Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-21

about twenty killed and four Georgia companies
have two hundred men missing It's believed they
we've surrounded and taken prisoners de says the
fofe Fetreated in good order and VIII reach Moht-
Grey tomorrow night. -
the Confederates loss was forty killed and 600 taken
prisoners. among the latter was Col, Pegram.
RlcHMoND, July Is-We are compelled to depend
upon passengers for news. Apparently reliable
ones state that 400 fool. Heck's command surren-
der and four companies of the Georgia Regiment
were captured. ~
The body Of Capt skirv7ith. Of the Tovhatan Ri>
fss. who y az Killed ct hi,h Mountain -aS brought
te Richmond to night
gentleman from Wl4es legion gays the coinPa-
nios were well and cheerful have had few eils
gagcmcpts, IN which they were always successful
Gen. McClcaud says that Gen. Garnetts forces
fought SO hard and so detcrmnedly that nc iGt no
disposition TO follow them, but would rather leave
them TO other forces.
6ppareptlv reliable adviees frcn Fairfax, say
that the Federals advanced this morning with 10,>
OO0 After four hours hard fighting the Federalst
were repulsed by $50 CGntederates under zen.
Bonham. with immense slaughter. The Federalists
retFeating upon Alexandria.
IMPORTANT FROM WINCHESTER ADVANCE MOVEMENT OF
GEN. PATTERSON.
The following interesting intelligence from Win
chester has been furnished the Lynchburg Rep'tbti-
can. by a gentleman who left that place on Monday
afternoon, the 18th inst, at two o'clock;
About y O'Clock, two or three of our scouts ar
rived in camp who reported that The enemy IN run
force were advancing on Winchester, and that they
,vera then only a few miles off:-their artillery en-
trely occupyng the main road while their infantry
were scattered in every direction for miles on eth
er side. -
On the receipt of this information, our troops,
under Cen. Johnston were Immediately made ready
TO give the Hessians warm reception and our IN
formant saws there can be no doubt that decisive
battle has already been fought
The enemv's forces Immediately under the conf
mand of General Patterson, are SAID 10 De ABOUT
20 600 strong while about 10000 are within short
distance on the opposite side of the Potomac, ready
to reinforce him at any moment
General Johnston had not entirely completed his
Notifications, but so far advanced were they mat
sbould the enemy presume to attack them but
small portion of our force would De aole 10 ann
hilate the entire army Of the enemy
Our troops under Gen. Johnston, are about 20
OOO strong. while reinforcements are being daily
added as many three regiments being en- route
there yesterday. -,
regard TO our troops, of highly favorable charac-
ter but we deem it prudent not to give it publicity
Snffi,e IT 10 saw, that a battle has been fought
victory without doubt, has perched on the South
ern banner.
VIRGINIA HERoIsM THE THREE HUNDRED AT RICH
MOUNTAIN:
From the Richmend Enquirer July Is.
The three hundred Virginians engaged in the fight
at Rich Mountain on Friday last displayed spirit
of heroism and self sacrifice worthy OF the MINOR
tai three hundred Spartans headed by Leonldas.
They fought for hours against from three TO nVe
tboHssnd Yankees and actually repulsed them three
times We need not add that every company won
a name to the lasting remembrance OF the Irlehus
of the Ceuthern cause. The Upshur Grays lost all
their officers except their Captain (HigginbothamO
and number of their men. The buckingham Lee
Guard lost their gallant Captain, DR.. Carter Irving
and all their officers except Lieut. Bondurant: The
Povbatan Rifles were in the hottest OF the hight and
suffered severely their Captain, Skipwith and their
Lieutenant Dorset, being among the killed Inc
fate of Captain Delaniel and his command mas al
ready been reported. Honor to the memory OF the
Spartan-like Virginans who fell martyrs IN the
cause of Southern independence at hlcn MpuhIa
on the 18th July, 1861.
From the Richmond Wing, July L.
The details. which reach US from the fight at
Rich Mountain testify to the unsurpassed herolsm
of cur men, Although less than 800, and surround
ed bv or 5000 of the enemy, they maintained thelr
ground for hours, and killed double their Eumber
The famous fight of the famous 300 at ThermopyIe
was not more glorious. Capt De Lagnlel IS partI-
cularv mentioned as having surpassed even his he
roic comrades. lie had charge of cannon and
after all his men were killed or wounded, he, wound
ed himself fired the piece six or seven times sweep
Inr the enemy at every discharge. W hen they
came I'D to him with their bayone.s he killed two
of them with his revolver. The Upshur Grays, who
witnessed the scene from an emlnence, picked OH
the two villains, who bayonetted him.
This brave man was in command at the fayeIte-
vile Arsenal at the time of its surrender to the
State authorities OF course, he resigned his com
mission under the Yankee despotsm. He married
a Miss Fisher cf Petersburg, who serviYes him. lie
leaves no children.