New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02

DIR. ClAne--tO the Town, and he has been hurrylDg
up supplies from the Commissioners stores, snch as
bed.covers and clothes pillows, towels, wearing sp-
parel soap, ellies, fsrina, wine, cups spoons, &C.
Something has been said Of removing the wounded
TO some other place. There many objections to
this, and besides, very many are not fit for removal
From medical point Of view, there ia much that is
instructive and Interesting TO the surgeons Of the
division, the study arising from which would add
materially to their experience in tie field.
As in some of the battles Of the Crimean war,
there are instances especially among tho Rebels,
where more than one man has been biz by the same
balbe proJecule passing entirely through the body
Of one man and killing woundiug the next behind
him. We saw one instance in which ball shattered
the arm of soldier and then killed bis be-closer
Very few injuries are reported by shells, and stiil
fewer by bay onels. OF buletwounds there Is every
varety-Enfeld, Mimic musket and riie balls OF AL
descriptohs, fIom the pea or squirrel rie, 10 the
teavie.t bore, and bnck shot The most terrible APP
pear 10 be the Enfeld rifle ball. whchtesrs out holes
large enough TO put asAver dollar in sm'shng bones
like s,raws The effect OF these bullets is well seen
on the trees where the Rebel right wing was sta-
TONED. These are cut and gsshed as if storms Of
rs thick as a mans wrist having been severed by
SINGLE BAH Our fis at this battle shows terrible
precision Almost unheard Of. A belt Of scare and
spliners is marked upon the thicket, rangioS from
al extreme hight Of feet TO within half yard
Of the ground, most of the shots being about breast
high.
On that portion Of the ground defended by the
stone wall Of the men who fell by our fire nearly all
were hit in tie head, ana in the majority Of cases
instantly ki led; few pools Of blood show where
some poor fellow, severely wounded, slowly eboed
bis life away. There must be something demorallz-
ing in the fact Of FOLDERS seeking shelter or how ls
that with all the advantages Of cover. men run IN 30
many instances when the position is threatened
Very few of the Rebels awaited the shock when our
gollaut regiments, dashing up the open field, adj
vanced 10 the charge. One or two were bsyoneted,
STOPPING besde the wall TO c,p and cock their pieces
FOR another shot. And in one case the impetaosity
OF one soldier carried him inside & Rebels guard.
where as he could not bis musket, they TOOK to
f.,icnfs the Rebel striking ont with his fist, receiy-
ing a scientifo blow in return, and then becoming
prisoner to biz opponent. Although much broken by
the charge, the. enemy did 10. give up the fight bat
continued to fire a, the victorious lines Of the patriots
from every stone and fence Wien The we'll was
cleared Of it, deiende two pieces Of cannon, hith-
erto marked, opened on Tylers brigade, but were
soon captured.
In this feht the colors Of the 18th Indiana received
% balls and bad two bearers shot. The 5th Ohio
Suffered more severely still, having five of lie color
bearer, struck down.
The men captured emitted strong smell Of whis-
.aid UNA Uivsn in larya rfities IN
increase the courage of the Chivary. This was all
very well during the first part Of the engagement
when the artillery had il all to sefi but like that OF
Bob Acres this Dutch courage oozed out at The I'm
gers ends at cose quarters. II it were needed, this
usht settes the question Of courage entirely IN the
favor OF the Union men.
II is generally believed ths. Jacksons force is too
badly demoralzed and scattered to ever be got to-
gether in anythiog like lie former numbers. The
cavalry and artillery covered the retrest. Ashby,
however much be may be considered responsible by
bis officers for their defeat, is. notwithstanding, q
brave lelow--a model cavalry officer. His Goodness
is unsurpassed; every ons knows him, conspicuous
on bis whiie horse, aud nearly every one : kes a
shoi at HIM lie is hurried, and takes no more
notice q the bullets Hyng around than il they were
60 many kbhtt. Inc Wcll-lrhDeu, UlOoueC noIttt Ot
which his command is mounted much coveted by
our own cavalry, who, however, have not had SO
many chances of coming to close quarters as they
desire. Although carrying sabers, Ashbys men sell
dom use them but stand behind their horses, or sit
in the saddle firing their fes occasionally securing
aeross the country, taking fences and bitches, and
shouting Ike mad men. In the matter Of noise
nothing equal the wild burrah of the Ohio boys
when they first attacked The Secesh. The latter did
the shrieking to an alarming extent, especially when
they thought there were signs Of wavering our
side; but IN the charge, change came the
rebels, and the Buckeye hurrsh was roar which
could be heard for miles.
In one place boot with human leg in il was
found upright on the ground, where lie owner had
stood aud portion Of finger seen also sticking
to a tree where ]. bad been blown from human
band. This wss near where the sith Pennsylvania
Regiment Toe, its colonel, by the terrible storm Of
musketry which the Rebels delivered from their
cover, but which had power check the victorious
advance of our columns In this bate, many Of the
officers used uuskets and rifles by the eide of their
own men. Although ~ b some what opposed to the
strict rule OF tactics the example seems not 70 have
been lost upon the soldiers.
Among those who went over the field next day
was Baltimore Sece~ionist, who selected AZ the
most agreeable trophy Of the combat email tree
from which he manufactured a cane-stainei with
bloody hnger-msrks made by brother Rebel. Tue
cane he proposed to carry to bis native place, to de-
light the eyes of his sympsihiriug friends regard
lees Of the joke which Massachusetts boy made, to
the effect that he slow in following the example
n 4 a no bod 81. 4, IL.
before.