Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-09-12
TIE RECENT RATTLE,.
We collect from the accounts Of various
Newspaper c5rresp1nlents the llllowin.

We collect from the accounts Of various
Newspaper correspondents the following
TIE IEATH ~ slS. BEARNFY
The battle on Monday evening lasted about four
] hours. After Ightfall. the rain began 90 pour
down in torrents, with heavy peal. Of thunder and
brilliant flashes If lightning. For a time neither
/ horse nor man could breast tho storm, and the
firing which had been going on for a time -lacken-
ei until lull in the storm permitted ITS resump-
/ ti0n. Birney's brigade @; hearntyg vision was
/ ordered out in line Of battle. They had not been
il place long before Gen Birncy observed that one
or two regiments on his right, belonging 20 some
| other brigade had left the position and retired
I from the field The fact was reported te Gener %
| 6earney, and more troops were asked f1r 20 fI
the dangerous gap. Eearney declared !, iurossi-
I bic that such unwarrautoi movement should
l have been made, but 90 satisiy himself gall0pcl
! Of 20 reconnoiter. lie inadvertently passed
throa-h and beyond our lines, and was seen no
more alive.
Early the next morning f,g Of truce came in
from Gen. Lee, with word that hearueys body
had been found, and would be delivered up. cen.
Ieiutzelman at once detailed Major Birney, COM
mandlng s th Penn, 90 receive it, The body had
been rIded Of sword, pistol, watch. diamond
brooch finger rings, and the pocket-book. in
which the General always kept large amount Of
money.
T NA u hNA.ATG Auh AAlHAte ut4 not tANitn MS
boots or coat The body was carried to our rear,
and escorted by Major Birney 10 Washington,
where Il was embalmcs. IL was found that a
musket-ball had entered the left hip, and passed
upward thr ugh the abdomen into the cavity Of
the body, no doubt causing instant death. OF
course there can be but one theory as to the man
ner Of the Generals death lie must have been
shot on horseback by rebel sharpshooter, who
lay bid in one Of the gullies on the battle field.
THE NUMBERS ENGAGED.
general officer, who was in all recent conflicts,
states that could not have had over thirty |
THOUSAND men actually engaged, and gives it as |
his opinion that the enemy's force about sO,-
600. Our losses be estimates at about ten thou |
sand.
EETURSED PRISONERS.
Over l 100 soldiers, captured By the rebels in
late battles and discharged on parole, arrived in
Georgetown Thursday evening.
rHE LOSSES.
The losses among the rebels are supposed to be
vastly greater than ours their men fought with
great desperation, and rushed on apparently heed
less Of all danger. Their loss is estimated at not
less than 80 600. Ours is said to reach fully ten
thousand
Another correspondent says
have conversed with an officer this morning
who was in the fight Of friday. He is OF the
opinion that loss is much greater than that Of
the rebels, for the reason that our men attempted
so often to take the rebel batteries, which we're
under cover and which moved them down lust as
often.
Gen. Sigel lost Is pieces Of field artillery dur
ing his engagement with the rebels, including his
celebrated Jackass battery, which has inflicted
much loss on the enemy in recent skirmishes and
everywhere he has used it.
Gen. Sigel's corps lost lJout 900 killed wound
ed and missing in the various battles last wesk.-
His wagon trains were not destroyed, as reported,
but mainly brought of safely.
0nr dead lay untouched as they fell in battle,
with the exception Of their caps and shoes. Idi5
soi SINGLE instance among the ulols sqhteez ,
i1usand dead ubers ths sso,s had not been rIfed
There were palliating circumstances, for many Of
he rebels were b1rsfootsa
It is undeniabe that the rebel cavalry far sur
passes cur own. In almost every instance thew
irove not only our cavalry but infantry. !
The rebel prisoners langh cur soldiers to seorn,
md insult them in the grossest manner, although
hey tell at the same time some stubborn truths
l saw group of prisoners this morning almost
iTive their guards away from them with their :
sths and ridicule. Our soldiers looked at
heir bare feet and their ragged uniforms, but the
ebels pointed to the hills around Alexandria
There long trains Of wagons we're fastening to
eek shelter behind the forts.