Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-10
ROW THE YANKEES FIGHT BATTLES AND WIN
VICTORIES

g,o,.ly after Pat,ersous army crossed the Potomac
thew were Eai " sall party of Virginia troops under
I Col Rarper, who held ths@ u chsek considerable
time killed large number, aud took over sky pr..on-
ers Our loss consisted Of two killed and ght or ten
wounded. Ba: the Yankees magnify the sifir into
grand engagement and brilliant victory. Here Ia the
way they t, the story We copy from the correspond
ence {. tho Philadelphia Inquirer:
The b.ttIe cor, aislced tile besond Filling Waters
A. o'clock on the morning o. the instant. The com
s.uCement was sudden ana without any previous khoS
ed chat it g:s at hand.
GnI Perkins had roae out some distance in front Of
his battery aud upon turning bend OF the roea, sud
d,uly found himself face 10 face with Two srai sc ON
csrs mounted They made the military sHlGte, aad
book bauds cordially WITH the colonel aikng bin what
COMPANY ~ belonged t,y He answered, company c.
Just then one OF TIC oscers esped the battery coming
round the bend and exclsmirg, "h-t'llery, by Godr
bo,h nut spurs to their hoTsts aud LIZ. Col Pei-ns
shouted, Now, boys we've got EN- and IN less than
minute the battery opened hot and heavy, hight and
et Of the road me Wisconsin Regiment was support
inc the battery on the left Of sosd and the Pennsy
vani, glsyepth on the right These Immortality came
M into position poured In one voley before the enemy
had time to form; and in fact they meyer did get form
ed but fought guerilla during the whole aeuoo.
This WA probably dope cover the retreat OF the
main body of the orces Just in the middle OF the fight
the Tvenythird regiment came up cool as so many
cncrmhe,a ana pitched into the chase, ainking
considerable distance 70 tie Ie, and routing the rebels
from all their places Of conces.melt Achylln3 men
Law along the road near the bate " and in the woods,
6ebtipg Indian fashion, Every nan was cool and &C.
lbsrate and their shots told with fearful effect
The cavalry Of the rebels attempted TO make two
charges uson the Eleventh. but were broken and He'd each
time.
The pursu; was continued osef al.so niles, and only
ceased when the became tired out trottng dS.ble
oaick and loading and firing 10 the hot sun
The basves. part of the sccn took place on the farm
Of gentleman nsmad Porter field. about Two miles be.
yond Falling wasers and within one and half miles oil
Hainesyie where the army noT lays
The color sergeant Of the Wisconsin regiment was the
frat man wounded but he brayey kept his flag up until
sorne one came to relieve him.
Lieut. Col Wilson, OF the Secession force. IL said to be
living in hcue cher. distance from our camp, mortal
ly wounded.
considerable One msn who Witnessed their retreat GER
tes tina, as ssw them carry twenyseven dead bodies
mast his home ana that the had got their wounded In.
70 wagons and taking them O. 81 last as possible
He saws there could have been less than hy voand
ed Our men found three OF their dead upon The hed
| and bures :hem with after the battle
Rromis Napc ssecessoust belonging 20 Capt. Avis's
company of the Fifth Vuguis Regiment, Col. Harper
commanding sho through the prsasl, anS Is sill
4 living.
Regiment musket bah in ,he breast Just before Mr..
R ed was shot down. a cannon bai struck his muske'
and bent into the shape Of and cut ayay part Of
he barrel besides driving the spnters into his breast
Geo Drske OF company A, First Wisconsin Regiment
rns shot through the breast, snd fell dead at once eI
! d,imlrg at the moment "0hi my mother"
The Press" hes also some details Of the battle. VIZ
copy the following;
NcMullin's men first opened Gre. Tho first cannon
shot Of the enemy passed oyer the heads Of cur men
| Ill tba ashla and Of POrterfeld'
dwelling and passing at the pesk Of the root They
fred badly not single cannon ball. during the who'll
| action Of hsf hours duration, inhictiDg morta
wound One ball pissed between soldiers musket AM
his cheek and almost simultaneously second shot etruc
tis gun bending the tube double and sending Che spin
| terra into his face and breast The will probab
,se an sys Their first discharges OF musketrT were aim
"A too high but saGss uently they aimed low, and moe
of the wounded upon our sd we're sicuck oeio. 10
knees Our men advanced continussty, iesding. an
srsng. unal the Wisconsin regiment hsd spptoA.ae
90 vihin thyes hundred yards aud Mcllulins men les
than one bupdred yaes from the rebels advance lines
Thew must have lost from az satements, at least on
h".3,sd IN Killed and wounded. fseir ambulance
e ordered 20 the front, and our men saw tnsSs heay
ing Ia the falen. 70 be In time iot retrea..
After firing for hour or less, they Ie,red At rapi
,ro, and In great disorder seeming 10 labor to ousui
each other in their Eighty purpose Porteihelds nous
IA tvostory frame yelling, with frame kitohsa attacf
cd. Porter6eld is a Onion man who had been Iun o.
He Ind taken bis family 10 the woods for security, br
returned at once and gave the woaoSsd every assistance
His family soon followed him, and the dwelling BEGAN
hosoits where the wounded lay, most Ct them sesnln
10 suffer no great anxiety beyond the event OF theSgh
. | aud their own hard fate at not being engaged
OF all the wounded upon side, not one will die
Haincsvie three miles beg ond, they made secon
faue and shorter stand, but sere driven back With n
nswed los This latter place bad been the site Of the
cucampment Our informant reached IL before noon. an
found the town and suburbs occupied By our regiment
with the resr regiments huryine Ia, General PAtsrso
took guHsau 10 the house Of William Mitchell. gas'