New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06
THE REBELS sURPRIzED.
THEY FIGHT ONLY UNDER COVER
VICTORY OF TIE NATIONAL TROOPS
Dor Own Correspondent
HMNEsyILLE, Berkley Co., Va, ]
July 2, 1861.

dAlNESNILLE, Berkley Co., va, I
July 2, 1861.
have just came from the battle-ground al
Failing Waters to this point, which ID two miles
In advance of the main army, and where our
victorious and exultant troops are now IN camp.
The battle commenced about o'clock this
morning, as no other battle probably ever cOpa-
menced in the history of wars.
Col. Perkins's battery was in advance and the
Colonel himself some quarter of mile IN the
lead of his men, when, upon making turn in
the road, he came suddenly upon two mounted
officers. Military salutes passed, hands were
shaken all round, and the strangers asked Col.
P. what company he belonged to and when he
had got in. The Colonel replied that he belonged
to Company c, aud had just arrived. One of
the strangers observed refectively, Company
c.! Company C' and just then the first piece
of the battery showed itself round the turn when
he exclaimed, Artillery, by God" and fled for
his life with his companion. Col. Z. inmedi-
ately shouted to his men, a. Now beys, come on,
we've got EN-" In less than minute the bat
terry was in operation and blazing away right
nnd left while the Rebels could be seen In all
directions trying to form their men,
The I'd Cavalry, Philadelphia City Troop, Nc
Mullens Rangers, the Wisconsin Regiment and
the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment Immediately
formed to the support of the battery, and
general running fire commenced, our men ad.
vancing and the enemy falling back for about
mile, when they attempted to form and make
respectable resistance, but this they found utter!
impossible. Twice their cavalry was formed and
fxr~tnn fhAN
broken and scattered by the llth Regiment. AT
this point, on the farm of Union man named
Porterfed, the heaviest fighting took place. The
enemy fought altogether as guerlas, and would
never present. q front TO our men. They were
laying down in the wheat, hid behind trees aud
logs in every place that afforded concealment.
Once party Of them took shelter in Porter
fields barn, but in few minutes COL Perkins
had thrown 80 many shells into it that it caught
fire and burned up.
The action lasted altogether near an hour
during which time we lost three men, viz;
Geo. Drake of Company A, Wisconsin Reg-
ment, shot through the heart, one man out Of
of the llth Regiment, aud one out of the I'd
Cavalry, whose names we have not learned.
Our wounded are as follows:
Corporal McGurley of McMullen's Rangers,
shot in the foot.
W. H. Kupus, 1ltb Regiment, slight touch
with a cannon ball on the face; attending to
daty.
H. S. Young, Company G, lst Wisconsin,
Dusket bali in the head.
w. A. Matthews, Company G., lst Wisconsin,
musket bell through the leg.
Frederick Palmer, Company G, lst Wisconsin,
shot through the right LEG.
- Reed of Company X, 1lth Pennsylvania,
musket ball in the head Before Mr.. II. was
shot cannon ball struck his musket, bending
it into the form of S, and driving the spin
ters of the stock into his breast.
Warren Graham, 4th Sergeant of Company b,
1st Wisconsin, wounded in the left breast right
arm, and left leg,
NJ. f. Hamacker, Company B, 1lth Pennsyl-
wanna, shot in the left shoulder.
james Morgan and d. II. Stiles, both of Com
pany Z, llth Regiment were both wounded by
one grape-shOt while standing together
In the same house where our men are lying
there is SecessiOnist, named Dennis Half, shot
through the head. He belonged to Captain Airs's
9th Virginia Regiment, and says there were five
regiments in the field of l,1OO each, and that
they were commanded by Colonel Stewart. The
loss of the Rebels, in killed and wounded, has
evidently been heavy, Our men buried three Of
their dead this afternoon, and 3 msu, whose
house they passed on the retreat, says they were
carrying % dead with them, and about 50
wounded.
DOubleday's battery is to be here tomorrow
morning and then it is likely that immediate
move will be made to occupy Martinsburg.
Our wounded were all sent last night to the
General Hospital at Hagerstown,
During the midst of the fight the 23d Reei.
ment, under Colonel Dare arrived, ard in
mediately came into line, but the enemy OBJ
serving the reeniorcent fled, and were pursued
by the Twenty third and other regiments TO this
point, where the whole of our forces are now
encamped. The enemy are about two miles
ahead, if they have not taken refuge in Martins
burg, Al miles distant.
GEN. PATTERsON'S LATE yICTORY-TIIE GROUND
AND Tue FiGHT-FULL PARTICULARS FROM
AN EYEWITNESS.
FTon The Philadelphia PTes, JUiy5
The telegaphc account of the battle near Hail es-
vile exceedingly meager and unsatisfactory. This
he aef ci,ufad Nv tho,