reak Of the roof: @>4'N f@''1 '1' ~ LUG
They fred badly not a e;nc,e ca,no,, hor
duIipe the Whole oct;on or h5,T bnnl, ~uunn ~ pau
tion ;nf7;cf;nn mns4o, - rarn raI noa1 u4la,
nasspd h. 4srasn en1a;ax,o "oaau; oAe Dali
cheeE anI ainns+ "euni s;.n,,i,s, mus5eI ana III;
shot u MI h;s 19., oaaeuus!y han5;aa secona
md serdjnr Ths s,,,,;nta-s ~ ~ lug -! uouoie
hreast RI. mer, iii 1.o,,dh;. autv 4as ace aud
Thsir frrt discharpes f ~ Ent2, !ose IN eye;
loo h;eb Int snhseonen1Ix e Fly Fly "sTe @ amea
and most Of the wou1d 1ded upon our % siie wcrn Tr,
struck below The knees: Our men advanced
contiE ua?Jy, loading and firing, until the W;s.
coIsin Regiment had approached TO within
three hundred yards, and McMn]ijn's MOI,
were lees than one hundred wards frnm tha
rebela' advance lines, The mutt have iost
trt m all statements, at least one hundred az, T.,
killed and wounded. Their amhulanccs wara
ordered to the front, and our men saq then,
heapinR in the fallen, to be in time for retreat.
Alter firing for an hour or less. they retjred
at rapid trot and in great disoT7er see,niea
10 1aber to oyerst1ip each Other IN 1teE5
nfghty purpose Porfe,fiaid,. hnns. - "a 49, ~
story flame dwelling, with frame kitnhnn AZ
tached. Pcrteffse16 II n T,,fnn Tna, ~ bas
bcsn run ctf BE had taken hil fau;1r nnH ~ 4a 4ha
woods for secu1ity. Init refnrned ~ n,ae5 ~ ~
fanfly snon foilnwe3 h;,1 80 ~ S,..,;:1 rs
b. came hosY,;faI whcra tha o ,zand .uS ln slhuS
most Of them Eeem;ne tn s,,tsr =" er.et ~
ty beyoud The event Of tha t,gh+ 80 nth. th;..
own 6c1d fate st mt heinz a1,95on,a ALL ~ s1s 81
the wounded upon our SIDE, n5t one viii i,ie A
At Ha}resr1lle fhrea n,;|aa ~ k ~. 1At w.
made second fnfiIe and short 81 e4u, s4aa 'h1{
Nere driven back With reneWaii !oss 2Tn;s ~
latter Mace had haen he site nf 81 ag1s lns
- - 49, tA4s stse " tuetI GACalup-