White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-08-01
WAsH1seroS. July %.


About two hundred thousand men have
been ordered from the different States.
The Governors of the several States o
the New England and New York re.
sponded nobly.
The President and Secretary Seward
visited the Notifications on tho Virginia
side to-day, and were received by the
gallant 69,h with the greatest enthusiasm
The President asked if they intended
to re-enlist. They replied. YES. if the
President desired" He replied emphat'
ically that he did, and wrote them let
ter complimentiug them on their brave
and heroic conduct. and expressing the
hope that the whole regiment would re.
enlist.
This was received with cheers, and the
determination expressed to 60 in for the
war. and to stand by the Government and
Flag forever.
The barbarities practiced by the rebels
at the battle of Bulls Ran are unparalleled.
A private of the First Connecticut regi-
ment found wounded rebel lying in the
sun; he carried him gently to the shade. and
gave him drink from his can,een; the reb-
Ell revived and deliberately shot his bene-
factor. Another instance. where num-
Der Of our wounded had been placed to-
gether in the shade. they were deliberate
ly fred upon BY the rebel cavalry.
The Michigan regiments. at one time,
marched up to one of the heaviest of the
rebel batteries. which had been several
times unsuccessfully charged by the New
York Fire Zouaves. They were subject-
ed to a terrible fire from artillery and
rifles. They as well as the Zouaves.
were without support. and after three in
effectual attempts. were compelled TO
abandon the effort to take the battery
In this charge Col. Wilcox. who is re-
ported wounded and taken prisoner, was
reported killed.
The total number killed of the regi-
ment is estimated at forty.
1t is the general opinion of nearly all
the officers. that the loss of the enemy is
nearly twice as great as ours.
The Times dispatch says our loss in
killed and wounded will not exceed six
hundred. though the missing will be three
times that number.
The surgeon in charge of the hospital
at Centreville states that when he left
there, yesterday morning. the rebel pick,
cts were within hundred rods of the
village. There were 120 men in the hos
pital when he retired.
During the fight the rebels carried
American flags to deceive our men.
The rebel saarpshooters also fired on
vivandiers who were carrying water to the
wounded. The rebels also shot at ambu-
lances bringing off the wounded. They
also fred point blank at the hospital
buildings. and it is said by some that
they fired the buildings.
Senator Breckenridge visited the rebel
prisoners taken at Fairfax Court House
and Centreville. and does not. in his in
terviews with them. conceal his sympa-
thies with them and their csuse.
Capt. Seymour. Of Anderson's com.
mand in Sumter, was actively engaged
yesterday in disposing the artillery in
The defensive works in Virginia to the
best advantage.
Several fresh regiments were posted in
he entertainments, lying on their arms all
night. but nothing was seen of the rebels,
who have not returned beyond Centreville.
1t is said to. day that the rebels are
'vacuating Manassas. and moving toward
About noon large trains of
baggage wagons were see going toward
Manassas from the enemy's lines. showing
hat they were at that time preparing for
! backward movement.