The New York herald., 1862-09-03
a spIRITEp ENGAGEMENT.


A SPIRITED ENGAGEMENT.
GIBBONS BRIGADE WHIPS 4 SUPERIOR Po.CE or THE
ENEMY AND HOLD THs PosIrI0N-THE LARGEST
PERCENTAGE OF LOSS IN THE CAMpAIdE.
BULL RUY Sept. 1, 1862.
Among tho troops that have been in the
contests the Geld tho struggle of july 1891 is
one brigade tho bravery Of whoss movements shsl
deavor 70 depict Ia tho toiIcwing few remarSs:--
GssoSs RaIoADs LEAVE crsraEvILIE
Gibbons brigade, OF Kings division, Thursday
afternoon let their temporary camp and marched from
Cen.revle along tho main road leading TO Manass juno
sion. II had not marched more than three miles from
Gho former place when the advance guard Of tho brigade
were
sUDDKyLY ATTACHED srPzRi0R FORCE or zEBEIs.
The advance guard steadily retired unit; The brigade
same up. the enemy rtiI advancing upon them. Brisk
-Skirmshng ensued. which was continued sons time.
ENGAGEMENT coNagNcED
at half past FIVE r. NJ between the brigade Of Gibbons
and the enemy, who In greatly superior force The
rebels advanced from the woods with terrible yels upon
Gibbons Wisconsin boys who wero stoned st the edge
of 6sid, which skrted by another wooo opposite
shat from which the rebels came. The rebels poured
fearful Ore into men as they cao on yelling ana
threatening to ovsrwheim liz.
THR BRIGADE RHcE1,ED THE rRs cooIly,
though 1t st. destructive, and did not respond
uD, they had advanced distance ato tho clearing,
and at point blank range Of mnsketry and artillery.
Then. and then cnlY, did the word If Command come 70
commence firing.
ARuLKRv
Hatch ana Dol5leday's batteries with the brigade.
The rebels had battery.
THE UNION TROOPS epEy r1RE.
As soon the Union brigade had received the arst
fre from the reoels Infantry and atlcy, allowed
fnsm in prcpcs range for effective and de-
ctroying Grs, tho command was given to drs. Nobiy
did the Wisconsin brigade sustain their reputation.
rHE sEsEas REcon. ATTACK.
perfect shees Of flame issued from the batteries and
che lns OF infantry carrying death aud dcsruct
che rebel ranks and causing them to rccoil.
I1ES RALLY
The discharge was not 10 much, howsver, prevent
Sher being speedily rallied and broagh, into condition 10
give tho brlgae Of Giboons' anohes CALLING discharge
-srom their artillery and infantry, which literally
ed TO mou down our ranks.
SoI
In the actions men, but they closed up the places
occupied BY tho killed. and wounded speedily, aud ad
vancel with win the enemy, who approaching
from the opsn field, apparently conscious Of victory
sASKs AND aErDApDrE.
Oar infantry fred they went on, while Hatchs and
Ooubisdsys batteries poured the decimating gra?e
ter and spherical shot Into the rebel ranks causing
them 20 brcpk ard take the woods in double quick
infantry eoniuued 10 pour into lhcm.
TEE UNION woops.
For considerable time after their unccrcmonious sse
cdde into the wcod the batteries Of Hat ch and Doubs
day continued 10 shell the woods In which they found
oho,tcr. Gibbons did deem u advis ,be 10 folsw
them with his srrau force into unknown POSITION and
contentca hiu1ser with holding tho led unnccstei by
sne Ieseis.
TRsNerH or GssoSs BsIoADe.
She wis.cnsin brigade consisted q tho Second Sixth
and Seventh wisconsin end the Nnete Indiana regi
ents sul numbered when 1rsi II wen, into action two
thousand Tasis loss scyc, hundred ard eighty
.s.lci, woaneea aad missing, nearly forty pc. sent
1cs
sr Ac-cN Lls-yo OILY Az rola an a usir.
