New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-18
SECESSION ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE On
FALLING WATER.
,ecisl Correspondence Of The Louisville Journal.

Special Conespondencs Of The Louisville Journal
CAMP JACKSON, Near Darksyille, Va, July &
As have no. hattie Of our own TO write about lct
me give you the history Of that fought by the gallant
Viriuians at Falling Water, four miles beyond Mar
tinsburg on Tuesday. have eonversed wi h several
officers and soldiers who were engaged 10 the action
as web as received the statements Of prisoners, and
am therefore pretty well posted az TO the facts.
Since the evacuation of Harper's Ferry, Gen. jack
sons brigade has been stationed In the vicinity Of
Martnsbag. Ii consists Of four virgnis reginents'
and nurabers some twentysix hundred effective men.
On Monday the Federal troops, to the number oil nns
thousand crossed the Potomac from Williamsports
Md. They advanced the next morning. and near fall
ing Waters encountered @ column Of Col. Harpes's
regiment, numbering $50 men. The fire was opened
from our<de and quickly returned by the enemy onf
without any effect on their part as they fired too bgbs
but with great uniformity and considerable eeadiness
Their nuu bers formidable but while Col. Har.
pers regiment was cDeekiog the advance, one cou.
c.aled twelve.ponnder, manned by the Rev. Capt.
Pc deOn, opened on two columns that were ed anc-
ing o, my informant described It 70 me, with bean.
tilnl regularity through wbeatteld" He Discharged
bs single piece five times, and when the smoke hsd
cleared away the columns that with music aud banners
ard proud step had marched forward In the morning
Gun gone.
Not yestiqe was left Of the military pageant save
the field stewn with the bodies OF the dead and dying,
and the wounded horses pungng 10 the agony OF their
death wounds. Capt. Pendieton, who rs very ss-
c0mph he'd anillerist, and perfect pattern OF the
Chrisan minister estimates the oss OF life occssionsc
by bis battery as very coniierablat least 40 or 30
killed. and double the number wouDded-and be bases
bis opinion upon bis knowledge Of the effectiveness OF
his piece and what he saw upon the field.
Thus terribly repulsed, il wss some time before the
enemy could be reformed. They, however, suosc-
Quenty came up, and after few rounds, Gen. jack
son thought il prudent TO withdraw and await re-
enfcrcements as the forces OF Patterson were over
wheiming in point of strength, and to risk general
engagement would have been hazardoas.
In the meanwhile Col. stuart formerly OF the Fed"
eral Army was. engaged with the enemy, and sue
ceeded in capturing So Of the Yankees who were EN-.
ployed IS skirmishiDg party: With this party oa
cayay he rode up, surrounded the skirmishers, and
actually made some of them let down tie bars wnie
be and bis men rode IN and captured them Some
minus bis company.
During the action several other prisoners were
taken Some Of them in the confusion straggied into
our camp inquriDg for their regiments. They are g
stod set and quite number were nos even aware or
their being 10 Virginia.
The total number Of our forces engaged was $50
other regiments held in reserve but at no TINS
engaged: Our loss consisted Of one killed and hftsen
wounded. rlHE
Fsris Of Marion County, Ky, belonging 70 Cspt.
Avis's company of skirmshers from Winchester, wsz
reported billed but he turned up alive and fresh yes.
terday IL appears that during the fight be shot Of
the enemy and then attempted 70 capture the gun o.
his fOe In this he was oufwlt,ed Tor ne :s oao sa
burt but much frightened be fell 70 the ground ana
feigned death, thus securing his life. 49,.
The loss OF the enemy Is estimated at futly ioV.
Sncb at least. "a the story told By the Union mea-
You can easily determine upon which side wsstae
victory II true that had 10 retire before an in
meuse force but not until after iafetDg heavy pa
ishmsnt on the intruders.
From TAs Pstsrs6uyg Erprof
We have been permitted TO make the following e1,
tract from letter written by young soidier now IA
Gen. Johnston army. This letter 10 to an amt re-
siding In Peiersburg 1t is dated six miles below Mar
tinsb1rg July g. and written at p m Of that day. "a
follows: -.
"I write to you perhaps for the last time. wasE
faht all day yesterday, and have Only stopped low
for brief rest and re-enforeement Ours was ous an
advance but as we are joined by the main ooayf
I6. 600 strong, we hasten to the fray,
u So far, the fight to which hayeslluded has Deen
skirmishing only-e few hundred men under Col.
Jackson. Although we had but $50 men actually ea-
gagged we three times repulsed their 5,oOo. iney
fpasiy succeeded Ia nearly outtankipg Us lquite an
easy matter where numbers were 90 greatly suPenk
and we reti,ed Mariusburgi then retired TWO mhes
further, then four miles uoIe, where we now are.
Touight We advance TO meet the eremy, and the re-
| sult with us must be victory or death,
We have secured SO prisoners, and killed 80. ON
| loes Il II killed aud wounded.
The officers, of course, keep their own secresi hue
,e soldiers have taken up idea that the great bs-
| lie will be fought to-morrow-tbe Fourth.
We retired Is miles from the Potomac; but this wss
done for come wise purpose as the resut IN few days
! at farshest viii show.