The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-26


firing had lasted about three minuss drawing the enc
my on, when the artillery from redoubt in the centre
opened upon them. This was Instantly followed by
shell on the left, making cross fre, the maskstry
from the rife pits sta continuing. Nothing could
Win wsS''sss DEADLY 'h aim shot shell and canister
them down and Scattering them like char before
the wind They resrsated IN great disorder The firing
~ ses time ongor when the pcke,s who
tlons holding ths ground until relieved this morning.
The eneNy's toss in killed and wounded must be very
great They were secn from the hrst removing them 70
the ar and 70 the end they supposed carried
on all their dead and wounded with them but early this
tnorning our picksts observed man lying upon the
in, and found to be rebel sergeant. He was badly
wounded In the groin by rife ball. and his recovery s
KILLED and wounded ana states that he heard the criss
and goans Of the wounded and dying all night and that
they were all OF but him. According 70 his ac'
count there were one Georgia regiment and four com
pancs Of the Second North Carolina engaged IN the ght
and they had volunteered their services to take the
Yedoubt When they our pickets on the left retreat
they yelled like madnen. and doubt thought that tho
rsdoubt WAS already won. Our noble fellows fought
Draysy Two were killed and SEVEN WOUNDED; si1sd Ths
shot in the breast; Henry L. Durham. Company B. flesh
wound in ARM Jesse g. Huse, Company +, slightly in
hip, seriously George Pano Company d, wounded badly
in the arm the ball entering at the elbow and coming out
Ye IN a
shot through the hand; John McGoven. Company D,
slightly in the face The other that was killed
in the breast while on picket just before
the skirmish commenced could not learn his name.
Murry from Schaghtcoks Rensselaer, county unmar-
ried and about thirty years Of age He lived about
an hour and half after being shot. The wounded
all from Troy, n X and were the advanced pickets:
There no doubt but that the enemy had succeeded
in capturing the redoubt general engagement would
have been the result forgot TO say In the former part
.as M ns o. anyng n
ard the chief officer sending aids to the
right and left Two horses belonging TO the rebel officers
were brought IN by the pickets this morning. they hav
ing found them sraying ridericss in the woods One
was very fine animal the other moderate. lew days
since since, Two compa9ss c o. TINS 1 Isgmsn1mpany
Lieutenant Wilson-droyo the enemy, after they had
driven in our pickets skrmishing through the woods
mel Carr OF this regiment s acting Brgader General
q neral Patterson taken sick and has returned
Of the two the Eighth Pennsy cavalry pub
shcd day or two ago. who, stated, were going to be
shot for dsssron 70 the enemy and acting as guides in
the late cavalry raid It Is mistake. The men. whose
Thomas Cussen and James CLASSIFY, OF
drunken SPREE and arrested in house where tho
rebels had been the night previous. The Eighth Penn
syvana regiment securing the country search Of
the rebels when they fortunately camo upon the two
missing worthless Of their regiment They now under
arrest.
Ihave just seen number Of rebel prisoners and con-
rabands who their way TO Fortress Monroe. The
learn nothing from thsm and the rebels bitterly
cssh that could learn very little from them. OF their
appearance there a. prisoners however, learned that
some had besn captured by our picksts some were Of
the First Virginia cavalry and had bean hunted down.
they termed il, while others honest. quiet farmers
had been torn from their homes because they said thai
they would not take the oath Of allegiance and were
probably supposed to be connected with knew
thing OF that little affair down the road the other evening
for tho scoundrels They appear 70 delight in boasting
Of their connection with tho rebel army their intention
never TO take the oath OF allegiance, and their hatred
and contempt OF the Northern army and people, One
man said, ''Richmond not yours yet, viii 1t ever
be.' asked one, who appeared TO be more intelligent
than the rest he did not think We should be in Rich
mond before long. lie sad eyes think you will, but
the same as am hers,' meaning - prisoners. They
did say that they did mot expect the kind treatment
from y. that they received; yet they act a. If they
despised us the more FOR II.
