The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-29
OPERATIONS OF MCLELLANS ARMY.
Rebel Accounts of the Battle on
Wednesday Last.
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A VICTORY CLAIMED FOR THE ENEMY.
No Mention Mado Of the Second and Victorious
Attack Of Our Troops
Additional Names Of the Union
Wounded.
Scenes and Incidents Along the
Lines,
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Oar Special Army Correspondence.
CAMP NEAR rHs CHicKAHoxisy, June 90 1862
rAe Enemy Desersing IN Great Numters-FoGions Of Ms
Reid Bri0adss-The Forces Lately al Fredericksburg
Scees in Richmond After he Battle Of Fair Oas--Pros'
poets of Ba.lle dc.
Tho number OF dcsctons from the rebel army amounts
TO regiment per week. Thcso dcsortors OF oil
cevabs nativities and classes large proportion con-
sss Of Lousiansns who believe that by entering our
lines and taking the oath Of allegiance they may return
70 New Orleans and enjoy federal protection. North
Carolinans desert in great numbers The troops from
this State the butt OF rebel aeyoencs and satire
they reported to be very poor soldiers scarcely
skirmish ensuing whereat they not routed North
Carolina has lost troops than any State In the
federacy except Virginia The ewost doserters from
Mississippi and Texas the troops from those States
generally bona de Souherners, who have hope Of
friendship sympathy from the North and would be at
loss to look anywhere for protection out Of their
States. The characters Of these respective troops
exsmphed after the battle Of Fair Oaks whsn accord
ing to the statements Of deserters, tho wounded
from the battle 1sld to the hospitals in Richmond A
Texan, with his head shot partly on, splintered
or lame from wound In tho log, would walk into Rich
mond shrekng and huzxaing. dsspisng the aid
al oiuuuiSuCS, ouu - toCAioSb VI oc6tu w
before the fight, when full Of health, spirit
and hatred. Georgian North Carolinian, on the
Other hand, would crawl pallid and nervous TO an
bulanoe on the receipt Of scratch; and awk
ward these troops that they in the habit Of
shooting their comrades BY sheer negligence and
ignorance in the use OF arms.
have talked to-day with several intelligent dsssrters
al Of them Northern men, and, with exception,
Asssrtsrs from Louisiana regiments. They had been
employed upon Mississippi steamboats, and enlisted to
avoid drafting or 70 obtain employment and bread.
They state that numbers Of their comrades daily
whipped and shot TO prevent their escape into the
sal lines Notwithstanding these admonitons such is
their horror Of the Confederate service its tyranny
hopelessness and starvation that they dare anything TO
secure the friendly shelter Of the national arms.
They depict the terrible condition Of things in Rich
Eond subsequent to the fight at Fair Oaks when every
bleeding dying mon. street fights are matters OF
hourly Occurrences, and the boissrous ruans from the
Gull States frequently stab and murder in sheer wan
tonness Property Of any description is not safe from
seizure BY government or by plundcrsrs Tho military
tyranny stays iss rapacty for neither nor
that they would murder themif they dared. All are
anxious for to the old allegiance. The romance
homes ruined farms murdered neighbors and children
the sad realities OF dsunion and the or the
people, who hold any government TO be better
anarchy that prevails
One of the men to whom was introduced had
been with General Andsrson's division at Fredericksburg
He statos that Anderson's command was composed of
only twelve thousand men in the brgades Of Generals
Mcdowell with his forty thousand soldiers who might
At any time have compelled them 10 fight or surrender
n, oysSn % NJ. : NOW 70 be
Howell Cobb. Lees cavalry, the best in Virginia,
also at Fredericksburg This cavalry accompanied Gene
raj Stewart in his dashng raid 70 White House, apro-
pos Of which, Stewart has issued flaming order in the
Richmond papers, congratuatng his command upon their
courage, promptitude and skill enclose the document
GENERAL oRpxRs-No. IL.
HEApouARIERs CAvALRY BRIGADE, June l6 ls2.
The General of Cavalry, profoundly grateful Divine
Providence Tor the signal attending the late exped
orders his appreciation c The bravery and cheerful esd
History win record in impershabe characters, and
s % Sn oa~ay s e..
Legion and the section OF the Stewart Horse Artillery, en-
What was Accomplished known you to the public and
70 the enemy but the passage Of the chskahomny under
General VIM despair Of enterprise when he
WIN; ri. Hugh Ice and Martin. with their brave
The loss OF the gallant and heroic Capt Latanc. leading
sO% on se
him. win bear witness 70 heart intrepid and spirit irwin
regiment VIII want no better battle cry for victory than
:. =: n: trust: that WIN
gHsaaier General ). E. !. STEWART.
>. r. W. HArRsToE, A. A. A. q.
Among the late arrests in Richmond Is that Of ser
gent Of the Seventh Alabama regiment but whose ooace
consists Of remarkng, after reading Richmond paper
the rebels was given at twelve hundred, ,.sBy God
have seen buried more than that
skirmishes and cannonading are now Of daily occur
renee and each day ID ushored IN and closed by dis
play OF shell pyrotechnics The rebel loss In the skir
msh Of Wednesday was nearly two hundred in killed. and
the skill with which Captain Hazard threw grape and
canister. The slvty ninth Pennsy regiment fought
well during The skirmish. Their loss is as follows
SSunSsS
Martin Dciahidc wounded in arm.
Tho attack was caused by cheering that followed the
appearance Of General Mcclellan along the lines. 1hs
out in force and opened IRE They paid dearly for their
curiosity.
each night TO be awakened In the morning by the rat 10
OF muskctry The noise Of Smelling Is enger regarded
here as signifies at most harmless practice between
rival batteries across the ChcKahoniny
CAsp NEAR RICHMOND, Juno 21, 1862.
Ha WeafA0-Ths vd9dres Of Rebel Shd-7he Shdrp
slo trs--A Rerier--A Nep Hampshre. .Louisionias,
Deseraer-His Observation-Disclosures Prices-Iae Fourth
Michigan, de-, dc.
To-day intensely hot and sury, ana as u In sympa
thy with the dcbtatng and enorvating influence Of the
weather. everything perfectly quiet along the lines Of
the army All day yesterday, however, tho rebels were
act vsy work throwing shot and shell at the different
camps and n one instance with fatal result One shot
struck servant Of the colonel or tho Eleventh United
States infantry treguars) cutting him in two he
reclining undor tree Another shot passed through
division hospital but without niurpg any person third
shot struck The ground in front Of General Morc and
star. who woro out riding Tho firing at times was very
rapid and the manner In which the shot and shc few
uroand reminded tho soldiers or their previous expert
ence At yorstown. The only man who appeared 10 bo
JatHy lshtened vas Or. Gaines, rebel sympahizor,
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lie was disposed to exclam, az did Cardinal wol.cy
"ssvo me from my friends.'
glo Berdau sharpshooters continue to furnish tha
rno n1n o he wnr nnA rondnr maerll and ind spnnsn