New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-14
FROM GEN. McCLELLAN,s ARMY.
" Seven Pipcs,n and not "Fair Oaks''-
Runiored Retreat OF the Rebels--Anec-
dotcs Of the Great Battle-Cow nrdice
and Courage.

Pines" is exceedingly unfair, if it is not something
great deal worse. Only fraction of the contest, an
attempt to turn the right wing, struggled across the
railroad, and ragged near the Fair Oak Station.
COUGHS Division only was there at the be-
ginning. A portion of Summers command, arriv-
ing before the end of the fight, enlarged the
of the combat But the great battle the
great loss and the great victory in the results took
place in front, on both sides, and in rear Of the
Seven Pines Only ignorance, or something worse
can give any other name to this hardfoughi field
than that of the Seven Pines.
Last night-rather at 2 o'clock this morning
Rockers pckets heard several reports, such as they
heard opposite Budd's Ferry the night preceding the
evacuation of the Cockpit Point batteries. This was
followed by the rumbiDg of wagons and the distant
shouting of the drivers TO their mired teams, and all
the noises of retreat. If the Rebels went where
did they got Ats, 10, and IL o'clock, the picket
firing in front was lively. This aggressveness Of
tie sharpshooters has often masked Rebel retreat
or evacuation. If their regiments went, where did
they got BY counter-march down the Charles
City Road, they could place themselves again on the
flank Of the lett wing But TO Peck, fortunately IL
assigned the picket duty upon the line where sleepy
commanders might court danger and receive damage.
His vigilance will never be surprised. III the
Rebels went TO Richmond, it is needless to specu'
late upon the object Of their retreat. For
here speculation concerning it is mixed up
with reports brought in by our scouts, that
the use Of the bayopet upon them by Hooker aud
Sickles, on Monday, completely demorahzed the
Rebel regiments on the Williamsburg Road, who
had participated in the battle Of the Seven Pines
and were left in possession Of Caseys and heyes'
Campo Escaped from Rockers charge, they are
said 10 have struggled rapidly through the road-bed
and the woods Oh either side, III ccnflse d mass
regiments, companies, officers, and soldiers, all
mixed ui-ierally rabble rout, that, oh 20 surely
ought ~ have teen Tven with case-shot and cavalry
charges, aud torn to pieces Oh either side WITH
muskelry. Ii WHIST these scouts say is true, the
imaginary advance in force of the Union troope,
before which the Rebels fed should have been
real movement Ii is possible that we could have
had Richmond in time ior diner. My own judg-
ment is that the first meal will eat there viii be
support the end Of IA hard days work.
'iis late to talk OF the Seven Pines But Is II
Will it not be theme for forty years 10 come
Well-among the noteworthy things seen tie
field Was tie charge Of the l05tb Pennsyly ana, OF
which regiment only 34S men were Ia action. Leo
by its Colonel and Gen. Jameson, Trey depressed
their bayonets, and dashed 1t the Sonth Carolina
Palmetto Regiment and the til Georgia-lned
them right of their feet and drove them half nile
Such heroism, of course, pays sacrce TO the God OF
War. One-haf Of theee Pennsylvanians were Killed
them was killed nearly 10 per cent y Eigh cen
officers started III the assault upon these two Rebel
as they stood IN wood very moving ma
chimes of death that cut us down In swaths. Only
five returned alive or without gilevous WOUNDS.
There il a regiment 20 be adopted INTO.
DE Trobriand's Regiment, the 5Jth NewYork, in
breaking left Capt. Williams, of Company X, with.
out com any to be any longer Captain Of He in
ouired Tor the NrwYoIk cd, chased IT as 1t was ad
vancing in line of battle, and begged the privilege
. ,.. II with And 10
so. most calamity. The cheering with which the
brave officer wac received WAS followed by noisy
welcome given TO all Irish private from the
18th. who quietly took Lis place among the I'D,
with tie smiling sau,ation, as he looked TO the cap
On the lock Of las nIusket, Dyes, Am wild youi
horse behind the regiment was recognized by phi
yate who stepped out and said His name, Sir, Is
Frank Ricbline acting sergeant Company r, New
York 55tn. Put it III your book, Sir. IL IL queer
that aferwsrd in the midst Of the fight, that same
private ran up TO the editor to tell him that he had
made mistake in the mans NAME and lie gave bin
a new aud totally different Celtic name, which, in
the racket aud motion Of the Bedlam scene, lost
beyond recall.
dWhere IN - are you going to Why amt
you fighting l'-objurgatory, violent, with blazing
ewes aid profane proiusely, 10 man Elk feet two in
hight, walking unarned inglorOusy away from a.
horrible fire. right north OF the Pine The strong
tramp of the fggaOus warrior collapsed and fell into
de pIorable limp, and bis jaw hung and his firm
cheeks grew hollow, and bis eyes rolled upward in
their sockets with inimitable anguish. "Oh Sir,
am wounded" "Show your wound" The war
rior's face denoted that be thought considering the
time and place, that this was the most unreasou
able request that an officer ever addressed TO Il
private. He began fumbling at bis waistband
looked over bis shoulder to see the advancing
line Of Rebel fire, clatched at his trowser leg ar
the cover OF his hurt, crOuched and bid
as he stood from a whistling bullet and turned up
now his right elbow shield his breast and reverted
head from The leaden snakes that Lissed mortally
one side and then his left elbow prOtec tIon
from a whole brood of them kissing and splitting
the outer Of two flannel shirts. Hurry upl Show
your wound' At the risk Of bis life, he yet fun
bled and fumbDed-shame growing last upon Tim,
and covering him with look Of the intonsest con.
scious meauness as he at last revealed out of the
siowly lifted flannel mite OF a cut upon bis side,
smaller than many schoOl-bOy intcts upon himself
with barlow knife, and refuses to baDdage.
" Amt you ashamed Of yourself, you siX-foot
coward 60 back and hght - you, or VIII Kill
Won" And he went back-but only to run of
another way.
Per contIa.-I met a man paasing up into the
wood bich Aanked the Rebel regiments in posses
zion Of Caseys camp. "Where have you been 2"
"1o get my wound dressed, lie replied, holding up
bis bandaged left hand, minus one OF its fingers.
" Where az YOU going r. the folder pressing on
the while. "Back, to fight "Why, you can't
fight with that hand ditabled.' "Can't, eh -
sill pressing forward rapidly" you come and see
if can't fight, and fight like h tool l would
give ten dollars 10 know that mans name.
In the early part Of the action, gong near the Cd
noticed an Adjutant busy in giving tuue and time
to the regiment for patriotic song. IL was we'll
for If shell missed aud screamed anywhere, leetle
more discouragngly than elsewhere, it was pre-
cisely over the heads of the cd. 1 inquired the
officers name, and was told IT was james II.
BRADLEY. "A volunteer, fighting here as lac did al