The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-24
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Tho retreat OF our troops TO Osntreville,
was successfully accomplished By 8 O'Clock
last night, tho troops regainiDe the positions
vacated 10 the morning. Those that reached
Genter.iIlc bad four hours to stop, the re-
serve force under Col. Miles, being posted
hey ond Genlreville. T z - II |
AT 1I0'eleCk in the morpie the retreat from \
that point commenced, and was maintained
in good order to Arlington Heights and
Alexandria The army IN ito retreat, left
behind = lsrgs amount OF provisions and
ammunition. About GO army wagons fell
into possession Of the rebels.
Az fast - orr troops rstYseisd, their posi-.
tions were occupied by the rebsla till after
Fairfax g. .was passed, sitter which the
pursuit was not continued. In many cases
seamssers unhtched their hnrses and Aban
doned the wagons when there was not the
slightest necessity for it, The rebel cavalry
was the terror Of the volunteers, who were
compelled to keep 10 the woods to avoid be-
ing charged on.
Washington, July %.
Among tbs wounded now in Washington
Infrmary arc Sergeant Maoklin, l.t Mime
sofa; John Marion. n Ohio; A. w. Spass,
ID Wisconsin; s. Warner, % Lieut.. lst Mich
iesn, II. n. Cook, Int 6hio; Jsm-s Chapman,
I'd Ohio Col. Socum, New York 9th,
wounded, not killed.
Washington, july %.
The morning 10 occupied putting efAirs IN
order on the Virgins side within the origi-
nal Federal lines.
From the indications around, the Commits
sariat and Ordnance Departments are in live
| ~ progress. Boats are again RAINING to
| Alexandris. The Fire ZOnaves will rendex-
vous at the headquarters Of the 18th keEi
ment to-day, when soms accurate knowledge
Of the loss will be asosrtained.
The last seen Of the ealisnt Col. Wilcox,
Of the !etj Michigan Regiment, be WAS lying
wounded on the battle 6eld. lie 10 either
dead or prisoner. In the Let Michigan
Regiment the following are known to DO
killed:
Capt. W orthington, company D; Capt. But
! terworth, company &; Lieut.. Cary, company
/ g; Lieut. Launch, company r; Orderly Ser
geant Lewis Hartsler, company A.
Privates-R Richard Jonea, company A; Jos.
Kelley, company +; snd both color bearers.
Privates Cunningham, TO. A, and John Stat
ford company g, are among the wounded.
Major Bldwell took the place Of Col. Will
COZ and managed to bring the regiment out
Of the field in the best ossibls order.
1 AZouase drummer, taken by the rebels,
have ~ immense number Of prisoners 10 their
hands. II 10 supposedthey were principally
/ picked up un the way.
! One hundred members only OF the lat Ohio
| regiment arc missing. The ofhcers arc oil
1 safe. s8
The following is q list OF the wounded
brought from the battle field at BULBS Run
20 the Government Hospital up TO p. N. this
evening sz----......4444-.z, -
% Wisconsin regiment, company A, VIM.
s. Lynch; company +, james A. Bugbee, W
Rousn, Harvey Mcdaniel, Henry X. Mccall
burn, r. ID. Bohn, Samuel N. Baird: company
K, Cornelius Leftover; company 9, corpo-
ral @. Dow, Lieut.. A. A. Meredith.
81 N nnesots regiment, company II, John
Judkins, severely.
% Michigan regiment, Horace Kingman.
Ii 10 now estimated that the killed on our
side amounte to between 800 and 500.
Capt. ID. II. TiIIinghast, Asst Q. NJ. ~. s.
A., il reported dead.
Capt. Ayres, U. S A., 10 not taken prison.
er or killed, as reported
The whole OF Sherman's battery il safe.
Col. Benker, o,mr,anding q brigade,
pickei up the guns Of Burnsite's % Rhode
Ialand regiment, which had been left behisd
and brough, them IN.
,, Hon A. y. Ely, OF the Rochester list, and
companion are missing.
Capt. fin lost Go OF the horses on hil
battery. bat brought awav one gun.
Col. Corcnran, Of the 69th New York reei.
men,, and Capt. Edward A. Wilde, company
: A, Let Mass. volunteers, are missing. Ii j.
feared that Corcorau il dead.
Washington, July %.
The Hcrald's dispatch Gays the rebels out
numbered us three to ono. After the day
had been ~on by US, fresh rebel troops we're
substituted for those y ho we're defeated. This
ammunition Of our artillery had been e.
! pended in the contest, md as the caissoDG
/ we're rushing NJ full speed TO the roar fol
!. new supplies of ammunition, the movement
was construed by teamsters and civilian
J into retreat. A panic among them occur
: red. They ran for them horace, and. with
out waiting to ascertain the facts, cut TIL
traces Of wagon horset and commenced I
II prccipitste retreat. The CONSERVATION thu
! ofoAted Was communicated TO the sOldiers u
= the rear of thr column Mt the very m0mcD
4 that : charge Of fresh o. salry:from Manassa
!, w~s made upon them. 1t VAS nothing nor
= nat Lass than = -staiapede- Tha anemy ihen
!. seives were unaware OF is. The recall II, u
!, = great measure attributed 20 the tAsdiass
! OF Gen. Patterson.
i Gov. Sprague, daring the whole day, ohsl
= lsoged uDiveraal admiration and Aidsd b
= Dir. Garten, Paymaster Of the N. Z. l4sh
succeeded in bringing some degree OF osde
! out Of this chaos. These brave Rhode lsl
!. andera we're formed 10 The roar 10 oppos
!. the advance of the porsc srs.
III The number Of killed and wounded ha
a been greatly exaggerated.
!. Gen. Mcdowell bsbas ed with the creates
u bravery, bas this VAS unavsiiing to arrest
:. panic 10 the resr.
!. The Fire Zouaves soupht like devils. Th
A. n. \. list, l4&h and 27tl,, tho Mionssots pn
Maine Regiments we're the praise OF all
They wsre moved down like grass BY ii
batteries upon which they advanced. II
Flag Of the Mipnesots Regiment rs con
pie.sly riddled.