The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-16

z mt ANtNAe "a phteh Ati1tttf aNiHf.Att'h
of MeClellanls genius, aud skill, and rel
gard the p0peFatiohs Of the abolHionisls
in cFiFpling the Generation the peninaui
Ia and restricting his authority, as one
Of Che best movements that could, have
been made for the promotion ofntheir
cause. The rumOr that Mcclellan was
again to be put in chief command ocoa-
stoned no little uueasiness, and The im-
preston prevailed among them that, UNI
less they could make successful dash
into Maryland and capture Washington,
before he could dispose his troops, they
would either De annihilated here or COM
PEELED TO fan back upon Richmond! The
criticisms Upon General Mcdowell were
far from flattefing, andevinced consider
able knowledge concerning his personal
character and habits, None Of them
considered him treacherous, as many
have unjnstly accused him Of being but
the remark of major 90 Captain Judson
seemed to express the opinion of every
Southern man relative to the, Generals
efficiency. Said The Major, "Wheh' we
see General Mcdowell in command Of
your troops, we regard it as being better
for us than thirty thousand reinforce
ments."' ~ ia ''i
tits surprising to estimate the number
Of horses shot under officers upon the
field. Captain Wood, Of General Glib
hons staff. had three horses. shot Under
him; General Hatch lost two and two Of
his staff each horse. Mathematical
onel Beardsley, of the Twenty fourth
New, York., was struck by, three balls,
and his horse by six, nine in. ALI, yet,
strange 10 say, he escaped with only a
slight wound on the hand a steel vest
saved his life. NJ sr 81 ..st..,,.
n Major Barney, Of the. Twenty, fourth,
wasishot in. the head and breast al the
head Of his, regiment, while gallantly
leading q charge, He had mounted the
railroad embankment, and was shouting
TO his men, SCome OF" when he fell at
their feet, and his horse, rearing up,
plunged wildly down the other side, into
the ranks of the enemy, The, Major sur
I.Yiyed a few hours; aud hpally expired,
surrounded by a. few Of, his wounded
friends upon the field -r,,e,s ,r,g.
H. Phe, Thirtieth New York regiment was
.eKposed TO a terrible fire, and, as was
seen.b the list OF killed and wounded
\ suffered heavily The color guard, Cor
poral Lawrence, behaved with remarka-
Bile gallantry, until shot down, when he
was succeeded by six other men, each Of
\ whom, one after another met The same
/ fato..o The TWepty fourth and Thiriietl
!, New York regiments have over. one hal
\ of he rank and lile killed or Wounded
! and have lestneaEly every officer. Lieu
/ tenant Colonel Soaring and Major Chrys-
Ter, Of the latter regiment both had ,theil
4 horses shot under themsr ,,a -.f,-.,,g
\ The Fourteenth (Br00llyn) New y ora
/ State Militia behaved splendidly,ahd
as a result Of the engagement, has only
sixty Eve men left for duty. A larg,
i, number OF recruits are coming on Tor th
4 regiment, and we may expect 10 soon sci
the command filled up TO its old stand
ard.fIt has been enormously stated tina
Kings division broke and came OF Tia
field in great disorder. GeDral Gibbons
brigadecovered the retreat, and was high
ly complimented by the lsmented Kearnl
upon their good order as he passed then
Captain Campbell's battery, Fourth ariil
lery (regular,) attached TO this hrigad,
did service UNSURPASSED by any upon th
field, and fired the last shot at the enc
my on Saturday night ~
~ General King is still confined TO hi
room at the KirkYood., House, ant
though suffering greatly from debility
4 will, it is hoped, soon he able 20 resuu
command Of. his division. General Hate
y is now division commander Colon
/. Phelps, Of the Twenty second New NoF
I. having his brigade, in the absence
Colonel sullivan. ,,.., 'n.te ,... tr.
/, l. General ,Augur israMdlyo rec0Yerlr
from his wound, received at Cedar Moui
tain, and expects 10 join his dIyisic
again in few days. ..-eaa. 1.t..-- q
When our forces fell back upon Wasl
ington, from Centreyille, an. order was il
, sued TO the residents Of Falls Church al
!, the surrounding .neighborhood to lea
their premises aud come within our line
(, All the loyal people did 80, and are no
in Washington, having left their prope
w with. 10 protection whatever, Tho
! who sympathize with the rebels RENAL
and, though inside our lines, find mar
4, opportunities Of conveying informati
to the enemy, Thus, while the dislOy
! remain at home, and are permitted
guard their property, the Union m
have been compelled TO leave, at a sacI
! fee of nearly all their worldly prospec
! A day or two since some Of the refuge
y yentured to return for the purpose OF s
l curing a portion of their effects. 1nste
y Of finding o guard over their houses,
y was the experience of rebels until late
T, 4 thew found soldiers ransacking theapa
: ments, smashing furniture and cRrryi
: OF clothing, aud the spaces between
h. plastering and clapboards stuffed wi
! hay and other. combusiible maieria
= ready 10 beseton fire, On the Bapp
: hammock receipts were given for neal
= every Article OF forage. taken, l, lR ia
p fax, during the last two weeks, North,
= men of undoubted loyalty have be
: stripped Of hay, oats, wheat and fra
y for which receipts have never been civ
y except in very rare instances, and Il
Y for small amounts. Numbers are alrea
y in the city endeayoring 10 secure so
y means Of support Tor their families, al
:, impossible, obtain redress f0r their loss
- but without the required papers b sh
~ that such property has been taken,
" prospect OF compensation is poor indie
~ Every thing is quiet az she front o
" the river, nona OF the enemy being in
= vicinity, save a small force Of cayal
!, evidently watching our operations.
'u cavalry are busily engaged scouting
% tween The lines, and occasionally br
~ in a few prisoners.
A. STATEMENT OF DIR. GREEN.
IA raw WAmNdu0E, Sept ia, b
ne Assistant surgeon Green, of the 1
an Indiana, returned this morning &