The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-02
REBEL ACCOUNTS OF THE BALLS BLUFF
AND BOLIVAR HEIGHTS ENGAGEMENTS.

CHUSEFTs TWENTIETH, PRISONERS AT RICHMOND.
From the Memphis Appeal, Oct 261
IREsBrIG
The federas commenced crossing the Potomac on sun
day night, and continued to during the night The
fighting terrible on beth Sides The federas were
we'll protected by heavy forest were routed three
times the point Of the bayonst and reinforced each
time The Eighth Virginia regiment charged captured
abattery Of brass pieces put the enemy to fight
The federals made desperate stand the river and
were there slaughtered until panic stricken tempt
cd TO cross Hundreds drowned The battle field Is
strewn ihickly with the killed and wounded rederas
Colonel Burt OF the Eighteenth Mississippi regiment is
badly wounded. The Confederate troops fought under
great disadvantages. They endured heavy march sun
day, with only one meal siept Under arms the open
air Sunday night had only breakfast Monday and fought
all day without houfishment or reinforcenients
The appeal contains the following dispatches in rere
renee 10 the bate and the disposition Of tho prisoners
Ri,HMoSp, Oct. q. 1861.
Five hundred and ffty-two prisoners arrived this
morning from Ieesbu,g battle. Among them are
Colonel W II. Ice, Of the Tweaieth Massachusetts
regiment
Colonel cogswel, Twelfth Now York regiment,
Major Revere Il the Twentieth Massac regiment
Adjutant Pearson OF the Twentieth Massachusetts,
regiment.
Assistant surgeon Revere Of the Twentieth Nassau I'M
sets regiment.
Six captains and eleven liertcnants rrom tie New York
Massachusetts and California regiments.
Considerable additional number Of prisoners viii bc
brought down tomorrow. Some report the number or
prisoners at thousand Tire lowest estimate Is
six hundred No reliable details yet received in regard
to the killed ard wounded among the confedeIates
RICHMOND, Oct. PIP. n.
One hundred and sixty more federal prisoners reached
here this afternoon Passengers report that Lccsrg Is
now in the possession OF twenty thousand federas The
conederatcs retired under orders TO cyacuae Ieesburg
II the ederals appeared in large force Previous to the
battle on Monday Is understood Similar orders were
issued but Colonel Evans fought the battle notw hstan
ing. The confederate loss viii reach two hund cd
Killed, wounded aud missing The federal loss killed
wounded, prisoners and missing is about two thor and
Several hundred prisoners expected tomorrow. Numc.
rous incidents are related Of gallant deeds pe-
Formed by coniederates Men never Tough; with
more daring chiyairy. No onical inorma;cn
has been received OF the occupation OF Ies,rp liz ,h
al forr Nnl
nesday afternoon, deny the statement IN official crles
the federal occupation Of feeshntg regarded very mo-
bablc even though not Yet accomplished Several zen
uemen who engaged in, and witnesses of the bale
near ieosburg on Monday list say the rout was com
petethat the panic excce3e thai of Manassas pains
When they took 10 the river her heads ap cared almost as
thick rs backbrds II = impossible describe the sceuc
estimate tho number drowned. Hundreds were sl,,t
while swimming and struggling in the water Many ieft
their clothing Of all kinds, and they drowned each other
Nest Of our wounded arc expected here TO morrow Tie
federal prisoners expected to-day
private despatch has been received b. Colonel Cole
man, to the following eject
GRAND Jry,1;os OFT % 1861.
Dispatches from Icesburg report seven hundred ri.
taken by the curfclcrn'cs. son of Governor
peitus, OF Mississippi, was among our killed. Captain
No officers killed il the ScScntec,h Qcaherson's)
Mississippi regiment Our loss is less ihan first
loried.
The following is a copy OF special despatch 10 the
New Orleans PicayRae:-
MAScsAs, Oct. ~. 1861
Three hundred prisoners hayo arrived here to-day nom
Ieeshurg
wohndted and ten others remain at Lccsburg
ris RATTLE At BOLIVAR iiraH.e.
Gr'rom the Virginia True Press oct 1n1
The battle commenced about eight o'.icls Ri he morn
ing-the enemy having placed hems Ives in tina woods
and surroundings at Red Hill, above ~. lower tou Pitt
formerly occupied as ainpnunt by the spron3 ,i
gina regiment before the evacuation ol .rper.s rc,rr
Although the enemy were in large ltabcrs t,cy 49,
driven from their position with heavy less stcreiar
themselves il large brick house, uuocclpra le.s,
TO Mrs. Wager, ant other houses from which they Wes
soon routed aud scattered in al directions Byt two
pieces OF small artillery were used by the corieioratca