Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-30


battery and was the first to lay his hand upon gun
tor which offence retresting Yankee gave him
shot 10 the arm. We may also mention here that
the 7th and 24th Virginia Regiments and the 18th
Louisiana, form Col Early's brigade.
HAD ONE OF IHEM.
The Richmond Enquirer says a gentleman who
was at Asaassas on tuesday morning the 23d ilst.
saw negro man belonging to an Alabama Of
fcer march a Z0uaye into camp. The negro q
short thckset fellow, had two guns his shoulder
and drove his prisoner before him. The Z0usve
was pert looking fellow and wore his arm in
sling in eonseq uence Of his wound. As the negro
reached the company in which the officer was stand
ing he handed over his prize, saying, "Massa, here
one of desc devils who been shooting at Us, Sir ~
"PORTs CRAYoN."
Under the heading of Dave Strother, the Win
chester VTginan thus pays its respects to per-
son who is said to be among the Lincolnite prison
ers now IN Richmond
An individual Of the above name, native Of
Berkeley county. who has long been penny-a-
Tinker for Black Republican journals Of the North,
had the honor of accompanying the Lircoln troops
into ChaFestown and aiding the thieves in pro
curing conf rtable quarters for the chief rogues.
This we have from reliable gentlemen who saw the
william enter the town at the head of the troops. All
such Southern Black Republicans should be shot
down on sight. A Virginia BncOnite should be
shown no quarter. These snakes in the grass in our
midst are our meanest and worst enemies, and
should be crushed without mercy. Patterson was
shown to the elegant mansion of Andrew Hunter,
Esq for his headquarters, and Csdwallader was
led 10 the beautiful residence Of James l.. Ransom,
for his accommodation.
CARRINGToy, OF WASHINGTON CITY.
The Richmond Dispatck of the 10Th says this per-
son is not in Richmond a prisoner; was not cap
tured at Manassas and was not engaged in that
battle.
GEN. SCOTT.
The Manassas correspondent of the Atlanta Con
fedsrdcy learns from one of the Federal prisoners
that Cen Mcdowell was the active officer upon the
feld and that Gen. Scott who took his position at
CentreVille was the director Of the whole battle.
Ex PRESIDENT TYLER.
The Richmond EaqsTer Of the 26th says
Elk President Tyler (member of Congress, has
been detained at his estate in Charles City county,
by illness. We are glad 70 hear, however, that he
is convaleseent and although in bed when the news
was read to him of the glorious victory achieved
by our troops on the field of Manassas he called for
champagne, and made his family and friends drink
the health of our Generals.
PROMISE FULFILLED.
One of the prisoners carried from Manassas, to
Richmond who halls from Wisconsin, says that of
all the representations made to him by his Ulcers
since he left his home in the West the only true
was that he would certainly be in Richmond during
the month of July.
THE FORCE ENGAGED.
The Manassas correspondent of the Atlanta Con-
tederqcy writes under date of the 23l:
Our victory far greater and more complete
than even Gen. Beauregard was aware of on Sun
day night 1t is now thought that we had Is 0O0
men engaged; and never did the same number of
men make more gallant fight since the foundation
of the earth was laid. We now know that the enc
my's force was little over 81 600; for official pa
pers have been found upon the battle field, that
probably lost BY some of the Federal officers,
which contain the orders from heaquarters, the
plans OF the enemy and the number of his forces who
to make the fight. These papers, as before re-
marked call fer a little over So 900. The exact
fraction have not heard, but my informant has
seen the papers, and there be no mistake in the
general accuracy Of the statement.
What heroes our brothers are, when Is 600 of
them stood up in the brOilIng for five lOrg and
weary hours, like wall of frs, against such ire
mendous odds! Oar wonder and admirauop in
creases, when we remember that many Of our men
had Just arrived, after fatiguing marches, some
from Winchester, ike the tn and Sth Georgia Regi
ments, and some by railway from the far South,
and who had never before been on the field. Ones
heart swells with pride and his eyes well with
tears. when he thinks Of the fiery ordeal through
which they passed, and the more than Grecisn or
Roman yalOr which they displayed. Thank God for
the goody land lie has given u.s. and for the race of
heroes He has planted along its valleys and among
hills-a sure defense against the faint of the in
fdel and the tread Of the invader.
DESERVING THEIR DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The Manassas correspondent of the Atlanta Con-
fslerGcy says, under date Of the 23l:
Their wounded and dead have been left upon the
field without any effort being made BY Scott Nc
Dowell to have them buried cared for, and our
men have been engaged for two days in performing
this humane duty to their enemies Scores of them
still remain unburIed, hOFril spectacle TO the y~
ing, and prey to the vulture while many of their
wounded have been left two DAYS and nights without
q cup of water. Our men have done all they could
to relieve them after giving their first attention to
our sufferers; but their number Is so great that
we have not been able either bury half their dead
or relieve a third of their wounded. The poor
wretches seem most grateful for the least attention
Ellsworth's famous New York Fire ZJusves were
terribly cut up. 4 gentleman who wont over the
battle field to-day says he counted nearly 200 of
their dead upon about three acres of ground.
HANBCUFFs.
A private letter from Manassas dated July %,
and published in the Lynchburg Republican says
"Among the things we have captured are 10000
handouts These have been brought into camp"
The Lynchburg correspondent Of the Knoxville
Register says some CT them have been brought TO
that place.
A HOLY WAR.
The Winchester ReD,lJl.cqn Of the 10Th inst says:
On Sunday last the Rev Jos. K Jones, pastor of
Christ Church Millwood, (who for some time has
been doing good service as Inspector General Of
General Csrsons Brigade,) collected from his con-
gregation $500 to be sent to the SecretIry Of the