Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-06-14
WAR NEWS.

the rebels were forming an entrenched
camp with strong batteries at Great Beth
el nine miles from Hampton, on the York
town road deemed it necessary to dislodge
them.
Accordingly movements were made last
night from Fortress Monroe and Newport
News. About midnight Col. Duryea's
Zouaves and Col. Townsend's Albany
regiment crossed the river at Hampton by
means of six large batteaux, manned by
the Naval Brigade, and took up the line
of march, the former some two miles in
advance of the latter.
AT the same time Col. Bendix's reg
iment and detachment of the Vermont
and Massachusetts, regiments at Newport
News moved forward to form q junction
with the regiments from Fortress Monroe,
at Little Bethel about half way between
Hampton and Great Bethel
The Zouaves passed Little Bethel at
about four o'clock. Bendix's regiment
arrived next, and took position at the in
tersection of the roads, but not under
standing the signal the German regiment,
in the darkness of the morning, fired upon
Col. Townsend's column, then marching
in close order, and led by Lieut.. Butler,
brother and aid of Gen. Butler, with two
pieces of artillery.
Other accounts say that Col Townsend's
regiment fred first. At all events, the
fire of the Albany regiment was harm
less, while that of the Germans was fatal,
killing one man and fatally wounding
two others, beside several other slight
casualties.
The Albany regiment, being back of
the Germans, discovered, from accoutre-
ments left on the field, that the supposed
enemy was friend they had, meantime
fired niue rounds with small arms and
field piece.
The Zouaves hearing the firing, had
turned and fired also upon the Albany
regiment. At aybrcak, Col, Aliens and
Col. Cars regiments moved from the rear
of Fortress Monroe to support the main
body, the mistake at Little Bethel hav-
ing been ascertained.
The buildings were burned, and a Ma
jor, and two prominent secessionists named
Sivery and Whiting, were made prisoners.
The troops then advanced upon Great
Bethel in the following order: Duryer's
Zouaves, Col. Bendix's regiment, Lieut.
Col. Washburn's, Col. Aliens and Col
Carr regiments. IL
At that point our regiments formed
successfully and endeavored to take a
large masked rebel battery.
The effort was futile. our three small
pieces of artillery not being able to cope
with the heavy rife cannon of the enemy
being, according to some accounts, thirty
in number
The rebel battery was completely mask
ed so that no man could be seen, only the
flashes Of the guns.
There were probably less than 1000
men behind the batteries of the rebels.
A well concerted movement might have
secured the position, but Brigadier Genera
Pierce, who commanded the expedition
appears to have lost his presence of mind
and the Troy regiment stood an hour ex
posed to the CALLING fire.
The order to retreat was at last given
but at that moment Lieut.. CREDIBLE of tn,
regulars in command of the artillery, was
struck bya cannon ball and instantly
killed. He had spiked his gun and wal
calamity endeavoring to withdraw hi
command. He was killed by rifed can
non ball striking his forehead, tearing
away the upper portion of his head.
Lieutenant Colonel Grinnell is supposed
to be killed.
Captain George W. Wilson Of the Troy
Regiment, after the order to retreat, tool
possession Of the gun, and with Quarter
master Macarthur, brought it off the field
with the corpse of the Lieutenant, which
was brought to the Fortress this evening
There were probably 25 killed and l0t
wounded
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