, 1861-06-21
A REBEL ACCOUNT OF TIE BATTLE.

About O'CLOCK the EntteIlDE 6aJo1ets OF
the enemy appeared On the blu opp oai:e, and
The moment the head Of the column advanced
far enough to stoN one or two companies, the
Parrot gun Of the UoHitzer Battery opened
npon them, throwing shell right into their
miGet. Their ranks broke in confusion, and
the column, or as much Of 1t as VIC could see,
ret1eated behind two small farm hoRses.
From their position fire was opened On Us,
which was replied to by our battery which
commanded the route Of their approach. Our
firing Was excellent, aud the shells scattered
in all directions when they burst. They conld
hardly approach the guns Which they were
firing for the shells which came from our bat
tery. Within our encampment fell q perfec.
hailstorm Of canister shot, bullets and balls.
Remarkable to say, not one Of our men WAS
killed inside Of our eucampment. Several
horses were slain by the shells ard bullets.
Finding that bombardment would not an
swer, the enemy about eleven o'clock tried to
carry the position by a:eault, but met q terri
Bile repulae ut the hands OF the inlan.ry as
they tried to scale the breastWorks. The men
Giaregarted sometimes the defenses erected
and leapipg on the embankment, stood aud
fired at The Yankees, cutting them down as
they cane up. One c>mpany Of the New
York Seventh Regiment, under Capt. Win.
thop, attempted to take the redoubt on the
left The marsh they crossed WAS 6trewn
with their bodies. Their captain, = fine-look,
ing man, reached the fence, and, lesp:ug On a
log, waEed his sword, crying, "cone on, boys
one charge and the day is ours" The words
were his last, for a Caroliua rifle ended his
life the next moment, and his men fed In
terror back. At the redoubt on the right u
company Of about three hundred Nav York
Zonaves charged On one Of our guns, but
could not stand tho fire Of the iotantry, and
1etrented precipitately. - 49,
During these ch1rgea the msIn body Of the
enemy on the hill were attempting to cou-
centrnte for general assault, but the shells
from the howitzer battery prevented them.
AS one regiment would give up the effort,
another would be marched to the position,
scatter them like chatE The men did not seem
sbic 10 Stand lire It al. ..-.
About one o'clock their guns were snerced,
ard fe" moments after their infantry re-
treated pfecipitately down the road to Hamp-
ton. ...--..
our cavsiry, numbering three companies,
went IN pIfsqlt, ano na1asseo tnem down 70
ING edSe OF hampton: As they rstrea.ed
many OF me #oundeo 1ell alonG the road aud
oleo, aad me whole road to Hampton was
etfcTn win heEe1sacks, ogetcoats, canteens,
muskets, &c. which the men hsd thrown OFT
in TIER 3.aE r ,strsat t sat.,o z,.o,
AtteF me Dasue, Visited the position they
heid, !ro houses behind which they had been
nld haa neen Gur9t oy our troops. Around
zee ya1o were t1e aeaa peuses OF the N n who
Lad been k4ed " our cannon, mangled In
me most lf1ehtfui manner 3a by the Shells Tee
1nlofhas arc very dlH5lenl, ana many Of th:m
asc me nose ot lne virginia solu'sry M-
He iaflhef on NJ; cams to the point p which
lucy nau c7l1ieo T9 SU1ne ol ,nell "oanaea, Heo
Iao siEce 4,eu; 1he gaJ'toohins u11!o1m OF
NE n.s Hs" 1o!h 1o9aves eontfassed greatly
Win tae pato, nAeo laees OF snelf daa1 IN
eIs: sol5g 10 INC swamp th1sa5n wasch Trey
a!1emptcd 70 lass 70 assault our Lines, IRA.
senIea anotnet pleouy scene. Bodies dotted
iEe olaeh morsss 152m one end 70 tne otn IT
saw one coy 1ea, deiicats looking fellow lying
ca ne mao, win bullet hole through his
! oltast. ms na9u #as pressed On the Wonaa
rom Rhlc1 nus nts n1ood hao poured, and the
olAtf was clencnea IN tle grass that grew hear