The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-22
ADDITIONAL PARTiCUL AIRS OF THE BATTLE.
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Gallant Conduct of the New
York Troops in the Action.
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Official Bulletins from the
Battlefield.
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List Of the Reported Killed and
Wounded,
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Continued from FTM and Eighth Pages.

CENrREvIIIE, Va, via WARRINGTON, July 81 1861.
This has been day Of mos, intense excitement.
great battle has been fought. From nine o'clock this
morning until shutdown the battle has been waged with
unparalleled ferceness.
is utterly impossible to arrive tonight at any
estimate of the number Of killed and wounded this
engagement. For nearly twelve hours the cannonading
and firing Of mushctry have been almost iucessant.
From Ledlcys Spring Blackburns Ford, near which
latter point are located the famous Bulls Run batteries
it would seem that for five miles the rebels erected
defences and planted cannon.
The beggars description Upon the extreme right
the deep voices Of the thirty two Founders heard from
time to time, responded to in similar tones
from batteries close at hand, while the whole
the smoke of whose discharges plainly noted from
the hill near Ccntrevile. With the aid of glasses
could be perceived from time to time that the line
Of fro Of the federal army advanced,
while that OF the enemy continually falling back,
although eveay road leading in the direction of War
rcnton Bridge and 1edeys Spring from the neghborood
Manassas seemed to be alive with renforcements for
the rebels at these various points Of attack.
Several attempts made during the day to turn
the loft Gank of position Bodies of rebel cavalry and
infantry observed passing in that direction through
the timber, and Hunts battery and the raed twenty
pouuders served by Lieutenant Edwards kept busy
in driving them back.
Towards the afternoon Col. Miles, who with a Coonels
commission is performing the duties of Major General,
concluded feel with infantry the woods of the
position occupied by Col. Richardson's brigade.
skrmshcrs were dclloyed under the concealmcn of
the timber the the terrible contest OF Thurs
day revisited
Two privatcs were wounded; belonging to the Sc
cond Michigan regiment in the Some four five
hundred shells and shot thrown by batteries at
this point without eliciting any response whatever.
II could re decided whether the batteries had been
vacated by their recent occupants, whether this
manoeuvre was intended to inveiglc again into
TIC trap into which they had once rien Colonel
Miles, however declared his intention to be possession
Of those batteries In the cool of the evening
During the day II reported that General Bcaurcgard
had turned our left and was marching upon Washington
with his whole force This occasoncd mich anxiety and
apprehension in the crowd Of civilians watching the pro-
gross of the fight mp the hills Of CCntrevilc.
About four O'Clock the first couricrs from the columns
of Hunter and Hcintzcman arrived. They stated that
the contest had been terrible attended with great
loss in killed ana woundcd upon both sides, and
brought request from General Mcdowell that General
Blenkcr should without delay take his brigade 80 the
front which he Immediately proceeded TO do
The great feature Of the immense military movement of
the day was the batii, of Bulls Run which
ccd nveo clock this morning. by Colonel iinlze'mans,
Tyler's and Hunters divisions.
During the night Of saturday all the troops except three
divisions moved on without any noise except that
stoned by the wagon wheels After all the troops except
asccrained that the enemy was making move to ont
flank us on the left, when Colonel Miles was ordered
by General Mcdowell hold lie at all hazard
Captain Hunts and Lieutenant Green's batteries were
detailed to defend The lot flank
The scenes tie battle Gcld were terrific The shri,ks
Of tie wounded and dying were agonizng Our troops
fough, like tigers md manifested the greatest bravery
Tho Fire zoraves distinguished themselves, but were
sadly thinncd
Lieutenant Colonel John Cregcrs horse passed by yoar
CORES pondent riicrcss and, f not dead he mist be
badly wounded
Lieutenant Tcbout is also known be dead Of this gal
liant corps.
The New York Seventy frst, Colonel Martin, also
Distinguished itself The etlmel was wounded but
Il is believed not morially. Captains Ellis aud
Hart were killed while leading their commands
The Eighth Ncw York State Militia, Colonel Lyon, suf
rercd terribly as they always maintained bold iroat
Tho second Rhode Island reg mcnt in the scvercst
Tire during the entire engagement, and lost Col sccum
Captain Tower, CT company T.; Lieutenant Prescott,
company n. aad number OF priratcs.