Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-06
The Battle On the Petem.e

The Battle On the Pstsmsc.
FULL PARTICULARS FROM AN BIE.wITSxss.
The telegraphic account Of the battle on the
Poomac, near Hsinesville. Va, was exceedingly
meagre and unsatisfactory. We therefore copy
the following from the Philsdelpbia Iaqxi,er, as
related by an eyewitness:
The battle commenced a mile beyond FALLING
Waters, at nine O'Clock on the morning Of the Cd
instant The commencement sudden, and
without any previous knowledge that 1t was at
hand
Il Colonel Perkins bad rode out some distance I'm
front Of his battery, and upon turning bend Of
the roSd. suddenly found himself face to face with
two strange officers. mounted They made the
military salute. and shook hands cordially with
l The colonel, asking him what company be be-
| longed to? He answered. company G. Just then
one Of the cfh rers esp"d the battery coming found
| the bend, and eKrlaiming " Artillery, nv God ~
10th put spurs tn their horses and left Col Per-
kins shouted, 60 Now, boys, we've got 'en =, and
In less than minute the battery opened. hot and
| heavy. right and len Of the road. The Wisconsin
reg ment was supporting the battery the left Of
| the road, and the Pennsylvania Eleventh on the
| right. These Immediately came up into position,
and poured In one volIev before the enemy had
time to form; and, in fact, they never did get
| formed, but fou1 ht guerilla dur ing the whole
| action.
| This was probably done to cover the retreat Of
| the main body Of the forces Just in the middle
| Of the ght the Twenty third regiment came up
| 10 cool as so mary cucumbers. and pitched into
the chase, Hawking out considerable distance TO
| the left, and routing the rebels from all their
/ places Of cOncealment McMulin's men lay along
the road near the battery and In the woods, fight
Ing Indian fashion. Every man was cool and de.
lihsrate, and their shots told with fearful effect
/ The cavalry Of the rebels attempted 70 make
| TWO charges upon the Eleventh, but Were broken
| and fed each time.
The pursuit was continued over three miles.
ana only ed when the men bee anne tired ont
1ott'ng double quick and loading and firing in
| the hot sun
The heaviest par: Of the action took place on
the farm Of gentleman named Porterirld, about
| Two miles beyond Falling Waters, and within
one and half miles Of Hainesville, where the
| army now lays.
The color sergeant Of the Wisconsin regiment
| was the trst man wounded, but he bravely kept
| his nag up until some one came 10 relieve him
Lieut. Col Wilson Of the secession force 10 said
| u be living In house . short distance from our
camp, mortaliy wounded
| The loss OF the enemy in killed and wounded
must be considerable One man who witnessed
| their retreat reriifes t0at he saw them carry
,wenty-seven dead bod es past his home and that
| thev had got their wounded into wagons and
| were taking them of AZ fast az possible He saws
Their could not have been less than fifty wounded
our men found three OF their dead uDon the field,
| and buried them with care after the battle
| Bromis Napp, secessionist belonging to Can't
AVis's company Of the Fifth Virginia Regiment,
Iol Harper, commanding, was shot through the
| oreas', and 10 still! living
| = Reed, Of company X. Eleventh Pennsylva.
MA Inusket ball In the breast Just before Mr.
Reed VS. shot down, a cannon ball struck bis
musket and bent'it into the shape Of an 9, and
| splintsrs into bis breast
Geo Drake, Of company A, First Wisconsin
kaGiment, was shot through the breast and fell
dead at once, exclaiming at the moment, oOb,
| nv mother"
| The Press has also some details Of the battle
| We copy the following:
mcMullins men first opened fire. The FIR
| Cannoh shot OF The enemy passed over the heads
OF our MN, single ball striking the gable end
OF Porterteld's dwelling, and passing out at the
peak OF the roof Trey fred badly, not a sinGIe
cannon ball. during the whole action OF a baIi
hours duration, inficting mortal wound One
odil passed between a soldiers muskrt and his
| cheek, and almost simultaneously a second sho,
struck bis gun. bending the tube d uble and
srndlng the splinters into his face and breast The
man VIII proha9iy lose an eye. Their first dis
| charges OF musketry were aimed TOO high hut
| subsequently they aimed low, and most Of the
| wounded upon our side, were struck below the
Knees Our men advanced continually, loading
and nring, until the Wisconsin regiment had .
preached to within three hundred wards, and
VIC Mullins men less than one hundred wards
from the rebels advance lines. They must have
| In killed and wounded Their ambnlancps were
ordered to the front, end our men saw them besp
ing In tn" fallen, to be In time for retreat
| After firing for an hour, less they retired at
a rapid trot and IN great disorder seeming 10
labor to ev.r.siP each other In their eighty pur-
pose Por.eIa.id's house is a two story frame
II r
held 10 Union man who had been run eff He
nad taken bis family to the woods for security,
| Dut returned at once and gave the wounded eveyv
assistance His family soon followed him and
tue dwelling became hospital wbere the
| wounded lay, most of them seeming TO suffer no
| grea' anxiety bevond the event OF the fight and
| their own hard fate at not being engaged
die ' o O"e VIII
Al gainesville, three miles beyond. they made
second futile and shorter sta d. hut were div
| back with renewed loss. This latter place had
| netn the sight of their encampment Our In
| dormant reached IL before noon, and found the
| town ana suburbs occurred by our regiment.
| Win the rear regiments fast hnrryinp in Gen
pnurrson took quar- ers in the house OF William
| Mltchell There he took dinner with his aids
having d 81 made all prt ca utiUnary arrangements
| ohl o"n uo"ps had no sooner reached the VI .
iage than the scattered on a pleasure excursion
| one OF the nrst pisces 10 which they paid their
respects was the store and post Office Of one Turner
| the secession postmaster Of the village Reins
inns particularly iumicnl to the soldie:s and the
government, Turner's house was at once visited
| bV the troops They smashed bis furniture and
tr'ppeh open bis beds finishing the work by sp,I n
tftIp the old family clock Turner himself was
| arrested In the woods. and brought into town,
I"iowed by bis daughters. secess on dap wa,
found In bis place and grea, numbers of envelopes
marked Confederate States OF America -
The secassionia appear to have been well armed
In IN fight Those taken carried Mimic muskrt,
| OF Harper's Ferry pattern
The subsequent occupation at Martipsburp has
| been narrated by telegraph.
| CELEBRATION or THE FOURTH OF JuLY-The
eighty-nfth anniversary Of our independence was
enthusiastically celebrated hnu ,hoIo