New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-29
LETTER FROM THE HON, MOSES F. 0DELL


WAsHrNOToS, Monday July =, lstl'
The following private letter Is lauded in for pub
h,8ticu:
DEAR SIN: Your good spirits are gone, fear at the
defeat OF the "Graid Army; History aio1e WI 40
Justice to the best army aud best fight the world has
steu. For nine fouts our meu were IN the hgh'
less than 5000 against 6)000 at least intrenG ed
in the invention OF the DEVILS masked ba'teres We
ain CERTAIN had the fight for two hours before We
f4i order 70 retreat wac given. When gwen, the
widest panic teled the whole force, leo, is ssd ny
Maine and Ohio troops, with rego arg. Our iath
covered themselves with reuown; they fought IKE
tigers. This ia not their story, bat OF high nitar!
auhoritv They were led Up four times 10 tie charge
tile first three In solid columns, not man llnchingi
the fourth Was irregular ffom exhnustlon-not lear
Ihtywere STATED from their camp at 2ocloek at night
arl marched % miles-the last one ordered aouoie
aii-k ana then, without time 10 breathe OF even TO
get durk were lltced 10 fight IN The r8ht ol Tue
line Col. Wood as cool and collected darlrg the
tight as w are woat TO know Lin. When SLOT
FROM Is horse he was helped uIoI his feet ana
tlser-d his men on until exhausted WIN loss OF uIoOI
lie WAS carried to church utCd o. hospital, ineh
taken ia an ambulance aud sta ed for Washington nc
was attended by Iushp, But, Buftis and otlers. Az
bridge Icy ond CenlreNlle there was terHole SIM
poiy Jam OF baggage Wagons, SOL ilefs, cavalry,
Nc. aud then 20 sdd 10 The terror, NAKED battery
wac opened upon the bridge with great slaughter IL,
skip and Butt jumped INTO me nver ahd ioIied "
cannot trace him further positively, but rumor SAVE
Col Wood is "a prisoner. Col. Porter Gays hs wound
was Only flesh one, and be is safe as prisoner.
Misconfi soldier to-day eayB he saw hun woulced IN
Centrcyile. Tnis Lost is probable statement, Tor
when Lsst seen at the bridge be wac only two miles
fr m Ceutrevile, whcIe lie would naturally ttop TO
lave his wound dressed Fowler is well-not hurt nor
dead: go with ali the officers. Drs. Johnston and
Swain are both prisoners. All told, tie loss If less
than 100; hote not 50. The wonnde1 men, about u,
aru doing well; no bad wounds. Major Jourdon IS ex-
toed ~ The highest and is counted tue brayest OF the
brave.
have ordered tie wounded men to he cared for, to
snare no <ptnse for their comfort. went az once to
,heir caup IL was o rainy night. AT that time less
than 400 men were in camp, aud they believed their
loss TO be rs many; but to-day they are III good sp
the men having iu-uuaccOunted for but li' III
tie Colonel Is found, winch l confidently believe he
viii be the regiment will be in good cheer. They
have hono1ed our city. To-day sent letter home
from almost every man. IL was only word to say
they we're alive aud ere th'5 reaches you thousands
viii he relieved from anxiety. intend 20 See that the
womded men are cared for; as brave fellows AZ they
are should te regret cannot recover tho bodies
of Inc men that iell. / suppose the enemy will come
on u Fufa to-day, hence il is impossible TO get our
dead This is q sad feature. None OF the Colonies
killed Fix In all lave been recovered. II Wood Is
alive AZ Ccntreyie be will be taken of Major
Nsdsworth is there TO attend 10 that matter for all the
woun Cd aud there is no better man for the work.
The total Loss is not over 800.
Yours, ia haste, T. ODLLL.