New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-09

the Supplies wlich had been sent there. nay A,a :
Camp. Maj. Wsdswortb, siaid at FarisA Y NV
lionse I'LL late in tie morning. to see tbat te .'a
ecrs and weary and worn-out toldieFs were ho' i''
behind. :.
Itrn.uit herewith the reports of the several diyi-
zion and brigade commanders, to "ieh ieie Of VIC
cordut of pareulsr regiH ents and corps anu con-
scljdatcd return Of Ito kc wounded ara MISE &.
From The s,ter i, will DO seen that our Filled amount ed
& 70 off era and z62 nOncomnSS1oea oli 20 a1u
yrivates snd or wounded 10 81 oiheeis ana 'i ron
! eoIoui.siosed officers AID iriystes. hauy OF the
vouded will soon he able to join the ranks ard VIII
leovs oar totaI Of Killed and disabled from further
sri 1nGer 1000. The return Of tie mi nG Il very
Inaccurate tie men Supposed TO DC i}sfahH having
many Of the Zorsyes TO New.Yotk. In one brigade
tbe number originally report 81 GIG, wa yesterday
reduced 10 ia These rCducicus ara being made
daily. III few days more correct return can he
made.
o. course nothing accurate Il known Of the loss of
The elemy. An officer OF their forces, coming from
thtm With a flag Of truce, admitted 800 killed and
wounded, and other information shows this 10 be much
uDGer he true number.
TIE officer commanding the Eleventh New-York
Houaves, and Col Hciui2slman, say that toe redrDs o.
that regiment cannon be relied on, msny of bose re-
ported among the casualties have ansented themselves
siEco tir return and have gone TO Newly ork Among
tie nj sns reported many OF our surgeons who IT.
inaihed IN attendance on our wounded, and Were,
against the rnles OF modern warfare made PRISONERS
The saue ef this hlrd-9oueht battle, in which cor
tainlv troops Loaf credit in their conflict on the
field With enemy ably commanded superior Ia mum
hers, who b9d bat "a short distance 10 march, and who
aeed lis ground, the defensive, ard always
under cover, while Our men were ot necessity out on
The open hells should not prevent full cre,ht being
gwen 10 bose Ocerf and corps whose services meIittd
sut &C II # tlcy did not attain It.
To avoid repetition, will only mention here the
mes of those not embraced IN reports of division and
brigade c0mn-pdss i beg 10 refer TO tIei reports
foruc uaaes of these serving under their immediate
orders, de, hing that this eubect they lie 90 Tered
ar ato o: my own. l claim credit for the officers Of
ny staff aud for those acting as such during the day
iney Oid everything III their power exposing them
selves frsely when required, and doing all that men
could DO, Communicating orders, ending the columns,
eXLorilg lie troops ralying them when broken, aud
providing foI them the best The circumstances admitted
Ti'.,Iiu, h " KrxosprHr. 9Th Artillery Adde.Caup.
Moi GAR 5. BEows, New-iork Militia Nolun'eers'
vi itsTs S. wApsvoRTH, Yew.York Militia vcunoor,
Aid De Crp e stte who does me the homo, to no on my
personal s bad horse shot sndeT h IN tie hottest OF tas
Capt JAngs H. Far, Assistant Adj Gen.
Cap: 4. TmLxorAfr, Assaiot Cuarte1rnasor. who d.
c.rscd tn, imTort duties of h drartr+nt vi the
sTery to Which he oIney belonged ard il which he was
Cs,i IL = CLARE G. icf of subsistence Department.
Nj. MEYER, Signal ofcer and Maj Muoos Mopo7NELt'
s1Scen W j. KIse and ASS an Surgeon MAaHCDss. Moi
MAJ j. g. BARNARD, Engnecr and senior Of hi, department
Fi.t.Lieut. fam 5. PHisk, Ensiueer
FIsLieut ~ ARro1r and Second Lieu,- II. s. PuTsss,
~. < T. BtEsY' ia arti!lc-y Chief of Artillery.
Lieut. GzoRCR SfRoNG. OTdDsuce Ohtsr.
@ VI H. wGGP H. a Try iSs @ oa Dr. sd and
rns Of service . Atdde-CsnP.
