The national Republican., 1862-05-05
DprJ Boss 60 killed, weun nded,
a. * and Missing!
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log been taken from t6e neld when they 70
Our forces drove The enemy from he A.ld 10
q mcst gallant style, buried our deaa, bivou
Aeked on the heid for seven hour, transported
al the wounded except fourteen, 90 severely
wounded that they could not be moved, but
who were comiortably provided for and left In
charge OF surgeon and chaplAin.
Gen. R.no then, In obedience t' orders, 70
turned 70 his Asst, ed snbesksd hlsnss. He
trlt les reluctant IN leaving behind these ionr.
teen wounded with the eurgson and chaplain,
from the fact that bad buS few dsys before
released some eighty wounded with the sur.
geors who were left By the enemy 10 Newbetn;
hood would bs less than human were he 10
rel ace these wounded, q soon a. they Can be
transported safely. beg 70 enclose my con
gratulatory order, with Tie rep ,rt Of Gen. Reno;
also, the correspondence between the general
and the counanding ofiicer at South Mills.
have the honor TO be your obedient servant,
ro7 a..'s- ,d' A. &. BunxsiDn, u
,...'- Major General Comm andirg H
NJ r.F.H Department Of North Csrolihs.
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..,,., @gT. NEwBsRs, N. o., April -, 1855.
Capt. Lewis Richmopd, 5..,, - T,3.l ~, |
hBUtuue huyuSaut uuuotuts 4NN'Htla
Captain have the honor 70 report, that 10
Lbediencs 10 the order Of Major General Burn
side, proceeded from Nswbern, With the
Twenty dnt Massachusetts, and Fifty 6rst Penn.
sylvsnla regiments TO RoAnohe, and was there
Joined BY part Of the Ninth and Eighty. niuih
New York and Sixth New Haupshirs. .1aJ
We proceeded directly 10 Elizabeth City and
commenced dieembarkiDg on the 10th ine.ant,
At midnight. a, point about three miles be-
low, on the east side. By three, p. m, Colonel
HAWKINS brigade, combating Of the Ninth and
Eighty ninth New York ard SIKH New HAmp-
shire, were landed and ready TO move. :.
bis brigade towards South MhlS, for fhs pur-
poss Of mstipR demonstratioo on Nori,lk
remained 10 bring up the other two iregin,eals,
hey havipk bsen delayed BY thclr vessels get
ting aground at the mouth Of the river. they
came up at daylight, and were Landed BY seven.
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proceeded directly towards South MIL,
and about twelve miles out y ct Colonel Hsw.
kius's brigade, who, It SCENT, lost his way,
J-lther by the ireachery or incompeteusy Of his
guide; be having marched somo ton miles out
Of hia way. As bis men we,e very much jaded
BY their long march, ordered them 10 follow
the, ssoord brigade. Procseding about four
miles further, 70 within milo and ah half OF
cuusu AihhrS thO ACUoAo VPoaOo uPoA uo Wssn
artillery, before my advance guard discovered
them. T. Immediately reconnoitsred their
posi,ion, and found t,at they were posted 10
an advantageous, position in line peFpendic
ulsr TO the road, their infantry 10 bitches, and
their artillery Commanding al e,h,, direct ap-
approaches; their rear protected by Q deusr
forest. l ordered the Fiity. arst Pennsylvania
Immediately to lls 10 the right, and pass over
to the edge Of the woods to turn their left.
also ordered the Twenty.Hrst Massachusetts, to
pursue the same coursej and when Colonel
Hawkins came up with bis brigade, sent him
with The Ninth and Eighteenth New York to
their support. ~ ....- Id 2 : .gesf 9, -. 20
The Sisth New Hampshire were formed 10
line to the Lift Of the road, and ordered to
support our four pieces Of artillery. Owing
to the excessive fatigue Of the men, they could
not reach their position for some time In the
meantime, the enemy kept up brisk artillery
Gre, which was gailaptly responded 10 BY our
small piecss under charge cf Colonel Il oWard,
VI the" Ooast Guard" who, dnring tbs entire
engagement, displayed most oonspicu, u gal
lantry, and RENDERED very efficient service 'th
during the action AID upon the return. hs
bringing up the rssr. A. room - the Fifty.
n,t PrnnsylvAnis and Twenty first Assachu.
sstls had succeeded in turning thsir len, they
opened brisk muaketry Dire, and about ihs
same time he Ninth New York also coming 10
range, and being too eager To engsge, uniog.
tunalsly charged upon the eL-myb artil.
lsry It was mast gsllsot charge, but they
were expoeed 10 . most deadly hre OF grape
aud muskstry, and were forced 10 retire, but
rallied Immediately upon the Eighty.ninth
New York coming up. I then ordered both
regiments to toiin junction with the Twenty.
drst Massachusetts fEt
10 ths meantime, the Fifty first Pennsy lvsnia
and Twenty frat Massachusetts, kept up an III
cessaut Ore upon the rebels, who now had with
drawn their artillery and had commenced to
retreat In good order. The Sixth New Hamp
of the road, and when within about two hun.
tlred yards poured In most deadly vollsy,
which completely demorslized the en.my and
ended the battle. Our men were 10 completely
tagged out by the inten.e heat and their long
march, that We could not pursue them.. The
IN q rested under arms In line VI battle uutil
about 10 O'Clock p. m, when ordered q return
10 our boats, having accomplished the principal
object Of the txpt dition, conveying the Idea
that the entire " burnside Expedition +" was
maj ching upon Norfolk. ..,'G.-.e
| Owir z 10 want Of transpoi is,ion, was com.
PEELED 70 leave some sixtesn Of our most
severely wounded men. Atslstant Surgeon
Warren W 10 lett with them. l sent nag oil
truce the next day TO ask that they might be
returned 10 us, Commander Rowan kindly vol
untesrii to attend 70 It. .s.@'lrn. III
| We touk only few prisoners, some ten or
ahssn. Most Of them belonged to the Third
Georgia regiment
Tho Ninth New York suffered most severely
owing to their premature charge. Our tola
less IN killed and wounded 10 about 90 some
60 belonging to that regiment The tficsrs
and men Of the several regiments all behaved
with their utuAl gAllantry, AID many are worthy
Of psrticulsr mention; and prssunls the brig.
ed. s.apd regimsnlal ooumauders VIII 10 justIc.
TO thslr respective commands. viii forward
their reports as soon as received.
The return march was made In perfect order
and few II any strsgglers were left behind
Considering that during the advance the weaihe,
was intensely hot, aud that on the return "
we're rain rendered the roads very muddy, aud
that portion Of the command had To march
As miles, and the others IS, aui fight n b,t,ls
In the meantime, aud that all this was aooOm-
plIshsd In less than 24'hours, think that the
commanding, g-leral taS every rras,u I" bt
sNisRed with his c0mmaud.-
| desire to return my thanks To oommaadeI
Rowan, and the officers and men under him
for their uutiring energy in dist mbarkiOg aud
re- embarklng my command; and also u Lieat
4 Elu&eF, for the gallant manner IN. wtie ht
sssIstsd US, by prt csedIng ilHgIths hEsr nd
driving The suemy out VI Ihs woods avs VI,
'banks.