The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-08-07
the CAPTURED BATTERIES

For information concerning some OF the
pieces aud batteries captured by our Con
iederate heroes in the glorious and well
fnughten field" near Manassas, we give the
following from the Washington correspon-
dence Of the New York Tribune.
TRooPs sESr TO ALsx,SDRn.- -l.ieu'enant
Green's fine battery IL rifled cannon. tom
pany q, "a Artillery. has left Fort Runynn
and gone 10 the vicinity Of Alexandria.
Colonel MiIess whole brigade i now Svatll
OF Alexandria.
FLYiSG ARrILLERY We now have six
batteries Of dying artillery. three new ines
having been added to those OF Captain Pick
etts, Captain Ayres lwho succeeded Major
Sherman,l aud Captain Griffin. .rhey are
Differed aud manned from the regulars. who
have been on duty az the Potomac forts.
Capt. Carlisle commands that of Fort Cor
coran, which consists Of two riiled cannon.
two six pound and two twelve pound howit.
Lers, and will be attached 70 Gen. Schenck's
brigade, which win form portion Of the
left wing Of the army that Of Fort Ruhsou
is commanded BY Lieut.. Green. and that 9t
Port Ellsworth by Capt. Arnold. These
will be equal in metal and men TO Captain
Carlisle, and probably the former viii be in
the centre and the latter 10 the right wing
A SigcE TrgRr.-Captaii seymour i
preparing siege battery, which Is 20 con-
si.t Of enormous Fihed cannon. This viii
be in The column. probably the e tire, ,Ic.
signed to opcrae npon the ieriiiiCaiions u
Manassas Junction. il ihey should be hAd
when il reaches them.
Griffin's battery, stationed al the City
Hall. departed for the other side II the ris-
er. provided with riiled guns. y pounders.
an extra aBount Of ammunition. and an nd,
ditipnal number Of horses.
Captain Brewers battery arrived here at
seven O'Clock Yesterday morning. dircctirem
Fort Picken.. The battery consists Of four
/ pieces ~ Founders, aud 81 men. Another
battery follows the above to-day.
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WHO TOOK sHERNANs BATrERYf
The Redmond whisof Friday. has H. fol
/ lowing:
The, capture of this famous battery ha.
been ascribed TO various regiments. The
i first Telegram. gave the honar Go Ihe Ilth
! Virginia. under Col. Garland. bal sub.s.
qaent information conlra,llcted tie ststr.
m-nt--thst regiment II was ssld mol being
/ rs the light. Tnen the Alabama ilh had Tic
glory; then the iIAmp'an Logon. Tie
1 Lynchbarg Nmginian .srribes i ~ ll,r regi.
ment commanded BY Gil. Early. But tn
4 Enqairrr u yesterday gives The chief praise
- VIZ Gov. smith. According q thai paper,
the lih south carolina. llh Alabama and
IIlh virginia regiments Here epgaged with
the battery, aud " hndng they we're being
overwhelmed 10 numbers. were about giving
! way in Tie centre u The column. AZ III.
4 ignciure, Ex-Governor smith, with his 18th
regiment Of virginians. came o. the rescue.
Sewing Confederate flag he unlurled i "a
the breeze. aud appealing 10 the troops 10
short, lorcible term. 10 raly 10 the rescue
and make one gallant. final charge wit, their
/ comrsde, 10 arms and win tie day. he put
himself at the head Of tie column, and FOL.
lowed by our gallent men, charged through
several companies pf sharp shooters Station.
ed 10 the bushes behind lcnees, reached the
4 terrible battery and amid binding storia Of
" leaden rain aud iron hail captured II aud
turned the pieces on the panic stricken Zoe.
Not one man Ol SIerman's battery was lett
! to.lell Of is capture, and but four horses re.
NAMED alive"
II might be that these various and conflict.
/ ing claims 10 the Distinguished gIury 81 81
leneing this most formidable battery 81 N,
\ Regular Army, may Be explained By The fact
Y that there were lsur o. Eve other batteries
4 quite as formidable As this. which shared 4,
late. Perhaps all the claimants sid ihsiI
parts. and each d them won battery. Bal
\ sho madb The coBquss, 81 the great Brob.
dignsgisn Battery OF 32.poupders, that mon
slrous novelty IN warfare. which Old Scot
unqgestionsbly seat over 20 Us Tor the pur.
pose Of batiefing down Washingloni We
suppose we must await the Official dispatch
10 assign die glory Of thatschieyement.
TO The above Abe following - sddsi BY the R'hisl
I We learn from gentleman Just from Rich
mond that there Is strong reason 10 believe
that shermaa's famous Battery was taken ia
the FIRST instance by the late lamented Colo.
nsl Fishers Regiment Of North Carolina
Ststs troops, and that II was after the cap.
tBre, and when he was beyond the battery,
aud between j, and the enemy, that be mel