New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-03

the LETT. / commanded Capt Gregory. COMPANY. 10
take potifOn 10 meet the cavalry Gil TIE nSlt MlicL
II did and opeued CALLING Ire upon tfemi Dnt ihey
were f.rt closing Ia upon Us, and Jaw myself cou
plcfclv ouiiuukei the right, aud that re-eniorce
Iucnis r'ust soon como TO ny reli-i or would b'
comrelled O. fall isclC | Was eventually forced ID
order NY right wing 90 rvlre, wien just as ny
ofJe, MS being executed, ne Il. Kentucky Iegi'
Iosiriou on ne l,u oi my le' wing, and opened q
deadly ire On The rluts OF the enemy.
row rallied ihe night ~ tbe men, with me
exception 81 o-e who had b'cn dc.ailed 10 carry
oft he dd nud wounded, quietly taking Ltir
ulacc- iu TIE Ile. iIst o. this time heavy iofee
arpearcd 90 Zee advancing Oh tbe extreme lcit Of me
F. ksLWlls Regiment, AID 8 portion OBJ tclontl
MoCooh'l Brigade, wLi D hlf arrived, engaging tAe
rHrmy on o.. r-At, ! WIS ollc4ed by 'e"e al
Thomas I'D Zoe eAtr.Uc le.t ~ the I'm hehluchy
'Et-.I.ant. moved fhc regiment through The brush
anC over logs 90 f.c place sgna,ed, and coming 10
o. l,ifc YarH!I wi'h my lre We holly engaged ne
tacr-. aud after @ hard struggle Of tal an nlur :
Guriuon, drove bin before u- au1 rnt BAN To y eht
with great lu--. \ part OF boy leit VIM stiI en-
c.lsd On tlr 'ialt oi the an keutuch =, against
great odds, bong .iroiiy oPlosed, wac again o.
1e..d by Gelerl Thou as 10 thoIrsuppor.
forthwith Db-f Ell this c0Lm.n M and IN doing so
bforpi. my uH.t WIZ uror thc Identical ground u
hai been Iurred 90 ai auc1u during the eatrr 10 oil
The o1la. cement. then moved Forward TIE whole
fiVlt WINK aud two roI Nos OF tie lri. aNd coon
TO- irf, "a tr,rtuc-t sfith tie enemy ~ front Tie
sh1,. regiment l0m n-ht 90 leii We moss warmly
enr.lcd. and ,i0uly llt rurely diving tie enemy
tti1.e them when B ordered Is charge tag oLeis
wi .ch war PROMPTLY executed alou. Tie Whole Ire.
We ,oon drove tho enemy from hi. fce oi son' eat
aert in tie woods INFO an oren hcld, two lu cred
yards rom W. ere ordered the charte. When We
arrived a. tie fence IN orr front many # tie enemy
were found lingering ia tie corler-, and were tay''
acted by uy men between the riil'
proceed onward, ana soon heheld, with sstieiac-
ton that tie enemy were moving m rctr d, across
TIE feld lut suddenly saw them bait ~ tie south
east Of the field, on Iiece of high ground,
where they received considcable re-eniorc' ineus,
and made "A last md detpe Effort 10 rcpulse onr
trooIs. IN he mean the lo gallant Col. fctot K,
win lis inyinc ble!th Ohio Regiment. came to oar
support, aud Tor twenty or thirty minute terrific
struggle tusucd between the opposing forces.
never in all my military cefecr eaw taroer tglt.
/ FINALLY, ne enemy began TO waver ard give back
le'oIe the shower OF lead and gltteriuR eieel
brougl T. bear his shattered raDkr aud he COM
meuced JrcciI itate retreat under storm Of bullets
fom our advancing forces, until his retreat became
Il perfect rout
| ordered enough men to be lcft TO attend TO our
dead and Wounded, tld receiving new supply oi
cartridges the mo-t OF our boxes being entirely
emply the men reilled their boxes, snd, according
10 yonr order ut the regiment m motion after the
! retreatinp enemy Pursuing them the same evening
di-ian,e of ten miles, arrived near tie enemy
iorttcniious at this lace. The way by which the
enemy had retTcutod gave evidence that they hhd
been in haste 90 reach their den Wagons, cannon,
n usLets swofd- blankets, ETC. etc., Were sre~u all
along the roadr from the battlefield to within nile
Of this lac, where halted the regiment, and the
men slept OH their AIMS in tue open field.
The men al this time were pOwdcr-beEmeared
tired, ana hungry, having had nothing 10 eat since
/ tie previous night. On he following morning, The
20h int. after artillery bad shel,d the cJcmy
Wolks, by your orders, moved my regiment to Ia
| hrcsstworks ard into hs deserted iLtIenchnents,
where hayo since remained.
IL MAY he interesting u state here mat orr regi
mental coorR, which were those presented BY tue
ladies' of Lafayette, and borne in triumph at the
battle of Kich Mountain, were completely torn into
shreds By the bullets of The enemy. have had its
scattered fragments gathered, aud intend preserving
thcm Three stand Of rebel colors were captured b!
ny regiment.
cauuot sneak in terms Of sufficient prase Of the
noble and gallant conduct Of OF the officers o
nv regiment. They did their duty and fought liz,
true veterans. Major A. -. Miller was wherever
duty called him and in thu ihiokest OF the fight
cheering on the men. Acknowledgment W. T.. Lud
low did his whole duly, and rendered me valuable
assistance during the day. Acknowledgment {. y
Perkins and the Rev. Dr. DougLerty, thul Ian OF
the 10th Regiment, rendered valuable terNite NJ
their unrelcutipg attention to tie wounded. Omar
terma,ter Oliver =. Rankins aud Nelson II. Smith
Of the same department. are entitled TO great credit
for the prompt manner in Inch they brought up and
fupplied the men with cartridges. Coinmiss,ry-
Sergeant David B. Hart, our Rich Moutgin guide
in the three months service war present aud Ia She
line Of hr duty.
Fife and Drum Majors Daniel and james Conblu
shouldered muskets and fought valian,y during the
eaily ubrt of the engagement, sfter which they
were Of great service carrying of AMI attending
10 the wounded. Captains Hamilton Boyle, j. +,
TAYLOR Carroll and Shorter tie Hne yoHHg hgcrs
were through tie entire battle, where none bu, the
brave and gallant 20, aud continually pressed for.
ward with their men when the battle ragged the hot
test, and retels were found most plenty. Capt
Vauarsdlll of Company Is, was prescut, and Ills
charged hls duty faithfully, until he righ, wio wa,
drawn off. iieutenants Cobb, Cohen, McAdams
Van Naits, johnson, Mccoy, Bush, Boswell, Shu.
mnte aud Hunt deserve the highest praise !or their
brave and gallant conduct. Lieut.. McAdams icl
While MOLLY leading on bis men. Lent. BlBl
commanded Company G., and quite distinguished
limself. Second Lieu;cnants Rodman, Cow, H.
Merritt, Lutz, Miller, Sta Simpson, Scott, and
Wilds, fully merit all that can he snid in their
priise, M DO all the aforementioned officer
and priyass that were pretent during the engage
inent.
Many indiydus! acts Of bravery might be men