The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-09

gard and jackson gave them a force
double that Of the Army Of the Potomac,
and many Of the prisoners taken during
the battle belonged to Beauregard's army.
CAMPAT BERKLEY' S LANDING, Va,
July 2. 1862
Morel's Division, which was earliest
IN the fight yesterday, is believed to have
suffered more severely than any other
particularly the brigades OF Butterfeld
and Martindale The 18th New York,
which forms, or did form, part of Bat
terield's Brigade, is nearly anuibilated.
lThe 44th New York, SD Pennsylvania,
aud 10th Michigan, also suffered severely.
| Butterfeld's Brigade brought off three
stand Of Rebel colors as evidences of its
valor. Among the prominent officers of
Morells Division who have oiven their
lives to the cause of the country, are Col
Back, 62d Pennsylvania; Col Wood
bury, 4!h Michigan; Col. Cass, 9th Mas
sachusetts Lieut.. Col Skill:n, 14th New
York Lieut.-C Sweitzer, cd Penn.
sylvania Most of these were killed
yesterday.
Gen. Porter's corps seems to have
been largely engaged, and to have acquit-
ted itself nobly, as usual. Hooker's
divislon,as was expected of them, "iough.
like brave men, long and well, and heaped
the ground with Rebels slain" This
division is known here as the fighting
division, and as an evidence of their work
it may be proper to state that they came
on to the Peninsula 1000 strong, and
now number less than 5, 900 effective men.
Among the regiments of this division,
which suffered most severely, were the
Massachusetts LIST, llth, and 10th. Of
the latter regiment about 80 were either
killed or seriously wounded, among whom
were Col ?. T. Wyman, shot through
the heart and killed immediately Lieut.
Col. George NJ. Meccham, wounded in
the hand; Adj. Walds Merriam, wounded
severely In the neck.
A little incident will show the spirit
Of the Massachusetts 10Th. When the
Massachusetts, 1st were ordered to charge,
the men of the 10Th, addressing the
Colonel of the 1st, said: "May we not
charge with you? You are not strong
enough to charge that solid column of
Rebels alone. We have no officers left
Our Colonel is dead, and our Lieutenant
Colonel and Adjutant wounded. So, if
you will lead US, we would like to charge
with you" They did charge, with an
effect that the Rebels will be likely to
remember for some time. | would say
more about the splendid fighting of the
Massachusetts troops on this occasion,
only for the fact that the Old Bay State
has history which the world knows BY
heart, and to tell our readers that Mas
sachusetts soldiers are brave. and that
they do their duty, is to tell them what
they do ins,inctiyely know "God bless
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. j"
The famous Sickles Brigade, too, won
fresh laurels in this days contest
They were held as a reserve, and CON
ing in at the critical moment, are said to
have turned the tide of battle in favor
otthe loyalists. At all events the Brigade
drove the Rebels like so many frightened
sheep
The Irish Brigade Gen. Thomas T.
Nleagher, took a prominent part in this
action, and, according to a universal re-
port, acquitted itself splendidly. Among
the casualties of the Brigade were Col.
Burke of the esd, badly wounded Capt.
Joseph O'Donohue, of the 88th, killed :;
Capt. Leddie Of the Goth, shot through
the eye; Col Pierce of the 29.h Mass.
(recently tranferred to the Irish Brigade }
lost his arm; Lieut.. Barnes of the Goth
badly wounded in the wrist Sergeant
Haggarty Of TIE Goth (brotaer to Lieut.
Col. Haggarty of the old 69th), shot
dead. Major kavanagh of the 69th
had his horse killed beneath him, being
pierced By no less than seven balls, while
the Major had the good fortune to escape
without scratch.
The army has today taken up its final
positiod~bn the river, and it is the first
day during the past week that it has not
ceen attacked by the Rebels. They have
shown themselves in force to-day, but
have made no further demonstration.
The rain has come down in torrents
nearly all day, while thousands of poor
fellows, wounded beyond the power of
locomotlon, lay in the open fields on the
cold ground under its pitiless peltings;
bat even this is perhaps less distressing
to these unfortunates than to lie under
broiling sun and endure the burning
thirst and fever which would naturally
follow. Those of the wounded who could
walk from the battle field have been COM
ing in all day. and have received the at
tention of the surgeons and nurses.