The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-18

the rsbel gunners II be source Of great mortin
cation 70 the rebel arterists that their battery was
silenced by rifles. without in any instance
70 return OF artillery shots. u is said by gentleman
that every gun save has lost major part Of it's
cannoners by the unsrrng fire Of rifsmen. Three
rebels who were seated in lofty trss sndsavoring 70
rsconnore our position made sudden and fatal descent
bullets.
FAN OAKS, June Is. 1862
fAs Enemy SAen Us IN Ne Norning-Picka Shooting
Names Of As Klled-Myseyious Disappeaysmce Of
Lieutenant Colonel, &C., DC. dc.
This morning the enemy commenced Smelling at IN
early hour, from . battery OF sixteen Parrot guns
eight FOUNDERS, not half mile from our advance pick
cts The battery Is posted just beyond belt OF woods
few hundred yards from the railroad track On the
right. There various reports OF killed and wound
ed but from what can learn not . man was injured
The pckets either side being constantly shot, and
our sharpshootsrs fire shot every few moments. Last
night . company Of the cavalry reserve, under COM
mand OF Capt. Wicksrsham, were out on scout down
on the left the Charles City road. They came upon
the advanced pickets Of the enemy, who nred
and retreated. John Hincls, Of Company K, was
instantly killed, by ball which entered tho
left breast aud came out at the right shoulder.
AZ hs fell his caught in the srrups and he
carried into lines. He must have been instantly
killed. the ball passed entirely through his body in
santing direction, severing the Hincle be-
tween eighteen nn0Loen years OF age, ana nRt0
Of Philade phia Tho company was ordered 70 make
because understood that the enemy
were advancing on General Casey's division In large
forco. Another OF the same regiment, named David
Reidnam Company M, died last night 1t eleven O'Clock,
from disease also learn that Lieutenant Wells, OF
Company of this regiment, and private Of the same
company, were out picket last Sunday and fired
upon by the enemys pickes. The Leuenants horse
turned ridersss and nothing has since been heard or
seen OF them Lieutenant Wells native of Phia
| delphia, and was about twenty-five years of age.
on Thursday night Captain J, N. Wilson, Company
| sent out with a company OF seventy men,
| and was reinforced from the Fifth New Hamp.
Brigader Gen. Meagher that there would be attack
that night and what further seemed TO corroborate the
report the moving OF heavy guns and sounding the
reves There was, however, no movement on the part
Of the rebels but by wrong management one OF our men
shot by pickets They thrown out in dli-
fersnt directions some from German regiment on the
| right and left, while Capt Wilson'S sent in
the centre neither knowing that the other party WAS on
duty The consequence was each mistook the other
rebels and fred at each other. Ono Of Capt.
| wilson's men was shot through the breast and
instantly killed. This morning soldier named Thomas
Ryan. of Company q, Colonel Moreheads regiment,
fred upon by tho rebels while advance picket the
ball passing through Tho thigh He is native of ken
age The wound is not fatal Captain Frost ana private
Farchids both Of Company X Of the One Hundred and
sixth Pennsylvania regiment, were Killed while on
by large force Of tho rebels Captain Frost being shot
through the body and Farchilds bayonettsd both
died n fsw minutes. Captain Frost was native OF
| Phadelphia, was a married man, and has . family.
Farchids resided In Canton, Pa also learn that Lieu
Colonel Curry OF this regiment very mysterously
disappeared He was ned officer Of the day and passed
pickets at two O'Clock In the morning OF Tuesday
last, and has not since returned His horse however
came into camp during the day. He thirty eght
years Of age, and native Of Philadelphia.
| envxS PINS, June 10, 1862
Preparations by TIE A,ray for The " Nezt Great Day.
T.e Great Loss Of the Rebels at Sepsn Piaes ConGrn4d-
me Horrors Of the Battle Fe,d-lneidess Of ne Lot.
| Batae--Aors Rebs, Barbori,ies. de-, DC
Cheery the Army OF the Potomac, or part or 1t
gathers tsol up FOR the next great day When will the
day Gomez No matter when, will be resdy, and all
the better FOR the nsry ordeal of the late 1ghthe gh
that The Richmond papers declare TO have been " dos
pcrats,D though elsewhere the word 9 dscredabls
is used Soma persons, see, hesitate and differ
what they shall call the battle by We have calcd
from the Scvcn Pines for the that the batte
fought at tho place Of that name; hsro the prnc
pal and most sanguinary struggle occurred Ccuchs last
fight when Sedgwck came to his stancs, half
! mile north Of Fair Oaks station.
For the more matter Of name Seven Pines Is bet,ar
than Fair Oaks Fair Oaks is pretty but bloody story
does not want pretty title. There is . weird and wild
association with tho OF the Pine and when add
TO it the mystic number " seven il would be difficult
TO designate atly so bloody battle.
Every thing indicates that original estimate OF
rebel lossviz thousand-is not beyond the III.
Yesterday Of the horrible realities Of battle,
the unbured bodies Of soldiers killed just two weeks 10
fore Deep wood which had not been searched by
rial parties and which within the anemy's lines for
thirtysx hours after the battle nearly hundred
found, all apparently the enemy's men, Thirty were
iound around little pool OF water, TO which hsy
crawlcd 10 quench their Thirst when wounded. Thors
they had died This picture OF war. Two that saw
some yards from the pool lay near to circle Of
aa ahara nd fndt dra
and died beside itons lay drawn up agony the otnsr
as ho might have done in sleep.
our boys oil Coschf division lucky In the loss o..
their so-called "camps" Saturday; for their kind
Uncle now sends them what 10 supposes they need-he
returns what they lost In this return it is assumed
that the have had all that they ought TO have had
Nothing could be further from tho truth But tho as
sumption good one, and Uncle Samuel, by the things
he now sends, makes the boys much richer than they
have been in . long while before.
Many incidents Of the battle talked camp,
aud ws have gathered two three ~ follow
Two good shots mado by Corporal Lewis of McCarhy's
battery worthy OF record When the Massachusetts
Tenth wero marched up tho Williamsburg road aud while
they wsrc in IT, piece wheeled thc road by the
rebels and basty preparations made 70 1re The Tenth
was gotten Of the immediately but the road
fun and that gun would rake II and might do terrible
execution. Corporal Lewis, who commanded the right
piece OF McCarthy's battery, saw the suat,on," and
immediately brought his piece to bear the cncmys.
lis first shot hit tho wheel, and down went the gun.
Immediately dozen men thronged around the sun 10
get up and another wheel on. Thel Corporal Lewis
blrst shot within twenty yards of the group and
tho gun cleared No more heard OF IL that day
Captain Mcf arland of the Ninsty third Pernsy yana,
wsc taken prisoner. As he led towards the rear,
he overtaken by group OF rebels carrying wouad
ID rebel officer TO the rear. Mcfarland WAS polite to
them He assisted the group through the underbrush
with which the woods was lined turned aside the high
bushes a1d ? sad made the way easy and helped
them oYof itCAas. But almost insensbly he turned
the dire nln tina. which they had originally taken.
In lttlc s.ie they came upon our pick"ts. "Who
goes there said the sentry "a friend, said McFar-
land with seven prisonnrs.n
prva,e Mcclellan, OF Bates battery, when the fight
was with Csseys division, had not yet enough
bates guns gone; "a he fell back 10 one OF Gnor
Mosts batteries asked permission 10 there and
did there, gailanty and ecienty throughout s
Tight.
A man in company II, Thirty sixth New York, bad
singular escape. This regiment Was posted Tor ihreo
...f rfun Lrn,- tl,o.