The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08
VISIT TO THE BATTLE FIELD NEAR MA
NASSAU .JJJNCTION

own army but also Of the enemy have all been deceniy
,rar ~ me whole area Of that terrible onset no
IL mah orPse ana not even mingled limb was 10 be
seen The earth had received them all and 90 far as
mmah comtAants were concerned, nothing renamed to
save the mounds OF fresh earth which showed where they
had beeO laid away IL their last sleep
Many OF these mounds gave evidence OF the pous
Of surviving comrades Enclosures were butt around tho
graves and branches Of evergrecns cover the spot
carved or painted the name and fellowship OF the deceas
cd Sometimes boards nailed 10 a neigboring treo told
that the ground adjacent contained the fallen Of certain
Numerous dead horses, scattered the area show
whore the batteries OF fyrg artillery captured Or
disabled, or where some officer was dsmounted The
PROSTATE fences too served TO mark the OF
battle Where the infantry crossed they were broken
down so that a man might step over, and wide gaps
along The ground, too lampcd by the feet OF rushing
meh and horses evidenced whore the struggle had been
III rccst
relics Of tho battle already bnt few remain The
Id has been ched and 81, aned by daily crowds Of
vsiers, seeking for mcmeulces few bullets that had
run their GRAND, some fragments OF exploded bombs
haversack aud fow other things all that ex
tehsve rambe brought under our view Canes cut FROM
tn battle field are also consider ably in Demand.
The enemys column Of advance shown by the battle
ground, presented front ar abort milo Their
ward march from tho point whore they encountered our
and the full battle joined and the fate Of the day de
c,ied, was about mile and half parallelogram Of
about mile by mile and half therefore. covers the
scene of the great conflict .n
In this Included Ave dwelling houses all Of
which we visited bore evidences OF tho stO which ragged
about them Many Killed in the yard Of the house
OF Mr. Depogan. A bullet hole chamber door 70
MAINS memento Of the battle Hls family escaped just
as the battle joined
Bat II was on the hill south of the turnpike road
whore the eDcmys farihrst advance checked, and
where the nnal issue was fought that the inwrapped
dwellings shovel most plainly tie ny Of the light
A hose here, late the abode al widow ady-Mrs
Judith Hem was rdied with Cannon aud musket shot
Hseng properties ON the Cannon Of our enemies had
passed through tbs ws and root until The dwelling
awreck II rs sad story that We tell This estlmablc
lady who had spent here long lie, illustrated by the
graCcs that adOru the meek Christian was now bed rid
d,n, Thee she lay and the borrid din and no less
than three oil the mssies u death that occurred through
her chamber inflicted their wounds up0u her II seems
strange dspeusaton OF Providence that whose life
had been gentle and secluded should have found hor
end amid such sio m Of b. passions and that the
humble abode which had witnessed hec quiet pilgrimage
should have been shattered over her dying bed.
Yet anna such terrors heaven indicated ,s laws
When the combatans had retired, the aged sufferer
stu, alive, and she lived oug enough TO say that her mind
was Tranquil and that she dcd peacc--a peace that
the oar battle aud the pres uco Of death, pLopled in
all hs tcTroes had not disturbed. Noble mairon The
daughters Of the South VIII te your virtues and the
O the South will aycngc your suIerngsl The heaps
on heas Of the enemy that were piled around your doors
when you ded are but the earnest hundred yards TO
the right Of the house Of Mrs Henry lay five horses in
heap, and near by another heap Of many more. Here
portion Of Shcrmans battery made us last advance,
just as It reached the top or'thc hill rlemen, ap
preaching III another direction reached IL 100 At once
they poured In irc WHICH cut down horses and mcn,
and made the pieces unnanage able Tho gallant boys
followed the lre with bayonet charge ad the guns
were taken II was here that Lieutenant Ward fell The
cannon taken and reaken several times in the furi
light but the horses had been killed. and they could
not be removed Used.
On tho Jeff Of Mrs Henrys. distant abon, fourth Of
mile. is neat house beiongug TO colorcd man named
Robinson cannon ball drove through this also. BE.
tween theec two orchard Of small where lamp
tons Legion fought and suffered severely Their
are here. One Of them which covers he remains of
near relative OF Hon J. l. Orr, marked by broken
mlsket painted as head stone.
Away on the extreme northern verge of Inc battle
thu. which the Georgia regiment
met the encinys advance. The gallant ban there with
stood the cneys columns until nearly surrounded They
then rctrea,d not from those IN the lr At, but from
those who were closing around them Ii this pine grove
there seemed scarce tree that was not struck by the
encny's balls. number of Georgians fell here, and
their graves are close by In the grove was pointed out
the spot where Lamar fell. In the the dead
charger Of the amented Cen Barlow killed under him.
himself to ia soon after But the Georgans suffered not
their heroes to fall unavenged FOR they piled the ground
before them with the slain Of the enemy.
