The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-10
THIRD DIVISION.
COLONEL HIENTZELMANS OFFICIAL RE.
PORT.
RsABocAEfRs Ts!RD DIVISION, Dep

RsAsocARrnss Ts,KD DIVISION, DEP'r N E. Virginia,
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1861.
To Capt JAS. r. Fry, Assistant Adjutant General
sw-In obedience to instructions received the Goth
inst, the division eraer my command under arms,
light marching order, with two days cooked ra,ions in
their haversacks and the march at half
two A. NJ. on the 2lst., the brigade If Colonel Franklin
leading followed by those of Colones wsox aud Howard.
At Cenrev,e found tho road n'ed with trosfs and
detained three hours to allow tic divisions of Gene.
raj Tyler and Colonel Hunter to pass followed with my
division Immediately IN the OF the latter between
and three mikes beyond Centrevlle left the War
ren,on turnpike turning into country road the right
Captain Wright accompanied the head Of Colonel Hunea 8
column with directions to stop at road which turned ia
10 the left 20 ford across Bull about half way be-
tween the posnt where turned OF from the turnpike
and Sadiey's springs at which latter point Colonel Hun
ter's division to russ No such road found
exist and a,oa e,even A. NJ we found ourselves at sad
iA's Springs, Ibost ten miles from CAltre-
vile, with one brigade d Colonel Hunters di.
vision still ON cur side OF the run. Before
reaching nNs point the battle had commenced
We could Tie smoke rising est from two points
amiio apart. Two clouds OF dust were SEEN
showing the advance Of troops from the direction u Ma
At Sndeyis Springs, whilst waiting the passage
Of the troops Of the division in 'front.' ogdore forward
the First brigade i their Before this was
accomplished the leading regiments of Colonel Hunters
division became engaged General Mcdowell, who accom-,
panied by his stan had passed us short time betsre
cent back Captain Wright Of the engineers and Major Nc
regiments TO rev,h the enemy froan oufanking them.
Captain Wright led forward the Minnesota regiment the
left OF ,!e road which crossed the run at THIS point
Najer Mcdowell led the Eleventh Mass ichuscts up
road accompanied this regiment leaving orders foe
the remainder Of the division follow, with the exception
of Arnold baer. which supported by the First Mchi.
gan was posted little below Che crossing of the run ns
arssrve. AZ little more than nle from the ford we
came upon the battle he.a. Ricketts, battery posted
bsl TO The right Of Hunters division and the RICH,
OF the road After firing some twenty minutes at bat
terry OF the enemy taccd just beyond the crest of hill
their entrance et e distance beng CONSIDERED too
great moved forward 10 within abOni 600 feet Of
the enemys battery Here the battery exposed to
heavy hre OF musketry which on6isabied Frank.
lin brigade posted the right Of woods
the OF line and ground rising towards
tho enemy position In the meantime sent ordcrs for
the 2odave to move forward to support Rtcke battery
Gu It's right AS soon a. they came =" led them for.
ward against an Alabama regiment party ccuCeaed in
clump q small pines ID old ncd the fret Ere they
brcke and the greater portion them fed the rear
keeping ~ desuttory firing over NJ beads of their
radcs N front: Al the moment hey charged
by company q Secession cavalry on their rear, whS
came by road through Two strips OF woods on our ex
IRENE right TIE FIRE Of the Zouaves killed four and
woenGcd one, dlgpe tAem Tie disconbture Of This
cavalry was completed by fire from Captain Co!ums
company u United States cavalry, which Killed and
wounded several men CCioGel faIf ham with some of
his officers and men, behaved calamity, bot tie regiment
Of 2ouaves, as regiment, CD not appear again on the
n.I Many OF the mon jorea other regiments and fd
good service skrmsters then led up the Minnesota
regiment, which was also repuised, but retired in
,oerably good order. !, did good sorvNe in the
woods right flank and among the last 10 retire
moving oil the field wI;b the Third Jned States infantry
Next led forward the First Michigan which was also
repuised, and retired considerable confusion They
were rallied and helped hold iAs woods on
our right. The Brooklyn Fourteenth then appeared
the grsund coming forward ia gallant style
l led them forward 10 IL lett where The Alabama
regiment od been posted the early part OF the action
bul bad now disappeared, bui soon SIGH; IN ths
line OF the enemy drawn up hey the cmp trees Soon
after the hr;ug commenced the regiment broke a, ram
considered useless 10 attempt rally them IN, want
OF discipline IN THESE Teelnehs was 50 great that the
mos, Of the would rUn from Atty 70 severT hundred
yards the rear and continue 10 nrefor,upa,ov for
the Drawer ones-rery high In the air, and compelling
battery had been taken and retaken three Times by s
hut WIS finally lost, most of the horses havrr bccn
kiet-Capt Eeckell being wounded, and Fist Leni d
Ramsay killed. Lieut.. KIRBY beI ked very CALAMITY
and succeeded Ia carrying. oH casson Before tins
time heavy rcintrcemcnts OF The enemy wer. distinctly
seen approaching oy roads eX enang and ouillank
ing us on the rgh Col Stewards brigade came o. The