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Journal & pcssenger.
J. KNOWLES and S. ROSE,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
The Attack at Porotaligo—Fede
ral JJeMgu* in Carolina.
From a prisoner belonging to the Bth
Michigan regiment and captured at Garden's
Corner, the Charleston Courier obtains the
following information:
i Ue expedition to Pocotaligo was made up
of twelve companies of jgfrrUvatJof the 21st
.Massachusetts Regiment ) and two pieces of
artillery of the Connecticut battery, the
whole under command of the Lieut Colonel
of the 50th Pennsylvania regiment, and
numbering about 900 men. They received
inarching orders teu o’clock Wednesday
night and left Beaufort about 11 o'clock for
Port Royal Ferry. Arriving at the Ferry
they proceeded immediately as far as Mr.
Heyward’s plantation, and there halted for
refreshments, having marched, he supposes,
nearly thirty-live miles.
Their design, the prisoner thinks, was to
tear up the railroad and interrupt communi
cation, but not to bring on an engagement.
They had been made to believe by spies that
they would meet with no resistance, the
Confederate forces, it was said, having been
withdrawn Skirmishers were thrown out
from their lines to scout the woods, and as
certain whether there was any opposing force
in the neighborhood. After the meu had
finished their meal, the order for the return
march was given, the commanding office say
ing that the enemy could bring as many as
twenty thousand of his troops on the ground
in less than an hour, and it. wa« advisable
for them in their exhausted condition, to
return, or they would be liable to be cut off.
In the tight with the Rutledge Mounted
Riflemen one Captain of the 50th Pennsyl
vania Regimout and two privates were killed,
«ud six privates wounded.
Un the return march halted to rest. Here
some of the men fell asleep, the prisoner
among others. On awaking he found his ;
regiment had left him, and on trying to find
his own way back was captured.
He says lie has been told that Gen.
Hunter, on his arrival to take command,
brought with him reinforcements numbering
between twenty-five and thirty thousand
nit-n, which, added to the thirty thousand
accompanying the first expedition, gives him
a force of from forty-five to fifty thousand.
This force he thinks is divided on the ,
coast between Charleston and Savannah.
There are a great deal of sickness among
the men at Hilton Heud, mostly fevers.— j
The troops at Beaufort, however, suffered
but little in this respect, and the general
health of the command there was good.—
Rumors were plentiful in camp of an attack
to be made on Charleston, but the prisoner
says the men knew nothing definite in rela
tion to their future movements. The offi
cers are taciturn and exceedingly reserved.
General Hunter’s proclamation had almost
produced a mutiny in the camps. On its
appearance, 3even Captains of the New
York Highlanders handed in their resigna
tions, and the whole army was dissatisfied.
The men say they have seen enough of ne
groes. and are hear til v illolr ftf lliAm . tl< t
would be well satisfied to send some from
their superabundant numbers in the North
to the South,-where the climate would be
more congenial to their nature and habits, i
lie also states that the Federate have pon-:
toon bridges already prepared for marching 1
through swainps and marsh land, and when
ever they at tack, will attempt it at some point
where.it might be least expected. He be
lieves they are well posted in relation to all
the batteries on our coast, and know the posi
tion of every gun in Fort Sumter. It was 1
said that three iron-clad vessels had joined
Commodore Dupont’s squadron, and a com
fliued land and naval attack on Fort Sum
is under consideration.
The prisoner speaks very highly of Gen
eral Stevens, iu command at Beaufort, and
awards him the credit of the plau which was
carried on and led to the reduction of Fort
Pulaski. General Stevens is an old United
States officer, and very much liked by his
men.
Stonewall Jueßson at tlie North.
Northern papers are filled with the acconnts
of Stonewall Jackson’s victory. The who!*
North was wild with excitement and panic.
Lincoln had issued orders to the Governors
of several States for meu for the defence of
the National Capital,” and they, in turn,
had issued the most inflammatory appeals to
the People. The Governor of Massachu
setts, iu his appeal, says :
“Meu of Massachusetts! the wily and
hazardous horde of traitors to the people, to
the government of our country, and to lib
erty, menace again the National Capitals .