THE REBEL LOSS,
REBEL OFFICERS KILLED.
General Bernard r. Bee, South Carolina
Colonel d. H. BlcRae, North Carolina.
Colonel Charles +. Fisher, North Carolina
Brigadier General +. X. Smith, regular army.
General Francis A. Bartcw, Georgia.
Colonel Lamar, Georgia.
Colonel Nelson, Second Virginia regiment
Colonel Mason, OF General Johnst.ns STAG
Colonel Francis J. Thomas OF Baltimore.
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin j. johnson, Hampton
Legion.
Rebel. oEEIcERs WOUNDED.
Colonel p 7. Moore, Frss Virginia Volunteers
Major Robert Wheat, Louisiana BATTALION
Colonel Gardiner s
Colonel Wade Hampton, Hampton Legion
Colonel L. J. Gartrel, Seventh Virginia regiment.
Colonel Jones, Fourth Alabama regiment
Colonel H. c. Stevens, OF General Bees staff
Major Scott, Fourth Alabama regiment
MAJOR Stevens, Aid TO General Smith.
The Memphis Appeal Manassas correspondent says-Is
gratifying be able state upon reliable authority
and missing win not exceed tho rse estimate 500
OF these less than 500 killed 1t believed very few
KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE MISSISSIPPI REGIMENTS.
RICHMOND July %, 1851.
Tho following list all that could no obtained Of the
killed and wounded In tho Mississippi regiments, viz
Rnrts regiment lost eigh, killed and thirty wounded.
k,ted-Captaln McWllle Lieutenant Leary, Of Cover
nor Browns company, Lieutenant York, Of the Clinton
company. and Eddy Anderson Of Jackson.
CUoae Featherston bss killed and eight wound
ed Among the killed rs Hill The wounded are John
FMneson severely Moore Dutson Pedcn ivey Price and
Major Styles slightly.
Colonel Faulkner loss in the Second regiment, liz Is
killed and IS wounded among the killed Is Lieutenant
Palmer and two oshers, frs, lcutenaus. Colonel Boon
was taken prisoner This company was in the hottest Of
the fight.
Only two companies Of the Eleventh regiment were in
the nght the University Greys ieuteuant Bis.
lam sergeant Rice and private Need, with two Others
Colonel sedde lost out Of these two companies s<era
killed and twenty one wounded. Colonel Moore Of this
regiment Oh the as, was wounded in the fooL6y as
Tucker, q University Greys, on the ga INST. va
killed accidentally
an huf far
wounded Among the latter Ii enry Nash IN the arr
slightly " ~
Or the Atlanta Minute men two are sl-. -. ,,.,
IN the kUnper Leg' "a one sghu- ,,nay sna ou
shgn'y wounded "a the La'".. zouavcs
O- - FOR .cK AND WOUNDED REBELS.
- monu' , JULY 20, meeting Was held ut the Mel
: chapp Exchange, in New Orleans, for the purpose
sakR action the relief Of sick and wounded Louisia
soldiers Virginia and those which should hereafte
/ require attention General W. A. Emore presided Will
| tsm,Siitee engaged in preparing resolutions "a
, nressiys OF IN, sense OF the meeting,
| The Rev Dr. PALMER, says the New Orleans Picdyun
was then invited 10 the meeting and taking th
stand Was ~afT.,7 spTuded He apologi7ed for appear
ing often before his fellow citizens anu proceeaea
speak Of gallant braves who fell at Manassas anu ~
marked difference bcrween the TWO armies ne .ne
alluded 70 he c;;sct whcned caeu ou' u, ne wy
[hef ami hop.A Ii would be ps~-- Nv Nariles The
! porary organization. Oar hraye soldicrr na.. -
lives In defence Of our homes wives and daughters sn
was a. little cegt soto administer to tn heat
and cQgTnT Hedid not believe this wq,d he protrac
ed war Protraccd wars did mol prey agnoug the gtea
civilized nations Of the earth but only among la,
Such war wu,sl bankrupt any nation In one wear. Eve
Engkrt; ID the war u the Crmea, found herself pressed
andworfied u The extreme in furnishing her army will
supplies Fer what duration OF time could the Nortl
hope 10 ersan 400 GOO men2 Az 10 the issue the
might az well throw Their millions The rivers as I,
eypec! TO subjugae Our cotton gave US ,mIneus,
power The millions or Europe depended on II for the
bread As for the blockade, We laughed il to scorn. This