Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-16

captain Chauncey McKeever threw himself
in their way and endeavored to rally them
without elect. His resolution tas promptly
taken. lie took squadron OF Col Averill's
81 pennsylvania Cavalry; deployed them in
the woods on each side Of the road aud order.
ed them TO Gre upon The straeRlsrs and force
them back into ihe eight until the re-ent5tcs.
msnis should come M. The order was
ohayad. The men--who had not shown any
symptoms OF plnic, nor we're in any danger
Ola stamp de returned 10 their work. But
without car'ridgs It seemed useless. and
soon a Struggling into TIE woods again com.
menced Hsinizaman, having 40 aid within
miles az him, took bis escort of3I Pennsyl-
vAniahs commanded by Capt JIG. White, and
p-r7u1ted them TO return 10 their rauks and
resume their ground. II was heroic Of any
porit1n Of The 5000 exhausted and now
spbfaniiuiy uuarm4d men to face $4,000
c''npata.iyely fresh troops, pouring In upon
'hem with a fierce and steady Increase. Bat
a Massachuseits regiment (God bless that
Stale and God bless her people y greatly
assisted this devotion by fixing bayOnsts on
their empty market barrels aud standing
still for the coming avalanche. II was now
that Death passed fastest through our ranks
Odoers fell thickly aud msu went to earth
10 heaps. Ten minutes more would have
ruined ua-lor demi gods could not have
sustained such an inequality as 600 to
Z5,OOO Ten minutes more would have saved
the Rebellion and caused the recognition OF
the revolted States; ten minutes more would
have crushed military reputation, and driven
political party out OF pOweT--and It's ad.
minislrators perhaps out of life. Bat now
Brigadier Berry OF the stout State of Maine
Wadng through the mud and rain at such
speed that he actually overlook aud passed
three other brigades came in sight. Heint.
zelman shouted with gratitude. H. ran to
the nearest band and ordered IL TO meet the
coming regiments with Yankee Doodle"
aud to give them marching time iato the
held with the Star-spangled Banner. A
Wild hurrah went up from the army, and
with yell that was electric three re giments
OF Berry brigade went to the front, formed
a line nearly half mile long, aud com
meneed volley firing that no troops on
earth could stand beiore-then at the double
q1icked dashed with the bayonet a. the
Rebel array, aud sent them flying from the
field into their earthworks. pursued them
into the largest of them, and drove them out
behind with the pure steel, and then Invited
them to retake it. The attempt WAS repeated
~ made, and repeatedly repnl cd. TIE court
OF The Rebel dead in that battery atthe close
OF the light was g. They were principally
Michigan men who did this work
The equilibrium Of the battle was restor.
ed. Ii was now 4 O'clock, and Jammison and
Birney came mp with their brigades, covered
with mud aud streaming With the rain bat
eager for share IN the blessed work They
went to the front, and soon the tide Of the
fight turned backward. But Berry's tim.ly
arrival, for which be is entitled to both graf
itude and honor saved the day. Atdark his
troops we're in unrcs sisted possession of the
battery they had captured; the rest OF Htint.
nau's force was well placed, and 10 full
rOnt of the enemy's ne, while the enemy
themselves had withdrawn from the plain TO
The cover Of their works. We we're ready
for the renewal Of the fight on the morrow.
They were WHIPPED. Our men lighted their
iiros, and cooked their coffee, and tried to
dry their clothes Theirs were strapping
their knap3scks on their shoulders for a
flight They had met the Yankee on &c open
field, and knew that at last they had met
their masters. So, through the mists Of the
rainy night the Confederate Army OF the
Potomac stole ont OF their Entertainments,
and obeye1 the order to retreat. Bull Run
was avenged The Williamsburg Run began
| at 9 o'clock in the eveuing,an now, 80 hours
after. IL In full panic and disorder, under the
sa5ering OF our cavalry and the shelliog Of
| our artillery-far away here toward Rich
| mond.
II was not ill after sunrise that the last
OF the Rebel army. composed Of cavalry,
| passed through Williamsburg. They left one
! large gun in their works; abandoned a
| splendid brass piece on The road, With tw1
| cAissons; strewed every rod of their path
With muskets, bayouets, knapsacks, blankets,
and oveTCOats; Uttered the way with all the
wreck and ruin OF a beaten and demOr4lizrd
army 10 lull digit from imaginary as we'll
| az real terrors. There WAS harvest for th
blacks who bad not been driven 10 COLTS by
| their owners to Richmond, From all parts
| they alighted upon this abandoned property,
! much Of II new aud valuable, fresh from the
| O0mmissary's stores, and left upon The rUad.
| side Ia wagons, cnly because il mpcded
| fight. The blacks OF Williamsburg are rich
/ IN portable property" to-day
Tle Rebel eight had, however, no such in
| dugencs "a was granted TO IL at Manassas.
| H4iniZ lmau is a FIGHTING man. Between g
/ aud The next morning, jameson VAS Ia
| posse sion Of Williamsburg, with regiment
! of infantry aud battery Of light artillery.
! This G. 3neral and Capt Mckeeyer were ghe
| lrst ol the hated Yankees 90 enter lhe sacr' q
old town. Only hall an hour before bad The
rear guard OF tbr hyag Toe passed out At ihe
-nthsF- sla 49, = !!45ssi7l3 j56rE tdNEu m large
| numbers. Soon Ayerijr- 81 P-unsyiy ini4
| Cavalry dew through he deserted streets n
! not parsuil-~whel .hree miles out lhsy rode
| through an abandoned ddwork, mounted
/ with heavy guns--and rode on toward Rich
| mOnd gathering up ~ ina mes exhausted
aud dispirited Rebels at every iufl0ug. De
taohngnis c0n-tAnlly return with pr-5uers
! Thslr numbers threaten t0 emO Uylss rs
Dat os ihs enemy passed out Of William
i burg Jn ths Mouth SIDE. preceded BY lhs Ter
/ hHcd inhabitants, whYse iears Of IA htr,
/ tren sysicmtiicauy AROUSED and made nor
| bid ~ lhe c0l.riveis ol this rebellion toes
! let tbs ohuiC Igs, the College aud the OYurl
| House AL Che public buildings allied
With lLsT wounded. Their ambllancaa aud
| hospi al waglns welt out iuil also. Al %.
81 gsral points 81 ne dght, yesterday, they
/ lon .hese victims Of OQr 6r Tbs aaad-sl