The national Republican., 1861-07-23

exposed to a calling fire FROM the batteries, to
the fire of the Louisiana Zouaves, and also TO
the attack Of the rebel Black Horse---all of
which they stood with heroism of which the
history Of the world presents few parallels. At
each fire, as they would perceive the rebels
fall, they would exclaim, d" Ellsworth" ., ...u
The color sergeant Of the second Maine res.
ment, W. b. Dean, and who bore the flag pre-.
sented to the regiment by the ladies' Of Cali.
fornia. was killed with the flag in his hands.
A. V. Moore, Of Company X, one Of the, color
guard, was severely wounded. The flag was
taken possession OF by the rebels, but was
finally regained after desperate struggle.
Apoor little drummer boy was out completely
in two by a canister shot, which struck him
Just under the arms. A piercing "Oh!".
emitted in childish treble, the soldiers who
were near him say, was a sound that will ring
in their ears for life.
Among the disasters Of the day were two
very serious ones from the firing into each other,
by mistake, of our own regiments. The eighth
New York regiment was badly cut up thus by
either the fourteenth or twenty.6fth regiments
Of the same State. The sixty yninth New York
regiment had one company destroyed almost to
| q man by fire from our own forces. %,
Unfortunate as were these disasters to u.s.
they were far more than counterbalanced by
the heavy Ere poured into the secessionists by
their own batteries at various times during the
day.
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, Of the seventy.
ninth regiment, had horse shot from under
him. ,
Lieut.. Col. Haggerty, Of the New York sixty.
ninth, is believed to have been the first man
killed. He was a good officer and q brave
man. When this regiment went into action,
they threw away their coats, and some Of them
their shoes, so is to be unencumbered. As
they charged on the enemy, everything gave
way before them. They have covered them.
selves with glory.
Just as the Federal troops we're about 10 re.
treat, Colonel Heintzleman rode up to where
the Zouaves we're, and asked them to follow
him, exclaiming, "My brave Zouaves, you've
done we'll" when one Of them replied, Heintzle
man, you are brave man, and we would fol
low yon ~ soon as any man, but we will moi
be cut up this way. We have seen a brave
colonel, but not general"
THE WOUNDED.
1t was Col. Slocum, Of the New York twenty
seventh, and not Col. Slocum, of the Rhode
Island second, who was taken to the ln6rmar,
on street. He has o ,gunshot wound in tn,
leg. The latter il among the dead.
Captain William G. Moore, of this city, wa
| on the ground as spectator, and, in the ho
test Of the fight, was observed to 70 to tn
body Of soldier, who had just been shot dowr
and undo his accoutrements and take his mui
ket, with which he went into the ranks of tn
Zouaves, and fought as hard as any on the Gel
until the panic Several other citizens wer
observed, with other regiments, lighting a
. hard as any of the soldiers.
r Col. Wilcox, Of the Michigan first, received
painful wound in the leg, and was aftsrward
made prisoner by the enemy.
Col Hunter, U. 8. A., was severely wounde
0 in the Jaw, and Col. eintzleman, q. 8. A.,
the arm.
Col. Corcoran, of the New York sixty-nin
was slightly wounded. He is now at Cam
= Corcoran, Arlington Heights.
t Col. Fsrnham, of the Fire Zouaves, had b
a right ear shot off.
3 The following wounded men are now at IL
- Infrmary on E street. None Of them are col
sidered dangerously wounded, though many a,
suffering intense pain
George Harrison, company A, seventy first
John Cromer, first Zouaves; Sergt. Nickli
first Minnesota John Morrison, second Ohio
i. Alb. W. Spass, second Wisconsin; Judsc
,s Runkin, second Maine; Thomas Blany, fir
g Zouaves; l.. Legion, first Connecticut; Villa
" Hicks, thirty yseventh New York S. II. Warne
y second lieutenant, first Michigan; Jos. Ian
Y captain, seventy.ninth New York; +. Malon
3 first Zouaves; Thomas Delany, first Zouave
" Dan. Marrow, second New York II. V. Coo
r. first, Ohio; Charles Benzon, eighth New Yorl
NJ Charles Zimmons, fourteenth New York;
q W. Slocum, colonel, twenty.seventh New York
n G. N. Fuller, second Rhode Island j. Collin
"a sixty.nnth New York; G. Fl. Chase, secOr
N. Jersey; Ferguson Nelson, second Vernon
70 d. W. Whitmore, second New Hampshir
It. George Amey, first New York; james NJ
30 Durfy, sixty.ninth New York; Sam. G. Ste
10 art, second Maine; James Moran, fifth art
IS. - Chapman, second Ohio; P. Cahil, sixt
,s ninth New York; John, O'Hara, sixtynin
re New York John H. Sumner, first Zouave
ut Andrew Hili second Vermont; NJ. Conla
- first Zouaves Captain John Breslin, sixt
at ninth New York.
IS. Several more slighly wounded.
"a The uannns were snnaned dnrinn ell of "