The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-07-09
BATTLE or FRIDAY THE arm.
The hardes, fought. is said. Of the series o. bat
before Richmond.

The hardest fought Il is said Of the series Of battles
before Richmond.
Our forces having driven The enemy from
his rifle pits and batteries on the right OF has
position, about Mechaniesyille, on Thursday,
pursued success with redoabled yigor and
gallantfy on Friday. Fire vas opened at
the earliest hour Of dawn, and the enemy,
now almost driven back 70 the base OF his
lines, commenced 10 retreat slowly about
o'clock The troops engaged on The Conied-
crate side. conslstrh 90 tffe D'.i-iyrs ~ uen.
Longstreet. A. p. Hill, and Bethel Hill.
The pursuit was conducted with skill and
impetuosity. and the enemy suffered severe
Us on ali sides. His direction was dawn
from the right Of lie Meehanicssille Turn
pike towards the rear position Of his CEN
ire. sbout four miles north Of the Chieka.
hominy. aud six miles from the Turnpike.
All III the enemy's dead and wounded on the
previous day, with but few exceptions. had
been carried off; aud they managed % re-.
move also large number from the field in
this running engagement. As they retired
thes set FIRE 10 immense quantities OF their
cummissary stores, spiked their cannon. de-
stroyed tents and smashed up all Of The
wagons they could not run Oh. Our forces
captured several fine batteries, consisting in
al u eighteen riiied cannon aud several mi.
nor pieces Of fine artillery. portion Of
them we're spiked and reached The city in
ne afternoon 10 undergo repair and restora.
tion. About ten o'clock the pursuit ceased
for liz time and the battle ragged until late
N II he evening. The enemy bad nov fallen
back upon his strongest position, and fought
with desperation. When night came on the
, firing Oh both sides was discontinued, and
the 5urial Of the dead and the care OF the
wounded. occupied the attention Of our vic.
torious army.
| The retreat ofihe Federal army inspired our
men with strength aud encouragement. Not
man filtered, and while scenes occurred
which would spread dismay under other cir
cumstances. or in another cause, al pressed
on, fred with the determination 10 render
the battle field one sea Of blood rather than
suffer defeat to hover FOR moment above
their heads.
The regiments which seem 10 have SUITE r.
cd the most. in The three days engagements.
we're The 18th and 44lh North Carolina. The
9th and 10th Georgia and the ist Louisiana.
The Virginia troops suffered severely. The
Purcell Battery, Of Richmond, which went
into the engagement with about seventy five
men, came out with thirty seven wounded
and three killed. The Maryland Battery
sustained loss Of thirty wounded and none
killed. About FIVE hundred wounded from
various regiments reached the city on yester.
day, and nearly as many more, from the BAT
tle Of Yesterday alone, which will conclude
The list up 70 last night, will be brought ia
to-day. Our killed numbers about three
hundred. The enemy's loss, in killed and
wounded and prisoners, Is estimated al be.
tween three aud four thousand men, besides
about 100000 Of stores destroyed and
several batteries lost.
The heetness Of the Yankee army in II,
retreat prevented the capture Of many pri.
soners. In fact the capture Of prisoners wal
not particularly cared about BY The pursuing
parry.