Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-11
rHr Lsssrs At WIFI OAK SWAMP.

room now for the following extracts:
TIE LessTs AT WHITE OAK SWAMP.
The battle of White Oak Swamp scarcely second
tn that of Gaines Hill in point OF loss OF LIE, wound
ed and prisoners. We undoubtedly suffered less IMAM
the enemy who literally butehered but our loss s
nevertheless enormous We lost all OF kotts battery
but single gun, the whole OF RaBdalrs battery ole
gun we believe Of Captain Agree aud several others in
S,rors parts OF the field. We could not have lost IN
killed wounded and prisoners. less than two thousand
i've hundred men, and our loss may have reached twice
that an cunt But We gained our point and made the
] mes river despite all the enemys attempts to cut us
Of thtrefom IL failing TO do this they suffered the
retreat whereas in the pitch OF battle beat him back
with immense lOss, and 30 crippled that be Wa eiIher
unable or unwilling to fire gun next day Tue gun
boats Arcs COX and Gaena entitled to the most un
bounded credit They came into action Just at the rght
lime and did rst-!ate service The rebols have go long
held our gunboats in that their mere presence will
produce panic amorg them.
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ilqurer fur
uisbes the following additional particulars:
The rebels fought with deportation, hoping to detach
chr divisions ard crush them detail Gen Mcclellan
ss every Nhere through the fight directing reinforce
mepts 10 be sent the froot seemed weakest
Gan AcOail with the Pennsylvania s'rves, was sta
toned in the rear of he several pCus held by the com
mauders d. aud within Supporting distance oil them
all
Al four O'Clock in the afternoon dispatches were re-
eeiyed a. headquarters that the eGemy being sue
cess u " r~puised all points, with the exception Of
General srasy's, who r'pored that the enemy we're
90 strong Tor hin, forcing dim from his posi-
ton.
word was mmedat l. seat to General Mccall to ad
vance 10 his rei-f, Rhcn ME men DID on the double
oack notwithstanding their previous isugues aud eI
naus,iou They were soon engaged In tie thiCksst oil
che fight wbcl grew hotter as every moment brought
fresh trooTs from Richmond TO TepacS those whom our
brave Rsserses leVeling with terrible rapidy.
The cannon Gu. whole lines down, and opened great
paps through he advancing masses but still they came
on fresh regiment after regiments until cur gallant and
bleeding men we're oyerposered BY eIcrtiun and decm
sted BY the deadly vol IS Of the enemy. Had We but
received reiuforcemens guns would not have been
lost As il was Il impossible TO hold them against
the superior numbers thrown upon devoted division
Al this time ~ Mccall and bis st. a Is loped towards
The front to cite his brave troops TO stronger eIertons
vben he was seen TO fail from his horse MORALLY wound
ed in the breast.
His staff gathered around bin, and begged to be a.
loved TO bear bis body place OF quiet and s,iety
mo said be- "let me e on the field" and in the mo
mntsr, confusion which the fall OF their beloved sde
made bis div sion was slowly driven back Almost a.
he same tms Captain Il. J. b ddle aid to Gen. Mccall
Eas MORALLY wounded
Sill, the contest ragged more micly, the efforts Of his
men 70 reach Lin being almost frantic. In this despe
rate charge The loss Of life on both sides exceeds any
icing thai has occurred since the contest commepced
The dead y in piles high tents. Among the slain
| we're L5eutel ants j. Il Kuhn and W. N. Watmouth =
General Meade was severely wounded in the abdomen,
and q neral REYNOLDS was tskn pr /! is sirce
| ascar,.ined that be is unhurt in Richmond