Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-26

+ Yorh Tim,s.-Fuu Particulars OF he Engagement
WAsHlScroS, Monday Morning luiy %
/ The battle yesterday one of the most
severe and sauguInary ever fought on this
continent. and 1t ended in the failure of
the Union troops 70 hold all the POSITIONS
i they 50, ght to carry aud which they actually
did carry, and in their retreat
On Saturday the troops were all brought
closely up 10 CentrevIlle. and all needtul
& preparations were mnde for the attack which
i vas intended for the next day Yesterday
morning. therefore, the army marched, by
I TWO roads = Col. Richardson with his com
mand taking the southern, which leads TO
+ Bulls r. y and Gen. Tyler the northerp-
running pafallel to it at a distance of about a
mile and a half The movement commenced
u about three o'clock. | got up a little be-
fore four and found the long line OF troops
extended far out on either road | took the
road hy which Col. Hunter, with hi~ cam-
maud. and Cen Mcdowell and staff. had
gone and pushed OH directly for the front
Ter gong out about two miles Colonel
Hunter turned 10 the right - marching OBJ
+ lqEcly towards the Run, which he was to
+ cross some tour miles higher up and then
come down upon the intrenched positions of
the enemy on the other side. Col. Niles was
LETT at CentreyIlie and on The road with re-
serves which he was 10 bring up whenever
they might be needed Gen. Tyler went
directly forward, 10 engage the enemy IN
front and send reinforcements 10 Col Hunter
when II should hc seen that he was engaged
Tie road i hilly, like all the suracc of this
section. Aiter going ont about three miles
you come 10 "A point down which the road
leading through Il TO: est. descends then il
+ proceeds by a 5 cressI0n OF rising and falling
knobs for quarter ot Il mile, when il crosses
stone bridge aud then n>cends by steady
J.
iAat slope. The rebels had planted heavy bat.
ter.eS. and lie woods t.; low were filled with
t!cir tIoups and with concealed cannon We
proceeded down the road 10 the first O! he
small knobs mentioned, wien the whole coll
umn halted. The thIuy pouuder parrott gun,
which las a longer range than any other in
the army, Was planted directly IN the road.
Gapt. Ayres's battery Was stationed in the
weudS, iIttle TO the right The Ist Ohio
aud "a New York regiments were thrown
INTO the woods in advance un the left.
4 Tie G9jh New York, the Isl, ~ and 81 Con-
nccucut regiments were ranged behind them.
4 and The 2d " lSconsIn WAS thrown INTO the
woods ou the right. Al about half past six
0 o'clock tie thiHly pounder threw lw shells
INT" the battery at the summit OF the slope
on the opposite hlSht, one # which, ~ af' err
, wards learned, struck and exploited directly
IN the midst of tie battery, and uCcaSloued
y
halt an hour Capt. y yres threw ten or fifteen
shot and Shell from III, battery INTO the same
place. But both failed TO elicit any reply
Men could he seen moving about the opIuslie
sIufc. but The batteries We're silent. An hour
i or 50 atterWard We heard three or four heavy
guns from Col. RiClafdsun's column at Bulls
RUN, and tnesc We're continued at Intervals
1ur two oc three hours, buf they were not an
sWcred. even hy single gun. 1t was very
clear that the enemy Intended TO take hIs
own time for paying has 'espects to us, and
that he meant, moreover 10 do II In hI. own
Way. Meantime we could hear IN the dis
'aLce the sound Of Col. Hunters axcmcn,
clearing his WAY, aud awaited with some I'M
patience The sound "t h!s cannon on the
I opposite nights Time wore along win oe-
ca9ionaI shoin from our guns, well as those
oi CgI. Richardson ; column, but without Ia
single Instance, elicIiIng any reply.
Al 4 lIttle before eleven o'clock The Ist Ohio
ana 2t New York, which were lyuy in the
woods on the lttt were ordered to advance
They dad So.- passing out of he road and
climbing a fence into a wood opposite. which
iiey had barely approached. however, when
They were met by tremendous discharge OF
t"ur gHu battery, planted at the LETT, IN the
woods mainly Tor The purpose of sweeping
ihe road rerlendlcularly and the open heid
on lis Ight by which alone troops could pass
i'i Wald 10 lhe 81 lu>ltt bank. 1hcY Welr
=, [gcred for a moment. and received orders
70 RENE. capt. Ayress battery. (toruefly
Sherman's,) Was advanced as 10 command
thl~ battery. and 10y twenty minutes of VIZ
uiuus pay upon II ~lleuccd 1t coubletelv
- halt at eleven We heard Hunters runs
eu tuc opposite hight, yer, mile To tA,. rl1,ht.
lie WAS answered by batteries there. and
'Eeu followed tie arp. rat ling yoiey, OF
mIekctrN. a. theIr luti.niry became en.ra.red
lie huug WAS DOW IHctssant Hunter had
come riou lem suddenly and formed his
line al battle III an open field At the rIeIt ot
ne road. The enemy drew up 10 oppose
hlm, hui he sleedIly drove them Ia retreat
and followed t"em up with the greatest vigor
and fapsdify. Meantime. for some three
hours IrcviouS. We had seen lo1.,, lines al
dense dust rising from the road, leading f-or
MANASSAS aud, VIZ, the glass. we could yer,
clearly perceive that they were ai,ed BY tie
constant aud steady stream # renfurccmcutS
which c"ntI'."ed =" pour III nearly the Who'll,
day. he 69th. 79tu, 7th and eth \ ev : ork
lie Isl, 2d and 3rd Conuecticut. and The -
Iscou>ln. were brought forward in advance
II lie wcod and uaIcnrd across Tie field /,
Tie right, Ia 30 To Gel Hunters support
They crossed lie intervening stream an,
drew Up IN smail opcu field Separated from
Col. Hunters Column bv "a dense wood which
Vas filled with batteries and infantry.
Cur guns continued to play upon ths wood,
which thus concealed the enemy. and af,et
materially IA cleaning them Tor The advance
GuILg down 10 The eNrtctue front of the col
: umu. ! could watch The progress Of Col. Hunt
er, man ked y Tie constant roar of artillery