The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-23

seen to fall dead. de was shot through the
heart. When his body was recovered, next
day, it was wholly naked, and bayoneted.
3d ALI the wounded Zouaves, all having red
shirts, who fell on the ground which the
rebels pushed US from, were found to have
been bsyoneted. They turned the pockets OF
their own dead inside out, and took off their
shoes and stockings. ~ a -Fa tH
Heintzlemen few everywhere among the
New yJerst and other troops, who gave
indications Uf breaking out OF the fight.
He bawled himself hoarse, and stifened the
arm wounded at Bull Run, in ordering,
coaxing, encouraging, reckoning and wav-
ing the ou.numbered men into their ranks
again. To infuse enthusiasm into them, he
wandered around to find band Of music.
He saw three of them and ordered them to
play Yankee Doodle in force The men,
professional in the face OF defeat and death,
said that they had not the requisite number
of instruments to do justice to all the tune.
The General then hurried around for more
found part of another--united them to
the professional three, and electrified the
worn out infantry with the "Star Spangled
Banner, yankee Doodle" and Seem of the
Ocean," the effect was that of war magic.
1t is the small things as we'll as the great
that the true commander is known.
10 the 18th New York, Col. j. Hobart
Wards orders to bis men were not to fire
sunless they could hit" He was through
the Mexican war, and describes this as 1.-The
most CALLING fire he ever saw" The stuff
he and his men are made of can be appre~
ciated from the fact that, driven back three
several times, they three times returned to
the charge. His Lieutenant Colonel, Strong,
a man as lovely 10 his character as he is
courageous, led forward three companies
under bis command three several times with
the bayonet. Fatal number The brave
officer was cut down, with three balls
through him. This regiment lost 1873 men
at Bull Run.
The Second Michigan took into action
only 300 men, the rest being left behind,
exhausted with the quick march through
the mud and rain. Yet they lost one out
of every FIVE engaged. The regiment was
in the hottest of the fight.
By the confessions of prisoners, 500 of
Barry's men (mostly Michigan) drove back,
at the point of the bayonet, 1000 rebels.
In the rife pit in front of the 5th Michi-
gan, 63 dead rebels were found, every one
killed by the bayonet.
From the N. Y. Worlds correspondent.
CONDUCT OF THE BATTLE CT WILLIAMSBURG.
The more complete are our returns from
and understanding of the positions and for
tunes of the various corps engaged, the
more glaring is the fact that not half so
much was accomplished by US as should
have been, and that what luck we had was
owirg-fr to the bravery of our troops !;
second, to the opportune though late arri~
val of Gen. Mcclellan on the field.
The truth might as well be told. It is
lawful, as l believe, to narrate all facts con-
nected with battle fought.
General Sumner shamefully mismanaged
the affair. He must have disappointed the
commanding General. From some unac,
countable apathy be deferred availiDg him.
self of the twenty thousand troops standing
in idle reserve. Heallowed General Hook.
er with not more than ten thousand effective
men, to maintain most distressing and un-
equal contest against twice or three times
his number from seven o'clock in the morn
ing till the middle of the afternoon. Gen.
Hooker regiments expended all their am
munition; some of them held their positions
hours after their cartridge boxes were emp
ty, and lost scores OF men with no powder
to ipjure the enemy. His LETT was turned;
be was forced to partially fall back; he suf>
Tered terribly; and when reinforcements at
last came it was too late to make anything
more than drawn game of our main battle
on the left wing. t
On the right-though Hancock's su.
perb GOODNESS of movement gave us the vic.
tory fer which Hooker had been so blood.
ly contendipg all day-on the right, say,
the management was even worse. 1t was
criminal to send only five thousand men on
flank movement involving several miles
circuit through forests and ravines. If the
enemy had thrown ten regiments around
Hancock as b. might, instead of three, he
would have crushed us to powder.
If Hooker had been early and strongly
supported he would have carried the en-
trenchments, and probably have captured
thousands of prisoners before noon.
So much for the chief manager. In con.
sequence of bis and other drawbacks crimis
nation and recrimination prevailed through
out the action, between the leaders of
the corps d. armees who participated in its
conduct.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS.
Conversations with many of the more
intelligent prisoners taken by US have in.
duced me, at least, to fully believe:
First, That the forces actually opposed
to US were only Longstreet's and Gustavus
A. Smiths divisions together numbering
not over 10000 men-and that Only por
ton of Smiths had chance to share in
the contest.
Second, That the main body of the rebel
army, perhaps 10000 men, we're within
leagues distance from the field.
Third, That if the rebels, consequently,
had been cognizant of our bad manage
ment, they might have punished us severely,
but that, at~ ~ ~
Fourth, Their only wish was to make as
good fight as possible with their rear
guard, and so fairly cover their retreat.
Finally, our losses in the affair sum up an
unlocked for total of near $500 killed,
wounded and missing. The rebels must
have lost about 5000. We lave over