New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-26
Tho HIianesota First.

Frer Our Sped. Correspondent ,o.,
WASHINGTON. July 70, 1861.
Having taken few hours res, and sone refreshment
snoe nv return from the splendid but disastrous CO.
soemcn. at Bull Ruu hasten to write On account 70
far 10 uly immediate knowledge eIteSds.
The Minnesota lst won much honor by its gallant
behavior and the failure Of the morning papers to
ward IL special credit for its prominent bravery caused
great disappointment, and Indignation among all the
oil or regiments who witneeaed 10 gsllantry.
According to previous disposal, il occupied the post
NJ honor In front Of Col Heintzelmans DIVISION Gnd
advanced sfie By side with toe Ellsworth Zouayes to
tho charge. They were dressed similarly, and were
generally mistaken fox them by the spectators Of their
terrific fighting They charged az fall run again and
again and their ranks being moved by the destructive
shove Of grape aud canister, they fell back to the
timber under Il Q Ill., rallied and again advanced with
acheer At one time they within thirty feet OF
tie ouemy bowzers but not being supported BY any
reserve regiment or brigade they were fualy, after
five hoars struggle almo.t Layonet TO bayone obliged
to fall back.
Lieut.. Col. Miller won universal applause by his
courage, coolness and military capacity Everywhere
he was in the hottest of the fight, rAyng and encorr-
agng tho men, aud leading them TO the conflict having
left hs horse and sprang their 'front.' revolver IN hand.
Major DYKE conducted himself well, and Adjntant
Leech is deserving Of the greatest praise. lie had
horse shot under him. Sergean.-h Major Davis fought
with the most heroic courage, aud with Assssni-Sur-
econ Bouter assisted in rallying and leading tho
regiment amid a most annihilsting FIRE. Col Cor
mans conduct, regret TO say, is not farorab>sPoken
Of by his command, most Of them asserting that they
8d rot see him after the ftt charge. lie may rely
on the verdict Of thcse who were on the field for i-
partial Justice His son, Richard GorH'an, was fore
| most in the fight.
The two surgeons DIS Stewart and lie Boutilier,
arc mssing TIE later on going on TO the held, made
verbal agreement with me, that IN case OF the death
of either Of u.s. the survivor should duly report TO the
friends Of the Other he, poor fellow, s believed to
| have fallen.
At4ocock according 10 the opinions Of the best OBJ
servers the victory virtually ours-ourS, IN spite
of the exhaustine forced march, and the terribly fatal
| laundering Of the comnandes-when the senseless
panic was ra8ed among the wagoners-proba6ly BY
robels within our lnes--and the awful stampede COM
meaced. Everybody knows thst It need not have
| b>en.
IL was not an army shat marched to Bull Run is
was stupendous MAS of brave indignant men, eager
for tho fsht-a community of regiments perhaps, but
not In any proper sense an organized army.
| Everybody knows the result. After hot march OF
| GO miles and five or six hou,5 hard fighting, Mo
| Dovel column is bach TO Il lie Potomac.
Our regiment is now quartefed in the City Assembly
Rooms and First Congregational Church. two squares
from whore now write, and bayc juFt been gather
ing among them list that must prove approximately
correct of their loss nthe fight. Many of their muster
rolls are missing 80 that this s prepared mostly BY per-
acual inquiry among the members. Only $50 men arS
now at their paees of rendezvous $50 being missing,
including those known 70 have been left, killed sud
wounded, on the field.
| COhPAHY A--XiLLED.
| PETER Sergeant Wight
| Diessher. SthoVoy
| WOUNDED.
Robsrt s.ey,rs shot IA srui Brown, shcs 10
| Hslstesd, fingers all shot co.
| Capt. Wlkin Was one Of the most heroic. In the
fIst charge he snatched musket from the hands OF
wounded soldier, and, firing rapidly and accurately leo
his men to every repeated charge lie took rebel
prisoner and marched him himself 10 this city. Leats
Coates and Zeenbug contested every inch OF grouno
in front Of their men. The also montion honorary
tho yaor Of Sergeant Peller Five are nlisrng.
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