Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-07-26

prevented from making moro lornidablo rebelnon
II was known 70 our troops yesterday that johnson had
formed junction with Beauregard on the night Of the
arst action at Bulls Run.
Our men could distinctly hear the cars coming in from
Manassas Junction and the cheers with which the Con-
ederates hailed their newly arriving comrades. They
knew that the enemy was superior In numbers and in their
own position This was further confirmed by prisoners
aken but these facts were probably unknown at Wash
ington.
Geu schenck as we'll as tho older field officers acted
admirably lie collected his forces and covered the re-
treat and up to the last moment personally engaged
IN 'e endeavOr to rally his men and make StAnd at Gem
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in superior numbers, which turned the scale Of battle
The enemy might have had more to boast of, if they
had followed up their advantage last night
The following is supposed to be the cause OF the d's
Nous ss..e anu pane '"'o' our OVPs ''S'V'Ooy AZ
The nrmv wo0ons had been driven FOO near the enemvs
lines owing TO some misdroctiOn They we're ordered to
fall back to their proper position. In doing this the dr
yers and such Of the battle aS were near them
cn,asiv n arv nn,,r ep , anu nou pre-
leaving the wagons in the road part of the soldiers
took this for retreat and ned. The panic spread until
tho army was nearly all involved. The wagons which,
S D,vn 90 r,, U oaue' 0' '"e RANKS
The Connecticut regiments, heretofore reported badly
cut up have nearly all returned The defamation orthe
list Regiment of N Y, and the Fire zOuaves is not
bad g. as at first reported. {. e l., -,
o SsnSa a. US our SUop, were engaged
The whole battle occurred within the rssins Of mil.
1t is now thought the enemy lett some of their batteries
for purpose of decoylng troops in
shermnn'' Battery has returned to Washington. The
V"Sos o '0 INC O'D'' batteries was n' h0r'''
UaaL;..on IL 90 r, =,
o.oo,,o;noS tbn, ,Sc Lila ;i, S,,i 1Om oI., seI ~
We 900 ri 'n% ino IA hi'eu VIZ i"ll 'noI' Vi
troOt;r 60. go uiH ~. I'D Uur to
Coi Eristo;r ~ of tho Ponnsv,aonio P+v, @ d'eI oe,L
RoGimont ro,nsrod % ~ ,ho | ho,;yo GnIS .L, Io,u
IT oclock Snndan nio,ht a,5 'is,o LnmUt. "0ou, 20
civ ,,iocos of art;Ilor,, y, Jai;'t, ". ~
Tho con,onJ;nn ceioor "nt ~ i, ~ u''1Se.ou ~
yostorJor oyon;sso n rono.,s M | ,ho. O,0u'%S .IS
GoIJ ,ro. o,oa. a,,SS @ :n"s tn'
Tho Prosidont anJ ID tbo w. soorntorn ;" of III W., rv
oro v;roronely ot ~ worL roornon;"iSo. " ,'o, w ~'
orfuI ormv Wi,hin tbo Iaut s;S Lonrs pU"
6ooo frosb mon with numbor of hat,or;os a
IF artillery bovo boon oncontod " '''''N ''
nurnbor of roo,;rooo,s bono .;,ol
Everv day will bT;nn ;nomonso ro;nSoroo
ments 10 The National Can;tol
Ten now regiments viii Lo in Ro,tiroor,
bv this ovor;nG Tbo rosronso fro,,, ',,,,o. ovor,
oyor,or os LooS r,ost r,rotif,;no, nnJ t,moi,
natr;otic rs ''' IVY
Col TYLER received q letter this morn
ing from Capt. Gibson. of the Frankli,
! Brigade. dated Centreville, asking for bors,
fodder, from which it appears our troop
are still there.
The men who had been fighting all da,
| without food or water were in state o
complete exhaustion.
A spectator-an Eng lishman-wbo wa
{ present at all the Crimcan battles, say
their fighting had been of the most splen
; did kind. Such charging as the Fire Zou
t aves and the Sixtv-Ninth Irish Regimen
, made, he had not seen at Inkcrman o
) Alma.
The following dispatch from the Secre
tary OF war has just been received by tn
= = Union Defense Committee, of this city, dat
] ed Washington, July 23d:
: In reply to the telegram l will say
e Cheer our friends to active exel eltions, tha
we we may speedily retrieve our misfortune
,, we are making most vigorous efforts t.
t concentrate large and irresistible army a
that point. Regiments are now arriving
1he works on the south bank OF the Poto
mac are beng well named. The Capitol i
safe. (Slgned) SIMON CAMERON.
Washington, July 23-l1 A. M.--Late
accounts show that the number of our kill
ed is much less than supposed. Ofiicis
! lists are preparing as rapidly as possible.
Col. MarstoD, of N. H., member of Con
gross, lost an arm.
Col. Lamon was slightly wounded.
Gov. Sprague, of r. l., was in the thick
! est of the battle, and made gallant ar
pearance.
Inc regiments which have suffered mos nos
arc tne fire Aouaves ana o9th ot NJ
9 'he Connec'lcut ISL ana massachusetts is
ana olh'
A great number of members of Congress
i and civilians were on the battle field, an
their flight added much to the confusion.
t The number of our troops actually er
I gagged in the contest did not exceed 10000
d Philadelphia, July 23.-The Bulletin {
5 this city has a special dispatch, dated Nor
: day evening, stating that Senator Wad
s had arrived at Washington. He state
e that he left two divisions of the army q
:, Centrevlle. The enemy remained in the