Tie TO loving officers commanded divisions and
brigades, and in the scvera; PLACES thoir dny called
them did most ehe.iiye service and behaved m The
most gallant manner:
Hie.Crn. Tyler. Connecticut Volunteers.
Col DAVID HUSlER, ~ CoSsy severely ounsed at head
Col p HrSrrrrais, 18th lisr,ry wounded IN the arm
WI lie l,bduy lis diyisi.n into 6cii - on 1T fhi.
Bn-,ea ScHEscE, Ohio Volunteers Commanding % BIZ;
Col l. D. Ksigs 18th Infantry anlirs Isl Brigade. 1t
Coi w. p FRASkrIs. i2.h Infantry lat Brigade Sd
Cd W T. sHEREAs 18th Inan,ry, commanding Sd Sris'd'
CT ASDErw PORTER 10th Infantry commanding lat Brigade,
Col 4. +. ByEsslDE Rhode Island Volunteer oonuani's
Col O. T. WILCOX, Michigan vouutssrs. coaansrdiag "a
willie on the hilI. in the hottest Of the bghI q,
Col o. How AAD sine Volunteer commanding Sd Brig
Col j. b. RicaARDsos, Michissn voisHesr eOnDandnsi h
co BIsSsst, SewYork Volunteers. commanding 't Brig
Col pihs, NewYo Volunteers cOusaldOs % Brigade,
As my position may warrant even II 1t does net call
FOR ex pauaou of the caufes, as far "a they can
II nav oot be out Of place il refer ia few words to
tire immediate anecedents Of the battle. Wien sub
United u tue Geueyal Clici Ia compliance WIN iis
erial ms ruotions, the las oil Operations ana esti-
nate Of force required the Time was - p'V.0cu W
carry il ino effect Was fixed for ito Stb July, Monday.
Every facility vOssible piven me by the General
in lief aud heads OF tie Administrative departments
la making The necessary Prtparftions Dlt t'e req
incl t. owing Was told TO want OF transportation,
came ovec elowv Many Of them did not come across
iii eight or mae days the time fixed upon, and
went forward wi hout my even seeing them, ana
without having been together before in brigade.
The n( IetniofeemenIs 10 ten' fAttertohi ~
drawing OF tie wagons, was further and nnayod-
allr csGs, Of delay. Notwithstanding the terIuledn
efforts Of the Qua rnasterSonotl, aud Is lavoIng
me in every way, the wagons for arinlui,lon, suosi
enec &c. and the horses for the TRAINS ana The arlll-
ary did not III arrive for than eek alter tue
tu appointed 10 move. i was Doi even prepared 40
Ite az lie 18th ultilo, and tic desire should movs
became great and it wished s1onld not, II po-si-
bic dcly Longer than Tuesday, Tue lbIa al mo- Wten
dill set out. tie l6td Was SUI eehyient IN wa9
ors for Subsistence. Bot went forward, trusting TO
tlc IF being procured in time 20 follow me. The tain'
IL, i'm nelly gathered together with horses wagons,
drivers, and wagon managers, all new and uauseo 10
each OLDER, moved with difficulty ana DISORDER, ahh
wa, the cause Of days delay in getting the proyis-
lone forward making IL pecossary Ia make ON Sunday
tbe attack we should nave made On Saturday.
could not, with every exertion, gct forward with
the ROOFS eariier than We dia: Wishee 10 go 70
Cen rcyine tie seCoid day, which would have taken
us there on the l7th and enabled u, 20 far as hey
were concerned go into action on the l"h, Instead
OF The 2lst but wien 1 went forward from Fairfax
Court ouse yond GermanC IN. 10 urge them Tor
Ward, was told il was impossible for tie nien TO
uar,h fur,ler They had only come from Niennn,
atout miles, aud 1t was not more than Dix ana u
b,i miles further 70 Centreyil'ein sll, march OF
Twelve and a hall miles; but the men were foot
vea,v not 20 much, l was told, by the distance
ure cd as by the tine they had been foot. caused
nv he opstructions in the road and the SLOW pace al
W, ;cn we mad TO move TO avoid ambuscsdes Tue neu
were moreover unaccustoined 30 marching, their
bodies rot IL condition for that kind % work, and
NO, rsod 10 carving even the load Of light marching