They have attacked and routed Major Gen
eral'Banks, and are on Harper’s
Ferry, and are marching on Washington.--
The President calls on Massachusetts to rise
once more for its rescue and defense. The
whole active militia will be summoned by
a general order, &c., &c.’
The Governors of the other States had
issued similar orders for their whole forces
“to organize and proceed forthwith to W n>h
ington, and in the meantime all the ama
teur regiments—-among them the famous
New York Seventh—bad been hurried on.
The New York Herald calls it “ The Second
Grand Uprising of the People, and says
the great moving to and fro ot the military
“brings back forcibly the early days of the
rebellion, when there was such a tremendous
uprising for the defence of the National
Capital.” s' , ,
The Northern press were much excited
over the news, and the New York Herald
says it “could only be regarded as a very
unfortunate event* “The rebels, contin
ue the Herald, “have doubtless received
valuable military stores, to a considerable
amount, at Front Royal, Strasbourg and
Winchester, and the extensive region con
quered from the rebellion, and the success
ful labors therein of Gen. Hanks oi the mst
three months in behalf of the Union, ar«
lost in this single overwhelming dash of the
"'“Gen. Banks, in his official Report thus
acknowledges bis retreat as far as Martins
burg. Since that time he could have added
many more details.
Headqubrters Martinsburu, f
May 25th—2.40 P. M. S
lion. F. M. Stanton :
The rebels attacked us this morning at
day break in great force. Their force was
estimated at fifteen thousand, consisting of
Ewell’s and Jackson’s divisions. The fire
of the pickets began with light, and was fol
lowed by the artillery until the liues were
fully under fire on both sides. The left
wing stood firmly, holding its’ ground well,
and the right did the same for a time, when
two regiments broke lines under fire of the
enemy.
The right wing fell back and were ordered
to withdraw, and the troops passed through
the town in considerable confusion. They
were quickly reformed on the other «ide, and
continued their march in good order to Mar
tinsburg, where they arrived at twenty min
utes to three, P. M , a distance of twenty
two miles.
Our trains are in the advance and will
cross the river in safety. Our entire force
engaged was less than four thousend, consist
ing of Gordon’s and Donnelly’s brigades,
with two regiments of cavalry under Gen
eral Hatch, and two batteries of artillery.
Our loss was considerable, as was that of
tht. euemy, but cannot now be stated. Wv
were reinforced by the Fifteenth Maine,
which did good service, and a regiment of
N. P. Banas.
Major General Commanding.
Their own accounts admit their route to
have been complete. The first regiment .o'
Maryland traitors- cut up and
ito CM one! (John 11. Denly killed.
A second stand was made, and many shots
exchanged, when the New York cavalry
(still on the rear of the column) broke and
retreated, riding pell.me// through the rankx
of the in fad try.
From “Stonewall” Jack*oil.
The “Richmond Examiner” of the sth
instant, says a gentleman from Staunton
states that a dispatch was received from
Quartermaster Harman at Frederick Mary
land that “Stonewall Jackson” reached that
place after burning all the bridges from Har
per’s Ferry to the “Capon,” above Hancock,
capturing the-entire passenger train, and
destroying the Railroad track. There were
no trains running on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad higher than the Relay House. |
He had also captured six hundred sacks of]
•salt, between and Washington.
Jackson had ordered 2000 wagons to take
away the Captured stores : in the agoreijate
the stores captured at Winchester and other
places are valued at $2,000,000.
The Charleston Courier of this morning
says information has been'reeeived at Cof
umbia (S. C.) that Jackson was in fifty miles
of Baltimore.
Latest from the Army oe the Val
t.ey.—We have left information from Gen.
