Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-25
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least double that Of ours.
The Fire Z0uaves were terribly cut up.
! While drawn up to make an attack they were
assaled bV a concealed battery with a strong
support on their flank, and were forced to
break. It is said both Coone! FaTnh5m and
! Lieutenant Colonel John Cregier are killed,
but it may not prove true. The latter at all
| events was severely wounded.
COloRel Hunter is wounded in the throat G..
Colonel Stevens OF the ID r. l. and Captain
Towers Of the 1st, are reported killed. Gov
ernoT Sprague had bis horse shot under him.
Major Ballen Of the 2d r. l. was severely
wounded ia the hand and thigh by cannon
| bail. Signed by II T. RAYMOND.
! WASHINGTON via PHILADELPHIA, July ..
Oar troops after taking three batteries and
| gaining great victory, were eventually re-
/ pul5e3, and commenced a re reat on Washing
ton. The retreat was in good order, with the
/ rear well covered by a good column.
Our loss is 2500 to 5000. The foTtihcstions
around Washington are strongly reinforced by
| fESsh troops.
! WAsHTNGToN, Jaly % After The latest in
formation was received from Centervil!e, at
1880 last night, serAs Of events took place
! in the intensest degree disastrous.
many confused statements are prevalent,
| bat enough is known to warrant the statement
that we have suffered in a degree which has
/ cast gloom over the remnants Of the army,
| and excited the deepest melancholy through
/ Washington. The carnage was tremendously
heavy on both sides, and on ours it is repre-
sented as frightful.
We were advancing and talling their mask
ed batteries, gradually but surely, by driving
/ the enemy toward Manassas Junction, when
| they seemed to have been reinforced by Gen.
Johnston, who it is understood took command,
and Immediately commenced driving rs back,
when panic among our troops suddenly oc-
4 CURED and a regular stampede took place.
It is thought that Gen. Mcdowell undertook
to make a stand at or about Centerville, bat the
panic was 80 fearful that the whole army be-
| came demorslized, and it was impossible o
| check them either at Centerville or Fairfax
! Court House. Gen. Mcdowell intended to
make another stand at Fairfax Court House,
but our forces being in full retreat be could
not accomplish the object beyond Fairfax
! Court House
The retreat was kept up and The men reach
/ ed their regular encampments, a portion of
/ whom returned to them but a large portion
coming inside the entrenchments.
! A large number of the troops in their retreat,
/ fell on the wayside from exhaustion, and scat
tered all along the route to Fai{3x~ Court
/ House
/ The way from Bull's run was strewed with
| knspsacks, arms, etc, some Of our troops de
! liberately throwing away their guns and
| appursenances, the better to facilitate their
/ speed.
| Gen Mcdowell was in the rear Of the re-
treat exerting himself to rally his men, but only
with partial effect. The latter part of the
| army, it is said, made their retreat in order.
| His orders on the field did not at all times
/ reach those for whom they were intended.
! It is supposed the force sent out against our
| troops consisted, according to a statement Of
| prisoner, Of about $4,000 men, including a
/ large number Of cavalry, He further saws
/ that owing to reiufoTcements from Richmond,
/ Strasburg and other points, the enemy's effec-
/ tive force was 90 600 men.
/ According to the statement of two OF the
| Fire Zouaves they only had about 200 men
! left from the slaughter, while the 69h and
! other regiments frightfuIly suffered in killcd
and wounded Tie number cannot now be
known.
Shermsn's, Caflisls's, Grifin's, and the
West Point batteries were taken bv the enc
nv, and the eight siege thirty-two-pound
Tiaed cannon. 1t is supposed all the provis-
ion trains belonging to the United S ates were
saved. Large droyes Of cattle were saved by
being driven back.
Il is supposed here to-day that General
Mansfield will take cemmaud Of the fortI6ca.
tions on the other side Of the river, which are
abe Z is said by FbigitaTy engineers, TO hola-
them against the enemy.
Large rifed cannon and mortaTs are being
rapidly sent over and mounted.
