New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28
OPERATIONS OF THE THIRTY-FIRST NEW
YORK REGIMENT.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF CoLONIA PRATT
HEADoyAHrEm TniETI-uE.r RFGiNsgT y. Y. '
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C,xP SE,E AtRyAyDRia Va July p 1901.
gfR; In accordance with paragraph 723 a General
Regulations for the United States Army, have the
honor to report the opeHtons OF my regiment during
the engagement Of yesterday.
In obedience 10 your order, the regiment was ready
10 march from camp, near teutteNiilc, AT 2:1V n IN
While proceeding 20 tie field was detached from my
regiment aud oroered O. take command Of the Sixteenth
aud Thity second regiments Newly rk Volunteers TO
support Lieut.. Pratts battery. turned over the CON-
Iuand Of the 1hirty-rtt regiment ~ Lieut. Colonel
VIM. ii. Browne, and took command as directed, made
reconnoissa IN oouiI any with Colonel MathewsOn
a tbe Tarty-second Lieut. Colonel Marsh Of the Six
teenth and Lieut.. Pratt OF the Artillery, and placed
said regiments In Troper positions afeT"ard threw
out ~ elNrmisler7 Of the gtiFty-second a company
M der Captain Chalmers and platoon under Lieut..
- oil the Sixteenth, ana sent them about mile 70
the front and left OF POSITION TO guard road lead-
ing from the eIemys night TO Our leit ana rear IN
about hour l was ordered by Colonel Dixon D.
Miles the division commander 10 proceed WIN tne two
regu euts and tue battery 70 the front, where i
was relieved from command Of them, and resumed
charge OF my regiment. Soon aiterward, Oy d.
rectons OF Col Miles, proceeded 10 me eS'rsme ie
Of our division and supported MAJ. HUNTS battery
Having thrown out Capt. Heiss, with bis company, a
skirmishers IN the deLles about quarter OF NILE on
our left res ed the remainder OF my regiment or the
skirt of a wood in rear Of the artillery. PerceiyDg
that the enemy was wary and sby, sent Leut.-Col.
Browne, with two companies detaiiedby bin, to re-
connoiier a ravne and wood where II wv sIected
the enemy was concealed. After deploying ana lepe-
u
once a smart Ere Of riAes opened upon Linn from
fo &c concealed In the thick timber. He returned the
me- and continued skiimshing, assisted By detach-
ment Of Massachusetts, volunteers, until las men were
saiely covered TIE desired effect Of compelling our
adveraries to discover themselves having thus been
attained, Richardson's battery opened upon them q
destructive fire Of case shot and SHELL The rhFmish,
ers were recalled, and Lieur-Lol. Browne reported
having discovered masked battery and force oil
about thousand men.
Soon afIerward IL was discovered that a force of
iniautry aud cavalry, variously estimated AZ IRON 2JJ
10 200 men, were marching on our ltt through tue
woods and defle to turn our flank. Pursuant TO your
ORDER the lue of battle changed to our le< nhAl
and four panieE detailed from my esmeL anu
thrown into the left aud rear as skrHishers n1aer
command OF Frank Jones' Acting-Malor, VINO heli tho
enemy in check. Wcreceived fire Of voeys OF rlhet
and retired from the woods bat they did not succeed
Ia drawing fire, which was reserved LOT the
advance 10 take our batteries. AT VI O'Clock p ih'i
the order received 70 retire upon Centrevie My
regiment remained to allow the battery 10 preeede ~,
beng the s except the 10th, TO quit the Held mat
had successfully been held against such tremendous
odds.
deem it my duty to give the names of the officers Of
my regiment who engaged in the battle, and to
whore GOODNESS and Judgment am indebted Tor the
sueCess that attended my regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel, William II. Browne
Atting-hiaior, Frank Jones.
ton, jr.
Acting-Adiutant, Edward Frossards.
Major. Frank IT, Hamilton, NJ. d., Surgeon.
Lucier DaInamyile, Nj. D., Acknowledgment.
George HanDi, ~ D., Acting Assistant Surgeon.
Edward A. Brown, VI. d., Acting Assistant Sur
geon.
Company A--Captan, j. j. S. Hassleri First Lien
tenant, Robert X. Daniels Acting Second Lieutenant
VIM. Smith.
Company B-Captan, l.. G. Newman; First Lieu
tenant, ID. L. Smith; Second Lieutenant, Eugene Eros
,ard. :, =,
Company C-Captain, Alexander Raszeyski; First
Lieutenant, Louis Domansli.
Company D-Captain Nj. o. MeGaTy; First lAen-
tenant, j. Ii. Bradley; Second Lieutenant, X. L..
knight.
CSmpany E-Captain, August Heiss First lden-
tenant, c. L. Kleine; Second Lieutenant, IL sekeik-
HAYS.
Company First Lieutenant, +. Prossi Second
Lieutenant, Louis ii. Browne.
Company G-FirSt Lieutenant, Oliver D. Rogers
Second Lieutenant VIM ID. Prentice.
Company H-Captain, David Lamb; Fns Lieuien-
ant Asa u. Gardner; Second Lieutenant Ferdlnand f.
Pfeiifer . ~,
Company I-Captain John A. Rice; Chaplain, H. w.
Waldron Acting Fret Lieutenant Second Lieutenant,
Hamilton Hare.
Company K-Captain, John III. Waits; First Lieu
tenant, VIM. Maitland; Second Lieutenant, L. T. wall
dron
Among those nol soidjcl, WHO repdered effective and
gallant service spong fhe skrmishsrs was dohn NJ