Jackson’s army, which leayes him in force
at Williamsport, on the Potomac, command
ing both shores. Ashby’s cavalry had cross
ed and scouted as far as Frederick. Mary
land, meeting none of the enemy, but a great
many fryndo. Refqgeajxom different no.l,
the Confederate forces. They were being
armed with the guns taken from Banks. —
Harper’s Ferry and Martiasburg were both
held by portions of Jackson’s command. A
number of cars of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad were taken at the ferry, and on the
Winchester road. Nothing was known by
our informant of the measures employed by
General Jackson to effect the permanent
| disabling of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
but they were known to be ample.
The prisoners of Banks’ dispersed army,
captured at Front Royal and Winchester,
have been sent to Salisbury, North Carolina,
by way of Staunton, and the Petersburg and
Lynchburg railroad The whereabouts of
the reumaut of Banks’ army in Maryland
was not knowu with certainty, but it was
| supposed he was waiting to be reinforced.—
The Fedefal force at Washington was being
j strengthened by the regiments from the
North. —Richmond Examiner , 4 th.
j@r*The Atlanta Confederacy gives the
following account of the recapture by Mor
gan’s men of the boat, on which they were
being conveyed to a northern bastile : “They
were put ou a boat to be sent down to the
Cumberland, to be carried thence up the
Ohio to Cincinnati. The boat got aground
in Harpeth Shoals. The crew first., the pas
sengers next, and finally the guard were or
dered out to assist in getting the boat afloat
again. While they were thus engaged, Col-
Wood gave his men the wink. They made
a bold rush and succeeded in capturing the
arms which were on the vessel, when they
competed a surrender of the crew and guard.
They then had the boat carried down the
river to the point where they wished fco get
off, where the boat was brought to, the guard
paroled, and the brave men departed, and
are most probably before now doing good ser
vice in the Confederate army.
Or.N. Jf.re. Clemens.— A correspondent
of the Montgomery Advertiser indignantly
denies the report that Gen. Jere. Clemmons
has espoused the Federal cause. The report,
he says is monstrous and General
C.’s feeling, sympathy and heart, all being
with the South, and as being thoroughly
pledged and committed to our cause as Mr.
Yancey or President Davis.
The Norfolk Dap Book has been sup
pressed by Gen, Veile, the Military Governor
of that city, at the request of “ Union” citi
zens, for admitting a communication attack
ing them.
Reporters are variant and vague con
cerning the numbers engaged on both sides,
in t-lic "terrible fight near Richmond.
Richmond papers estimate the Yankee
forces at 40,000 to 60,000 and our forces
actually engaged at 20,000 to 30,000. The
loss on our side, is placed by some. at 1,200
at the outside, while others place it higher.
Rumor.—lt was rumored on the street
yesterday, that Picayune Butler had been
shot and killed at New Orleans. If the ru
mor was not true, it ought to have neen.—
Xatchez Courier, Mop 29.
Correspondence of the Mobile Advertiser.
Highly f utereniliitr from Corlmh,
Corinth, May 28, ibfii.
Ray after day, week after week, have beeo spent
in marching and county-marching by tie two
armies here, and again and again we have conli
dently expected a pitched battle in less than twen
ty-tour hours. The Doodles, with their chaitcfer
istic timidity ar.d prudence, have been spring
their way along towards Corinth, and reiuforting
until they have now an immense army at eotu
m&ud, withal! the appliances the mechanic arts
can give, and all the abundance which a rich
provision country can furnish.
It is now understood that our Generate sre about
to evacutate, and leave the contested ground to
the enemy without giving battle. This will dotbt
less cause surprise with all, great disappointment
to the sanguinary, and curses loud aud deep
among Certain fire-eaters ol immense wisdom, who
have done most of the furious talking since war
began, and none of the fighting. You will soon
be satisfied, however, that it is a wise mo**, and
the most disastrous blow to the enemy at this time
that we could strike.
We may yet have a hard fight before we got off,
for it is presumable that the enemy, whea thev
discover it, will attack us vigorously and attempt
to cut our arruy to pieces. We learn from a-veial
exchanged prisoners that they think they hive us
in u position irom which *,• cannot retreat, and
confidently expect, to bag otir w hole army. Thev
take it for granted we shall attempt to retr»at by
the Mobile k Ohio Railroad, and will make a des
perate attempt to cut us off, but our Generate know
what they are about, and the move wilt be sicoess
fully made, and with more loss to the enem» than
to us. It is not prudent now to speak of o*» plan
of operation.
