Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-11
LATEST FROM THE soUrn.
The Battle of Tuesday as Described
by the Richmond Examiner.

I nave received copy OF the klchnond EXaml-
ner, of the 4th instant, containing an &C.
count Of the battle on the Tuesday previous 1t
is as follows:
From the Richmond Examiner, July 4.
A severe Battle.
The battle Of Tuesday was perhaps the
iiereest and most sanguinary Of the series Of
bloody conflicts that have sigualized each of
the last seven days. We have already adj
yerted TO the part played in the action by
General jackson and others, but as yet have
made little mention of the operations upon
the occasion Of Gen. Magruder and the troops
under his command. We now propose to
give such particulars as we have obtained on
the field after the battle.
Early on Tuesday morning the enemy, from
the position to which he had been driven the
night before, continued his retreat in south
easterly direction towards his gunboats on
James river. AT clock, A. NJ, Mogruder
recommended the pursuit, advancing eau
1 tiously but steadily, and Smelling the forests
and swamps in front as he progressed This
method OF advance was kept up throughout
the morning and until o clock, p. NJ, with
out comlng.gp with the enemy. But between
4 and oelcS our troops reached large open
field, a mile long and three-quarters in width,
on the farm of pr. Carter. The enemy were
discovered strongly entrenehed in dense
forest on the other side Of this field Their
artillery, of about fifty pieces, could be plain
| ly seen bristling ON their freshly constructed
earthworks.
AT 10 minutes before clock, z NJ, Gen.
Magruder ordered his men to charge across
the field and drive the enemy from their po-
sition. Calamity they sprang TO the encoun-
ter, rushing into the field at a fun run In
stantly from the line Of the enemy's breast
works amurderous storm Of grape and canis-
ter was hurled into their ranks, with the
most terrible effect. Officers and men went
down by hundreds, but yet, undaunted and
unwayerng, our line dashed on until two
thirds Of the distance across the field was nc
complished. Here the carnage from the with
erng FIRE Of the enemy's combined artillery
and musketry was dreadful. Our lines wa
vered moment, and fell back to the cover of
The woods. Twice again the effort TO carry
the position was renewed, but each time with
the same results. Night, at length, rendered
further attempt injudicious, and the eight,
until 10 clock, was kept up by the artillery
Of both sides. 10 add to the horrors if not
the dangers Of the battle the enemy's gun
boats, from their position at Curl S Neck, two
and half miles distant, poured on the field
continued broadsides from their immense
( ritlcd guns. Though it is ques tionable, us We
have suggested, whether any serious loss was
inflicted on us by the gunboats the horrors of
1 the fight were aggravated by monster shells,
which tore shrieking through the forests and
exploded with a conclusion which seemed to
shake the solid Garth itself. The moral effect
on the Yankees of these terror-inspiring al
/ lies must have been very great, and in this,
we believe, consisted their greatest damage to
/ the army Of the South.
| IT must not be inferred from the above ac-
4 count that the slaughter was all upon our
side. We have the best reasons to know that
! the wel-directed fire Of our cannon aud mus
kerry, both before and subsequent to our eff
! forts TO storm the enemy's position, fell with
/ fatal effect upon his heavily massed forces.
/ AT ten o clock p NJ. the last gnu was fred
from our side Each side held the position
occupied vhcn the fight begun, and during
/ the remainder Of the night each was busily
engaged removing their wounded The rum
bic Of tie enemy's ambulances and wagons,
! in rapid and hurried motion, did not cease
even with the dawn. Al ten O. clock Wednes-
4 day morning they were still busy and discon-
I tinued their labors, not because their wound
ed had been removed, but for fear Of our adj
vance. Our wounded were carried from the
1 field directly to the farmhouse in the neigh
/ borhood, whence, after their injuries had
been examined and dressed, they were brought
TO this city.
During the morning the enemy evacuated
his position and retreated still bearing in
soutbeasterly direction, and apparently not
attempting TO lessen the distance between him
and his gunboats.
The battle field, surveyed through the cold
rain Of Wednesday morning, presented scenes
too shocking 10 be dwelt on without anguish.
The woods and the field before mentioned
were, on the western side covered with our
dead, in all the degrees Of violent mutilahon;
while in tho woods an the west Of the field
lay, in about equal numbers, the blue nni-
formed bodies Of the enemy. Many Of the
latter were still alive, having been left by
their friends in their indecent haste to escape
from the rebels.
Great numbers ofhorses were killed on both
sides, and the sight Of their dislignred car
casses and the stencil proceeding from them
ADDED much TO the loathsomc horrors Of the
bloody Geld. The corn fields, but recently
turned by the plow share, were furrowed and
torn by the iron missiles. Thousands Of round
shot and nnexploded shell lay upon the SUR
face Of The earth. Among the latter were
many Of the enormous shells thrown from the
gunb0ats. They were eight inches in width
BY twenty-three in length. The rayages Of
these monsters were everywhere discernable
through the forests. Ia some places long ave
nues were cut through the tree tops, aud here
and there great trees, three and four feet in
thickness, were burst open and split TO very
shreds In one remarkable respect this battle
field differed in appearance from any Of the
preceding days. IN the track Of the cncmy's
light there were no cast-away blue great
coats, no blankets, tents nor clothing nolet-
iers and no wasted commissary stores. lie
had eysdently, before reaching this point,
thrown away everything that could retsrd his
hasty retreat. Nothing was found on this
portion Of The field but killed and wounded
YaHkges and then guns and knapsacks,
Miscellaneous.
The Examiner says that the Confederate
killed and wounded in all tie battles amount
90 "at least ten thousand. In the fight Of
Tuesday Major Walker, Of the Fifteenth Yir-
ginia Regiment was killed, and the Colonel
august wounded Gen Anderson ia re-
ported to have been injured by a she'll
Northern newspapers captured from Federal
soldiers are advertised for sale in Richmond
Confederate stocks rose from SO to 81, rs a
result Of the battles
Slidoll writes that he expects the Gimme
dat" recognition Of the Confederacy by the
French Emperor
Tie Coniederates believed that the New
York 9TH regiment was ia the late battles.
II says that the Confederates captured AZ the
White House l92, 600 rounds Of assorted cart
az FF & a. III o.