Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-02


While this was going on, Capt. Alexander, Of
the Engineer Corps, brought up the company of
pioneers, or axe-men, which, with its officers
ana sixty men, !, had been entirely detailed from
the regiments Of my brigade, to open o COM
munlcaiion over the bridge, and through the
neayy abattis which obstructed the passage Of
troops on our front beyond the Run To sup
port MIN while thus engaged brought up, and
placed inthe road towards the bridge, Nc cCook's
ana iompkina's Regiments, detailing also, and
sendlng forward to the bridge company of the
Second new forkers, to cover the men while
eating through the enemy's sbattis. A second
company from Lieut.: Col Mason's command
was aieo brought forward with axes, afterwards,
" so 70 clearing the distinctions, and thus, In
lnort ume, capt Alexander succeeded IN
opening = passage CApt,l Carlisle's battery
~, now posted on the hillside, IN the open
ne,r'~ WV tne ieis ol the road towards the bridge.
very soon after, some reverses OF fortune ap-
peaiing 70 nave TAKEN place with our troops on
sae o'ser sloe' VINO were falling back up the
nu was discovered and reported to me
"ige Dooy q tne enemy had passed
a oIer Me s.leam peiow tne oridge, and were
as'auci1s 'nrougn wooo N the low ground
~ our ien Win az evident purpose 70 nank
Ss, - la.efcePs tnis movement ordered
'%sI - %.erii lo .ne roeo, sui lower down, tSo
o. o?ies piass noWitzers, rev ROUNDS
s.o om Mn'cn, qIickly served drove the rebels
m ns 49, sue Moous ana Dack 70 the otner side
81. "J sueam. ~ was not long aIter TINS
s.u sra. tne unpieasant. lntelhgence came OF our
sa.d Des ~ fe,teas rom tne iron. across tne
haoL aUOte, ~ Snu uIe orqer was received 70 Iaii
20 a. vi 0ens,eyils. Inc retreat OF my Brig
ace, Ss pvns noM ~ tne rear OF our DiVlsion, was
SOuuuClCu III bQe TeVeTBe OrOer OF our m0fCn IN
w w Iornlpg, n .ne Second new YORK moving nrst,
Sna oelng followed by the Second and First
~ Wnio, she TWO latser regiments preserving their
nnss 10 gooo degree, rallylng together, and ar.
hMnIs ~ ~ oensrevlue win closed ranks ana
sIia.ns ~ oomParauVeiy itue IN the panic wnicn
h;nn cIS,s'seri1eo 30 painfully tnat retreat ana
W e.i.S s.se1 W 20 occasioneo more oy tne Ieai
Msnseneo teamsters' and OF hurrying and
tI...a sso"'aMs N.oao ou9a1 neoeT 70 haoe oees
aa,eI, s snsn even py tne reckless disorder and
W. y, uisIipl,ne Oh slfaggnng soldiers. Near
~ ~ nvose mli'n was occupied as nospitai ior
w "Sunuu, apous miie from Lne pat,ie
sstt..as;; uas,nins ,ls snarge was maze upon tne
- .ss aS.oss oo.amn Ty pooy Oh tne repei cevai'
III. "cn liz was eahantiy lepeiied, ana primer
pap r;,p s"S companies 81 tne Secono onio'
III. 'oss VI posn slues. mere, also, IN tnls AZ
SSaS easA, SOSIisS M syme Vi tne casualties IN tne
eSonu ~ Gan.; VEN iork Regiment. From this point
S.,.;Ioa vnI portion Oh t9e FIRST Onio was was
sa, Wv. wa I auuer commana Oh Lieut. Ooi' far'
% s,;rr aIb ,h aV.ea e,acienuy as rear guard. COW
a,ssd .he ,s .eHeas. @ nS, ntriveo az Centrev,he,
o~eaSaS saS y. wv Un.o nesimsa1s on sne Dill an1
tounS ens.noS A q, VI ,,";a a uoDo~.n, ,S "nSm no
..m. suS e - NV ~ aanylng tne reserve OF tne
an aynsc,aS a,,,a siovPs ~ i,ne VI pa'ue 70 mee
tbat min. 'isAA oas.sS s b; hgn' oi sne enemy y
asked sor orde,s nar,;s,n u ,, Jul serylees, anS
and weary troon. whn haS h ~ sns. uu.s. .s
march and hs,,ta s"d ;nhs ndu Desn noarson sn'
tive rrIaa. s - sea aes, msIs sos w very enee
o,sa 80 ,.. "s'e Npe pos'e' as ,sselVe
Saoe Il ~ . ia'el emergency. zen. McDowei
ufec'eu me 70 1eke tnem 70 me ioot OF the NIL
,;ia. snele W s'ay ana encamp' This did, estao'
tba ls9. sne M 'ogesner In the woo'
" ae ieis Oh the turnpike.
.;aai 'ef resting mere apou' TWO hours was no
sneu ua. your olvision, Win the rest OF TN
iososs ou;, anueI me 1eneral commanding, wer'