II will be recoectsd BY your readers that shortly
after General Mcclellan had paid his accustomed visit to
troops in this direction "Wednesday afternoon
last when he greeted with such bursts of applause
the rebels attempted and succeeded 10 driving back
reserve The rebels engaged in this affair consisted Of
whole brigade while our picket aud reserve did not out
nlmber q whole regiment. What the motive for this
attack cannot be OWNED unless Il learn the
OF the immense glee In camp. Secesh proba-
bly, imagined that rsinforcements were arriving for
Mcclellan and the reconnaissance in force for the
purpose o scsranng the extent and nature OF the rein
forcensnts A. all events tho effort whatever may have
been intended perfect and entire failure the shells
from batteries driving them like cha through the
woods and swamps and enabling our pckes 70 obtain
On Friday Orderly Sergeant H. D. Hsnahan, Company
Second South Carolina Volunteers, Colonel Kenneday
Of Kershaw's brigade, found in the woods wounded
in tho legs whore he had been since Wednesday night
He suffered amputation Ut the hands OF the surgeon of
the First California. Ho was found in smacistcd
dition by Captain W. P. Tomlinson, Company F, FIRST
California. The prisoner expressed great desire TO
noticed In she dsaouse the minds
Of the Southern sodery believe from
Of their leaders that her wounded do not receive
cul and charitable attention At our hands He desires,
through your coresp ndent 70 express his thanks for
the noble and generous treatment extended towards
him since he has been wounded prisoner In hands,
believes that the loss Of the rebels In the skrmsh
Of Wednesday severe, a. the shells from battery
exploded right smougst them tn ther retreat through
An incident illustrative well OF the fsaressnsss as
Of the vigilance and activity Of eur General, has not
Mcclellan during Wednesday rode 70 the outer line OF
pickets and pulling OF his coat, mounted tall tree
generally used for purposes BY our officers
the ocean, and assembled into It's topmost branches,
whore he had splendid view Of the ensmy's POSITION
Richmond the heart Of rebellion. The rebels were no
rsspectors his valuable presence In the tree for their
volliss few thick and fast around and amongst It's
above takin' notes" The object Of their most
judged by our gens ais to have been to cap
they presumed laid near Fair Oaks station.
Our picket lines, during the whole Of last night
resounded with tho crack Of musksty, mostly from the
rebels who from motives Of spite, seem determined
prevent forces in camp from enjoying their nightly
Sleep These constantly recurring alarms in camp
now however, taken cheerlully by tho men, and the
line Of battle IS uniformly formed aiier few shots have
been exchanged between the picksts.
While the position and sgengsh q our forces are at
present such As to dsspats all for our safety from
any attack which the rebels may make upon u.s. rein.
forcsmsnt OF hty thousand fresh troops would insure
the immediate reduction Of Richmond with much less
loss TO side than u could be accomplished oher-
wise. Il 10 idle 10 deny the fact that the rebels out.
number ", though in effectiveness army superior
to theirs in the field.
lam glad to see that some Of our regiments have bssn
provided q OF protection from the fervent
heat, with neat and light straw hat with the Of
the regiment peatly printed its black baud l no.
tced the sixteenth New York in regimenta line this
morning. and they presented really neat and tidy ap.
pearance with their new chapeaus
anything can be said to be hopeful about the rebels
tho fact that yesterday they allowed the blessed Sab
bath 70 Passor ~ least the devotional morning hours
Of The famo-withQnt 4 resort ~ lhs MESSENGERS OF
would indicate chahEe Tor the better on their
part.
The health Of our troops has slightly improved since
my last communication.
SAVAGE srAros, Juas %, 1863
7ke Rebel EpionnoeDesertions ContinWe-FntA STATE
mems Of the Rebel Dsserters-G GassrW w. Smith 0ons
10 Reinforce Jackson, &c., dc.
The emineus silence u the past few days s.,u ooo