New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-29
THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT BATTLE


Correspondence Of The Cleveland Herald.
THE ONO REGIMENTS.
The Ohio regiments were In the thckest Of The fight,
but fortunately lost but few men. The LIST Regiment
under Col. McCOsk, has covered itself with elcr.
They were detailed nj an early hour in the day TO hunt
mn batteries and they seemed to understand that York
10 perfection. The Gfays were sent out as sklrIns'-
egs early ia the morning, and drove IN the pckets OF
the Rebels and commenced the fight. These two
Ohio regiments have been trained by Col. McCOOk
and were frequently brought right into the very range
and front Of the enemys most terrible aud formidable
guns: but no sooner would they see the flash than
every man PROSTATE upon his face, and the balls
and grape would pass haunlessly over them; then
they would no and at them with vengeance in double
quick tine Col. McCook as cool aud collected
ar when drilling his men upon the par',de-ground and
issued his orders, with bullets and cannon balls
yiliuQ about bis ears thick hallstones without
any apparent excitement whatever. Twice he WAS
hemnied in by the enemys cavalry aud ordered 10
surrender but he away in q tangent, coolly re-
marking that the ball had not been nodded yet to
take his life !!
DEATH or CAPT. MCooK.
His younger brother, IL years OLD, was member OF
the I'd Ohio Regiment and was lett as guard To the
lospital. One of the enemy's cavalry dashed upon
him and ordered him 20 surrender the brave youth,
with fixed bayonet steady nerve, and cool bearing,
repIied Z" never surrender The father, Judge
McCook who had all the day been arduously engaged
in assisting and taking OF the wounded, bringing
them in from the field and thst too, ut the imminent
per OF his own life was in the hos ial tent and heard
ihe order 10 his son, and others OF the enemy
cavalry nea, by aud rushed out and speaking IN "a
loud tone, Charley, surrender Tor God sake, or
Won are lost" Charley turned to his father, and with
all the lion in bis countenance, REPLIED Father, l
will never surrender TO q rebel. In moment ball
MERGED his spine but he instantly discharged bis mus
Let at the rebel horseman and lld him ov in DEATH
and then fell himself. The rebels then undertook to
drag him OH but his father rushed in and released him.
end no died yesterday morning and is to be buried
to-day.
Observation-Disclosures FIRE ZOUAyEs.
The victory was fairly won by our men, and had
thew beer reinforced as they should have leen after
Ggl1in0 all day, thew could have maintained their
ground There were over 10000 troops in reserve,
but by some Encouragement they were not brought mp
TO the relief of the exhausted column; they painted TO
take part in the action, and when the line broken
and halt Of this force ordered up a relief, the
order was countemandcd and the whole army ordered
TO retreat.
The charges Of the New.York Fire Zouaves were
perfectly terrific. They drove the enemy, nearly
double then number, several times behind the ntreneh
ments with awful havoc.
A battalion OF cavalry, called the Black llore, 81
Nirginia-the pdde of the Virginia cbiNalry-ap-
preached them once displaying the stars aad Stripes,
in order TO deceive them, their commander shouting "a
the Zouaves not 10 fire, they were their friends
They did not fire. but as the cava ~ came up
thew drew their sabTes and went IN az them the Aon
ayes opened their ranks and hemmed tben in; ant
not soul escaped their bayOnets and kIyee OF thes'
black riding devils except seven. An eye witness IN
forms me that il the most speedy and awful reri
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