The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
The Fight On sta q tom River
[Erum tho RiChm no Examiner June 30 [

From the RiChm ,nd Examiner June 80
We have learned Of the particulars OF the light at
Stsootom river bridge last SATURDAY from who took
para IN the engagement. We purp"s laying tho facis
before readers Withholding nothing necessary 70 the
interest u tho affair." and publishing .hiDg which In the
remoiest depree can benefit the enemy. Whatever
stae shall be true, to the best OF knowledge and be
lief.
stanton river BRIDGE upon when tho nanvile Rail.
road crosses stanton river nueiv miles from this
city. stanton river at this pput flows between the
coun res OF Chariotte and Hall the late being its
bank. Proceeding from this city mo railroad,
mile and half before reaching this bridge. the
Little Roanoke bridge. Inc Little Roanoke Is deep
creek which flows INTO the st ,unt n river mile and
. halt o. thereabouts below The railroad Little
Roanoke bridge was formerly handscme structure,
VIII Gu was carried away by Hood lime It's
p ace was supplied by simple tres.le After crossing
this treste the railroad ascends steep grade 10 Roanoke
station hair mile disia't. the hair mile between
Roanoke station aud Staunon river bridge down grade,
tho road running wide and bottom land, the
low ground Of stanton RIVER The bridge rs long, sub,
county road the Little Ro a mile above the
rail- Dad and south Roanoke Az the
my within " yards OF 81 works At Staun
ton river and within three hundred of the rest besides
Testing Satisfactorily their str myth there little danger
~ say On zach side OF tho railroad twenty yards this
side OF the bridge. have earthworks. On the
bills beyond the river on eitbc- side Of the railroad and
from two to three hundred yards eastern end of
the bridge, we have other earthworks, mounting
number OF cannon. Last Friday evening, the Gath
(Juue) INSTANT detachments from two regiments
OF reserves f'om this city, numbering Htv each,
being in Danvie on business. started homo by
ra About dark they reached Staun.on river and the
cnemy bong expected, joined the troops collected there
under command OF Captain Farinholt, aud laid n the
trenches that night and greater part the day.
Rumors the approach Of The enemy we're brought in
from lime to time Alb ut four O'Clock Saturday
ng june 20, the enemy reached Little Roanoke
Roanoke by the county road and proceeded Roanoke
station battery Of the enemy, wing got into posi-
Lon the high ground near Roanoke station sheed
position A. the S,aunton bridge During this sheng,
which lasted for over an hour The enemy deployed their
forces In antry in fields and south Of the
railroad. Our batteries replied the enomy's fire. and
sLeled their infantry. 1t was evident a determined
troops were put In position Our earthworks 10 the
valley near and on this side OF the BRIDGE held by
toned were in the trenches on the his beyond ibe
river. AT bafpast i've T. H., the enemy under
Inherently located batteries forward strung body
or sharpshooters Between these and Ct this
end Of the bridge there was Gerce exchange Of shots The
sharpshooters at length reached d,ch hundred
yards in front Of the BRIDGE and covering themselves
with H. kept up their tire. Al six O'Clock the eDemy's
main force, moving in two columns, each side Of
Che railroad, rapidly towards position batteries
opened upon Thorn with grape. SIN they advanced
brisky firing rapidly as they came and the
time their sharpshooters from their position DITCH
keeping up annoying fire. with their
Tue crisis battle mad come. the bridge WAS 10
he saved the enemy must not be allowed TO drive our
from the works In front Of Il. The reserves
ordered TO the bridge aud reinforce in the
sarthworks Calamity the reserves dashed over the
BRIDGE under IRE which would have reminded them,
ana shell were crushing through the roof eaasdinc vol
legs OF musketry poured In from s.,her sde and
hundred Yankees fifty yards Distant Cred straight
a hot place, and men lest no time getting through
10 and into the earthworks. from which they immedi
ately opened the enemy. who, by this were so
close at hand that the canister fred them from
batteries beyond the river passed within few feet OF the
he&ds Of Our batteries being better served
than In the beginning Of the action and from
earthworks steady apd we'll directed the enemy dis
wavered, halted and then fed to cover. Three times
again were they brought up but our fire both from the
and " rather than
drew from our immediate front. We threw forwtfd
some pockets, bctwocn whom and the enemy there
night the enemy heard moving their wagons. The
next morning Sunday the 26th), they threw dozen
shells At u.s. bot II plain this parting
salute lheir troops were moving Oh, re,rscny their
steps 10 the ford the Little Roanoke, and
thence following the road running south towards
disappeared. Two hGurs afterwards of General W.
