Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-25
Further Particulars OF the Battle at
Santa Rosa Isiand The New Orr
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| New YoRK, Oct. 24.--The steamer McClel-
Ian arrived from the South west Pass on the
4h. On the morning Of the 9Th about three
and half O'Clock the enemy attacked Colonel
Wilson's position in force. Company e, Third
infantry, Captain Hildt, and twenty seven men,
Company A, First artilley, Lieutenant Taylor,
eighty-fye men in all, under Major Vogdes,
met the enemy some distance above Camp
Brown. Major Vogdes was taken prisoner i'm.
mediately. Captain .1ildt, taking command,
engaged the enemy. Our loss was four killed,
twenty one wounded and eight taken prisoners
The enemy's loss was much larger; eleven Of
their men were found In one heap. Major Ar
mold arrived after daylight to the assistance Of
| Capt, Hildt. a3J 600 so .f1c.s
| The command then proceeded to a point
where the rebels had disembaIked, just as their
steamers were leaving, and opened on them a
| destructive fire. The enemy's loss left on the
thirty three prisoners Many OF the wounded
were carried off. Captain, Bradford and Lieut..
Elmns were killed. Three officers were cap
| tured, one Of them Lieut.. James, formerly Of
the United States Marines, badly wounded. sss
Cen Anderson was in command OF the rebels,
and was wonnded in the-arm.
After disembarking the enemy acknowledged
the loss Of over one hundred. Ia addition to
the loss on our side above stated, che Z1uayes
lost nine killed in their camp and eleven taken
prisoners. The Zouave camp was situated on
Santa Rosa Island, about one mile from Fort
Pickens, and was 80 distributed as 10 command
all the approaches to the Fort, and also to pro.
tect the batteries. The rebel forces fifteen
hundred strong, embarked from the Pensacola
navy yard In three large steamers, and landed
I on the island about four miles above the camp.
Ii was about = A. NJ, and very dark. They
rapidly formed in three columns, and proceeded
silently toward the Zouave camp, hoping to
effect total surprise. In this they were bat
partially successful. The picket guard, sta.
toned about six hundred yards from the camp,
discovered and fired upon them, giving the alarm,
which saved the regiment from humiliation,
| The attack of the rebel columns was simulta-
neous, aud yolley after volley was aimed upon
the volunteers. They were forced to fall back,
leaving their camp in the hands of the rebels,
which they commenced burning. rc1.....-.s. m
Fort Piokens was BY this time aroused, and
three companies of regulars came to our assist
ance. The rebels then commenced retreating
to their boats, closely followed by the regulars
and small number of volunteers, keeping up q
destructive FIRE upon them, killing and wound
ing large number. The rebels finally reached
their boats, but the steamers were over five
hundred Yards from the beach, and our men
noured reneated yolleys into the crowded mass.
Every bullet told, and BY the shouts and coniu-a
sion Of the rebels, 1t was evident we had obtain,
ed ample satisfaction. --a 1i.sssl .-ssb },
The Zouayes were badly managed, and Col
Wilson very much censured for ineficiency, not
reaching the scene until ali was over. The
Officers and men lost almost everything. Mai.
NeNby had a narrow escafe ffom Capture. being
confined 70 his bed by dangerous iliness. 4. -,
The regiment lost ten killed, sixteen wound.
ed. and nine prisoners The regulars lost four
kiiIed, twenty Wounded. and ten prisopers. The
rebeIs lost. by their own statemept, three hun
dredl and ATTY killed, wounded and missing
We took thirty .hve prisoners, including three