, 1861-08-09
Southern Accounts OF the FIxht at
Bull Kun.
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TIE SOUTHERN PANIC.
The following Is from the battlefield CORES
pondent Of the Charleston Mercuru:
Suddenly an order comes. borne, believe.
by General McGoWan, for the I'd and 6th Pal
metto regiments to hasten to the assistance
81 the LETT wing. Couriers are dispatched to
Captain Perymaa, out scouting, and Captain
KAett, On picket guard, to march across the
fields to the left, aad join their regiment, the
"a, which is on the march to aid the left wing,
Ibis regiment, to which was attached Kemp
e1's battery, followed by the 7th, Colonel
Cash, hurried to the scene Of action. It was
met along the Way by numbers Of the wound
ec, dying, and retiring, who declared the
day had gone against us !; that Sloan's regf-
mint, the 4th, were cut to pieces, AID that
AamPton's legion. cGming to the rescue, aud
ne tt. 6oulslana battalion, were annihiiased
moIfaily wounded, and Co1anel Ben. JoAusoa
Killed; and thst the Confederate forces were
oufhanked and routed, aud the day lost. This
YES the un7arJing tenor Of the words that
greeted nB from the wounded and dying and
The tugitiYes Who met us during the last mile
Of our approach to the field oE battle 70
The sharp cry Of the officers Of the ed regi-
mention, menl on! these fellows are
whipped, and think everybody else is,'' the
troops responded nobly, and, c1osing up their
ward
Inc fast lying cannon shot ROW cut down
several Of our number before we rot sfeht of
the foe. Presently they became Visible, with
tanners Fam inso1eatly aanntingg, and driving be-
foTcea R,+ tSa ns 81 ls VI 94l sa2lteted
den1oved rcn1nn 81 ~ anadhsea eSith oy me agat,
up the bill at the double quick. The Yam
back into Wood m tba 5 7EaEt sn9eh1 f. m nno ;, 1sa
DourinF into ne a aai1;,er 4S ~ ~ e4S III.
1hTnnpf, thfs weod +hESS acrss; IL - 9lVen WEI
brigade Of Their men n ,sfi havona ~ ~ "a
half an hour geVere ste1e fnot 1,;ana tana ~ ~
tween ttis rfg,ment ,ssth ~ aooh p1ace oe-
attaced III nnenHnnTfaaa ",sd and hampers Bstsely
Of United States tronns ~ We 1sS n11leJ 'U.ce ~
steady IRE nnon ff,a ranl~s Pga'eI I1 u y
tie rared fhe gth sn1th 1;oro1;;,a 9 n:t n.e uas.
cane 10, and Col. Cash. pointinp to aTas ~ eHes
my, eaye, "Col, Kerehaw. are tho5e he "a dWd enJ1
ecorndrels that YOU wish irivep % of eS ta f;e75
III do It in fe 1ninntes tV1 hV Gn az !, US nTa Va
Colone],"says KerahnT, foTna ~ oon ou o,r i.fs'
and do Il # 2on can r. az -oa " ual Aeaas
SUI got close IN on our Ieff and 1,onr.d :, ,ne
nnfderons ira nni,er EticI, ae 4a ~
ard broke. ''0'- @4N' SN%>@'&' 10'1e1
- oolhanohfE LldaT INFANTRY.
ine Savannah Republican has letter civ
irg lively account Of the fiehtine.
conatan3I1 TYa iao1 ~ p9usts. ouI men M ien
ha;l amone 1he eu1y hn,,Gsa lssases I aasuea hke
veterans foneIt more eno,1T W Than T.. 1Ss H6osa
regiment Not-a ,nen f;,ei,n9 eI@5 lII m.E'3 Mn93e
leading. each one took snecia in, tse5 aasia n
comn6sed1y rere,ts3 ~ spna n1m, n1eas sno
Adiutant Brancs, yas shot s s,3,as4 ;,or,a7;
ate1v1 and GnI G,rdnar enur wonndaS ~ ,tuu- ~
Rarinw's borse shnt ~ a. ~ aau W.
The ground WIS in few r,inntes covarad-
paved with the dead and wounded. Alter
eesea OF eight Foileya we're fired By rs, it be-
csme necessary to retire. No support was
gwen half OF the regiments were down, and
rhe enemy increasing in numbers.
IN feaif'ng, large portion Of tie regiment
nscaRe separated from the colors by ihe den
SLY O. Inc growth, a1d were unable to recov
er thtm; but another portion, consisting
smong otherz, Of nl tie officers Of the O5ie-
tho1pes, clustered around It, and slowly re-
tired at walk, from point to point, towards
TIC resc1yc. At every step the storm Of balls
moved us down, md with tteir dccreasiur