New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-29

human power could Withstand the hilshfn OF oo''''
which sh1wered On al who approached the ba''er'''
Soon i came our tun 10 charge As we rose " o"'
feet and advanced long cheer went up from lpo mon
which could be heard above the boom OF me 'aiiioi
ard the roar Of mlskeuy. We moved slo"V an
steady at frst, for the way was extremely ""e''
and il difficult 20 preserve The reeh'','!
line On nearing the valley between US anu '"o gov
tery we found Il raked by batteries on e'oiS Nu'.
Numbers Of our men went down as the iuiIi.N'' VI
iron swept bv us aud il wGs with 10 h'ue o''"'9
that we could close up the line 90 as TO charge elSct
ively Soon THE terrible gulf was passed. ana our
men charged UP the bin with renewed vlgor' HE
Confederas waited until we appeared above Inc o0"
If The hin and then poured sucb yolley upon us as
decimated the regiment in an instant. Scores oi men
fell forward on their faces with peculiar supne mo-
lion as a wave falls forward on beach. CAPT.
Blown being in advance, and seeing the Concderates
running from their guns to The cover Of the ueeF,
rushed forward waving his sword, shouting, " Now,
boys rally" Scarcely were the words from his lips
when ridebullet pierced him through the neck at
the game nsant ball entered bis side, and Lie
feb 10 the earth pinned az it were 10 the ground.
Some of his men tried TO take bis watch by order
Of the eutenants but found il buried in his vitals
lie died brayely and as lie bad wished, having often
expressed the hope that he might never survive the
defeat of the regiment. Capt Shillinglaw was shot
through both knees and Immediately after, one of bis
men lifting him up--for he was lying on his face
found him dead, with his beard dabbled with blood
from wound in tho head At this time the storm OF
battle ledOubled the regiment wavered, then fell back
ana 1etIeated slowly, stl firing at every STEP having
lost several of s begt officers. general retreat COM
menced. Some members Of the 9TH company and the
Staten Islanders Of company 10 made gallant stand
behind fallen tree, where they kept up an obstinate
defense for some time. To ourastonshment, however
we saw the stars and stripes waving from the battery
and IN officer in uniform like that Of the Ohio reg'
ments cried out cease firing, you're killing your own
menu We rallied once more, and rome Of our men
breasting the h again the flag disappeared the Con-
federate flag waved in its place, and another death
storm Of bullets poured upon us and the regiment, not
being prepared for sudden attack fell back In disorder
Col. Cameron, who had succeeded in rallymg the
mon twice. seemed psralyzed at this new reverse-the
sword which be had been waving dropped from ms
hand-he stood moment looking ut the rctreatng mass,
some of the men still obstnatey firing, and on one OF
his eutenans coming down from the front of the bat
terry to ask advice about the wounded officers, he
turned suddenly toward him. faced the battery, and the
same instant Mimic bullet pierced his breast. lie
fell without groan. After his fail the route be-.
came complete. The fatal cry of " Same qut PeHf
seemed communicated from regiment 70 regiment, and
night saw the dsheartened army in full retreat toward
! Fort Corcoran.