White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20

"
.,S fo:s' hnndraS vounded. Oar me-
d;.nl.,sS creat bravery. =
HE.,.r of a;sn.tchea from Gen. Burn
sid. l.ft ;mmed;.telv for Washington.
+. !. renortea ve took 800 prisoners,
soS. r.nc,t. m.fe onr loss SO or so
I;,i.S IA OK, n 20O wounded. 4 fl5 u :
Ths 6obt took place on Friday last.
Thar. ara romors that one of our BriRa-
a.. c.n...i. -. L;lled ;bnt gthev a
.on.;S.r.5 unrcl;.bl. G { .
-...........-.-
20
% @iii h@iagq BALnxoRs. Masco 10.
Sergeant Major y. o. Sonns' OF tns
23d Massachusetts lseg'ment. cane up .
passenger, oy the s'eamer Commoaois'
From him are gotten the ioiiowinG IN
teresting particulars: ,I's ..,,.'',. 2 :,
aOsf troops. ander' Ten. Burnside. land
ed on Thursday evening: near the mo'en
OF Severn Greek. ON the west s'ds OF
Neuse River. 10 miles oeiow' 'Newosfn.
Owing to the dense log. the nsssi vessess
did not participate IN the nght. 20
Early on FRIDAY morning. tho nght
commenced. Oar troops advanced along
the country road running parallel with
the Nense River. but mule or two IN the
rear. The road was sk'rted on the west
side oy . ra'iroad and . dense swamp.
All along the river SIDE was series Of
batteries. which were taken oy our troops'
after some bloody hand-to-hand light
ing. se@ en-
Our troops were divided into three
brigades. under Gems. Reno. Foster and
Parks. We advanced gradually. the
enemy deserting their guns, until we
reached a line OF earthworks extending
across the road from the swamp on the
west. distance OF some two miles These
esrthworks were very strong They were
located about two miles south Of New.
bern. and between them and the city ran
the river Trent. The country road and
the railroad both passed through these
works. and crossed into the city by bridg-
Is. in front OF these works the rebels
had felied a large number OF trees, form
ing An almost impossible absttis. Here
the dying rebels were rallied. and made
for while desperate stand.
Our men fought till oil their ammoni-
tion was spent. when IN order to charge
bayonets was given. and the works were
hns'ly taken at the point OF the bayonet.
the enemy flying. and leaving everything
behind them IN their retreat.
The rebels burned the bridges commn-
n'cat'ng with the town. over which the
country road and the railroad passed.
AS their tram OF cars were in the rear.
inst across the bridge. they OF course were
able to carry of their dead and woun6ed.
Their loss is therefore not ccrtsinly known.
out 1t must have been severe.
Before our troops reached this list
work, they encountered another. which
was deserted before they came up. 1t
was in front Of this last forti6cation that
o's NJ go .o'' W. s"s's'ned'
LUZ 'oI'e VI 'ee nco Ieoeis Is supposed 10
"ays W. oeen .oou, o'oVV.
e.P.a,eo . no"oe. OF prisoners
'nIi:u'ng ',:g ool. A,ery' VINO cursed his
Jn.. :. ~ ,ha ~ h.,,i" :,
l;ftea and .n.hj.J .nr .nasa.,. ~" ",:s os
had hasn v v.;,;o. e. q a.sa".s: 80"
participate IN ths foh, ~ nom. m ~
liver and onr ,roons 49, ~ s,.";nS vI " :.e
mean. Of tr.rsno,tst;o, ..ro.. | ~. r.. %
to Ns,h.,n -''' '"' A'e"s
Ths ,.h.I. .,,.,.a a.. Al, -
IN th.;r rstrs., hr. rss ..".e ~ me .Io .o%u
citizen. who .,.;..,;.haps p1..u ~ a.. ~ '"e
f..t A. ,h.v vsr. ..sr,.d - ~ ~. A.I .nIs:.
Nons ~ onr Gso.ssi. J " ~ ..s .,sT so,s,s.s a@
we're Iilled or vonndsd ~ ~
W. c.n,n,sd fro,. IN ;. IN $685..
IN. ofy;c.r. If ~. ,.h.I. y i.f. ~ .h.;. "I."' S.
,.os h.h;nd md .h. n,.n .h.." s
~ ~ '
Ths seht ,.,u;,.,.a .,ap M ~
r-:a. -. Vs. v"
If the field -
u
n;...;a.S 'IIS:ioS, .ls., N.icn 10;
,..n..s .o".,ue,sa .. "s mn We pave probably
Su Ns"hs seIs In; .u,.n..s. - .,s oy 'ae capture o.
Rn...;a. s. t" Pm - .ao sa'e'y OF 0eo.
o!o.u q"<'.'on
lspec'a' 70 tne Ne" York Iines.1
!, eJ o.', sA m,es oeiow
n. last Ths, 80. S.t..a.a I Iy a.o1n
II nn0 " " iVuCo