The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-13


aud its ammunition. aud tho want of food foe
the men, who had generally abandoned or
thrown away all that had been issued the day
before. and tho utter disorganlxation and
consequent Generalization OF the MACS OF the
army, seemed 10 all xho were near enough
10 be consuited--siissision and brigade com
manicrs and stan--to admit Of no alterna.
tive but TO fall back. the more 50 A. the post
ton al BlscEhurns ford was then In the pos
session Of the enemy. and be .as already
turning our lelt. On sending the officers OF
the stah 60 the different camps. they found,
as they reported to me. that our decision had
been anticipated BY the troops. most Of those
Who had come IN from the front being alrea-
dy on the road to the rear. the panic with
which they came IN still continuing and liEr
rying them along
At-o'ciock the rear guard (Blenkers
brigade) moved. covering the retreat. which
Was effected during the night aud next morn
ing. The troops at Fairfax station leaving
b, the cars took with them the blk OF tie
supplies which had beensent there Ny aid
de camp. Major W ellsworth. stayed ST Fairfax
Court House I'LL late Ia the morning. 10 see
that the stragglefs and weary and worn out
soldiers we're not left behind
| transmit herewith the reports Of the sew
t4@s AfftttAf anu bitNaAt tOHhtHais'ff-f -
which | refer for the conduct OF particular
regiments and corps. and a consolidated re-
turn of the killed, wounded and missing
From the latter II will be seen that our killed
amounted to nineteen officers. and four hun
drod aud sixty two non-commSsioned officers
and priyatea. and our wounded 10 sixty.ionr
officers aud nine hundred ard foriy-seveD
non-commissioned officers and privates.--
Many of the wounded will soon be able 10
join the ranks, and will leave our total OF
killed and disabled from farther service un-
Ger one thousand The return OF tho mis-
sing = very inaccurate, the men supposed 20
be missing having fallen into other regiments
and gone 20 Washington--many OF the Loa'
aves to New York In one brigade the
number originally reported at six hundred
aud sixteen, was yesterday reduced 20 one
hundred ami seventy four. These reduc-
tons are being made daily. In n few DAYS
more correct return can be made.
Of course nothing accurate - known OF
the loss OF the enemy. An officer OF their
forces, coming from them with a flag OF
truce. admitted eighteen hundred killed and
wounded. and other information shows this 10
be much under the true number.
The officer commanding the Eleventh New
York. Zouaycs. and Colonel Hentzleman.
be relied ON. many of those reported
among the casualties. have absented them
selves since their return. and have gone to
New York. Among the missing reported
are many OF our surgeons, who remained In
attendance on our wounded. and were,
against the rules Of modern warfare. made
prisoners.
The issue of this hard fought battle, in
which certainly our troops lost no credit in
their conflict on the field with an enemy ably
commanded. superior ia numbers. who had
but short dist nce TO march: and who acted
on his own ground. on tho defensive. and
always under cover. whilst our men were OF
necessity out on the open fields. and should
not prevent full edit being given TO those
officers and corps whose services merited
success If they did not attain it.
To avoid repetition, will only mention
here the names OF those not Embraced in re
ports Of divisions and brigade commanders
i beg TO refer to their reports for the names
of those serving under their immediate or
ders, desiring that on this subject they be
considered as part ofmy own. claim credit
for the officers Of my staff, and for those act
ing rs such during the day. They did every
thing in their power, exposing themselye:
freely when required, and doing all that mer
columns. exhorting the troops, rallying them
when broken, and providing for them the
best the circumstances admitted. They art
rs follows:
First Lieutenant II. w Kingsbury, Fifth
artillery, aid de camp.
Major Clarence s. Brown, New York Nil
itia Volunteers, aid de-camp.
Major James s. Wsdsworth, New York
Militia Volunteers, aid de camp The latter
who does me the honor ID be on nv persona
staff, had horse shot under him in the hot
test of the fight.
Captain James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutani
General
Capt o. H. Tillinghast. Assistant Quarter
master, who discharged alone the simportan
duties of his department with the army, ant
who was mortality wounded while acting
with the artillery, to which he formerly be
longed. and in which he was deeply inter
ested-
Capt. II. F. Clark, Chief of Subsistence
Department.
|. Major Meyer. Signal Officer. and Majo
Malcolm Mcdonnell, who acted as aides.
Surgeon w. S. King and Assistant Sur
geoh Magruder. Medical Department.
Major 5. O. Barnard, Engineer, and senio
of his department with the army. gave mos
important aid.
First Lieutenant. Fred. s Prime. Engi
reers.
Capt A. W. whippIe.
Lieutenant Il. 8. Putnam, Typographical En-
ginecrs.
Major ". r Bury. Fifth Artillery. Chic
of Artillery.
Lieutenant George C. Strong, orcinanc
Officer.
M.jor W. H. Wood. Fir-, Infantry, Actin
Inspector General
Second Lieutenant Guy Henry. who joine
me on the field. and was of service as an ali
DC camp.
The following officers commanded dvis
ions and brigsdes. and in the several place
theie duty called them did most efectiv
service and behaved in the most gallant mai
ner
Brigadier General Tyler. Connection, vo
unteers
Colonel David Hunter, Third cavalry. %
verely wounded at the head OF his division.
Colonel 5. T. Heintrelman. Seventeent
infantry, wounded in the arm while lcadin
his division into action on the hill
Brigadicr General Schenck. Ohio volur
teers. commanding Second brigade. First d
vision
Colonel r. ID. Keyss. Eleventh nfantt,
commanding First brgsde. First division.
Colonel ". Y. Franklin. Twelfth infantry
First brigade. Third division.
Colonel W. T. Sherman. Thirteenth ia
fintry. commanding Third brigade. Firs. 81
vision.
Colonel Andrew Porter. Sixteenth infsf
try. commanding First brigade. Second al
vision
Colonel A. r. Burnside. Rhode Island vo