The main reasons for the evacuation of Carinth
are the following :
lsi . \\ ater is very scarce and bad, and our arm?
is suffering greatly with sickness.
2d. The enemy are more advantageously posted
in point of health, and havo recei«--*~ x r s large
reinforcements.
ou. ir we sfioukt be defeated, it would h*
destruction of the army of the Mississippi.
4th. If we were to win a battle, it would bv af,
ter such a desperate struggle that it would cost
Jar more than we can now afford. Our army wmld
be so cut u> pieces that we should have notliip
left to operate against the enemy’s troop* on
Gulf and the Mississippi river.
nth. There is nothing at Corinth to fight f or
The railroad to the East is cut off from us. n lp ’
enemy can take Fort Pillow whenever they
to take the matter seriously in band. The whCe
country for fifty miles around is foraged out l*
our army, and the enemy can find nothing bit
disease and stavation in our rear. They cannc;
possibly advance into the interior in any’directioi
where they would not be surrounded by enemies
li we can keep such an army as we have now
we can, in the course of the summer, cut up in
i detail any army they may attempt to send out ol
j reach of their gunboats.
] The Fabian policy is certainly the best for us in
j our present condition. The United States Gov
i eminent is wasting away under its millions of ex
j pense a day, and we can certainly defend our fire
sides loHger than they can keep tip such a war a
thousand miles from their resources. F.verv hun
dred miles they come increases their expense in
geometrical ratio.
Our generals will no doubt take every means of
impeding their progress and annoying them, and
if they will keep a few hundred men scattered
along the railroads they can render tlffem worth
less to the enemy.
There is much of interest that I might tell you,
but am not at liberty to do so. To-morrow may
be an eventful day. Our retrc.4% will probably be
commenced, unless the enemy choose to come up.
and attack us. Our plan now is for the whole
army to march out and bivoue in front of the ene
my and offer him battle. If he refuses, our march
will probably commence southward.
I now, 11 A. M., bear canuon booming within
t nree miles of my otnee, and a general engagement
may come off at any moment. This is a turning
point in our affairs.
Yours, &c., &c., J. C. Nott.
6! Yfie -TvacuaTionT Vaseetigers and ’letters"by
trains bring that information, and we accordingly
give it to the public. The letter has been in our
possession, as its date indicates, several days.—
Ens.
Train-Stealers Escapk». —We regret to learn
that Andrews, the ring-leader of the train-stealers,
and another one of tnem, ‘escaped from confine
ment at Chattanooga, on Sunday night last. They
were fired on by the Guard and pursued by caval-*
ry, but with what success we have not heard.
Why did not Gen. Leadcetter provide, with
scrupulous care, against Andrews’ escape especial
ly'? Andrews said that Gen. Mitchell promised
him SIO,OOO, if he would accomplish the destruc
tion of the bridges, Ac. on the Western Atlantic
Railroad, and he offered one of the witnesses
against him SIO,OOO to get him out of his scrape,
saying that Gen. Mitchell would provide the nion
! ey. Ought not this circumstance if no other, to
! have put Gen. Leadbetter on the alert and induced
j him to use every precaution to prevent, his escape?
I We should not wonder, if Gen. Mitchell bad tested
i the power of gold on someone who had the prie-
oners in charge. It seeius to us the most ordinary
prudence on the part of Gen. Leadbetter, would
have suggested to him such a thing and the pro
bability of both Mitchell and Andrews using everj
possible appliance to effect the latter’s escape, aid
that Gen. L. would have double-ironed and double
guarded him to ensue his suffering the just penal*
of his infamous crime. —Knoxville Register,
[Later accounts give information that Andres
had been captured across the Tennessee river, ad
sent to Atlanta and hung on Saturday last.]
