The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08

anu Ntkiut.. ana Othpr information shows inns 10 DC
muci. under the true number
The officer commanding The Eleventh New FORK Zouaves
ana co"So Henzenn say that the roturns OF that re,
gnent cannot be relied on, as many Of those reported
among tho casualties have absented themselves since their
return and have gone to New York Among the missing
reported many OF our surgeons who remained m attend
anc On our wounded and against the rules OF mo
dern wariaTe, made prisoners.
Tho issue of this hard fought battle, in
which certainly troops .ost no credit in
their conflict on The field with enemy ably Command
ed, superior in numbers who had but short distance TO
march and who aote On bis own ground, on the deen
sive and always under cover, whilst our men were or
nee eay out Oh the open neds and should not prevent
lu credit beng given 70 those officers and corps whose
services mrrited II they did not attain IT,.
To avoid repetition ! will only mention here the
oil Those not embraced in reports Of division and brigade
commanders. beg to refer 10 'her reports for the
haneS 81 those serving undor their Immediate orders do
shiS That ON this subiec THEY be consdered as part OF
my own claim credit for the officers 81 my star, and
for those acting as such during the day. They did
every thing m their power, exposing them.
selves freely when required and doing all that
men could do, communicating ORDERS guiding the
columns, oxhorting The troops, rallyng them when
broken and providing for them the best the circum-
stances admitted. They are rs tpllows--
First Lieutenant II. w. KingsbGry, Fifth artillery, aid
decamp
Major Clarence s. Brown, New York Militia Volunteers
aid de camp.
Major James s. wadsworth, New York Militia volun
ces, aid dc camp. The latter who me the honor
De on my personal stan, had horse shot under him in
the hottest OF the fight.
Captain James b. Fry, Assistant Ahjutant General
Captain o. H. Tllnghas Assistant ermaster who
discharged alone the important and burdonsome duties Of
his department with the army, and who was morally
wounded while acting with the artillery TO which he
for mey belonged, and in which he deeply Interested
Captain II +. Clark Chief of Subsistence Department.
Major Meyer, Signal Officer and Major Malcolm Melon
nell who acted as aides.
Surgeon W. S. King Tad Assistant Surgeon Magruder,
Medical Department.
Major j. q. Rarnard Engineer, and senior OF his do
parlinent with the army, gave most important aid.
Fl,st Lieutenant Fred $, Prime, Engineers.
Cap,a.n'A W. Whpph.
First Lieutenant H. L. Abbott and Second Lieutenant II
5. Putnam, Typographical Engineers.
Major ". Barry Fifth artillery, Chief Of Artillery.
Lieutenant George Suong, Ordnance Officer.
Major W. II. Wood, First infantry, Acting Inspector
General.
Second Lieutenant. Guy Henry, who joined me on the
field aud was Of service as an aide de camp.
Tho following officers commanded divisions and brgades
and in the several places their duty called them did most
effective service and behaved in the most gallant man
Brgaiier General Tyler, Connecticut Volunteers.
Colonel David Hunter, Third cavalry severely wounded
at the head OF his division.
Colonel $. 7. Hrntzelman, Seventeenth infantry
wounded IN the arm while leading his division into action
on the hill.
Brigadicr General Schenck Ohio Volunteers, command
ing Second Brigade, First division.
Colonel =. D. Reyes, Eleventh. infantry, commanding
First brigade, first division.
Colonel W p Franklin, Twelfth infantry, First Brigade
Third division
Colonel W. T. Sherman, Thirteenth infantry, command
iag Third brigade, First division.
Colonel Andi ew Porter, Sixteenth infantry command.
ing First brigade, Second division.
a
handing Second brigade, Second divis,oo
ColonelO. b. wcox Michigan volunteers commanding
taken prisoner while tho hni in the hottest Of the
fight
Colonel o. O. Howard, Maine volunteers, commanding
Third brigade, Third division.
