Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-30
Southern Account Of the Battle near Nh,

Southern Account Of the Battle near Mn.
nesSas.
The Richmond Whig of the 9th instant SAYS
tna' the Datile on sunday opened by throwing ont
heavy artillery and small field PIECES AZ 3 oIclock
In tue morning. The force Of the ,pemv cen
never be ascertained. Our force was twenty thon.
ours. We have CO ptured eighteen nice. ~ a.
uliery and taken some three or four hundred
prisoners.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry of Georgia were
gians was nearly annihilated
BY the cars on the I'D President Davis returned
from the battle field In respouse 10 the Ali, f,o-,
tne Immense crowd who had eongregated toe eth
er 10 greet him, be alluded to the grand Absorb
Ing topic OF the day. The enemy be said with
the taxes they had been imposnJ on us for TWEEN
ty years, had fitted out an army on a mapniscent
T ; tney had come over to Virginia with
plenty OF arms and ammunition, ard with ambu-
RANGES lifted up In such style of LUXURY .s though
tney thought they were still taxing the Souih
ipey had nve or six hundred army wagons with
mem IN, sna provisions Of every kind in abundance
IN tue "hole campaign they had over Rfty thous-
ana men Their finest parks Of heavy and ligh,
sfuliery are ours Thew left everything behind
them they could not throw away.
Among the Federal officers csptured In Col
Darlington Among the Confederats ofscs,s
killed, un exported are Lieut. Col, Johnston: M
the Hamilton Leg ion; Col. Thomas of Gen John.
ston'a stat; and Col. Fisher, Of the Sixth North
Carolina regiment
The wounded, unreported, arc Col Stevens. O,
Gen Bees str A, Col GsrtreiI, Of GporyIs: LENT
Col. MONTGOMERY Gardnrr; OF the First Georgia
s, ent, c9i Nelson OF the Second Virginia
regiment; Col Jones, Of the Fourth Alabama reg.
iment; Col Hampton, Of the Legion
Cot Preston, Of the Twenty-eight Virginia
regiment, took Col Wilcox, Of Michigan, one
capa , ana Three privates prisoners, with his
Edmund Fontaine, Jf, son Of Col. Fontaine
president Of the Virginia Central Railroad, is
among the slain. "
Another account ssv, that CoI yu.a
was not Killed, but only lightly wounded.
Richmond dispatch to the Charleston Mercury
gives the following additional particulars:
,,,i, ns enemy opened their batteries Of heavy
atulIeIv ana small Held pieces, at McLeans Ford
ABOUT o'clock In the morning. The engage,
ment above the Stone bridge, on BULBS Run.
began about 10 O'Clock. The enemy's force, az
near as can be ascertained was at least So do
Our own force was but 20 600.
zen; n g. Evans, Of South Carolina, led the
brigade hrst Into action Among the southern
forces ip prominently mn engaged were Col sloans 4th
Wade Hampton's legion, all Of south Carolina
volunteers Only three men were wounded in Col
keishaws regiment. In Col Sloan,s regiment
ana hamptonS legion the loss of life was ereatrr
Adjutant Theodore G. Barker and Cant las
Conner, OF the Washington Light infantry. Gamn.
TONS leg Ion, Were slig htly wounded, Ii. Col r
yoansSn, OF the legion was killed. Captains
Earle ana Echols Were slightly wounded
+ Men never fought more desperately than ala
ours 70 day. We have captured eighteen pieces
OF artillery, also from 800 70 400 prisoner The
number Of the killed and wounded cannot he a.
certalned with any accuracy until To- mo,yoxv
Our loss 10 essimated at 30 killed and AGO wonnd
ed, while the loss Of the enemy could NOT hav.
been less than several thousand These donrss
however, made be wide Of the mark, for the line
OF the battle was extended and il was aImosf
dark when the enemy gave way -
The ashington Artillery, Of New Orleans.
was again In the foremost place, and did most
ensctye work. Their fire fell upon the ranks OF
the foe with murdefous effect -
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Of Savannah.
Were cut TO pieces. Col. BsrtOw's fne regiment
OF Georgians were nearly ami hilated. = =
zen barnard L. Bee, Of South Carolipa IVA.
mortaiiy wounded. Col. Wade Hampton Wa
slightly wounded. ss t- "os
Gen johnson, during the thickest of the aeht
seized the coiors OF wavefing regiment and raj,
Heo them, In person, 10 the charge FfI = -.
.... vIReINIANs KILLED 80 10 asa z1 .
letter from Harper's Ferry saws. A l,,o. 49,
Der OF Confederate troops slain q. BuII m ~.
from this section, Their dead bodies ase h.,n9
forwarded, and the solemn rites of intermens my
formed by their surviyias friends. Wincbcsts, >
maftinsourg, Chariestown, 6c IRE lamenti n o ~.
loss OF some Of their most prominent cItirens Ths
nodies OF Capt Ives, Mr. Butler rich hrmer
and Mr. Harrison, Of the Vfgipia line = :. M ~
the recent arrivals at Winchestef, dc = -
SQUADRON or WAR SRI Ansss
The State Of North Carolina. tbrougs m,r.h.ll
Parks, Esq has jost transferred 20 the Cen er
ave govern ent clever little feet OF ave war