II +. Lees made their appearance on tho ground
lately LETT by the enemy but very these ALSO
or apparently follow the track Of the raiders In this
affair We had eight men killed and twenty SIX wounded
OF whom have since died. or the from this
city, Sergeant F. Walker Colonel Dsnorth's regiment,
MORALLY wounded, and died on Sunday, at three
severely wounded in the thigh. and Licutcnsnts j. H.
Cook and B. l. Wilson each slightly wounded. In Colonel
Evans regiment G. Cuve.t received slight wound 10
the left leg, Jamcs Fletcher received severe flesh
wound In the left shoulder Every OF these
force troops IN the earthworks II the storm of mis-
ses that raned the bridge is considered must
Surprise ,na the to .hose e, 2, IT, sspg
rdled with bullets and s roof is much torn by shot
ttrnbcrs
usefulness Is 10 wise impaired is said that
and minister OF the gospel belonging 10 the neigh
borhood were killed during the night The enemy lett
dead upon the ncld and there traces OF
their having dragged large number 70 The Roanoke river
and pitched Thorn IN. They carried OF their wounded.
Neither before nor after the gagemcnt al the bridge did
tr ops there any SOUNDS indicating General
William ii. f. Lee han engaged the enemy. All that IL
yet known OF the route taken b. the raiders after their
repulse river bridge s con tanned the
following despatch from General Lee, received yester
HrApouAnrrps Army or NORTHERN VIRGINIA
June - 1864
ssrAs enemy has been ,, engage today apparently IN
y p III % Sns q
mt S 81 Sn III n q As %
that night The nes morning they continued her march
them ensamped nigh. aSou, sight Northwest 81
the former place They spoear 70 he making their
's'1 % ' man 0s'' y VIC army E LEE G.nsi. d.
II win be from this despatch that the RAIDERS
after leaving stanton river BRIDGE south Through
Charlotte county into Mecklenbure then turning east
Mscksnburg 70 Lawrenoev lie, Ia Brunswick,
held Hicksford, tho Petersburg weldon Rail-
road Grenvile county which point the enemy might
select 70 take 10 their route they did OF nnd TOO
BY the last evenings train from Petersburg we re-
tina. our csvsfy had met and whipped the raiders a.
asada church. several miles west Of the point Al which
| the Psersburg and Weldon Railroad crosses stoney
creek this be true a. Ct present We SEQ no reason 10
doubt the enemy instead Of travelling east from Law
rsncevs, turned their heads from that place directly
towards Petersburg The point o. which the asnt 70 re-
ported 70 have occurred about twenty five miles south
west u Petersburg.
Names OF Captured Union Omcsrs.
from the Richmond Examiner, July
The folowing named Union ofcors captured 81 Reamp
station on The apth uit arrived Richmond ssterday
In company with hundred aud sixty nine private sol
diers-Msior 7. McIennard, Twenty second New YORK
cavalry Captain n. q. Pke, Company u, second Ohio;
Captain A. Bouson Company H. First District Column.
bis cavalry; Captain y. s. Chaec, Company ~, Second
Ohio cavalry; captain Benjamin Benneu, COMPANY y,
Twenty second New York cavalry; First Lieutenant H.
Kane Company l. First Connecticut First Lieutenant
N. whittennoro, Company c, Fifth New ferf Second
Lieutenant g. b. Dyer. Company r. First Connscficut;
Surgeon D. vansack, Twenty SECOND New YORK cevsl'