Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-10
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FIR OIt GEN. PArTERSON's COLUMN
20 Ths Hattie At Falling Waters.
IIAisEsvILLE, Betkley Co. Va
nrI tr. JuW Julv 9 1861.

Z a-H IIAiaEsvILLE, Bstkley Co., va(
a&5a7 5au '0a 70gF July 2, 1861. y
Z. have lust came from the battle-ground q
Falling Waters to this point, which Ia two mile
In advance of the main army, aud where oui
victorious snd exultant troops are now In camp
The battle commenced about 2 O'Clock tbi
morning, as no other battle probably ever com
menced 10 the history Of wars. "a, ~, ~. ~,
! Col. Pelklns's battery was 10 advance, and TN
Colonel himself some quarter Of mile 10 th'
lead Of his men, when, upon making turn II
the road, he came suddenly upon two MOUNTED
officers. Military salntes passed, hands wer
shaken all round, and the strAngers asked Col
P. what company be b. loDged TO and when h
had got in. The Colonel replied that he be
longed 70 Company G, and had just arrived
One of the strangers observed rthectiyely
."Compauy c! Company c." and just then th
first piece Of the battery showed itself roub
the turn when he exclaimed, "Artiilery, b.
God" and fed for his lite with his companion
Col. P. Immediately shouted to his men, "No'
boys, come on, we've got 'em." In less than
minute the battery was In operation and blsziDI
aEay right and left, while the rebels could b
seen in all directions trying to form their men
The Cd Cavalry, Philadelphis City Troop
McMullen's Ringers, the Wisconsin Regimen
sndlthe llth Pennsylvania Regiment immedl
ately formed TO the support OF thebattery, an
q general running fire commenced, our men ad
vancing and the enemy falling back for about
mile, when they attempted to form and make
respectable resistance, but this they found utter
ly impossible. Twice their cavalry was iorme
and came up for charge, and twice were the
broken and scattered by the lth Regiment. A
this point, on the farm of Uoion man name
Porterfeld, the heaviest Fl ight ng took place. Th
enemy fought altogether as guerillas, aud wou
never present front to our men. They wer
laying down in the wheat, hid behind trees an
logs 10 every place that Afforded concealmen
Once party of them took shelter in Porter
fields barn. but in Il few minutes Col. Perkin
had thrown so many shells into 1t that 1t csugh
ERE and burned up.
The action lasted altogether near an hour
during which time we lost three men, viz:
Geo. Drake of Company A, Wisconsin Reg
ment, shot through the heart; one man out
the 11th Regiment, aud one out Of the I'd Cav
airy, whose names we have not learned.
| Our wounded are "a follows: -
Corporal McGurley, of McMulen's Ranger
shot iD the foot, ~ "
W. H. Kupus, llth Regiment slight touC
with cannon ball on the face; attending
duty. a2'2t.. li
Fl. s. Young, Company G, lst Wisconsin
musket ball in the head. -4 Do
w. A. Matthews, Company G, let Wiscol
sin, musket ball through the leg. y -al
Frederick Palmer, Company g, lst1Wiscor
sin, shot through the right leg. 2.
- Reed, of Company K, llth Pennsylvs
mia, musket ball in the head. Before Mr.. R
was shot, cannon ball struck his rnuske
/ - " ;ne, tb., nf q nd drivin
the splnters OF the stock into his breast.
Warren Graham, 4!h Sergeant OF Compan
| B, lst Wisconsin, wounded in the left breast
right arm, and left leg. '.a@ u .7..l 81
M. F. Hamacker, Company B, llth Pennsy
vania, shot in the left shoulder.
James Morgan and D. r. Stiles, both Of Con
pany E, llth Regiment, were both wounded b
one grape.shot, while standing together.
| In the same house where our men are layin
there is secessionist, named Bennis Half, sbC
through the head. He belonged TO Captai
Airss 5th Virginia Regiment, and saws theI
we're five regiments in the field of 1,l0O eacl
and that they were commanded by Colon
Stewart. The loss Of the rebels, in killed an
wounded, has evidently been heavy. Our me
buried three Of their dead this afternoon, and
man, whose house they passed on the retrea
says they were carrying 81 dead with them, an
about so wounded. lt'
Doubleday's battery is to be here to-morro
morning, and then IL is likely that an immed
ate move will be made to occupy Martinsburg
Our wounded were oil sent last night TO tn
General Hospital at Hsgerstown. %
During the midst Of the fight the 23d Reg
ment, under Colonel Dare, arrived, and immt
diately came into line, but the enemy obserN
ing the reinforcement, fled, and were pursue
by the Twenty third and other regiments to th
point, where the whole Of our forces are now er
camped. The enemy are about two miles {
head, IL they have not taken refuge in Martins
burg, miles distant. a1|'