The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-24
TIE GREAT BATTLE.
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reached Fairfax IN safety and those regiments that were
sem : $3.50. $3.50, Sunday wsys ordered back AND joined
the column OF the ec@.." ICES Between Washing
Ion and Alexandria all travelling communication cut
of by the government, so no, 10 allow the panic
stricken soldiers 10 push INTO the capital
soMR OF THH INCIDENTS
During the battle great many interesting scenes oc
Cured Cuouel Cowdn OF The Farsi Massachusetts, reg
meat, was leaning bus back against tree IN very ex
posed position, wbes friend expostualea with HIM for
tins rcckessDess she Colonel SAID The bullet was no.
muuldea that would shoot HIM tina, day In a
few aft,r anober personal friend up, and
eeacnyne bis baud TO the Colonel, the latter
stpsped little 10 grasp It, when o conicai can
non ball struck on tho spot where an ,nsian,
before wss the head Of Col Cowdin haiterng the
iuln srnnters The Colonel turned about calmly and
niated innt he certain tina, the ball that would kill
not yet cast" and proceeded TO his
nsnUds
Your correspondent, Col. Jameson, Of tho First
Name regiment, tall He brave u soldier no
WAS accomplished gentleman.
Col Cameron seemed TO have presentment Of ms
Jraih. IN conversation with him, his tent, the
evening the battle he that he had accepted
the command OF the gallant Hehlanders because he ad
them, aud ,nasmdch he had only short time TO
i've, he might well devote TO bis country He asked
your correspondent whether lie gong TO the battle
aeid Receiving a affirmative answer he sad, "Good
bye, God bless We miy meet again, but am afraid
aoi ~ world " Some hours Afterwards the
gallant Cohsocl was shot from his horse killed
Your correspondent was leading his horse nu
dcsd b,dics when b,s attention attracted by
~"-p m'~us vurnng about he Virginia cavalry
nlcer, with both legs shot on liz pointed 10 the can
teen deep dyaughi 81 water seemed TO him
when, answer Ia quest,ons he SAID that he was an
officer of tina Fairfax cavalry and his horse beng shot
nu!er hmhc ball taking or both Of hrs ess-he crept
a yards lie down to die He sand the rebels had
towards OF one hundred and twenty thousand AZ
ManassTGap, aad that according to his Judgment they
could bavo less than from four to nve thousand
killed nnd wounded 10 this battle Ihis man shortly
after errucd
Proceeding few steps further officer whose uniform
was trimmed with gold lace was seen, and having on his
breast plate, "M,ssiss,pp, Rifles" The wouuded man
raised slowly to his elbow ana endeavored to bring
Sbarpas rife to bear upon your correspondent, when
aciE the maxim that ser preservation the first
law Of nature your correspondent put bullet eugh
his bead
TIE SURGEON OF THE sEvENTy-NiNTa A PRISONER.
Captain Christie, Of the Seventy ninth reg iment High
land Guard has returned to New York. and reports tina,
In Norva Of that regiment is prisoner In the hands
tha rebels The regiment has suffered much, having been
an1er a severe Ore Tor four hours.
oApTAiD DAVID MORRISON, OF TIE sEvENTy-NINTH
NOT DEAD.
As reports come in We begin hear Of many persons
considered Killed or wounded al Bulls as perfectly
safe and unscratched Captain David Morrison of Com.
pluy l., Seventy ninth (scotch) regiment, who WAS re-
aor.ed to have been killed, has up entirely unn
bred Nrs Morrison his wife, received q tclegraphic
dcspatc from her husband about half past O'Clock
on Monday night stating that he perfectly safe and
IN good health The despatch requests Der believe
the Wild rumors o! the telegraph hail the
9 81 his regiment reported 10 be killed have suffered
le icast