The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08

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their midst Of ou2generas apparently bringing ny rein
forcements. they pitched into the fray with redoubed
ardor and from that time yielded inch OF ground
General Beauregard idng The left took charge OF
operations there displaying his reckless bravery by riding
everywhere In the face OF the enemys fire. and having ms
morse Killed beneath him. fortunately escaping uninjnred
himself The lido OF battle thus checked, away went
General Johnstons STAFF TO hurry up the reserves and as
sign them to proper positions The first were met two
miles back, covered with dust and coming at double
quick On they went plunging into the midst Of the Fray
and the sunshine Of certainty did CLEAN from beneath
the murky clouds until General Kirby smith arrived with
portion or his division upon the ground Coming from
Winchester he heard the roar OF tie battle and without
waiting Tor orders he at once discmbaked his men, Col
tzeys brigade and marched hurriedly 10 assistance
con ne Kershaws and Colonel cashs regiments arrived
upon the ground 1T the and with these four
thousand men General Smith promptly took the extreme
left and turned the tide of battle.
The enemy had so Gar turned flank have gotten
entirely behind MS, and nearly 900 were ma chung up 10
attack the rear seeing this, General Smith deter
mined TO cut them or and would have done but for his
misfortune in being shot through the neck with grape
shot just Colonel kershaw within twenty yards of
him for the purpose OF receiving orders HIS plan Of cut
ting THEM Or was consequently not carried out ana tey
General Jackson brigade had been lying for hours
sustaining with unlinchng courage most terrific hre
Tho General had his horse shot under him and finger of
the left hand shot or but, cool cucrmber he still
Urged his boys" TO be steady, aud steady they were
when they charged and butcheed the Fire Zouavrs and
other regiments right and left Thc,Gcnera has way Of
holding his head up very straight and his almost nvars
bile response TO any remark Is "vcy well whist his
chin 500 trying To up towards the OF his head
Tho writer remembers in the midst Of the Tight to nave
seen tho General ralying his men, while his
chin seemed to stick out further and his ."very
wells" seemed 10 sound cuphtnously than
ever, and when tho writer wished 10 pour little
whskey upon the shattered finger he was told that was
OF no consequence, and awny went the General with
battery following him, TO take position In some hdvan
tareous spot II any ono was ever ont ted 10 asoubr
Quct, the General certainly deserved thai or cool
II Is worthy al mention that all tho vicssitudcs of
the battle, the enemy Of pieces Of
artillery, and they Numbered away all the tmc dong
great execution and carrying dsmay INTO the hearts OF
tho Yankees.
The scene Of carnage beyond description, Here
pile or dead and dying men, there struggling, crippled
horses over the surface Of the hitherto peaceful
nis tho snrging, angry waves Of battle still adding rs
victims to the long list Our light artillery batteries
to have been more than match for he r!te cannon at
short distance Tor our would be urcd three or four
times to their once But II must be admitted that some Of
their batteries fred with tic almost Of
rife at one hundred yards distance.
There was constant struggle during tho day the
enemy batteries Time and again werc they captured
by our men, and very often retaken by tho enemy The
most excited creature on ue battle aed the Rev
Mr. Rrpco, Captain Of tho Page county, Va. Grays, who
Claimed the honor Of taking Ricketts, 5hermtns) bate
~ " his whole company, nearly ono hundred strong
he had only eighteen unniured Another Of our rcve
rends, Colonel fendcton, graduate Of West Point,
resident OF Lexington Virginia, and Ipisc paian MIS-
ter, was quite busy during the day and DOUBTLESS did
more than any else check the advaacing enemy.
The inquiry among the prisoners was very general,
who commanded that battery ON the LETT that killed
many OF our menS" Our reply was that it a sain,
named PendetOn.
About five O'Clock our anxious minds were relieved by
the cessation OF cannonadng ON thor side, willis,
upon the thundrrs still rolled out long and loud
Then We knew we had them. A long line Of dust
towards Centrevic proclaimed that the ''stars AMI
bars" waved triumphant over the field. long line Of
fugtives deaed the fields, and the cavalry
ordered to pursue The history OF that pursuit upon
part could well be written in words OF blood, for
were killed then and there than had fallen in the
battle Our infantry hurried on as rapidly possible,
while our batteries gave parting "fre In the rear.