From the Chronicle k Sentinel.
N. P. Hank*.
Iu looking over & memorandum book of 18*, I
find the following extract, from the Boston Pot :
“N. P. Banka, of Massachusetts, is 40 ypa* of
age. He has been a factory boy, a carpentr, a
machinist, a dancing master, an actor, a law'?, a
national democrat, a coalitionist, an ardent lorer
of the Irish, a champion of religious liberty a
know nothing, and is now a know nothing-Jee
soiler.”
Since that time, what has he been and tfiac is
he now ?
He has been Governor of that State celerated
for its isrns and wooded nutmegs, and wli tlje
characteristic love of his people for the alighty
dollar, surrendered the glory of the Chief lagis
tracy of such & mighty people, to provide o?r the
interests of a North-western railroad, with salary
large enough to tempt his innate and grasptg love
of money.
Like the puissant Butler, from the same >ugna
cious State, he exchanged the civilian so high
military honor under his master, old Abe ; nd the
last we hear of the gallant and chamelen like
Banks, our Christian warrior and patriot T. J.
Jackson, had put him and hi* army to injorions
flight, and routed him and his “ horse, ft>t and
dragoons.
Hurrah Tor our T. J. Jackson !
Corinth Evacuated. —We learn that Ccinth is
cvacuted. Beauregard and all the army ar< stores
have fallen back cn the Moble Railroad, toßienzi,
twelve miles. There a considerable lagage
ment cn Wednesday last between the eneuy and
a portion of our troops, which was iutendfd only
to cover our retreat. All our stores and ar?s were
successfully removed.
Eefore falling back, the enemy’s cavalrr came
down upon our rear, to Booneville, the nextstation
this side of Rienzi, and burnt up a train o thirty
cars, two of which were laden with amnpnition.
I The .depot was also burnt.
A*guard of SO men were left to guard be place
; while the Yankee cavalry went out tc commit
further depredations. These 80 men wire cap
tured.
Our forces have good water and eveiy advan-
I tage of position in a fight. Corinth was turned.—
' Confederacy. .
Till: BAIfI.KH OF ,ll!(H\IIO?H\V.
After looking though many lengthy report* of
the recent battles, we find it utterly impossible to
give all the incidents as contained in the several
papers, purporting to be reliable. The following
is front the Richmond papers and covers, as well
as we can cull the facts from the mass, all the ma
terial incidents of the battles of Saturday and
Sunday. They are quite unsatisfactory, and we
we hope to find a more clear and lucid account ot
them hereafter.
From all we can find in the Richmond papers,
we should hardly know that Georgia was repie"
sen ted in the field.
First in interest and importance is the general
result, which is thus described in the Richmond
of Monday, referring to the fighting of the
two days preceding :
Every house is now open for use as a hospital.
Those who are not under arms are engaged in
providing food, transportation or at eomodations
Never was a more active or determined spirit
manifested. Our intelligence from the field is of
tiie most encouraging character. In spite of the
disadvantages which beset our troop' 5 in the as
sail It upon the enemy, they have driven them from
their entrenched positions. Though our losses
are deeply to be deplored, they prove the undaunt
ed determination of our soldiers to defeat the base
invader or perish. With such a spitit in the peo
pie and soldiers, dpfeat is impossible.
The Richmond Examiner says:
Friday was marked by one of the heaviest storn»9
of rain ever known in this country. '1 he Ohicka
] hominy being swollen, and the swamps impassable,
I it was wisely chosen by Genera! Johnson as a fit
opportunity to attack and annihilate a division of
j the enemy, »«nie thirty thousand strong, whim, h»4
p&ssed «W om.-kanofmny at Bottom’s Bridge and
t entrenched in White Oak Swamp.
