The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-20
rARTIAL LIST OF KILLED AND
wOUNEED ON OUR SIDE.
-prAErXAyDRIA RIrLENEN
&c, &c, &c.
,.rs.rAl CORRESPONDENTS OF rnr pisrAT's''
MANASSAS JrN, TON. July $50, r Nd

81 Manassas JrS, TON. July lH--io' ~"
81 \ttory peTches upon our banEefr' Inc III
q cf the Potomac, under the command OF
4 .o-sl Resursrard gave battle 10 the enemy
d .odav. Al Bulls Rua, four miles from Manas-
f.rr,;ou in a Northwest direction. and
-. -r,I.s 10 ,he left of the Alexandria Rail
"a The enemy attempted 10 cross the ford
81 ,.,sl ,.o{uts in great numbers. but were
q ,,.a1 nv our brave and determined troops
u - ,tfnaa with heavy lcss on the enemy
a. Ihs enemy r.trested about 1--WE O'Clock
q afternoon IN confusion two OF our resi-
1T. nursuing them. large number of them
"a ba.u taken prisoners. On our side, the
8 ,ssuslties are few
q Yesterday the enemy appeared iii force at
81 rs,,tsy Cour t. House, when, after exchanging
a ,su shots with them, our troops retreated
B . vulIz Run General Beau regard preferring
q . i've ;hem battle there. The General was
q ,,,,;edly sent for and quickly came to the
y ma If action, when he ordered the retreat,
N mich has proved to be a brilliant strategic
II ,oov.ment At first our troops were much
q t,snI.ased, believing the retreat had been or
81 dered by some junior officer, but when they
a i.,ruet ;hat the order emanated from their
& Cepe-al.ir- Chief they were perfectly salts
b eat having in him unbounded confidence.
q Tho regiments engaged in this brilliant and
& .ar,essful battle were the First Virginia, the
8 Seventeen n (Alexandria) Virginia, the Mis-
si..,ppi and the Louisiana.
Il Al of our men behaved with the utmost
,oala,ss and fought like the disciplined sol
9 tiers OF Napoleon. 1t wonld be invidious
i. sug,e out the troops from any particular
Slaie rs having exhibited qualities not found
/ 10 sii. The conduct of our gallant little army
never before under fire on this occasion sur
passes all praise. For steadiness under a
most calling fire, indifference TO their peril,
good order and precision OF aim, history may
be ransaeked III vain for parallel. The enc
nv outnunheTed them III the proportion of
.hrAc to one. The Washington Artillery, OF
Nsw Orleans, were at An early stage of the
battle given an opportunity OF displaying
heir high state OF efficiency and marksman-
ship and they abundantly justified the repu-
faion Of the battalion. An eyewitness says
~ every fire they made a wide gap in the en-
Ioys ranks.
The First Virginia Regiment, (Col. Moore's.)
here The brunt of the action, the killed and
wounded on cur side being chiefly in that Re-
s'meni, as l have already informed you per
telegraph. Col. Moore himself was wound
ed slightly soon after the bat tie commenced
when being unable to continue at the head
o. his men, the command Gevolved upon
Lieut.. Col. Fry aided by Ns lor Skinner and
lGihtant Mitchell, who inform me that the
bullets of the enemy came like hail. lie saw
eleven Of his men wounded at one solley-
capt. James X. Lee, company g., of same
raslneut, mortalIy wounded. While |
write, be H. still in life, but not expected to
-arviyc the morning
TIE following are ail members of Colonel
MooTe's Regiment:
Ii cut. IL II. Miles was mortally wounded
Lieut.. w ". Harris, slightly wounded.
capt. W. j. Allen, slightly wounded.
Private Reilly, Company T., mortaily
wounded.
Private Whitaker. Company G, MORALLY
wounded.
Private D.aconte, Company X, ms family
killed
Private Wilkinson, Company q, ms tantly
allied
rrisate Mslory, Company G, instantly
billed
frisa!a Allen, Company X, probably killed
Sergeant Lumpkins, Company u. hand
not oil.
Lieut.. English, Company q, slightly
wounded
have not yet been able 10 learn tho killed
shd wounded in other Regiments. The enemy
s'ariouslY reported la have lost from five to
nlAen hundred--the former probably being
nearest the truth. Not having been on the
Held am unable to describe the ground but
Hn Informed the enemy were strongly posted
WIN numerous heavy guns on the embank-
Wen' which slopes down TO the ford, while
our troops were IN the hollow disputing their
advance to the other side.
II has been stated that the enemy threw
ehaln- shot and fired upon our hospital while
Ae yellow lag, which secures immunity in
'Flized nations, was flying. General
beauregard had n narrow escape, ball
having passed through the kitchen OF q
Hohs- where he was partaking Of din
Aer' need not say the General has display.
~ Qualities of the highest order as a military
''nhahder, with, perhaps, the pardonable
Exception OF indifference to his own life, now
70 valuable TO the Confederacy. He exhibit
- great GOODNESS during the engagement, and
va IN ali parts OF the field
The Alexandria Riflemen are said TO have
particularly distinguished themselves, having
crossed the ford in the face of a terrific fire
ron the enemy's artillery, and fought hand
% hahd with the Yankee hirelings.
capt buiany, of the Fairfax Kifemen, was
ssi'asly wounded. Lieut. Javins, of the
44ouht Vernon Guard, OF Alexandria, was
"'" seriously wounded. VIM. Sangster, of
'ae Alexandria Rifemen, was killed. One of
'Ne elemy's Colonels was xii led by squad
" ooi' hershaws "a South Carolina Regi.
N"A'' MS horse shot. and 500 in gold found
upon his person
ns enemy Will doubtless return TO morrow
~" endorsements, being exasperated by
uer Illuminating defeat.
snai probably be able 10 ascertain add
0ha' PARTICULARS when the official re ports
come in.
"' reader is referred 70 the telegraph
Tor special Intelligence from Ma
hassasl
'''Pondenoe Of the Richmond Dispatch.