New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-19

particulars Of their part Of the action ane complete
List Of killed and wounded. 1t was my fortune to
assist Lieut.. Hughes to riding extent after he was
wounded, and l can testify to the GOODNESS with
which he bore his injury. Acting Master Hammond
lost both his shoes in the tenacious clay Of the road
and for several hours was compelled to walk in
stocking.feet through mud and mire.
4 The battle had waged for something less than
an hour when the Dist lost one of its nobest officers,
in the person Of Adlutaut Frazer A. Stearns, the
young man who bore himself so bravely in the diff.
cult and dangerous charge on the right Of the enenys
battery on Roanoke Island. Poor Stearns received
bullet in his right breast and fell dead IN MS place.
He was the son Of the President OF Amherst College
and possessed the love Of his commanding ocer and
the whole regiment. L.cgt.-Col Clark, VINO Is IN
command of the DIST was affected 10 tears when
relating the circumstances Of his uniimely DEATH
for he felt almost the love Of father for the young
man.
The fire of the enemy was now telling 80 severely
upon the 2lst that Col. Clark ordered the regiment
forward on double.quck, and at the head OF four
companies entering the breastworks from the rau'
road track in company with Gen. Reno, the colors
and waved from the roof. The men at the nearest
guns seeing the movement, abandoned their pieces
and fed, aud tie four companies being formed again
in line Of battle, charged down the line upon the
: battery. Col. Clark mounted the first gun and
waved the coors and had got as far as the second,
when two full regiments emerged from grove Of
Young pines and advanced upon our men, who, see.
ing that they were likely TO be captured or cut TO
peces eaped over the parspet and retired to their
position in the woods. At this time Capt. j. d.
Frazer of Company II wac wounded in the right
arm and dropped his sword, but taking II in his left
hand, he attempted to escape with his company, fell
into the ditch, and was taken prisoner, and dragged
inside again over the parapei. guard OF three
men was laced over him, his sword was taken, but
his revolver being overlooked, he seized the oppor-
tunty offered by a charge Of the 9TH Rhode Island
and by the iudcious display of his pistol, captured
all three of his guard.
On being driven from the battery, Col. Clark in
formed Col. Rodman OF the ith Rhode Island OF the
state Of allas inside and that officer unable to com
municate with Gen. Parke in the confusion Of the
fight, acted upon HE own responsibility, after con-
sultaton with Lieut.. Lydig, one Of the General
Aids, and decided upon a charge with the bayoneL
AS the ith was one Of the most prominent regiments
in the action It will be well 70 90 back little in our
narrative, and trace heh up to that point. Their po-
alton in the line of battle ordered By Gen. Parke,
gyas in front of a battery OF five guns and the rifle
pits or redans which were situated Immediately in
the rear Of and protected the right aDk OF the maiu
battery of nine euns Until the charge WAS decided
upon by Col. Rodman, the regiment Lad been firing,
Ike the res. of the line, by companies and otherwise.
when the command was given to charge, they went
at the double-quck directly mp TO tie battery, firing
as they ran and entering At the right flank, between
brick-yard and the end Of the parapet. Wien
f,iriy inside, the Colonel formed the right wing in
line Of battle, and at their head charged down upon
the guns at doube-quck, tile left wing forming IT.
, regularly, and going as they could With a ready
, line Of cold steel, the Rhode Islaniers bore down
upon the enemy, aud, routing them, captured tue
whole battery, with IL two hags, and planted the
q Stars and Stripes upon tie paraPet. Tie S.h Con
, ueecut. 9TH Rhode islani, and lita Connecticut
,,,,pg NJ 70 their support TIVE Rebels fed with PIE
,,oI,a;ion. and lsft us * uniisputed possession
Cen. Reno. Bri.-..le were still attacking see Re
dams and small battery Oh the right Of tho railroad
AID the firing vas rsFy heavy. The 2ist was en-
q gazing the battery Of Eve email pieces, the 5ls
New-York the first of the rodans the 9Th New
Jersey tue next two, and the 5lst Pennsylvania
were atil IN reserve Lieut. Col Rober, 3. Potter
Of the SIS, New-York, when in advance with Capt.
Hazard. company Of skirmirhers, was shot through
me side and fell bu, making light Of tie wound, he
, goi hs servant TO put on bardage, and in few
minutes had returned to hi, place and was cheering
on his men. The reg iment was drawn mp in hol-
low, or rayine from which they would move up to
he top Of the eminence discharge their yolleys and
retire 70 such cover az the inequalities Of the ground
might furnish. Gen. Reno becoming impatient at
the loss OF life which his regiments and particularly
Col. Fsrcros, was suffering, wished the regi-
mentt 10 advance soon ia possible, so LeGt.-Col.
Potter took color over the brow Of tie hill into
another hollow, and from hero charged up An acciy-
iiy and over lrushwood and alattis into the redan.
The jlst Pennsylvania, for long time held IN re-
rerve, wa. ordered up participate in III. decisive
charge Of the whole brigade upon the line oil rcdai.
and passing through the 5ls. New-York, it WA
living on the ground after having exhausted al its
ammunition, came under the heaviest fire, and with
or. fincing or wavering moved to its place and
rushed, with the other regiments upon the defsnses
Of the enemy. The movement Of Col iartranfts
regiment was executed in the most deliberate man
ner, and proved a complete success.
The movement Of the Third Brigade was support
ed by cnar,e Of the ih Rhode Island from the cap
tlrsd main battery upon tho works which were
being assailed and the enemy, already demora'ized
w The breaking Of their center fell back before the
grand charge upon the left and front OF their position
and fled in confusion. Ca our extreme RIGHT the
brave 2'th, and IFS supporting regiments had been
advancing inch BY inch, standing NJ against the
enemys mu-ketry and cannonade without finching,
n-L ~, al,,.. .Ln time ,yLan The Ath ILnla laand