Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-07-25
The carnage tremendously heavy on both sides. and

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We advancing, taking masked hatter;as rosral,
but surely. driving the enemy towards Moros.os h h
enemy seemed to be reinforced by General Johnston
were immediately driven back panic among our troops
suddenly occurred regular stampede took place. It is
understood that Gen. Mcdowell undertook to make stand
near Oen1reVne, but the panic fearful that the
whole army became demoralzed and it impossible to
check them either at Centrevle Fairfax Court House.
large number of troops in their retreat fell on the way
size from exhaustion and scattered along the route
the way from Fairfax Court House The road from BuPs
Run strewn with and knapgacks discarded bv the
troops to better facilitate their General Mcdowell
was in the of the retreat endeavourng to rav his
with only partial
Only two hundred of the Fire Zouaves (Eswcrths> are
LETT from the slaughter The sixty ninth and other New
York regiments suffer ed flghtfully
ehermans, the Carlisle Grins and the West Point Bat
have been taken by the Conederaes Also the eight
siege hirty-two pound ried cannon Col Wilcox in COM
mand of brigade, and Capt (Col) McCook are killed
Col Henzleman is wounded. Washington scene of the
most intense excitement Wagons continually arriving
bringing in the dead and wounded The feeling in the Cv
is awuiy distressing Both steamboat and telegraph com
muncatlon with Alexandria suspended The fortca-
lions are strongly reinforced with fresh troops It
posed that General Mansfield has taken command of the
Notifications on the other side of the river Large raed
cannon AMI mortsrs are being rapdlv sent over
FSEcM EICBfIJHD-OUR KILLED & WOUNDED.
RICHMOND, VA, July 23d, 1861.
Messrs Mcguire and James Adar give the following re-
port of the killed and wounded of their ComDany-he At
lanta (Georgia) Greys-in Sundays fight
klled-Iwo Ramnonds Isaac Crank, Smith, Martin,
Addison Orr, James Kershaw, w. W. Brooks Joel Var
brough, Robert Hamilton, George Grawong
Wound ID. B. Marlin, slightly in hip; Lieut. Husey
severely; Benz. Watkins, in arm; James Adar, flesh
wound in John Grawolng, hand very slight; Toney
Henderson, slightly Mr. Christian severely bruised
by wagon passing him William Harriss leg slight
y; Lieutenant Smith, hip and arm dangerously :;
Thomas Norwood, leg broke ST. Love, in neck, slight
Sergeant Smith, twice knocked down by bombs but I'M
hurt; Thomas Stokes severely MIR. Elliott slightly
Thasher killed three Yankees prominent officer and
took bis pistol, but escaped unhurt
Capt. King of the Rockwell Guards, reports: Killed
Thomas Kirk, James Paden B F Smith, and seven mis-
sing. Wounded-Capt. King, ankle slightly Lieut.. Dun
woody, hip Lieut.. Bishop, left ARM Lieut.. Wing left
shoulder; serg Gasselt thigh; r Cobb head and thigh
a bomb shell having bursted on him.
Jim Hunter leg; Joseph Simmons, head John Simmons
leg; H. Wallace, head S. MITCHELL shoulder; John Hx,
over by Cavalry and badly Bruised VIM Bailey jaw.
The killed and wounded mostly caused in the attack
on Shearman's battery, when Col. Barlow fell.
From other sources learn that Capt Towers and Mil
ler of the Georgia Rifles, safe.
Lieut. Hull is severely wounded, some say killed. Lieut.
Scott and Frank Lathrop killed. Capt McGruder, of
Rome (Georgia) Light Guards woundedn the leg. Geo
Stovan and Charles Norton killed Capt. Cooper,
Floyd Georgia. Infantry is seriously wounded in the knee
These three last named companies suffered severely but
am unable to obtain the particulars
Major Dumwoody shot three times but are
rious; his horse shot five times.
Col. Gartrel was slightly wounded; his was severely
wounded, and it is believed has since died.
| Capt. Blake, Of Carroll Ga, wounded; Capt. Wilson
wounded in the heel.
Capt Davidsons Green county company, very ht
| ly engaged in the fight.
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pieces. Lieut.. Col. Montgomery Gardner slightly
wounded in the leg He had his horse shot from under
him. He exhibited extraordinary olness under the hail
storm of fury, bullets and bombs of the enemy
The wounded who have arrived in Richmond attended
with Godke Kindness and affection and God bless them
should be uttered by every tongue in the South
have cent every item of details can obtain up to the
present moment.
LATEST FROM RICHMOND-OUR KILLED AND
WOUNDED.
RICHMOND, July q, 1861, a. m.
Six hundred and fifty prisoners brought here tonight
from Manassas The number of troops killed is estima
ted about five hundred The wounded and missing is
timated at about thousand.
President Davis returned here last night He was enhu
siastcay received He responded to lis reception in glo
rious terms.
Congress to-day has appointed committee of one from
each State to look after sick and wounded who have
been brought to Richmond.
Hon. T. R. Cobb has been appointed from Georgia, and
to-day visited every wounded Georgian in Ric' mond.
The publher Of the Examiner has been elected public
printer.
Fir. Toombs Of Georgia, has been appointed Brgadiel
General, and goes into immediate service.
One of Lncons balloons passed this city yesterday
afternoon.
Perfectly reliable intelligence says that of Hampton
Legion thirteen killed. and ninety-seven wounded
seven mortally. Col. Hampton slightly wounded.
Gen. Smith not killed, but is seriously wounded.