The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-06-25
TEE BiTTLE At BETHEL cnrECH.
FURTHER PAR TICELiR
INCIDENTS, &C.


ErrheI Church on the 10th. in which the n G.
He@lmrmt tool such cur,SricunuS part.
Immediately after the battle, the enemy cvacua-
/ ted Newport News and Hampton and fed to For
treSs Monroe. On their arrival at the Fort, it is
said, al the guns 1un out on tie land side
/ he enenIy had been So badly frig htcne1 aud
Will ed AT Bethel they expected the tort would
be attacked next.
The following is by a correspondent of the Fav-
IoRKTowN, June L.
Bethel Church is name which will hereafter
live i'll history; there, the 10Th inst, we met
the ehemy aud achieved victory almost un-
paralltrcd tur brilIiancy.
On tie moniny OF the Sth news was received
at camp (dt Bethel church, that a nlarauainy
party OF tue enemy pagIng the houses Of
cIuZcHs about seven miles Je!uw. Col. Mayl uder
tConlrnar der of the ptSt) ordered field piece
SUI p"t,d y lhiry n.L>Aets oi 60, /. che +. /.
l.. } To Proceed tilthcr and drive the villains
back. lie d,tachment went down. took one
pr.suntr Il: d Grove ack the Others in the quickest
III d"utle quick tine to the >helterIug guns anu
h.t X Walls OF F"rirt>s Monroe. On the saline day
the i.umc' nte Rifles ualehed within sight
ll"n'pt"n. took one prisoner. had quite brisk
sklrulIsh with Larry of the encu.y, aud drove
them ke started deer to their hiding places.
10 rv,Hge these. iI>uits the cncmy, 5000
strOn@, attacked The lst Icgt y q. uluntccrs
The 1.lrhn"md lluWitZcls and three COMPANIES OF
in@lnla lntantty. 1zOr IN Ill, at Lethel hurch,
Oh tie n,"rmny ri the lUth in t., brief account
ut which | viii attempt to give you.
At q clock a NJ. The Lu-,le sounded to arms
and all the t"iccs III camp moved down the
'"WarUs Hampton, tor urFose to me unknown;
when we had gone ah"ut miles, pculrt
cnne rushing: forward with the information that
the enemy WAS advancing IN great force. he
It lhnand Was at unce given to lace about and re-
turn 10 our cntrenchn!ents his we did in double
tiu.ck time. Arrived at camp, We brcnkt;>ted
quite leisurely and pref ared i"r the action. he
different cum].anies were stationed at different
p" MS; all the companies. except + and K were
piac, d in trenches brhind breaStwurkS We were
posted IN open wood which had tnrtIty
lay telling trees along the ground after had
taken position.
At Il quarter Leforc 10 o'clock A. NJ the enemy
up in Il ran, evidently expecting to rout
n few moments; intced. it is said that they
were boasting. as they nrrrched ur that they could
beat off the y. e. ti1vrS with sticks aud stones
As soon IS the head of the enrn,yr column
appeared in the road well directed fire from one
of our batteries nade Incn reel aud stag.er Ike
II drunken nau-their men tell ike grain before
Il e rcapers sckIe-they retreated for few nn
utcs, reformed and galIantly returned to TIE
char9e-thcy were again repulsed-rc-tOrned and
:, re rel ulScd again
By this rime they succeeded in planting their
cannon on ii slight eminence covered and protected
II, st.n.c tnil>eI an,: Immediately Showercd upon
rs shot and she'll as thick aud la>t hail
Their l: f;.ntrv attacked Us simultaneously upon
the I. .ht and lrtt--un the right they gained "u!
more advanced rcdnHbt, hut before they could fte
Il s.n.lc ,oiiey. were driven out at the point Il!
he bay,,ret On th;. lett. Co. Wimihr"? OF the
= l. y Regiment. Il brave officer led party
tII,ugh drpr to the attack Of the portion
If our ranks there >iuntrt. on they came in fnc
-rv!c It .;l, less ii oar nurlero,rs fire. until they
! ;.,t l,rariy approach ed cG"nkmcnts, when
Col WiuIIrop waved his sword above lis head and
or 4 CUT. n;.I}, Loys, rally one char@" and
the day is uula-thcsc were his last worl<-a
.,lskrt lal entered the centre Of his hlc%st,
l.;.sscd uut between his shuuIot1s at4d there he
died without struggle. Seein., his fall, bis coln
mand hr, kr and refrcated. After this all regular
l.r NJ. except from field pieces. ceased the enemy
not dlrim.. to make another chargc.
The hattie lasted for two and three quarter
hours-ve had eight men wounded. only one
mortally. WHO has since died. i h., loss Of the
enemy. in Killed and wounded (the larger portion
kiIlcd) is estimated at f;.nr hundrcd-their p"'ciS"
loss cannot be asccrlned. but persons resulting on
the read report that dnriug the engagement aud
afterwards dozens of wagon loads of their killed
and wounded were sent down to Hampton. We
found, uron the field in the more remote places.
eleven dead bodies. but whore the battle ragged
most fl, rec, we found pool after pool OF blood
no dead bodies We took seventeen prisoners and
lost not one.
The enemy rctreated in great confusion. throw
ing aside kuaI sacks, LaversackS, canteens, Goats
and even boots ANA shoes
Gen. Pierce (not Frankhnl was IN command ct
the cnemy'S forces, and some OF Coz: Duryca 5
ZuuavcS lost their lives upon the field.
At a n'c"rk i VI. we quietly fell back ufon
YurkIown. a nrmch stronger point than BetheI
hurch We are now at Yorktown, aud feet con
f lent that we can hold this post against any force
which may be s,ut against Us.
Tire followin. Is Il correct list IF the companies
the lzt y {. Regiment:
\ lst Co.. Edgccon,le Guards, Capt Eridgers-
B, I'd Hornets Nest Rifles, Williams.
T. Sd { Charlotte Grays Ross.
D. 4th Orange 1t. Infantry, Ashe.
+ 51h :: Runcombc Rifemen, " Dowel /
+. 9th Fay'vllle 1t. ldiuntry, " Starr,
!. 9TH Burke Rifles, Avery
Il. Sth l." Fay 'rilIc Ind. 1t. Inf, lln.ke.
. 9th Erfcld Blues, " E'H ,
K. lUtk Lincoln county Stars, . H"ke.
Colonel D II Hill; 1t Col c c Lee; Major.
7 II Lane; Adj't,, - P"eat; Or Master, } b t
Boone; Ccmmssary, II Wayt; Chal lain, Edwin
A y ates. -
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