Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-08-23
Correspondenee.
Army Correspondence.
+ oRr CoRcoRAN, Aug. lst. ls6l. I
2d Maine Regiment, Co. B.

2l Name Regiment, Co. Is.
DEAR BRorurR Whit received your
letter yesterday desiring description OF the
late battle, yet you did not know then "a |
could give you ono, but am alive and will
try.
When first sot 70 Alexandria was too
tired to write anything. First We started at
- o'clock and marched near to Bull Run
where the rest of our brigade was, halted and
the other troops went by us leaving a reserve
in sight of 100 mcn. The roads were
cleared and the cannon were hauled up
where they could play on the woods. They
fired and fired, but could get no answer. \
few men could be- seen near where we sup
posed the batteries were. aud then four Il
ments were ordered to charge ON them. They
bad to 20 over a small hid and make cir
cult OF some distance to ford the stream
then the rcbcls opened their fire on our
troeis our artillery men could then SO
where to shoot and they siIenccd the bat
try before the troops got there. WAS not
IN >iS"' Vi sN'9 al % '''' "a '"' 9'
the ground son. i9r VIZ h'''essa e'''
quick tor l. miles, tue rc'eis running
without giving us much chance to shoot.
although a. they ieit the'r 14''ef''s our e'!'
poured IN l''tia cold is'd. We could see
them run aud sein' iAl!-te's was IN 'n'
woods Soon not man was lett uhuef 'ie
hill and w. NyFrR or tIcrel to the top Of the
hIll, our regiment On the lett OF the ilsh'
wing. We went over the rLtln IN haste, Tor
~ exposed ours.i'cs 10 the hull winch ""'
- taii ot men taat We e'u'4 not sec '"' q"
tui eann9a shot COM sweeping past t'Ao
something yop nsScr slw. Stiil on W. went
Hni Gear rom those shot 'sr h'' ! l''" was
kilIel IN oar regiment We ihea ei'h'ta up
the side Of the muuntun where the fe7e47
supp's,d nonc were abb T. ani I'',se4 nan 10
t,tr Ictr, and hated IN aao'h T h''''"-
ihcblatc i. fol- Of hil.s AMI rdns-tAeh We
sooka rest having run IN all : u NUTS -
S1mJt our men weFr At them III tne''
bIttcri,. when out rushed neor5 town
regiment 10 charge on u7 We let them
come near enough to distinguish them then
fired "pell mell - 10 tell YOU no" ie''
then is more than kno" how l. y'u ever
hal horse on the p1int OF jumping ON you
and crushing you to the eArth then you can
b,sin to guess how we tels. Ihey dId not
st1p long, only let us s.t ono s4'ot at theih'
then left for their batteries and VIC alter
thcm, came closc up t1 them and halted.-
Not any OF our eomIany killed yet at this
iuncturr General k'yes came 10 I'll.
Jameson and said, " VIII You storm that
battcry?i Jameson answered, =" " hat
alone" The General relcatei, " 'c'" yoN
,tO,m thai bditery' = 1e7' said 1an''oh'
storm HI II you say 81. Aud then
boys, forward, double quick ihere
were some who might well tremhle. "ead-
vanccd about 30 roIs when they opened an
awful fire upon Us, killing and woundihS
many Thrce Of our boys tell there. iheh
We Laid down on the ground, loaded our
guns and rose To shoot. one ot the three
John Dealing was on the point oil hrins
when he was hit through the breast. lie
ga,pei but twice and died. We were order
al to fall back to the point Of woods and
fence, which We did, keeping up lire as We
gould see them. They thought We were
whipped and sent a company oil caNafy ."
,l-, tut We beat them oil killing them IKE
birds. saw over 80 oil their ho'Ss 'u''
from the field riderless' and more n,'s''
killed than riders. They were attacked "
three other regiments ana we all afo'0 ,"'A' ,
from their WORKS. ohe ih'Fc u ou' o''
fell at this time' toeh : IofA'n' u D'V
willie. The ball did not XII nun ueAu' ~
lived to be carried IRON the sFouhd anu 'o0''
died. When they ran we gave 'neii 'oH'
awful shots; they killed but lew OF US
compared to what we did oil them We