Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-01
band was not a prisoner, but returned with bis

band was not prisoner, but returned with bis
! regiment.
She reports as being at the Junction large
number OF sur wounded.
The enemy say they have over 1000 prison
| ers.
Mrs. II. brings verbal messages from several
to Der friends, and SAYS that the wounded are
well taken care Of. The offer of liberty has
been granted to those who will take an oath
not again to take up arms against the Confed-
eT, tes. A few had done so, but the majority
refused.
Mrs HsirsdaIe saws that the Confederstes
buried their dead as fast az they could be re-
covered, and that the enemy represented they
| had but about so killed but their wounded eX
ceedei 500. she saw many OF our dead IN
buried as she passed over the battle field, and
distinguished some Of them by their uniforms.
she saws the enemy's force is very large at
Manassas, and that the officers are very busy
in drilling and disCiplning their troops that
Gen. BeaGTegard is constantly on the move,
going from one part Of the camp to the OtEer,
and arranging, as they sad, for some great
movement. She Tepor S that A large force Of
the enemy is at Fairfax Court House with
heavy guns.
THE SIxTY-NINTa UNDER FIRE.
From ihe New YORK Tribune
Mr.. John Stacom, of the " Ivy Green"
Elan street, nov member of the New York
Six.Y-ninf regiment, arrived home yesterday,
having received wound in the left band. He
sGVs:
was in the fght on Sunday all day, until
we got completely OF the field. and were on
the road toward Vienna. Oh Sunday morning
we were within two or three miles Of the
place. We eRcamped by the side Of a road
close by wood, aud then formed in line OF
al
ihick foods ihlo a Iayinsy Bulls Run,) and
kept fling CONSTANTLY, in order to draw out
the enemy and unmssk his batteries. After a
good deal of firing they opened upon Us. We
then fought our way down into the plain.
Tee Wisconsin regiment and To e SiXty-ninth
tackled 4 large party, estimated at a number
Gf thousand, total about seventeen thousand,
partially hidden in some brushwOod, and sue
ceeded in driving them completely away, at
the point of the bayoHst. They were ia great
disorder all over the field. General Mcdowell
came in at the other end and headed them of,
while Colonel Hunter approached on the
right with his division, and then the action
became general. L Itcontinued until about four
O'Clock in the afternoon, when all stood still
and we thought the battle won.
The generals collected on be bill, and were
cheering and shaking hands. Gen. Mcdowell
teok bis bat of, complimented Col. Corc0ran,
once the Tainforcements on the other side, un-
der Johnston as was supposed, came down upon
US, and the men being completely exhausted,
gave way, until tbey reached the road. Col.
CoIcOran bad oBiY Capt. Meaghsr with him
after Lieutenant Colonel HsggeTty was killed,
which happened in the first engagement. 1
saw him fall by a musket ball. Thos. Francis
MeagheT was the most conspicuous man in
he field, riding on a white horse, with bis Dat
of, and going into The battle most enthusias-
tically. AZ one time our regimental color was
taken, and Meagher, seizing the green flag OF
Ireland, went 70 the front, leading the men to
the charge. The color was reca aptured, the
enemy was driven back, and we then formed
in hollow square, by orders, and retreated
steadily off the ground.
We got on the road all well and in good or
der. Having got my hand burt, took a Sc
cessionist's horse and rode among the civil
iaRs, Of which a lot, including artists and re-
poT.ers, were gathered in carriages and On
horseback. They were viewing the battle
from the bill. Soon after had left my regi-
ment, the civilians got panic stricken, and
from them panic seized the teamsters, who i'm
agired they were going TO be cut off. From
the tcamsters It spread into several Olio Tegi-
msn.s, and then became general