The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-22
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF The BATTLE.


WASHINGTON Dec. y, 1861.
The details of the battle at Dranesvo yesterday
enhance the brliancy of The affair and add TO the merit
Of the federal troops engaged,
After the foragers had been al work General ords
command was proceeding along the Ieesburg pike to
Dfaipesville, distance beyond The advance had
already entered the village, and the ''Bucstas' were
about to do when rebel field battery Of six guns
discovered unlimbering upon road leading
vile info the Leesburg pike short distance this side Of
nranesvie The position OF the battery about three
hundred yards from The pike, and just within the
edge of dense wood, between which. and the
pike the ground had been cleared, but cover
ed with rank underground. At the moment
rebel infantry were discovered occupying grove, OF
about quarter of in extent upon the left OF tho
battery and about half way between it and the pike
These subsequently ascersned to be the First Ken
tacky regiment commanded by Colonel Tom Taylor, Of
frankfort The principal part of the regiment s from
Louisville.
The "Bucktai" regiment, under Lieut.. Col. Kane,
WIS Immediately directed to charge upon this thc!et
1t was CALAMITY done The rebels reserved their fire
urtu the "Bpcktas" wore within about afy yards. bat
the Pennsylvanians did not return the fire until they
had approached about twenty yards nearer when they
delivered stunning volley, which completely put to
fight the party in the grove.
In the meantime the other rcgiments-the Ninth Tenth
and Sixth Pennsylvania reserves-wcre formed skir
mshers thrown out on either side and charge
was made through the cleared ground towards tho wood
which occupied by the rebel battery, supported by
the Eleventh Kentucky and Tenth Alabama regiments aud
body Of cavalry. AZ the moment that The nfan
try ordered to FORM Captain Eason placed his four
guns in position the right or the pike, Immediately
opposite the opening Of the road from Cenrevie and
precisely opposite the rebei battery Captain Easton
commenced Grug brsky. His first shelf struck one Of
the enemys caissoas and caused an explosion OF IFS con
tents, by which several Of tho rebels Killed and
wounded. Our four guns worked with wonderful
rapdlty and precision. Tie caeny's balls and shells
came thick and fast, bat we're fred high Ono Of
them burst Immediately Eastons battery but most
Of them passed and struck in poughod field be-
hind. Not single Of our artlerymen was wounded
Tho rebels retired before The charge, aud Captain
Easton moved up two Of bis guns to the position the
robcl battery had originally occupied The re,ccatng
enemy pursued FER distance but a Draines
willie is oniy Ear rs from Ceuirpyie, where the main
body Of the rebel army poslcd it from The head
quarters Of General NcCals division, tho pursuit was
STOPPED to avoid hanS movement of The enemy, by
which General ord's command might ho cut on
The hed OF battle was occupied by Genera Ord until
dusk when tho hcmeward march was beg ia Obedience
TO the order previously given by General Mcclellan.
party was detailed to collect tho dead and wounded
Of the enemy. FHtysevon dead wero collected, and
twenty two wounded were brought from the field Three
Of them lied while they being removed and nean
Others OF them were mor,aly wounded. Sight rn.
wopnded prisoners were taken Among the dead was
second lieutenant Of the First Kentucky regiment
fra tic prisoners IL learned that several oGcars
,itoG, bot they had been carried back fri m th1
fc,a Among them Cooncl Taylor. a number OF
dead soiers also carried away, and all or tho