An officer Just from Virginia at 10:30, re-
ports that the road from Centerville to the
Potomac is streTed with straggleTs.
The troops are TesumiHg the occupation Of
the fOTtihcatiOn and intrenchments on the line
Of the Potomac
Col HeintzeIman was also wounded in the
wrist. In addition to those reported yester-
/ day, it is said that Col Wilcox, the gallant
/ commander Of brigade, is killed-also Cap
| tain McCook, brother OF Col. McCOOk, Of
/ Ohio.
The city this morning is in the most intense
excitement. Wagons are continually arriving
| bringing in the dead and wounded. The feel
| ipgis awfully distressing.
| Both telegraph and steamboat communica-
| ten with Alexandria is suspended to day to
the public. The greatest alarm prevails
throughout the city.
The following is an account Of the begin
ming of the panic which resulted so disastrous.
ly to our troops. All our military operations
went on swimmingly, and Col Alexander was
about erecting a pOntoon across BULBS run,
when a terrific CONSERVATION broke out among
the teamsters, who had incautiousIy advanced
Immediately after the body Of the army that
lined the Warrenton road.
! Their CONSERVATION was shared in by nu-
I / gTUUnL.
Soon o IT whole srmy was in retreat For a
time perfect panic prevailed, which commu-
nicated itself to the vicinity Of CenteTvllle,
| and every available conveyance was seized
upon.
Several similar alarms had occurred on pre-
viols occasions, caused by a change Of posi-.
tion Of our batteries, and it was most proba-
bic that the alarm was owing to the same fact.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-LATER-The R.
l. battery was captured at the bridge across
BULBS ruD, where the retreat was cut of. Their
horses were all killed.
It is reported that the Black Horse cavalry
made an attack on the rear OF the retreating
army, when the remnant of the Fire Z0uaves
turned and fired, killing all but six Of them.
The list New York lost about half of their
men.
The following regiments were engaged in
the fight: 1st, 2l and 3 Connecticut; 1st reg,
uIsrs, composed Of the ID, 81 and 8th compa
MES; $50 marines; the Sth and 14th New York
militia; 1st and % Rhode Island; list New
YoTd; I'd New Hampshire; 5tb Massachusetts
1st Minnesota; 1st Michigan; 11th and 3Sth
New York; 2i, All and 9Th Maine, and ID
Vermont. besides the several batteries.
Tns following is a partial list Of the officers
killed and wounded:
Killed-Capt. MeCook, Of the zouaves;
Lieut.-Col. Of the zouaves; Capt. Gordon, com
panY II, lltD Massa cuusetts; Col. SiOCum, OF
the 22nd New York; Col. ilcox, of the 1s,
Michigan.
Wounded-Coi. Tompkins, Of the New York
Pad; Col. Farnham, of the FIRE zouaves; Col.
Hunter, q 5. A Col. Corcoran, of the 69th
New York; Col Clark, Of the 11th Massa-
chusetts; Capt Ricketts,, of the artillery.
It is vaguely reported that Gen Patterson's
division arrived in the vicinity Of Manassas
this morning and commenced an attack on the
rebel forces. He was within % miles Of the
battle ground yesterday, but the exhausted
conuitiun Of his men prevented him from
coming to McDowel's aid.
It is also reported that 1000 of our troops
have been sent to Fairfax from the other side
Of the river.
Kiled-Lieut-COl Fowler, Of the 4th New
York.
Wounded-CoI. Lawrence, Of the 5.h Mas.
sachusetts; Capt. Ellis, Of the list New York.
Badly wounded-Col. Farnham, Of the New
York zouaves; Major Losier, OF the New York
| Zouave5.
Il is probable the number Of killed and
/ wounded is msgniied by large numbers who
are missing. The lowest estimate Of the
killed and wounded may be placed at 1000 to
5000.
II is known that the day previous to the bat
tie large number Of the Ohio regiments pub.
liciv protested against being led by General
ScheHck, and it was only through the impor-
. tuUities Of Col. McCOek in whom thpv Dlsced