New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-26
The Fight at Full Ran.

4 ID. K Is
Ed. Gfesceat-Ahout as pretty 4 specimen Of
fighting mas just finished in this locality as one
would delight to witness orr come out Of in safety
This nj aHning at daylight the Seventh Louisiana
Reginet.ts Col. Harry Hays, and the First and
Seventh Yirgiria Regiments, with Georgia regi-
mentt Forming the brigade of Gen. Earle, left for
Bull Ron After halting in forsa Of battle for about
two hours, in expectation Of a further advance of
the YANKEES, we marched in quick time towards
where the. enemy were visible. at a distance of
three miles. AS we approached and obtained a
better siit, the air was rent With huzzas from the
B dlasren giments. Upon reaehingsa field, one
thnusaud yards from the ford, we heard brisk mus
Z kerry Which we learned was from the advance
s pichets &C zen Bonhams command and a com
paIlg irginiails in the woods skirtng the ground
d on whisa the Yankees were paraded. Our regi-
ntent EiGiy fal into iiae On edge Of the woods
and ths open field. Az further advance was being
niads ct Gol Hays sliermans battery Of
B ssgnsa poured rapid succession of bombs and
4 balls ever ahoge and arolld US. One of the latter
struck8a honse adjoining Gan. ReaaFegards head
quarters q mile and haif distant dis!odging the
iahahitants The Washington Artillery placed
themse id the midst OF the field and attracting
the afzestion Of the Yankee batteries received
their aim The firing between the two continued
for HleEa ihan haitian h01r, The yThizzing Of the
though siHgalRrssn new. 4 ,arge piece Of bomb
scattereQ among US badly wonaliBg aome OF, the
Washing Arr il.ery and other soldiers AS this
vas 8 8 me that only Two wore playing at. Col.
Hays afaarcd the LETT of the Seventh Regiment to
adyanee RAPIDLY aud dive the Yankees from their
postiUn. When three companies had entered the
snaTIcW q woods tordefii.g the Ran, between
200 to 5i9 Infantry poured Is Perfect hastorIn at
bullets around u.s. and continued ID do SO untl The
whole regiment mad entered The woods and were |
IN poslii3a. Then came the raki6g fire.
p0ste side of the Itan ID a steep bluff of
So 10 l0f fact thekly pushed Ga, ills aud on the
4 ehntf
could l4Ely miss effect Wills theirs was ten to
twenty teet 4 b0Ye onr heads Our firing was 30 I
rapid inat they temporarily rctreated. In a few |
Ininutes agother dr The same BODY occupied the |
SANG iBaD, and wild the like effect poured I
toireiit pi halls again we rapidly returned fire.
Whea 1hfy entirely ceased their annoyance. On I
cur side Y 4 lost but two men Of our regiment and
sllirteeagt other regiments and III all about 100
wouldel From personal inspection Of the field |
aftegths battle, the loss Of killed and wounded I
must lL, laye Deen very large. More than 50 were
iett deH4 On the field and remained there until
yeatefasg, when Col Hays had them buried
ThEees companies Of the New York Regiment ran |
at the hrt ire, and left their muskets on the field
He picked up nearly five hundred muskets, any
qhantlfy q nse articles souvenirs, Yankee girls
daguefreotgpes, fancy enTelops and distressingly
anxious love letters, etc,
Capt. Sqaire's detachinent Of the Washington
Artlerg is highly commended for efficiency by all
sherrnan's Battery fred upon our hospital This,
with taa Eankees' disregard of their dead, is the
most huiailiatng feature of tile war to their dis.
credit.
Yesterday, ex peoting another attack, We lay
under a. ma ~ ght and refreshing ourselves this
morning with The muddy water of the creek for
seoliee, and afepeton Of yesterday ratons OF raw
bacon as;ia hard biscuit.
\, - poia,t q oeHatort wsare in deporable con.
oiton. Having baen ordered to carry no baggage
on snansas We are now, the third day. without
Z, chaDga II clothing and likely to continue SO for
three Of four days more, -
d nave hastily attempted sketch or fght that
was Itt ot ine idents which have no doubt your
write yap of. THa FIRST oox,oRa