Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-30
NO. 81.
Details of the Battle.
- AsHINGToS, July %. 1861
BARBARIrIEs OF THE REBELS.

l.. bAkBAbIFIES OF The REBELS.
| During the fight. the rebels carried Auneri-
can flags TO deceive Our men. When small
| ; uads that had got separated from their reg
tments approached these flags they we're fred
upon and slaughtered The rebels also fired
upon the wounded. standing them up for tar
gels and then irlng az them. One of the
( CouueciIcut men Saw this done
a u ember OF the 2d New York saw the
! rebel sharp -shoolers fire upon and XII two
Vivandieres who were GIVING wine aud water
/ To the wounded. The rebels also shoj at am
7 bulances whrch were bringing off the wound
/ ed. They also fred at the buildings used rs
hospitals. and II Is said by some that they
/ nred The buildings.
Capt Hagerty, of the New York 69th, was
/ kilied in a charge Wien his body was
found his throat was cut from ear 10 ear. and
! hls ears and nose were cat off Many OF the
wounded were found lhus disfirurcd.
NUMBER OF WOUNDED.
The surgeon who was in charge of the hos
/ pilal at CeujreviiIc states that Wien be left
! there yesterday morning. al nine O'clock tie
rebel pckets were with one hundred rods
of The village. There were one hUudred aud
twenty in he hospital " hen / e retired OF
course, they fell INTO the hands OF the rebels.
! He estimated our. wounded 1T not exceeding
/ four hundred to five hundreu
THE zoUAvEs AND THE BLACK GUARDS.
/ 4 spectator of the scene tells me that the
] Iouaves lterally decImaled the lack Horse
/ Ca>airy, the celebrated rebel truop. A bout
/ the middle OF the battle the Znuaycs fired ty
\ piatoon4 upou the rebel infantry sta toned IN
/ the woods After they had fired they dIscov-
/ ed q troop oi horse coming down on their
rear. They carried the American flag which
decrn cd Col Hentzeman, and made hIm
! believe they were United States Cavalry. and
ne SO told the Louaves. As lbev ctne ue;lfer
! their true character was dIsccy red, buL too
late for all the Iouaves Ia rel al. The reg
/ iment faced and received the Cavalry as they
came down, with Ieyeled bavoues ;, which
! threw them INTO confusion. Then awav went
muSkets, and The Zuuaves went IN with their
I knives and pistols. They seized horses and
stabbed their riders. In this hand-r hama
conflict tbc Black Horse Troop were handled
/ IA their own procesed way of fg ing The
sequel showed the Iuuayes TO be the most
expert handlers OF the kulie
" hen the fight was over there were not
twenty of the four hundred cavalry lett alive
Men aud horses had been cut to pieces by tie
IuturIated red SHIRTS. THIS troop of cavalry
had boastcd they would picket their horses
in the grounds Of the White House.
BEHAVIOR OF GEN. NJ DowELL
Gen. Mcdowell behaved admirably He
was active. cool, ard attended TO everything
IN person, far possible (; bat lie had lot
sufficient staff, and was not property sup
ported ~ his suburdInaics. Mai Wadswor,h.
OF New York. one of his aids, showed Tie
utmost galantry and devotion. He eNcrled
himself 10 rally the forces when lie, ti!~:
tell back, aud toward The close after having
ms horse Shot under him. seized the coiors Of
the waverIng New York lIth, anG called Oh
the boys 10 rally once moIe 10 tie glorious oid
. FLAG. PfIvate AIeT took hold ct the coIors
+ with hIm, and the regiment rallied to alolher
charge, but without success Major NaG--
worth. as he army rcIleaic, remained a.
Fairfax Court House, and devoted himself 10
purchasing everything ncedful for the wound
ed, ot whom about one hundred aud fifty
were at that place.
All our losses were in advancing-noue IN
+ falling back. There was no pane IL front
F.. his was confined mainly 20 the wagon
. drivers. struggling soldiers pud fugitive tiji-
GERS. at the rear OF tle columns.
vrGnRot, PREPARATIONS.
The President and the Secretary Of Wa
are vigorously nj wo.k re-orgdutzing pow
prfHl army. NItIn The last 7x hours over
G0G0o fresh men. With number of batteries
OF artillery, have lecu accepted.
\ uUut,)-r ot regiments have arrived, and
every day VIII now bring immense reinforce
i mrutS To he National Capital
i The Government Is making e,.t tnsive ar
rangcmeuio for tie arrival and care OF tooI~
Tue Commissioner ct pubIIc Buildings l~ en-
gagged ~ tUIuy up barracks, here arriving