; The Confederate forces attacked on Saturday,
j 3Tid gained a complete victory. The right to caii
; the action a complete victory to the Confederates 1
! is established by these facts: Ist. That the Con
federates drove the enemy from all their lines, a
distance of three miles back; 2d. That tliev took '
all the enemy’s artillery that were in those lines ;j
ed. That they took the enemy’s camps, with every- '
tiling in them—tents standing, baggage undis- \
turbed, letters, public and private—ami retained
possession of the said camps; 4th. That the Con- i
federates carried also the Federal fortifications |
redoubts, entrenchments, and retained possession
of them.
j These facts give indisputable right, to claim for
tne Confederates a victory of the most entire
kind.
At the close of the day the enemy made a fee
ole attempt to flank, and so recapture their camp.
It faded, utterly and ignomiously, and ni»ht fell j
without moon or stars, with the Confederate fia* i
Everywhere triumphant. The advent of darkness !
;we yen ted the victory from being as signal and
i tTvy l !'v° all rt oompiStfSS!
i l*ve praw,Miieu Vfie destruofiW"or V;Tpwm' bt an j
tiff Federal troops on this side of the Chickahom
i,L .....
That night found them in a terrible position.— ;
Tgy must have passed some of the most, tincom
folable hours in those swamps before the day- ■
ligtt came that soldiers ever endured. The next
da , should have witnessed their annihilation.— j
.Saturday was Quantre Bras. Sunday might have i
hem their Waterloo.
Ve regret to say that no such splendid event
occurred on yesterday. The fighting commenced j
on Sunday morning ; the Confederates again drove
the Federals before them with ease, till they ’
reacted new entrenchments, hastily thrown up for
their protection, and then the matter ended.—.!
Aft.e? ten o’clock the two armies remained at a
distance, occasionally exchanging a shot from a
riflec cannon. The enemy sent up several bal
loons, and it is no news to tell them, that heavy
reinforcements were moving during the day.
It is hoped that those in command have well
calculated the consequence of this strange delay.
It »*»-' --■ L ;-(•> t Ijr^v
nor all eternity afterwards would afford sufficient
time for atonement.
From the revised report of the Richmond Din-
P atch > of Tuesday, we select the following accunt
of the battles:
The fact that the enemy crossed the Chickahom
tny in large■ numbers is already known. Coniine
up 01? the \\ illiamsbnrg road, they threw up ej -
trenonments near Barker’s farm and posted them
aelvw behind fallen trees, clumps of bushes, and
the neaat works. Saturday morning it was deter
mtied to atOick them, and two divisions were sent
dom the WtUtamsburg road for that purpose.-
PvCenlr ! / 10n led thp ailva nee, supported
bjGeneral Longstreet. As soon as the enemy’s
pmtion was reached, General Hill prepared for a :
porous attack. Featherstone’s b.iJde led H,e ’
®l rtt 5 Ce j II wa ® c °n»nanded on by
hi Anderson, the General being ill in the city j
jat land brigade commenced the attack on'the !
mi’erl/ "a l la, V ute p «gagement became !
£ ’yjike® wiSKv!??"” /•ghtmg.onr mer, drove !
n pursuance of the original plan, deployed Thgni, j
md left of the enemy’s works, our artillery then
commenced to play upon them. In the 4th South
Carolina, out of. 29 officertc four were killed in-
Htantly, and nineteen wounwd.
Captain Bacon, of the 27th Georgia, while act
ing a8 Aid to Col. Anderson, was killed.
In the last charge on the retreating Federate,
beyond their camp, Col. Levi B. Smith, of the 27 th
Georgia, wa9 wounded in the thigh.
As an incident of the fight, we may mention
that reinforcements were ordered to Anderson,
and as but one regiment oould be spared, the 4th
South Carolina, Col. Jenkins, was sent. Upon ar
riving Col. J. was asked if one regiment was all
that could bee sent. “ Yes,” replied the Colonel,
“but that will do. I know these boys.” The gal
lant charge of the 5 h afterwards fully verified the
good opinion of their commander.
i Among the distinguished acts of daring on Sat
j urday was the capture, by Captain Thomas Walton,
j of Mississippi, of the colors of a Federal regiment.
