The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-06

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fsrccs bordering the road Xcyuucr,B men. With ,-.
Frses'ble courage. .: oros pitched In, and The sybe
oormerced.
ne rebels wsrs routed from she ss,c.. .nd ..,,
), ss..s .s' o. %:s: s:;:
sss o'vssged fro" the rus1 and played the rvsss
v rSss s ana sSs ss. on:s: 2 endure
csd ircc th.ns behpd then The engagement was 49,
ons heroe rhe resis'n!pg body Of army which vas
some dsars In sae heard the arng the advsncs
but do not get up tune
is rot known what number the enemy had. but nun
unos~ '.e command OF General Jackson They Old very
wit unsi cur ar.se'g cpene4shey couldn't stand THAI
ing IRON the toe peshooring farmers, we
cay that there quite axon loads Of ts
cssa and wounded hause With the refreshing party.
thoaDds rupors s1oA: here-we los, two killed viz
man nan I'd DfAss in Company A. Wise nsin regime
Eleventh regiment Ice prmser wounded some ten of
q dozea, ranety Wisconsin men, were brousht
ed rebti ,ef, op 'he ground, was brought here also
number Of cAbteens and other Light articles dropped
SSs e eSsbte "a navs SesS nspSso, 20
!hesnais NJ Pe'tssheid's premises were 90 lousy
a.T.sss BE- b.s vas burned BY shells, hi. house
moTed hs fanny OFT juss before the engagemeas
Our troops cha'ed the eremy some Two rev, and tho.
returned toe q action where they eucaupsd
for the niRhs General Patterson went down from Ga
Where be wa a, hs omsn. Of the ashs, ous prsssms
no v as with ha Us.u body 10 Virginia.
M asa ssss % tine e
white the rehets wee fling balls toto their RANKS hrs
Laa Voc ce,fu' ..ct upon our solcers and theT arc
their brave cores snc Eager to svenee the two Who
were KILLED. These WHO were engaged complain
from the iersss and brush; thar they gave
them no fair egtt whatever; and they want
everlasting brsg ch.vairy and honor with whioh
souhesn mouths have been aued, aud more particularly
oa.I the p.;so three 70 sne VII IN sSsy svr
pore shsr boast that one Of them nasoh
As might expected the news OF this nrst battle o.
cas!ors mich ezc.temect here ard although we have
the NEST exsgseAed rurcrs ,hink the above account
Anothsr cornpsny Of teansters arrived 70 day from
Fort iesvenwofih and tho PA:ns, amorg them great
nSm Der r q aensass This department will have an
John Hensei, q pirate In Company D. Pennsylvania
saaspsburg and bs remains have been sent q JoSSs.
town, where he belonged learn that he deaf aad
eid rot hear the n,lne!s command to halt although
twice given, wbereupop hs was shot.
Captain john B. Johnson OF Company f. Peonsyivanla
h!syenih I.sir and oos q the most popular officers
lieutenant in the Third cavalry Iegulsr army. His
many friends viii be happy TO learn Of the Captains
row model gentleman Hc viii be succeeded by Wn.
f. Sees hs present Orderly Sergeant good selectioa.
HAaaasrowS, July 8. 1881.
Eight Dead Rocls Buried By Our Trocps-Fom Thirty 10
FEy Rmored 5y tie Arrival of the Union fssops
at xortinsbny, 26 900 Skcng-Najor DcuNsdays Ba
t7y CSOses to Aa-tins5Isy-The Rhode Akasd Butang
fakes Gt.ir Place, dc dc.
Tie skrmkh which occurred yesterday at Falling
Waters Is still tho all absorbing topic here.
But fer the eagerness Of NcMulens To engage the
enemy as they lay In the woods and along the road
fences asserted could have surrounded and cap
tured nearly the whole body Onlya few c,mpaues Ct
the Wisconsin and Eleventh Pennsylvania regimen were
actually engaged and the rebels turned their backs be-
fore q real battle could be made up.
Our men buried, this morning on the battle deld eight
who witnessed the scene ali concur in naming tie dead
aud wounded who were borne away in wagons as being
Poor Drake Of the Wisconsin regiment was buried with
lived but few moments after beng shot.
aprend list Of the casualties as far as Known
Thee men have been killed our eide.
George Drake. Of Company A. Wisconsin First regiment,
One man was killed in the Eleventh Pennsylvania res
ment, and enc In Colonel Thomas Second cavalry.
Corporal Mckinley. Of McsIuln's Rangers, was shot
William h. Kuhps, Of the Eleventh Pennsylvania regi-
ment slightly TOUCHED from cannon ball siongsiao the
3. s. Young, Company G, Wisconsin regiment, muzks.
v. 4. Matthews, Company G. Wisconsin regiment. mus
ket ball through the leg.
Brcm'a Nsrp, q rebel belonging TO Captain Avis
ompany Of the Fifth in, Virginia regiment. Col Harper
living. ard lies In the house used for hospital Tor our
frederick Palmer Of Company G. Wisconsin regiment,
sesn Reed. Of Company K. Eleventh Pennsylvania,
not down a cannon ball struck his musket and bent
INTO the shape Of an and cut away part Of the barrel
'eSeT Ts driy 1s the spnisrs Into a Drss
consn regiment, wounded In the left Breast right arm
+. Hauacker Company B, Eleventh peunsylvar!s
regiment shot In The left shoulder,
James Morgan Company 9, Eleventh Pennsylvania
standing together, and were both wounded with one
grapeshot.
The color sergeant Of the Wisconsin regiment was tue
first man wounoed, but he bfavey kept the flag up uut
some one came TO relieve him.
Lieutenant Col wilson Of the rebel force ia sa.d
to DC lying IN house short distance from the camp
nOrtal,y wounded.
A musket struck By cannon bail, and crooked aud
shveed in wonderful manner, is on exhibition At
The balls of the enemy nearly al passed over
e n9aas Ga ana equally singular those who
want OF craftsmanship on the other side or great
The Upon troops reached Martnsburg this evening
on the heels Of its evacuation by the rebels. who 40
treated to place called Bunker Hill, about five miles
be! ord Here supposed they vii, endeav,s to mako
stand; ueon tho same ground they occupied FOR SINH
lar purpose when, some weeks ago. General CAdwaadors
div sion made that sally Into Virginia
When Our troops arrived at Msrtinsburg they learned
that the rebels took win them about forty Union men
prisont rs who had been seized previously mostly be-
longing to scouting party which went out from Williams
ror on the ZSta OF ute and Of whom only four escaped
capture.
The rnio, forces at harrisburg are said to number
about twenty six thousand, General Patterscus com
mand having been met by Colonel stones division from
Barper's Ferry.
lsjer Doubeday's battery was taken over to Martins
burg to day. under an escort Of infantry. The mMinc
light battery, of the Rhode Island regiment left this
place at three this Afternoon viii remain night at VII
Transport aEd proceed N the morning great deal OF
wo X when brought into action.
Cocrel G. Dare found IN o, the camps the rebels
bad just left, the following note unipished:-
CAMP sTEyxNs, july 2, 1851.
DEAR SrE1 hrve written two thyee letters to you
and en but not berg able to get them 10 tho Post OF
Ece had to tear them up Our Poet Office ia at
Mar,nsburg, about four miles from camp we have been
at this camp nearly two weeks There are about three
thousand five hundred troops here all Virginia troops
nnder Colonel Jackson The 'roops from other States are
at XilclesteY.