Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-23

visible to-nighL The Csnfederase arrpy is in pos
session Of and eneampcd on the battle field.
Gen, Besuregard says the Washington Artillery
is not surpassed By vcteransl
AS introductory to the above, the following ia
telligence received at Lynchburg, Va. on the eves
ming of the 18th, by the train on the Orange and
alexandria Railroad, and published in the Lynch
burg Republcan, win be found interesting:
Gen. Beaursgard, On Tednes7sy, having recsi7ed
definite information to the Contemplated more
ments Of the enemy, dispatched messenger to Gen.
7Bonham, commanding ct fsirfax Court House, with
intelligence that the enemy would reach that place
at ten o'clock next day Thursday, and with orders
to Cen B, TIES ARen their enelaTiAg, he mQst
fall back sSwards AaRsssse H1lhcet making fght.
Every thing was then got in readiness for the
Tstrct observance of Gen. Beauregsrdzs order and,
sure enough, next morning, within twenty minutes
of the time, stated by Gen. b., the enemy appear
ed in sight Gen. BonhanI then commenced to fall
back, but contrary to orders one gun of the Alex
andrla Artillery under command of Captain KEN
per- was opened upon the advancing er~my
-Four shots were fired, every one of which it is
said, moved down whole files of the enemy but the
horses attached to the gun becoming unmsnageable
and the enemy by this time being very close upon
him, Capt. h was forced to leave his position and
abandon his gun, not, however, before spiking it
md taking his horses, which he detached from it.
Our troops then continued to fall back until they
reached Bulls Run, where q stand was made, the
enemy in the meantime advancing until the reached
Centrevile, where they halted and thus The posi-
ton of affairs remained until yesterday morning.
An advance was then made upon our troops at
Bulls Run, with the glorious result stated G the
above dispatch.
FROM NORTHWESTERN YGaGNrG-FURTHER PARTIcU.
LARS OF THE RIGI MOUNTAIN FIaHr-SAFETY OF
The MISSING GEoEGIANs.
Prom the Rchmsns Examiner, JuyS.
gentleman connected with Gen. Wise 8 Legion,
and who reached the city last night on the Central
train says that all the Legion were well and in fine
spirits when he left them and requested him to say
TO all with whom he cOnVersed that the Legion in
tended to make lasting and favorable record or
never again return to their Virginia homes
Captains jenkins, who commanded battalion of
800 men had had an engagement with abont 1900 Fed
erals and killed so OF them and only lost one of the
Legion and had two slightly wounded The man
who was killed sent several Of the enemy to their
long home after he received the fatal shot that de-
prlved him OF life. lie was over So years of age
and our informant regrets that could not remem.
Der the name.
James Alexander, Esq. of Charlottesville. from
Staunton, yesterday, furnishes us with the follow
ing intelligence:
General Garnett's body is at Grafton, and will be
sent in by Gen. Mcclellan. He has also released
all the prisoners on parole except COL Pegram who
is not wounded. He has agreed to send them half
way, where they are to be met by our forces Such
an agreement was entered into By the commanding
officers of both armies Captain Hail. of the High
land company informs me, and says his wagons
were sent on yesterday to bring them in. =
Gen. Garnetts entire loss in his three engage
ments with the enemy does not exceed % killed.
Lieut. Sterrelt. of the PoWhstan company has the
body of Capt SkipWith carrying it home
Surgeon Wake, who was taken prisoner and re-
leased, hear, has said that Mcclellan told him that
thraa hall
Gripping HIM so that he could not pursue him. The
loss ef the enemy was severe
One of the Arkansas soldiers named Samuel
Baldwin, was thrown from the train on the track a
few rods from the Hutton depot. yesterday and had
both his legs broken aud died within an hour
All Of General Garnett's army viii arrived at
Monterey today OF tomorrow. The enemy are at
Huttonsvile.
There are various estimates of the killed on our
side at Rich Mountain, some say only forty.
others two undred; Captain Hull says one humid
red.
A fight occurred between a part of General
Wise's army and the enemy on Cook river,
Eighty of the enemy were killed, and only few
of our men.
FURTHER PARuCULARs-The Central train. due
here yesterday afternoon at 24O did not arrive I'M
til nine O'Clock last night We learn from the pas
sengers that portion of Col Heeks forces had sur
rendered to the enemy. They also inform US that
four companies Of the Georgia Regiment (Col. Ram
sey's) had also surrendered. The names of the
Captains of the Georgia companies which surren-
dered are-CaptaiDs Crump, Evans Williams or vii.
kins, and Pinkard.
One of Gen. Garnetts aids, Col w. E. Starke. for
merly of New Orleans, says that Cen Garnett was
killed, aud he was at his side when he fell. The
Generals body was conveyed to Grafton, We fur
Their learn that Messrs. Bruce and Garnett were on
their way to obtain Gen. Garnett's body.
, The COnfederates loss is now believed not to eX>
coed one hundred. A portion of our baggage, mill
tary stores, &c. fell INTO the hands of the enemy
From the LynchburE Republican, July 10.
STANTON, July lS.-Col. Pegram had gallant
fight with hGpdfpl against eight times his num-
Der.
Col. Heck's command surrendered without fight.
ing being outnumbered and disabled from hun
ger.
Gen. Garnett retrested. He was pursued and
made three brilliant fights. He was killed himself
Some of his command are coming in.
Our army Is at Monterey. They want reinforce
ments and equipments.
The enemy are coming this way. They have
$4,000 strong, but whether their purpose is to
come here or cut off Wise is not known.
NJ G. HARNAN, Major.
In addition to the above dispatch we received late
last night long and interesting letter from our
friend, James Alexander, editor of the Charlottes-
vile Je6erSoHidn, conveying many particulars of
the battles fought by Cen Pegram and Gen. Gar
nett but can only give few extracts from the let
Ter, DelnB COpelleu 10 postpone It's puDcatlOH unN
til tomorrow. Mr. Alexander writes from Char
lottesville, under date of yesterday, and had Just
returned from Stsunton where he saw and convers-
ed with many persons who were in the battles re-
ferred to.
The loss of our army at Rich Mountain, is var
iOusly estimated at from 40 to 100
- Only two officers are known to have been killed
Capt. Skipwith, of the POwhatan Rifles and It,
Boyd, of the Buckingham Lee Guard. Lieut. Boyd
fought CALAMITY, and was in the act of bayoneting
Gen. ROsencrants Tin command of the Federal
fOrces) when he was shot dead Col Pegram was
not killed or wounded Six hundred of his com
mand, including boys from Hampden Sidney Col
lege, taken prisoners, but all were afterwards
released, except Col. Pegram, who was retained as
prisoner on parole.
After the fight at Rich Mountain the enemy St
tackled the rear of Gen Garnett's command when
he repulsed them two three times. He lost about
20 or % only mo ocers) and about 200 were taken
prisoners.
Gen. Garnett was killed while forming Georgia
regiment which had been thrown into confusion.
His body was at Grafton Wednesday, and was ex-
pected to arrive in Stanton that night
Only one cannon "a rifle cannon) was captured.
Gen. Garnett's horse and equipments went down
on the train for Richmond yesterday Thursday
morning.
The loss of Gen. Garnetts command principally
fell upon the Georgia regiment. None of Colonel
Faulkner's command, from the Southwest, were
hurt.
From thu Augusta Chronicle AMI Sentinel, JAY 90
The following dispatch was received yesterday
afternoon by Ills Honor, Mayor May to whose cour-
tesy are indebted for its use:
STANTON, Va, July l9.-Seyen companies were
cut off in the retreat They have not been heard
from, but it is believed they in the mountains,