He was acting on Gen. Longstreet’s staff, and while
Colonel Giles' regiment was charging he galloped
ahead of it and dashing into the Yankee regiment,
seized their colors and hore them off. He then
rode up to Giles’ regiment, and presented the flag
to them. The act was rewarded by three hearty
cheers from our men. The gallant Captain was
in the head later in the day, but refused to leave
the field before the fighting was over.
As it is impossible at present to give correct
lists of casualties, we omit details and names, ex-
cept so far as necessary for a good view of the prp
j gress of events.
The Dispatch continues:
Later in the day, General Longstreet’s division
came up, and rushed eagerly into the battle.—
About four o’clock our artillery came into play,
and did excellent service, as has been already said.
Although heavily reinforced, the enemy were
charged by Longstreet’s and Hill’s men, and driv
en off the field, our men taking possession of their ;
camp3 and fortifications. The Yankees very close
ly contested the ground as they fell back, while
our force steadily pushed upon their line.
This battle occurred upon the Williamsburg j
road, or near it, close by the rail road. Making i
quite a detour to the left, the nine mile road runs
through the country a few-miles above, and enters
the Williamsburg road just beyond the battle field.
The plan of the battle was this : Generals Hill and
Longstreet were to attack in front, and when the.
enemy were repulsed, General Whiting was to
march down the nine mile road and make an at*
tack upon the flank. The force was started down
this rdfcd, but came unexpectedly upon a large
body of the enemy, who had crossed the Chicka
hominy and entrenched themselves. This was on
the left of the rail road and East of the New
Bridge, or nine mile road, as it is known in the
country parlance.
Whiting's division, formerly Major-General
Smith’s consisted of his own brigade, commanded
by Colonel Pender, (the famous “3d, brigade,”
•
which Bee led at Manassas;) Hood’s brigade of
Tex.itr*, Pettigrew’s brigade, Hatt-m’s brigade, and
Colonel Hampton’s brigade, and numbered about*
14,G00 men.
Colonel Jenkins commanded a brigade, compos
ed of the sth‘ South Carolina regiment, Colonel
Giles; tith South Carolina regiment, Colonel Brat
ton, and the Palmetto Sharpshooters, Lieutenant-
Colonel Walker. The former commander, Briga
dier-General R. H. Anderson, commanded a di
vision in the fight. He has not resigned ; the
General Anderson who resigned it llont Tennessee,
aud his place as commander of the Tennessee brig,
ade was assigned to Brigadier-General Robert Hat
ton, who was killed.
While proceeding down the Now Bridge road,
endeavoring to get to the rear of the enemy, who
. were falling back bptore General Lougstreef, Geu
; era! Whiting’s division was attacked by the enemy
|cm the left flank in overwhelming force, causing
him to change front, and for two hours engage in
a contest, which, considering the short space of
time, was perhaps the severest of the war. Some
idia of its character may be formed from the fact
that Hampton’s Legion lost in killed and wounded
a alight fraction over one-half its numbers. The
charge oi this body of men ws» galiant and daring
beyond all desorption. The other regiments did
not suffer so heavily, but all show a iong list of
casualties. Night found the combatants in the
precise position where the fight began two houis
before either side having yielded an inch. The
enemy of course fought with great bravery. In
tins fight we have learned but a few of the casual
ties. Colonel Wade Hampton was slightly wound
ed in the foot, Dr. E. S. Gaillard, Medical Director
to General Smith’s corps, was severely wounded in
the arm. It was amputated yesterday. He was
a surgeon'well known throughout the army, very
able arid was also much respected. Colonel Giles,
oth South Carolina, was killed ; also Colonel Light
toot, of the 22J North Carolina. Up to this time
the enemy been held in check at this battle
field, our troops merely falling back a short dis
tance to gain a better position.
' To return to the right. During the night Gens.
