The New York herald., 1862-03-23
Tho aggregate Of our lossi. .uuaasaA 70 D, usu,, a.

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Tho casualties OF the enemy are not yss known but
information received from the rebel army shovs that
il was from three to eight hundred greater than ours
The country for miles In all directions whore the
rebels retroatsd is full Of their wounded, and tho
6sd after the engagement was covered with rebel dead
double the number Of the Union slain, Their loss in
officers is considerable. All statements from prisoners
wounded, spss &C., confirm the death Of Mcintosh and
Colonel McCuloch and most Of them that Of
General AcCuoch. General Slack and Colonel Clarkson
are said to have fallen by Union missiles. Numerous
cocnels captains and eutcnants said to bo among
the officers that Some Of the wounded officers
n lines speak OF their men towards Of the
worst description, and say that tho loss OF so
many officers 10 owing TO the cowardce OF the
mon, necesstating the former constantly TO ex
poso themselves The panic among tho fleeing rebels
increased by the stories OF Northern barbary that
have constantly been related by the officers to the rank
and Gle. The roads strewn with broken disa
bisd wagons arms provisions and various munitions or
war. Several pieces Of artillery found few days
since with the woodwork OF the carriages destroyed by
Hre and the guns carefully spiked Two Of them
bronze rifed twolve.pounders, OF new and beautiful
patterns. The whole will be remounted as speedily
possible.
disbandod by order Of the commanding officer the
afternoon subsequent to tho battle Colonel Rector bc
came dsgused and dishearened after the defeat and
roreatpg about fourteen miles from tho Of action
ordered his TO stack their and dspersc for
their homes Lieutenant Bradley, Of Hayden's battery
yesterday went In search OF these abandoned weapons
and, after long and toisomo march, found them in
narrow rsvino, stacked and without guard. Wagons
sent out to-day 10 bring them have just returned with
upwards OF 200 guns.
In the action Of the 7th, gun and caisson belonging
to tho Iowa First battery became disabled and be-
ing abandoned by their sunnsrs Colonel vsndsver or
dered Captain Carpenter OF Company b. Ninth Iowa. to
70 forward with his company and remove tbsm Capt.
Carpenter under heavy nre from the enemys infantry
succeeded in the attempt and safely removed both the
gun and eaisson. Reaching the rear II noticed that
there were some burning gun wads among several load
cd shell aud case shot, with their cartridges in Of
the casson chests, momony threatening an explosion
Captain Carpenter ordered the burning wads to be re-
moved, and with his hands aided in separating them
from the deadly materials with which they wero in close
contact BY his promptness and coolnoss he saved all
around from the consequences Of fearful explosion
In nearly every instance where they fell into the
hands Of tho enemy dead and wounded we're robbed
Of everything valuable about them. An artilloryman
named Yost In Hsydens battery was wounded and left
upon the field at the time the battery was withdrawn on
the afternoon OF the th Seeing the enemy approaching
he took out his wallet, and, removing fifty dollars in
Treasury notes, and pla ing them in his mouth he re-
turned to his pocket the wallet containing small amount
in silver and two or three postage stamps few mo-
msnts later his wallet taken by the rebels but his
fifty dollars remained untouched and arc stll n his
possession.
Lieut.. Perry Watts Of the Twenty second indiana was
slain By ten pound shot tina, previously killed
two men and then lodged In his breast. Col. Hendricks
Of the same regiment was instantly killed by rife ball
in the breast ~ the time the advance made upon the
Indians posted In the thickct Col Hendricks was tho
only Union nsld ofhesr killed In the battle.
The use OF Indians BY tho rebels the late battle has
raised cry OF Indignation among mon that will not
soon be hushed Seven Of the Indians are now prisoners
In our camp, and u was at first difficult, TO restrain our
men from visiting summary punishment upon them. In
addition 10 the eight OF the Third Iowa cavalry that ver
scaped on the field have reports Of several others
scapod on other parts OF the ground Il will be potced
that the report gives thrtyseven Of THAI reeinop,
killed, ard only eight wounded. This disparity ar,ses
from tho fact That seuTdi iDho uere Leff pono5,5
the ground re ofte1paris found pierced tayouoh and
through win tailvs and tagonss, and uied in th, mos,
ho,std mc'iis3. This statement make not upon hear
say but from having been the ground and seen with
ny own eyes what have above written What will tho