Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-11-01

till only three were lclt to man his right .
piece The battery of Lieutenant Cettings,
of the Third regular artillery, was also badly .
cut up. Each OF the sections LOST one man .
killed and seven wounded
The brigade of General Terry was at once /
thrown forward, and in few moments from
the opening of the battle, were actively en-
gagged in assisting General Brannans troops.
The Third New Hampshire and Serrclls
engineers were held in reserve, and though
through the day these troops were under
severe fire, they escaped almost entirely
without injury. The Forty-scycnth Penn
syvania and Fourth New hampshire, which
supported Icnry's gums in the advance, were
terribly shattered. The former lost one
hundred and forty, and the latter about fifty
killed and wounded. The figures embrace
their entire casualties, but the greater por
tion Of them is due to the furious fire which
fell so suddenly among them as the conflict
commenced.
After the rebels had assumed a second
position, our ammunition had become par
TALLY exhausted. and our fire was in a mea-
sure moderated. but as the enemy invariably
rcdOublcd their cNcrtionS as we slackencd
ours, another advance was made. The
/ rebels resisted stubhornly. but We're again
/ forced back, and took up third position at
] a
| mile this side of the village In this contest
/ Colonel Chatficld, of the Sixth Connecticut
/ fell, struck 10y Minnie ball in the hip
/ Shouting to his men to 90 on and do as well
as they had already done, he gave up his
/ command to tile senior aptain-Licutcnant
! Colonel Spdcll having previously been di-a-
| hlcd by bullet in the arm, and was carried
to the rear.
At the bridge the rebels made another
desperate stand. In artillery they were
much the strongest, not less than twelve
pieces playing upon us. while our own artl-
lcry consisted Of but four Parrot guns and
three boat howitzcrs from the Wabash,
brought up by the Paul Jones. These pieces
were under the command of Lieut.. Phoenix.
of the flagship, and were most beautifully
served. The conduct Of the brave tars who
manned them, and especially n youthful
midshipman named Wallace. filed our sol
dicrs It'll enthusiasm. While the rebel fire
was hottest Mir. Wallace led his men forward
and sent number of shells among tho
enemy. Three Of his mon were wounded
and he was called in.
The Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers
which, till Yesterday was never under severe
fire, hcre made Its mark upon the enemy
BY dashing charge, in which they wcrr
supported by the Forty-scvcnth Pcunsylya
MIA. they again rovtcd the rebels. Grivir-
them acro~. the bridge. The cu.mr at orc,
destroyed tins structure. tearing up I'll,
plauEinc and pulling down ne rc-tIc worl,
and placing it beyond the possibility OF i'm
, mediate repair
The fight lasted from noon til nearly !,
o'clock. slowly but steadily the rebels Lac
been forced back, until il was now hcyon,
our power to pursue them further. Thu
. whistlng of locomotives and the clattcrin.
of trains bringing to the station close Il
hand fresh troops from Charleston, wcr
: distinctly heard. Night was fastening on
Although preparations were made by tn
engineers to provide a crossing, it was de
tcrmincd to leave the rcld.
= To General Terry was given the conduc
II of the retreat. 1t was made in the mos
E, admirable order. each regiment prcserviu.
: its line and covering itself with honor as
h retired, no less than in the trying ordeal q
q the afternoon.
General Brannan and Gen. Terry expires
themselves delighted with the conduct @
the troops. They were steady, true an
brave. know the troops are satisfied wit
Il their generals and have yet to hear til
tt first word prciudiciaI to tho conduct OF an
Il officer upon the field. Captain Lamnor
n Captain Corgcll and Lieutenant Jcrmuiu,
l. Of Brannan's stan, and Capt. Bacon, Lieu
l. Terry. and Lieutenant james Of the staff {
e General Terry, Were conspicuous througAou
@ the fight, but escaped unharnud.
. II heavy losses may Indicate gl!aHtry, TIA
Il palm may be given to Colonel Goods uobl
+, regiment, the Forty-syycuth PcnnSylyani
volunteers. Upon this command the hrun
t of the battle fell. Out of coo who went int
o action, nearly $50 were killed or Woundc,
/ All Of the keystone troops did splcndidl,
II as did the Connecticut Volunteers und,
c Chatticld and iIawIcy. 4 company o. til
o First Massachusetts cavalry, which marchc
i from Beaufort to Broad river. arrived uIo
l. the ground too late to participate in I'll
c action. One of the number was Woundc,
n the gunboat M.rblchcad. ON which 23O
l. the Third Rhode Island were trauSportc,
/ got aground in Broad river and the,
troops in consequence did not get up i
z time to take part in the battle. Compan
1t VI, Of that regiment however was in til
le advance, under Captain Comstock II
escape with the loss of but two men
y remarkable.
lc When the fight commenced Dr. Baily.
N the Forty-seyenth Pennsylvania, was place
e in charge Of the hospital When I'll
m wounded men were brought in, | could NJ
ic but notice the kind attention he hr-towc
Is upon them. In the care Of the sufferers /
ic was ably assisted by Dr. Schall. of the Sc
N enty-siNth Pennsylvania; DR.. Merritt, of Il
le Fitty-fhh, and Drs. Porter and McClclla
of the Connecticut Volunteers.
- This morning the wounded are hciu
~ taken to Hilton Head. They cannot numb
~ less than four hundred The Boston h;
:; nearly one hundred on board, and will lea,
!, at ten o'clock. Captain Johnson is attcnt
~ ing in person to their wants, and the main
y, ed and bleeding soldiers find in the Office
~ of his ship the warmcSt hearts and tcndcrc
~ sympathies Those who 20 ON board II
~ Ben Dctord fare quite as well as CAPITA
i Hallct's hands
he The force Of Col Barton, comprising 70,
D. hundred and fifty men, of the forty-cighr
Il New York Volunteers and one company
IS the Third Rhode Island artillery und
ur Captain Gould, had also an important du
Y to perform. AS the force which your ca
a respondent accompanied moved towaI
It, Pocotaligo, the steamer planter, with Il
TO above force was despatched up the Coos
watchie. The Planter, together with Il
u gunboats Vixen aud Patroon, pcnctrat,