The New York herald., 1863-05-26

| HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF OfOMAO I
May 23, 1863
Lieutenant Thomas j. Leigh, aidde camp Brieadss
General Ward commanding the Second brigade Of Bir-
ncys DIVISION OF the Third army corps in the battle oi
ChaLceorsvie, taken prisoner by the enemy during
Birney's bayonet charge through the woods
the night Of Saturday the ID inst He has just returned
from Richmond parole and gives some interesting
statements the rebel dispositions during the battle q
Sunday the that them because Of Stone
raid their losses in the battle, their treatment a
prisoners, &c.
STRENGTH or THE ENEMY on HooKER's RIGHT.
So soon as takeu Leigh the rear,
under tho impression that he was Union surgeoa.
This between twelve and one o'clock Sunday meru-
ing. Tho enemy then masscd on the Orange pank
road thirty thousand strong, formed in i've nss
battle right of lines resting the plank road,
their artillery position the north side OF the roaA
here General Howards headquarters had been.
His captors boased Lieutenant Leigh that they (the
rebes) got Sickes corps orr and that thsy
.woud capture whole Of then.r They animated
with peculiar spite against General Sckes, and interro-
gated Leigh whether be was on the field. Lsigh
told they could always nnd General sckes with hs
troops. To this the rebels repled-"well hang him,
God damn HIM, when we catch him."
RxSroRcEMESIs
During the whole that night the rebel force ~
THE sroSEMAy.
At daylight on Sunday morning Lieutenant Leigh and
other Union prisoners who had been taken maroh
ell the Orange plank road distance Of about four
miles, when a met them and they orderel
back This countermarch ordered because Of inios
nation brought by this the effect that Stone
man operating on that road.
Al h,lfpast Eve O'Clock in the morning somc four %
ev. daah of tbe A.
great CONSERVATION aud disorder the fields about
How ards old headquarters. Their batteries at
opened upon the woods and three rounds Of and
is,er fred. The number Of pieces at this point
least twenty. Tne Of this firing did not ap
pear the prisoners; but supposed the rebel line
giving way and the artillery opened upon them
! 70 hold them steady.
| ANOTHER
Al nine O'Clock A. NJ the procession Of prisoners
again In motion, this time taking different route,
following road TO the left Of tho Orange road, but
after proceeding about two miles again faced about
marched back. Some Of the prisoners ventured
ask stoneman was on that road aso but no reply was
/ gained
| After about half hours the party again
ordered to tramp this time avoiding all roads as much
possible, marching directly through woods aud
by ways scarcely hating for rest until midnight whes
they arrived at spottsylvsna Court House.
scAKorY o. fooD.
Up this they had been furnished with nothing
whatever eat. and. asking for ratons,
told that thcre - cracker in the place"
MARCHING.
Al O'Clock Monday morning they again
put in motion and marched with great rapidty spurrcd
on by bayoues, 10 Guneys station on tho frederisks-
burg and Potomac Railroad arriving there at two y NJ
sroSKxAS.
Here the rebels had all their camp and gar
rson eluipage loaded In wagons and moving 70
wards Gordonsvile When the prisoners asked
where .hs wagons were 0,, gong os vsre Soias sHsr
subsistence The guard and teansers seemed very anx
ious, excited and nervous.
Ux WOUNDED
large number or rebel wounded from the bastse
vai,,ng there FOR Richmond Lieutenant
Leigh Il positive could not have been less than ten
bcssud wounded there at thai time, aAd bis estimate
ss the estimates OF all the other UnioR
! ofscess who were In his company. Five regiments OF
stusrts cavalry drawn up in line Of battle about
,r,s south and OF the station. This all the DE-
seusve force there except the small guard
n. the wagon uains The utmost confusioo prevailed.
and the rebels seemed IN constant dread Of appre
| hendsd danger. StoAeman evidently the cause of
their alarm and for him they momentary looking.
LONG VAST A POOR rEssf.
The prisoners collected here received rations until
Tuesday, when barrel OF 1our rolled out 70 them.
This they had 10 mix with according " their tsses
and bake In the Goals II the ony food they had re-
ceved since Saturday, and this -four was all that was
| 10 them
| TREATMENT ov PRISONERS
They we're herded, like cattle In open Held without
| shelter OF any kind, blankets, from Monday
ust Thursday when they placed On cars ami for
warde 10 Richmond. Theirs the first train thai bad
passed over the road since Nondsy morning, whsn K
| patrick destroyedh
suu rron srAsysrios AM IrrtSum
us hardly stt 70 attribute oil This cruel tsssmsat x