THO wcu.d-s an, forward ard the tsca later cd
as,rs the ss retired tho posilon they had 30
sosiy hold befors - cpurior force Of "a, enemy.
aN 1cs " Tia eIrB Wisconsin
The Six,a wicfir re- .sncDs, which siieri isss than
ary other os fhs p-x ie. lsss fesn kiisa aud sixty
Tcus wonAed
some 07 TIL. LOSSES IN vrYCYyrA.
SpAnrcL Loss seoss r.s sEaxAs RE.Yssrs--sNs
KsBrGs csrrynE .Tnr !" sAcKass sA7sys,".-ss.
nKi. LOSES A got aASD sks-2sroaTAp EAslSSA.
TsDr Or cEs iAL siam, and TIM CA.sS--Ifg
Mathis fEAHILLy pxs9arsiIvc--yHs axEs.
Losa1j.
fri. Rvr, Sept Z, fs6a.
AWcf sore very hbcrious research bsrs assa o.,
Snd tc gather few iterB relative u ,ho ssss
d. and material sur.ag shc kst few Gays' atss,s
~ course the lit q ia from scmfIes, boz ~ls be ",
tesstirs N Sagro a. II -
rAsncJg1r. ~ s-ArTrr icssu.
TAe Bissy <onr.b New York Volunteers, bsIosgps 70
Siscls oomnsnd. ,nst ~; "a. killed aas VII icd
Ths Scxeaty- -Touslh icansylyas,a yelial.crr also In
shs ssms oose- 1ra, lost stses,y y-ssr u ksles asd
~ourdol.
And scsr scginS's N prerer,ha.
The ststy eighth Sev York vcun'cerA isA e1csrs
~casdod
To ssvsssy.Arsh Pcsaeyvanis volunteers ut tive
sSccrs kiss, ssm,s rrtnsru, ssd oil Tho 80 u the
officers bus D~s woandsd.
fns ssvenis.fssrsh foansyissnh Mss ,cversi cncas
smndsd
And the Tssr,y -nnsA Nov Ysrk vst,u,ssss have only
ace men lett.
A,ruIsaY Ice.D N rscsIs corys
General slrcl lass oieaisan ps,ss Il Geld artillery Our
ing his sngsgsme,,s wmh s rsSss NJ :uJ,ns III; es,s
srsis yack,ss battery which hss nro.ed much hose o.
sbs sncrsy ia r-csat skmmhnss ana wsrywAss vAsss
nrs soun rcsrra's ocaas
In General Eta JOHN Portsp corps Ne eesas vses
ssnpsFstlvsly heavy v vvssasds beth 10 eassu 81
cpseu x'cSvIe OLD nrvscus.
me peurs, iysrla pssssvss, apeciai,y Ne rusktar
Nifss and The seysiA rsgisas, NsAe nsss ashs aa<
suffered severely.
nm sAr~vs ~ exs. nAsu eesnsR
General Bs1ts who wss rusnorsd was eat ~ bsyeae
isull run passs ycvr esErspcndsns few ncassss age
Aavins brought IN ls ocmmraa and hs trains ssfey.
wHu posci ncEa nsr-n sasss m wAIrs
General siers Gorge iost about thovssnd killsl
woupded and n@s.rs N ne vsriow tsshss lsss uess
HIS wagon trains r,s destroyed, - reported, ba
mainly brough, I'd sasey.
ss arAt siesG AIRS - ss arr1vsxr ~ w cnfxs.n.
Iis,rn that ordss-a ssptas sykes y S r,,sv,a 81 nj
command Canss, surporsd ap believed 10 be a,sset,s
sscion A. h's assOcietor s..a Gsnorrl uelpvs, een,
val sise has msoo srsas reputation Il ,his war an,
Ah services sre 'vSly needed
ANn,Ar svxvra's cusfS
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