Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27
ruaTHEw FROM TIT LEEsBURG
FIGHT



R1cHMosD, Oct %, p. NJ Further de-
tails-from the Leesburg battle have been
obtained. II
The Yankees commenced crossing the Po-
tomac early Sunday night, and continued 70
cross until morning. 81. FL
The fighting was terrible on both SIDES:
The Yankees were wei protected during
the most Of the fight by heavy forest
They were routed three different times 81
the point of the bayonet, and reinforced
each time.
The Eigth Virginia Regiment, Col. Eppa
Hunton, charged upon the Yankees with
great vigor, and captured q splendid brass
battery, putting the enemy to fight. !
The Yankees were finally driven to the
river. where they made desperate stand,
but were slaughtered in terrible style, until,
panic stricken and dismayed, they attempt
| ed to cross the stream, when hundreds met
a watery grave, struggling with one another
as they went down. s
| The entire battle field was strewn thickly
| with the Yankee killed and wounded.
/. Col Burt, of the 18th Mississippi regi-
ment, was badly wounded
The Confederate troops fought under great
disadvantages. They endured heavy
march Sunday on two meals, and slept un-
der arms in the open air Sunday night
They had breakfast only on Monday, ana
fought all day without nourishment or rein
! forcementS.
The following additional is from the
Richmond Examiner. of the Oath:
The Late Battle ON the Potomac.
Our Victory.
Additional accounts from the Potomac
e give US a few details of the achievement o
s the brilliant victory of our forces in thu
neighborhood of Leesburg. The enemy
: rout is said to have surpassed, in panic an
confusion, the Manassas drama Many o
them were driven in the river where two o
three hundred of them are said to have bee
:. drowned. The water is described as bein
, almost black, in different portions OF tn
stream, with the struggling bodies
; In the action, q portion of the enemy be
y came entangled in morass, where the
: were fallen upon by the 9Th Virginia Reg
i ment, commanded by Colonel Eppa Hnntor
d with immense slaughter. Many of our me
are said to have thrown away their musket
falling upon the terror-stricken foe wit
u their Bowie knives, doing the most terribl
te execution
lie The Howitzers and BARKsDALE's Missi
sippi Regiment were not engaged, but hel
in reserve during the action.
The enemy are reported to have crosse
n the Potomac near Goose Creek. They MAJ
I'd two attacks on our position, and at the la
repulse broke into disorder, and sought
on fuge in a wild and confused fight.
- Our loss in killed and wounded is not,
60 vet, known, certainly, but estimated to
Is about three hundred. Our wounded W
'ct be transported, as far as possible, to I'll
full city, and are expected to arrive to-day.
~. The War Department had, at a late no
- last night, received no dispatches of t
be, Leesburg affair, additional to those alrea'
is referred to- Reinforcements had been c
bis dered on to sustain General EvANs's posltlo
ED Moro Particulars.
tn RICHMOND, Va, Oct. "a.
of One hundred and sixty more Federal pr
oners reached here this afternoon.
'a Passengers by the afternoon trains rept
nat that Leesburg is now in possession OF 2O,o
OF Federalists.
I'VE The Confederates retired under orders
:, evacuate Leesburg if the Federalists q
peared in large force. 1t is understood IL
eo- previous to the battle Of Monday, slmil
the order was issued, but Gen. Evans fought
eir battle notwithstanding.
he The Confederate loss will not reach 2Oo
killed, wounded, and missing; while the Fe
eral loss in killed, wounded. prisoners, a