The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-26
REPORT OF CAPT. CAGR FIRST CAVALRY

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CANT, NEAR ria, NJ, A gus, II, 1861
slR-lIlviag been reqa t,d, through Mayor shepIm d.
70 w'iie Of my share in the late battle, have ia.
Ga the Afternoon Of .lic 9th inst ordered to re-
oft to Cooad segc at SIX oco,k with my company 81
First cavalry, which do.
Company G, Second dragon commanded By
Farrand, Fist infantry reported o.onet Spel
bat under my command being placed at the
posite cXtis nifty II the br g,dc.
CoIon 81 gol placed in advance, with orders 10
seize persons who might give Information the enemy,
and the conindnd moved about The nigh, was
very dark, ana it was with great difficulty thaa we
avoided losing our W y Q. getting separated
Al about eleven O'Clock The command was halted and
rested vi TWO, when moved on, approaching Eeroar
Of the enemy : camp.
Upon ng the camp, after daylight, different strag
sers wefe met going ircm the canp to the surrounding
country ad all captnre 50 that ntnatan was Riven
TO the enemy Of oar presehce Til the FIRST gun
Colonel Sicgel directed take the right aarS, and
then proceeded ntJ the valley below the camp, AMI open-
Q lge of ceBnon rl It, IN the me- In 2 z 10
the edge of the bLG an opening fire with our cagbi g
for the pGtpse Of Us acting the attention If ih,
enemy, being at too Z eat distance to do much
eXecut.on.
\ few minutes bcfoc Colonel sicse opened fire. I
heard the ing at the Opposite end Of the camp at
Wofn - nan mat neral Lyon was engaged lat
hitit after six i. NJ
Ihe enemy ont of their camp, which was o: caval.
loch d McIn osh.
Coonc Sieyc then took p stion on their camp:round
and we'd up alb the b.Ul
Up to ts lime had observed wagons and h rscmcn
moving toward the 81 and going south along tho
Fayetteville read, the point where struck the camp
being III the valley below that roat and probably two
miles from wh.re Il crosses the creek
At this tue was about mile from the man com,
tbs bad aid III sher --v observe. . large
body Of cavalry forming and app oiehing III. comma l.
hnmediaieiy sent word 70 Coionc. S,g,l and retired
my SC +, as il was getting between ami him
was obliged to 90 ba to get the creek and tn
the meantim the caSary had formed To charge al had
be btoken mp iy oenel II gel and put to lg IT, though
tn If officers rave and stogmed and their hair in
trl ng 10 lllsf their men advance.
Wne1 reached Colonel 81 & again he told me he was
gong TO advance, and To take my place the Hank
whth did, keeping III lire with the advance along the
After advancing a short dsance-I think to within
alb nut htf milo u the Fayetteville crossing and over
mile if'la where w 4 st elgaged-thc ccnimgnd CT
cuunercd concealed battery, tho Fayetta-
vi real, into VII ch ou, had foikcd.
tho action here was not, ant there onnucd can
nonaiing wh some Gfing nluskctry Tor slfall think
half an hour. / cold 500 bat hti. be,ur mostly IN
the tnbar To the let, with my ,rliy among which
oasts slot aid si III frequently struck, without how
evar, killing nan
At ,hOt me maay were in doubt if IL were not eur
own trools ilfing upon u.s.
Al ab at ten och Ok one Of my corporais told rue that
one Of Co'one Siegcs stat. officers had blougt
to ~ treat and MS al the troops 10 sight were retreatn
did so 100, bringing w the rear.
After reriag about and half miles during which
we were htcl On from hushy hill side, by body of
mn, whom repused, bat who caused the loss Of one Of
our emt'hhg grtis by kiiinga wheel hrse Colonel
See ~ tn sbrnS where we canped tt FIRST night when
returning from 'ug Spriag
1t was then decided south on the Fayetteville
roaa WI We co "a 20 out and circle ropni the enemy TO-
wards Spri gled
We Then iad my company (dfty six men), about one
huLdfed ai fity infantry, badly demolizcd piece
and two clssDn5.
After retiring abogt anil half mics largo bod
Of cavalry was dcnvercd in front Of u.s. AMI was sent
To tn rant where observed calnn OF horse ~ 1T
cast quarter Of mile in leiS y, moving iowa az INC
sooul on oar ri.ht ami Auf lt3 tlc rad H. rroat !
watched them FOR low N .nsns, wden Colonel sg sent
me word 20 take the Arst ic hand road, which luckily
happcucl to be Just at that papt
While rotrcatng along ts cad Co. Segc asked mo TO
march slowly 50 that the infantry could Keep up
urged Hpon lam hit The enemy woIi Try 10 cit us If
in crossing Wilson's * aad that tn infantry and ar
uey should NJ least march fast tho ordinary walk
Of my horses he asscntci and told me 60 90 on which
did nj walk and upon arriving ut thc-cre k w.s much
surprised am pain to iEd that Ia WAS not up as how
ever observed great body comm from the en-, nv
camp which was hot far 1T, aided that was no
time for delay and moved on AFT. wacrng my hpr. IS
ill arrived at spot where th)aglt could venture 10
halt and wait for Col SgRe which did Tor some tl,ng
and then parsaed my march 70 Springfield.
turned oIn thai the Co0fei G,qbasdHsl as rict-
pa'si, has egio party broe5l up, and thai he hivl ef mar.
i9~ty eScdlf is subject ot regret with 10 lavs
let him baipd. bat supposed all tle time tha, ho
wss close behind me, until got TO the crock ana il
~otI have done no g. for my company to have been
ent 70 pieces aho il was, four my mon were i1st
VINO bsd been pacet IN Inc rear Of ms Infantry. lam
sir, very respectfully, your obedicnt servant.
H. A.CARR Captain First cavalry
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