Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-25
LATEST FROM TIRE SEAT OF WAR.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.
DoIngs over the River.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF The
BATTLE OF SUNDAY.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS

river Yesterday, has taken the place OF the New
Jersey regiment which performed guard duty at
the Long Bridge
The 9th Massachusetts (rish) regiment passed
over the Long Bridge into Virginia yesterday
The 10Th New York regiment (Highlanders,
passed through Georgetown late Yesterday on
their way to this city. 1t is quartered on Mas.
sachusetts avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets ... .s
The 2Sth and 69th New York regiments passed
through Georgetown early In the evening yestsr.
day on their way to Washington
The 22d and 23d New York regiments broke
camp on this side and marched over into Virginia
shortly after sunset Yesterday.
Green's battery moved TO Alexandria yesterday
The ARRIVING TROOPS
Yesterday afternoon the Sixth Pennsylvania
Regiment reached this city, and immed lately
marched into camp. In the course of the mig ht,
the Seventh and Tenth Pennsylvania Regiments,
and the First Regiment Of the New York Ex.
ceisior Brigade, also reached the Washington
depot, where they are bivouacked at noon The
pennsylvania Eighth left Baltimore at 0 a. m. to-
day, and were TO be here at noon, and the Sec.
ond and Third Regiments Of the New York Ex-
cel'ior Brigade are to reach here ere shutdown.
Indiana has three fun regiments actually on the
way here, and Illinois has two This evening
TWO more Indiana regiments start for w ashingtcn
and two from Illinois
HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE
DR.. J. II. Irwin, surgeon OF the Second wiscon-
sin regiment, was chased by one Of the Black
Horse Cavalry who fred when within ten feet of
the surgeon, at the same time shouting surrender
you id abolition scoundrel." The ball grazed
the head OF DR.. J., who, at the same time, made
a big leap into clump OF woods The trooper
rode around 70 head him of, but bis opponent
msantime managed to load his rife, aud when the
trooper next appeared shot him through the chest
He fell sideways, the saddle turning with him,
and the frightened horse galIoped off with Its
dead or wounded rider dangling by the stlrrups.
CAPT. BALL KILLED.
We are Informed that Capt NJ d Ball. Of the
Fairfax cavalry, who was confined at the NAVY
Yard some time since, and released upon IA king
the oath OF allegiance, was killed by a party 81
Fire Zouaves when they marched on Bull Run
The ZOuaves say they fell In with him below the
Court House AS they were scouting, and in at
tempting to disarm him he stabbed one of Their
party, whereupon they Immediately killed him.
we have not learned that he had again Joined the
Confederates, but the fact that several of his
company did so, renders It not i'm probable that
ne may nave gone back to his former companions.
sEPOv BARBARIrIEs
One OF the enemy's cavalry rode I'D to wagon
containing a wounded German soldier of Cant
Langworthy's company, I'd Wisconsin Regi-
ment, and dragging him out by the hair of the
head, pierced him through the body with hi.
sword, yelling III teach you id black abo-
htionisis to come down here to lrhtus,r The
troopers then rushed upon the driver Of the
wagon, and with back cut Of his sabre nearly
severed the mans head from his BODY and be
fell lifeless among HE horses.
BRAVE CAPTAIN
Where so many did their duty, Il is hard To
discriminate and mention all wbo are ,eaIIv
meritorious but 1t is jus to refer to the bravery
and calmness Of Capt. Abbott, Of the Michigan
First. WI hen that regiment made their r,t GAL
liant charge upon the enemy, he was the first man
to mount the fence, and, waving his sword, urged
bis company on; and not until all was lost, until
aftsr Wilcox fell and the final order for retrea,
was given, did he turn his back to the foe.
LESS MISSING THAN SUPPOSED.
The list OF missing among the several regiments
decreases vlsibly day by day. The First Min.
nesOta regiment, which was reported In have
been badly cut up, turns out many more on the
rolls than had been expected Several of their
officers are Of the opinion that when the roll shall
be called, after giving sufficient time for the stray
glers to come In, there will not be upwards OF
seventy or eighty absentees. Their regimental
cOlors were brought out yesterday badly damaged
by the fight Of Sunday, and when unrolIed, were
saluted with nine enthusiastic cheers by the men
"BLAzE AWAY, hIssrssIPPAs.n .-
During one Of the charges of the Fire Zouaves
upon the Mississippi Rifles, Zouave and a Mis-.
sissippian came in contact on an open space. both
with discharged rifles. simultaneously thew at.
tempted to draw their revoIvers and the Ni,s,.
applan having succeeded before the Zouaye I'm
drawing bis, the latter cried out, Blaze aypav
Mississi ppi lll take the last shot - Tn. Ni.si.
siPPian instantly did SO, missing the Zouave, who
having drawn his weapon, discharged It at his
roe piercing his heart and instantly killing him.
THE MICHIGAN FIRsr.
Inc Following additional names are amona ,bs
missing Of the First Michigan Regiment. LEM
Murch, Corporal Barnes, Messrs. Bales. B,nsms,
brink, Ewers, Goldsmith, Kelly, sheppard IN
Company F; w. Newell Scheineman. 3rak,n :
Lung, J. Rowser, In Company E; Lieut. Part.
U. King and wife, Geo. Phillips, p. Cbiyer,,
geo. Baker, NJ. Baker, n. Bontell, in COMPANY n
THz FIRE zoUAvEs.
we learn that the Fire Zouaves have not lost 40
heavily as had been supposed. Probably DIS viii
cover their entire list Of killed, wounded and
missing N''N
The Sl1ty-ninth and Seventy ninth Regiment,
lost more largely than any other regiments.
ONE THOUSAND AxEMEN AT wosx.
The work Of Telling the trees on Arlington
Heights has commenced In good earnest and
yesterday at least one thousand sturdy axemen. AZ
the Michigan and Maine regiments, were TIM.
engaged. Work upon another fertilization has
been commenced between Alexandria and IN.
Long Bridge.
SECESSION CAVALRY ROUTED BY OUR scoUrs
Twenty-four scouts, of the Twenty. fourth Nav
York Regiment, encountered a troop of hftv mr.
sixty secession cavalry, near Falls Church, yester
day, and poured a volley into them, scattering
them In every direction Our advanced sua,d
was drawn In last night to Arlington Mills. ~
DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT IN ivy WYNN
Mrs. Katy Bfonwell, daughter of the LIST Rhode
Island Regiment, who marc he'd sixteen miles, side
by side, with her husband on the march TO Fred
erick City, where she WINS presented with the lag
she carried through this city on Tuesday last, a
week ago, and for whom such great inquiry was
haa raf,, ~.