Colonol J. H. Richardson, Michigan volunteers, COM
manaIn9 Fourth brigade, First division
Colonel Blcpkef, New York volunteers, commanding
Colonel Davies New York volunteers, commanding Sc.
eond brigade. Fifth division
Asmy position may warrant. even If It does not call,
for some explanation OF the as far they be
SEEM which led to the results herein stated, trust IL
may not be out OF place II refer In few words TO the
immediate anecedents Of the battle. Whom submitted
TO tho GcncrainC Chief, IN compliance with his verbal
instructions the pan Of operations and estimate Of force
required the time was 10 proceed 10 carry ino eject
was fixed for the 9Th July Monday Every fax possible
was given by the General in Chief and heads Of tho
Administrative departments in making the necessary pre-
variations But the regiments, owing was told to want
OF transportation came over slowly. Gany Of them did
not come across TIL eight nine days after the time fixed
upon, and went forward without my seeing them,
and without having been together before in a brigade
The sending reiniorccments TO General Patterson by
drawing of The wagons, WAS further and unavoidable
cause OF delay. Notwithstanding the hercuIcan efforts
OF the QuarteImaster Geueral and his iavoring IN
every way, the wagons for ammunition, subsistence,
&c, and the horses for tho trains and the artillery
dd not al arrive for more than week after the lime APP
pointed 70 move was not even prepared as lac AZ the
18th ultimo, and the desire should bccans great
S and it ,ov was wished shond NOT, i possible
When did set out, on the 18th, was still deficient in
wagons for subsistence But went forward trusting o
thcr being procured in time 10 follow me- The trains
thus hurriediy gathered together, with horses
wagons drivers, and wagon maganers, all new and
unused to each other moved with difficulty and disorder
and was the cause OF days delay in getting the pro-
visions forward, making necessary make on Sunday
the attack we should have made on Saturday.
could not with every exerton, get forward with the
troops earlier than did wished to 60 Ccn,erve
the second day, which would have taken there on the
l7b and enabled us, SO far as they concerned
go into action the 10Th, instead Of the 2ls but when
went forward from Faiffax Court House, beyond
Germantown 10 urge them forward told II was i'm.
possible fnr the men to march further They had only
come from Vienna, about six miles, and il not more
than six and half miles farther TO Centrev len all
march Of twelve and half miles; but the
as by the time they had been on foot caused by
the distractions in the road and the slow
race we had to move to avoid ambuscades.
The men were, moreover unaccnstoned TO march
ing. their bodies not in condition for that kind
of wors and NOT used to carrying the load OF light
We crossed Bull run with about IA 600 men Of s arms,
the ath division (Mas and Richardson's brgadc) on the
left at Bnkburns ford to Centrcvlc and Schenck bri-
gadc of yers DIVISION tho left Of the road the
the stone bridge, not participating in tho main action
The numbers opposed 10 rs have been varously rs.
appearance Of cxargaration ia, the enemy brouah, uo
M he could which were not kept engaged elsewhere He
had our coming on the l7th and had from that
he had. 1t is known that in estimating
the force to 90 against Manassas engaged nave to
DO with The enemys forces under Johnson then kept
kept engaged by Major General Butler, and know every
effort was made by the General in Chief that this should
be done, and thai even Il JoHsis Joined 5ea; sgard
would not be because he could be followed by General
To- f from causes not necessary for me TO refer
was1lec 10 assemble LT- net done and the enemy
only limited - .i1 Amount OF this IN numhecs
anu his supply of provisions. To the forces,
we drove IN from Fairfax Court House, Fnirinx staton
and Cenrevle and thosn under Beaurogard
nj Napassas must be added those under Johnston from
W.chestor and those brought up by Davis from kich
nopd TO other places AZ the South, 10 when is 10 be
added the levy en- ordered by the Richmond auto
rites which was ordered TO assemble at Manassas what
all This amounted TO- cannot say-certanly much more
than we attacked them with
could not as have sail, more carly push on Faster,
nor could J soiay. large and the best part oil my
forces were three months volunteers whose term OF
service was about to expire, but who were sent
forward as having long enough 10 for the purpose
pcunsyyania regiment Of volunteers aud the battery OF
volunteer artillery Of The New York Eighth militia,
whose term Of service expired lhsist'
cd on their discharge wro'e
The regiment expressing request for them 10 remain
short lime aud the Hon, Secretary OF War VINO was NJ
The time the ground tried TO induce The battery 10 re-
main at least five days But in vain. Tbey INSISTED on
their discharge that night. II was granted, anh
the next morning, when the army moved lor'
ward into battle, these troops moved 10 inc
rear TO the sound Of the encnly's cannon
In the next few days, day by day should cave
Iosi ten thousand OF the best armed, drilled
,mc.red and l,ecipliued troops ~ tho army.