New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-04
OUR zoUAyEs Al BULL RUN.
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prisoner 0i war

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/ prisoner oi var
RrcHMoyD Va kuc L. 1861
| DEAs BEoTHIR. Your welcome letter of the Sd
came to bard on the 18Th by way Of Louisyille and
| Nashville AZ | had written before have waited a
| few dayp and have nothing new to write about
Please send copy of that portion OF my as letter Ie
la,inc to my capture to he Colonel OF my regiment
and state also that Capt. Downey, and forty-three
nonconmi,siOned officers and priyaies are prisoners
with me. was very glad to know that yon learned
of my situation You did. Ii had worried me
considerably as know it did You ell until you heard
| from me.
We hear all kinds Of rumors here Of them very
.xtrsyagan; among others that our regiment is dis
bauded and that in the battle they broke, and at
the frft fire. To my certain know ledge, they
were broken and formed again three separate times
and held the hill and The battery ,sherman's the
folks here call IT, but in reality Capt Rickers longer
than any other regiment that attempted it. Five diff
ferept regiments IN succession ordered to hold
that hill and every one Of them was in turn driven
back. Ths know, for / never left the field during
the entire fight. Sometimes we were driven clean
over the fence bnt beyond IT, Three times the
battery was taken away from usi the second time we
retook the guns and attempted to run them of by hand
the horses being all killed., but were compelled TO
leave them. Shortly after that met Col Fsnhsm,
who ordered me to retire from the ield which l did
with him, endeayoring to rally the men. When we
had succeeded in getting about two hundred Of them
together in another field, the order TO retreat was
given. Then It was that / gave way entirely, from
modification and the Teynlson from such intense excite
men,. had also sprained NY ankle in endeavoring
10 draw of the cannon, 70 that, what with pain and
want Of food and rest proceeded but short distance
and tainted. Whom 1 became sensible again, all
sl; 40 crept into the woods and lay down to sleep.
awoke about o'clock in the morning, and made my
way slowly back TO Centreyille, at which place
rived about O'Clock. found number Of wounded
men there, with no one TO attend them. gave them
ali the assistance that could in bsndages food and
drink until late in the day. when was made prisoner
and sent to Manassas.
Our regiment, bad they been the veterans that you
read about in the life Of Napoleon, might have held
that HILL but il would have been held in short time
only by their dead bodies; such at least is my
opinion which may not be worth much 10 other people
OF those who have bean in battles before. AT any
rate, ] don't think ] shall alter II until experience
teaches mo that am or was wrong. have not re-
ceiyed any pay from Government. Can you send me
some money will need very little here-enough to
buy cot 70 sleep on blanket, and some under
clothes viii last me through the Winter very comfort.
ably. My bed at present is soft plank, which am
satisfied with when il IL necessaryj but iii can be
bettered at small expense, decidedly prefer that il
should be. Sneh delicacies as milk eggs butter &c..
can be dispensed WITH but when 10 be had by paying
for them, decidedly prefer to have them. Give my
love 10 all and let know the news from Jay street.
who s elected foreman in my place, and how they
getting along Kss The babies for me- and tell Kate
will write 20 her tomorrow.