The amount Of plumber strewn upon the road Is almost tn
credible The quantity Of arms taken 1t hard get at,
as many of them in the hands of those who st took
instance,
returning from the pursuit. captured enough MIME mus
kets 10 arm the whole command-cighty strong II is
estimated, however, that twelve thousand small arms
will be added " stock Of ordnance. Enough powder
was taken TO supply the army for another big battle and
proJectilcs which will be returned shortly with our com
pmeats to their former masters Many hundreds Of
brave boys now sport splendid blue Overcoats, the
owners ofwhich did not have time to call for them
There is earthly doubt that army overcome
several times between twelve and three and that the
bulletins sent by the enemy are, In the MAN, correct
but alasl 'the best laid plans Of men and mice afs
gang agee, aud In this instance, verify, there
great slip between the cup and the lip With all
every department. II is too bad that destruction should
come upon them when victory seemed perching upon
their standard And they cannot lay the blame this time
upon "those Internal masked batteries" They chose
their ground. and met them in the open field with
other nrenchmens but bright steel bayonets above
brave hearted soldiers. The whole plan OF attack
had been mapped out, as was shown BY splendid map
Colonel t Wcor Of Michigan Communicating the Second Bril-
gade. Upon that map, which had been drawn up by
der of the War Department from tho coast survey
cords showing the topography Of the country from Wash
ngton to Manassas II evident thai the plan OF action
had been mapped out by old Scotia A. Sudley Springs,
where the ceossing made, three columns Indicated
that the crossing WAS to be made there,
The number OF men actually engaged on our side was
5000 though some think II was sss The number en-.
gagged upon the other sde taken from the admission of
captured officers, about 81 0O0 What the secret
Of against such oddsf The enemy fought
forced lines back than half mile. Our
can alone be attributed beyond that which Divine Pro.
violence acceded tous) TO tho danness bulldog
Of our men, They could not quit fighting. Said ono or
Lincoln officers "What Of yourss We broke
your regiments all to pieces and yet We did not whip
man wen, TO lighting on his own hook and you could have
shook thousand at any time out OF the pine hckets who
didn't know where their companies were but kept load.
ing and blazing away. From these scattered fragments
Of companies General Johnston gathered several hundred
and requested Colonel Thomas take them to POSITION
which he indicated short distance off, II was In per.
forming this service that this gallant gentleman fell,
pierced TO the heart.
horses attached to them caparisoned in the best STYLE
xtywo Of them were brought together the neat morn
Ing In the rout however, the artieriss them
selves from Colonel Stuart Of cavalry cut loose the
horses and left the cannon In the road.
The mortality was immense upon both sides Upou
tho returns will show about six hundred killed and
twenty 1--WE hundred wounded. Upon theirs about Reeh
hundred left dead and forty five hundred wounded We
could have had many prisoners ten thousand but
what scqd'wo It have done to take them and feed
'A'"'
HAVOC IN ALABAMA REGIMENTS.
Tho Montgomery Nail Of the oath ult., says;We
truly sorry hear OF tho sad havoc which beell these
noble companies members Of the Fourth Alabama reg
ment, in the recent Manassas battle Thirty-two,
learn, from both companies, killed and wounded,
Of whom we're instantly killed The wounded we're
doing as well as possible " 70 Yesterday.
| LOUISIANA REBELS IN THE FIGHT.
| The Richmond Enquirer Of the 26th says:-iaeuenant
Dickinson Of New Orleans, in this city and who was
shot in the thigh with Minnie ball in the battle Sun.
day, says that he was member Of Major Wheat's bat"
Hon, and out 100 which constituted that comm
lwere not moro than 100 that escaped des' ad Their
Wheat shot through the body =. snd wounds
"Wednesday, although his c.-c Is vas surviving Q,
IGucErias; Captain bahNup.% the catahoala (lA
led r. ,,nisin. IA nearly all lilled and wound
- all though for long tia, in TIE hotties
~ the ~ escaped unhurt He also says TIE rige
kes OF Louisiana, in perfect shower Of bullets, bomb
Ad balls threw down their res and charged upon tb
enemys lines with their knives and put them 10 hight
GALLANTRY OF BARTOW.
From the Charleston Mercury.l
Bart1xe lsliniry upon the fold most onspicuous
when BeaSs.Sard pointed ent 10 him a battery TO b.
taken he replied IL win take z, r mortal man can A
~ He first led up tie Eighth George regnn III AID
took the battery but finding himself unable 10 hold II, =
retired Almost Immediately Nicrwards be led UP til,
seventh Georgia regiment in the performance n which