The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-24
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR.
The Positions Taken by the
Union Troops on the Upper
Potomac Retained.
No Fighting Near Leesburg at the
Last Accounts.
Names Of Some Of the Killed
and Wounded,


WILMINGTON, OCT. 70, 1901.
The success OF the movement Of General Stone and
General Banks the Potomac is now established as
the enemy did not venture to AXE any further resist
to it yesterday. al accounts agree that our men
conducted themselves noby in the affair or Monday.
Even the portion Of the column which received tempo
rary check Iy the death OF lis commander Col. Baker
behaved gaa1nty, although opposed to force triple
their numbers The remainder Of General Stores CON-
nand also acted with the cooness q veterans The ground
thus gained retained in the undsturbed possession
Of troops al day yesterday. Scouts and recommending
parties obtained much valuable Information in regard
TO The enemy The above facts derived from reliable
sources.
private despatch from Poolesyle says that Andrew
j. Hooper Of Philadelphia, Company a, California reg
ment had died from tho effects Of the wounds lie received
tn the battle Al Edwards' Ferry
G.. W. Hooper was wounded in the shoulder.
Lieutenant Joseph d. Williams, Of the California regi
mcnt, paong the killed at the Edwards Ferry battle.
The rebel troops that attacked the force of General
Stone that had crossed the river up to that time Monday
morning, outuumbered his five to ono. That they
were severely punished and completely oieds evident
FROM the fact that, while SO greatly outnGmber.
ing ours lhcy failed 10 drive them all pell-nel into
the river, which the evident design Of tho rebel
General Evans
General Mcclellan tccgraphs here from General Banks
headquarters this afternoon that everything is quiet
the Upper Potomac that the position Of troops Is
mpregnabIe.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
PoolEsy1LtE, Oct. %, 1861.
The following report Of the battle Mt Balls Bluff mid
way between confads and Edwarcs Ferry and opposite
Harrsons Island, which occurred yesterday, hts been
| cleaned from authentic sources
On Sunday night Colonel pevers Of the fifteenth Mas
sachuscts who had for some time guarded Harrison;
Island with company, ordered Captain Phlbsicf O
| Company II, and Quartermaster Howe, Of his stan
\ with a detachment Of twenty men, to soou
| the Virginia shore IN the direction Of Lecsbaig
they crossed from the island 70 Ito shore and
tc order BY approaching within thrce-iorrhs Of mil
OF Ieesburg, returning to their starting point about t.,
O'Clock al sight, discovering, as they Supposed,
| camp enc !uiie moro from Lcesbarg.
on reporting q Colonel rcvins, the latter with abou
800 ma slod forward, direction Of cenoratstone, i
tie caliiy, with orGcrs destroy tho camp day
break and rotrI and Co.one Eevins remained with Ill
command concealed seat back word that no en- my wa
IN q ght Captain Ph.bscks company taking adyanc
/ ca rcs5n widle tho remaining companies were con
ceaca n reserve IL ease 81 attack or THE advance
| When about mile ald haf flam tho rlyer and ly,
hunsrcd ards IN ADVANCE Or Colonel Deytas reserve
Captain Phhbsick accompanied ny Colonel naycns in per
/ son attacked AMI igove back company 81 Mssisspf
icmoa and then lei back TO TIC iesslye conc sisd ],