Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-05-07

/ forming Tvs of the approach of the enemy
| Our skinnisaers of cavalry and infantry were
| sent out, and twas not long until shots were
exchanged. At this time 10 clock, Smiths
I 10th Amy Corps reinforced us. and was
soon formed in ine of battle SkirinishinG
continued until four o'clock, when the rebs
commenced feeling our lines, with artillery.
on right left and centre This was well
replied to by the Goth N. Y. Battery. (The
Battery to which Dad Randels and some
others Of our own boys are attachcd).
The battle then commenced in roal earnest,
The rebs charged our lines, with cheers, mr.
ing volleys Of fmusketry that would seem to
annihilate our forces. They tried to flank
our right and left, but the the boys rcpulsed
them han isomely. Batteries were captured
and rccap;ured; advances were made and
repulsed the enemy fighting as though it
was the last of a desperate cause Our vol
lcys of musketry, Of which more was used
than in any fight during the war, and the
executions of the artillery was too much tor
them, for they fled, our men after them,
yelling shouts of victory, and chasing them
five miles beyond the battlefield. Our fire
told with terrible effect 4 rebel Lieut.. Col,
prisoner, said that in a charge made by one
Of their Brigndes, when they advanced so
far az to make capture of u portion of our
left II sure thing, they were met BY fire
, that destroyed four hundred, and then were
driven back in confusion. In another adj
vance, our fire was so destructive that only
three men were left unscathed to return with.
in their lines
The prisoners captured amounted to two
.housand among them one General one
Lieutenant Colonel, and any quantity of
Captains and Lieutenants. Of the number
killed and wounded am unable to SAY, but
the general impression is it amounted to
over five thousand. The dead body Of
( Lieut.. Gen. Mouton was found on the field,
they leaving him in their hasty retreat. lie
WAS killed by the explosion OF a shell,
tearing away the upper portion of his head.
| Nimms Battery was recaptured by our
| regiment. Twenty-threc pieces of artillery
| was captured by the enemy. 1t was at the
rccapturc of Nimm's Battery that our Color
/ Sergeant, B. +. Walls, received his wound
/ The Squire was so well pleased at the re-
! capture that he rushed forward with his
flag and raised it on the wheels of Il caisson
when he fell pierced by bullet in the left
shoulder
Ii seems the enemy were panic stricken.
fleeing from the field in confusion, not car
! ing for the wounded. They burned their
entire train for fear Of its falling into our
! hands. Part of this was we'll for US. for by
doing so, the train taken from our cavalry
was destroyed, giving us the satisfaction
that our stores done them no good.
, Our whole loss, in killed. wounded, mis-
sing and straggcrs Is estimated ut three
thousand. The greatest portion belonging
=, to the 18th corps, having occurred ut Sa-
binc on the sth. in tue first fight. The loss
in Company &C." is jeremiah Haas killed.
Jerry felt no pain. dying almost instantly.
He was beloved by his comrades. and his
loss is much regretted by them. lie was
q good soldier, young man whose morals
were not injured from the influences of AN
army. and best of all, al honest man. The
wounded are
Scrg. Wm. Pycrs, srn; and side, not danger.
ou'.
y. +. Walls. left shoulder