The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-24
Rebel Newspa Per Accounts.
THE BATTLE NEAR CHARLESTON.

From the Charleston Courier, june 1877
1ho enemy have erected battery Of three riled Par
gctt guns near Rivers plantation and abort oight hun
1red yard from COL Lamar's battery at Secsssonvlle
while tho battery in course Of erection the men
were hidden frc view and protected by la ge clurnp
= woods In front. On Saturday they suddenly cleared
- wood Oh from the battery and opened Are Several
obots 6rsd at Col Lanars battery and several
Ranbost No. O. having ON boxrd Matthew'S artillery.
Our battery and the Eunboat replied with telling elect
81. Lamar made some excellent Oh oting.
Ne have learned Of but casualty. Private Jno.
y. Andrews. Of the Charleston Light infantry Captain
Ssns, about six O'Clock saturday afternoon While recn
Nc In the tent, and reading shell rcOchotted entered
sEpoded ssrns ne tent 70 pisces and large fragment
yevuck young Andrsws the rght side Of the head.
1s body was brought 10 the city Sunday morning, in
charge of somrads, board the steamer Cen Cineh
and had just reached his maturity, being twenty.
soe years Of age only few days previous 70 his DEATH
sssScon but with whas r.snt Ne were unable y .:csr
Mn. n reported that two meu were slightly wound
%. zAsrs va. ~ no infantry infantry nshtiag.
4 little bsfsre noon yesterday oT city was thrown
sa state Of fsvsrish excitement BY the vague tdings
5s.ss Island. From tho nrss the news was Of an
aeouraeins character, inasmush % We were assured
r1 cSumn of -. en.my thrown orrasd ts
- battery at secessicnvils, manned BY portion Of
Ss.ss: l.m,rs regiment & Of aIsie,y, south Carolina
esseved We have oolasd the following facts in relation
1m ADVANCE o. IN xxrxY
About dawn yesterday morning pckets in front Of
zanArs battery were driven IN and almost sinluItans
ysrds o. sdvaSsins % with the Ssyon. :. d double aaicr
= The assault Our roops within the battery had been
Aasd ~ work The evening before M throwing another
eAttsry, and were almost worn out with fatguS Tho
Arss round thai fred At the Yankees was
s. Colonel r. g. Lamar Aimssf His msn hasten
securing grape and canister Against the rapidly
Approaching enemy A. each discharge great gaps
-sass On without airing : single vo,lsy Was after
wards ascsrtainsd that their musksts empty and
"a. shsy had actually hoped 70 carry the battery with
Asir nerves and whom close 70 our ntrenshments they
Oaversd rsslsd and nnay 1cd In disorder.
SECOND AND THIRD cH4R;Hs.
Dut . very short time elapsed before the cnsmy's
sd again osrns forward Ts time they did aot disda
ne uss Of cartrdges bat poured heavy vceys against
ssf battery - they advance But as .n the terrible
lDehargss Of grape and ster moved down the ap.
3ro&ching lns and, notwithstanding tho rsmonstancss
q their oeers, again the Yankees b ks and rereatsd
As line and advanced In last d.sps ate effort to gain
tAs bastry, but again In vain. The sssai ants had
hs the embankmsnt but they pail for their rashncss
with their lives: and their comrades behind, taking
warning from their fate, fed once rsthis tme not to
bs rallied direct charge. Our all bear witness
. the obstinate bravery OF the enemy this occasion
Between the charges which proved disastrous the
rsa three in the or ek as NJ 100 yards cas-.
of our position. cross nre WAS also steadily main
Sa 'ss .sss o n hs 10
which ihs 6ght with the Georgia regiment
occurred last week. and arsther betws that point
ths position occupied by the nbosts. shsrmans IA
sneus nsd battery also took part in the engagement
estng divided into two sections, which played upon d
rHE FLANK rpvsauSr
II had now become evident 10 the enemy that tbs
ssss Or s,sask from The from. was svenup. :"
thanking bodies we're thrown forward TO ASSAULT
works from the direction Of the marshes which sksrted
battery either SIDE On the east side IL bat
esry The movement speedily frustrated, and the
Ssw bcd who venturs close snough to pour their
Ere into the post fell No less than sevetsen
lgillsd outside the ditch, ami who ha molaied the
.garapst fen on ths top, pierced BY eight balls.
'SzASE ATTACK o. M nav rosK sxrfSiY-sEM (moE-
On the west $40 Of the battery III. attack mere
esrous. The famous Now York seventy ninh regiment
essk up sitos 90 ~ to snade guns and kept up
constant AID snsstivs Ore Of mrskery drive oG our
eunners They were met B.. tho Charleston battalion
pirate, but the Lsaisisna battalion, under Lieutenant
Color d McHsnry, esne up at the cri.,eal moment In
Ssossr dcubi!ul Iss sneny was, To- tie last time,
sssssd back with grss. slsusosr ana thseay was
rnsiiss .. cssualtiss is svor by the geryy Among
SAsm Is tho name Of Colta smsr Of tho bsttery who
was wsundets but eociinssd TO light whh bis guns
Capt csmusi j. Reed lieut.. " mbct. Lieut. ,. J. Ed
wards ard Lieut.. r. W. Greer among tho officers
KILLED, aad CAPT. g. G. KiYc mort ny wounded.
TVS RE- an. Iuss.s.
Our total ioss, - n6aty as We can ascer ain was
ADout forty killed Wud hun1Ie ed wounded The enc
ay's ~ssisr heavier We turisd yesterday enc hun
~
Yankees. us.ng the Iesi. nst,Sl cmmox to the
Wtrle army Of nvacsrs but Va truth The vino did
Ah. fighting al 81 ~ yssieftsy were nearly s Euro
psas aud in the inaansrs " the dead tLe Sccttsh
tyisa kslly y, oloinans We captured seventy
ironsrs ~ for the aumber q tho eaemy woundsd no
0strect estimate 10 made Glad b. gat rid Of the
nHelcoms task OF caring a,sod yan0as, orr men
e"iorsd tie snsRy alnbalaIcs 20 Approach within
~ MT baxk range heir guls. and to caery on the
w"nadsd, who mu.s have nunosrej three hundred a.
1sssA
tTolssrAm 10 she Augutts zee. pspersJ
ts,Tus, June 10. 1862
ssvsrs battle to0k place this mors,;ng on James
inland, four miles from tho city Fivs rsgimsnts OF
fsdsralc with arsry, s'cksd our bstteris At Escss
eiouvile. Coionci Laaar Commanded the Confedera
and with few hundred troops rspused the snev three
Snes with eat slsv gutter. The snsny fon hit brsyey
but wee dsfsatei. Our victory Mas complete The |
sosmy loss supposed 10 bs about four hundred.
elrdtna thirty p.sLss. Our loss estimated at from,
nny 70 rns hun red Coone, Lamar was wounded. l
.ius Reed sing, sni lisdsnins Edwards
tiled 1h1 attack viii scoa erewed. The tonfsdc-
rat, arc much exh ustcd ~ the previous sbelna Of
Abe sssnny. day ard tight for week.