The New York herald., 1862-03-30
Our Special Army Correspondence.
WINCHESTER, Va, March 27. 1862

'he country service II they give me chance.
Our Special Army Correspondence.
WINCHESTER, Va, March 27, 1862
In company with Captain Morrell, Of the ilusrious
Eighty fourth Pennsylvania regiment Visited the battle
field this place yesterday. The visit rendered
doubly interesting by meeting with the Captain on the
way. He was the senior Captain, and commanded the
valiant band of two hundred and sixteen who repre-
sented the gallant regiment after the death OF the
lamensd Colonel Murray. The Lieutenant Colonel and
Major were both absent the day Of the battle. "There
said the Captain 'is whore tho Eighty fourth delivered
their first fire into the enemy. and there ID the spot
where Colonel Murray died leading them 10 CHARGE
looked at the brave before me- who had FIVE bullet
marks his clothes then at the spot bloodstaned
by the fe tide Of the noble Murray and of ave.
horror and admiration darted through my mind like
shock Of electricity. Riding forward little, the
Captain said "it was here our boys suffered
most. Thero is where twenty Of fell
within space Of many square yards"
Gazing at the spot besmeared as was with blood the
reflections created by the and the place nde
scrbable. Then the Captain after pause, continued
Thess the woods where the Louisiana Tigers and
where they opposed for two hours thirty yards dis
tanes We could hear them crying, Rally, Tigers, and
remember Bull and Cerro Gordo; the Yankees are
before you. proceeded into the dell behind the wood
Every rock stained with the blood Of departed
rebel every tree was shattered by firearms Pass
ing TO the left newly turned mound OF earth about
forty yards by vs and two feet in height attracted my
notice. "what is that little fenced encosure2 asked
"That,' replied my brave guide, "is the grave Of
eighty -four rebels killed by our regiment and the
Seventh Ohio. There many other similar mounds on
the field. The Union dead buried in the cemetery.
Do you SEQ that wallY' said the Captain Jha is the
wall whore the rebels took position till they driven
to those woods thsre." looked, rode along the
wall stained everywhere with the blood Of the euemy's
dead and wounded and shattered in many places BY the
balls and shells Of the Union army. Thst field is the
ope,'' said my conductor pointing over the wall to
leve open space where our men charged against tho
wall, and from which We drove them prsviously" The
field was very much exposed no shelter at eli did IL
tain while the wall was parapst fifteen inches thick
with ioopholss for muekstry IL had been construct
cd for perfset line Of defence Our gallant marksnen
hit the rebels through tbe1s oophslss, however, when
ever thsy dared to show their heads, and picked up
rebel hat on the Geld with nine bullet holes in H. Sraying
along the dreadful nsl, saw everywhere traces
shs unqusstonable severity Of the conflict and having
fully satshsd my curiosity this point, turned my
horses head and only felt relieved from feeling Of
awful horror long afyer reashing Winchester. ~
monumental subscription should immediately be
cet w wv ASs NvvnSA nosSey eAu uVsooD VI Wv
Eighty fourth and the Of every one who partiei
pstsd this terrible struggle should b Inscribed upon
the monument in letters Of gold.
Capt. Morrel informed me that the Eighty fourth 10
largely composed Of Irish citizens that the bayonet
charge Of these swept the rebels like chan before
the wind.
The enemys loss independent Of prisoners 10 now a.
certaned 70 have exceeded 200 Tho houses and
villages between eId Of battle and the town Of ras
burg are in many cases crowded with them and there
scarcely house in which there is not dying dead
from which funeral has not taken place since the
day Of the memorable struggle Unon men, escaped from
tas rebel army and arrived OF win~hsster TIC 2etb
describe the panic among the rebcs spreading the
severity Of their chastsemen becomes evident
them. They admit lose Of 900 killed and wounded.
Tho exact loss the Seventh Ohio regiment was nine
teen privates killed and fifty nine prvates and
mssioned officers wounded, and eleven missing Three
officers were also wounded.
In the Seventh Indiana the precise loss was nine pr
Yates and non-commssioned officers killed and thirty
wounded and missing. Two Of their officers were
wounded.
The First Virginia lost Lieut. Col Thoburn, wounded, l.,
besides other officers and five commiss ioned off,
GERS and privatos killed, and twenty-five wounded.
LOSS IN TWENTY NINTH ONO
Killed, Officer and two men: wounded one officer
and eight privates; missing, three prvates
loss in ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH PENNSYLVANIA.
Killed, seven wounded, forty. three; missing, none.
LOSS IN FOURTEENTH INDIANA.
Killed, four; wounded, nifty, including I've officers;
missing, none
LOSS EIGHTH ONO.
Killed, seven; wounded, one ofncer and forty three
men; missing, one.
Loss N nxTy SEVENTH oHlo
Killed, one officer and thirteen mon; wounded, two
officers and thirty six men.
Ioes IN ARnrlErsn
Killed, four one in each battery engaged wounded,
one; missing, one.
Among sbe acts Of chivary performed on the field was
one by private Graham Of the Eighty fourth Pennsyl
vania. Be carried the regmental standard The len
hand which held, II was shot on but before the star
spanged Banner fell 70 the ground he graspsd in The
remaining hand and held II triumphanty The right arm
next disabled but before the colors fell hs WAS killed
by third ball. He native Of the Emerald Isls
Colonel Murray, Of the Eighty fourth was shot through
the figure his cap the bullet passing out M the back
Of his head.
The following perfect list Of tho killed and wounded
iu the Eighty fourth regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
at the battle Of Winchester -