! Hill and Longstreel were reinforced by Huger’*
? division. The enemy also were largely reinforced
Early in the morning the tight was renewed. Gen
Pryor’s brigade, stationed at the right of our line
i were fired on by daylight, and had one man killed
and several wounded by t|iis fire. Then came the
general attaok, very hot on the centre and
Gen. Picket was on Pryor’s left, Wilcox o/the
right. Pryor’s brigade stood well up to the ene
my and did not retire until ordered, when it was
held to cover a retrogade movement of our troops.
It then retired deliberately and in order, having
lost ten per cent, of its strength—literally deci
mated, principally in the Bth and 14th Alabama
Gen. 1 icket’s brigade sustained the shock of
the enemy’s attack up to near 11 o’clock, when
Mahone came on the field. Picket’s brigade, (the
, ot.Longstreet’s division,) composed ot the 18th,
‘ , au^, 28t h Virginia regiments, was early In the
fight of Saturday, and did some excellent fighting.
He shall be glad to give the acts of this brigade
in detail, as soon as they can be obtained. A few
facts already given us are reserved until more can
m e orning? fi ‘Vt was ordered to proceed yo a tine ot
woods and lake position. They fell into an am
buscade while marching in column, and sustained
a galling fire. Hastily throwing them into line,
the enemy were 'pursued and driven beyond the
field. One regiment alone, the od Alabama, lost
190 in killed and wounded.
THE BATTLE OF BUNPAT.
The Richmond Examiner reports:
Hostilities were resumed at early dawn Sunday
morning, the Federal forces commencing the at
tack upon the right (Southeast) wing of our army.
The movements of the contending parties were
conducted over nearly the same field as that ttpoa
which the battle of the previous day was delivered.
The divisions of Generals Longstreet and Huger
with several detached brigades, engaged during a
portion of the fight on Saturday, bore the brunt
of the attack, and drove the enemy back in gal
lant style. - The latter brought to bear, for a time,
ja artillery, and threw a number of
heavy shells towards our position, but without im
i Tm* swampy character of the
both eules, impossible, Ttie ihia'nrry
practice was deadly; volley after volley reverber
j ated through the forest for hours, iu almost inter
mitting succession, and hundreds of the enemy
fell. They frequently rallied to the charge, aud
fought with desperation, but were finally driven
baca to their cover in the woods, half u mile be
yond their original position, and at one o’clock,
r - *u., the fiat tie virtually ceased.
Pickets were thrown out on both sides, and an
occasional shot from out-post to out post, and the
whizzing of a random shell from the enemy’s inner
lines, were ail that reminded our gailant army of
the vicinity of the Joe. They refused to expose
themselves in force during the remainder of the
day.
A 9fiort time after the cessation of the engage
ment, the enemy sent up a balloon, and having
ascertained rauge of the railroad (York river)
sent, over shells in order to wreck the trains which
were running to and from the c-ily to bring away
our wounded. One shell fell and exploded within
a lew steps oi a train which had just been loaded
field H wer *
their more gallant and humane captors. Forithr
ateiy no casualty was the result, but the incident
is sufficient to stigmatize forever the character ol
our invaders.
The extent of our losses during the engagement
was small in comparison with that of our losses on
Saturday. The 7th and l*2th Virginia, the 3d and
4th Alabama, and several Louisiana and Georgia
I regiments, suffered severely, but none to the ex
i tent that was wildly reported through the streetH
J on Sunday.
The number of Federal prisoners captured and
brought to the city from the two days’ engage
ments, was between five and six hundred, includ
ing a large per centage of regimental and compa
ny officers.
THE GREAT BATTI.E.
The mind of this community will bear nothing
: now that does not refer to the sanguinary battle
which commenced on the Williamsburg road,
about six miles from this city, on Saturday after
noon, about two o’clock. It continued all that
atteruoon, only ceasing when darkness constrained.
J On Sunday morning it was resumed at an early
i hour, and seemingly prevailed along a more pi
j tended line ; about two o’clock in the afternoon
! thp firing was pretty generally suspended, with the
expectation that the battle would be resumed this
morning, and pressed to decisive results.
Amid the thousand rumors it is at present im-
I possible to obtain much reliable information as to
the details of the fight. The following general
j features we believe to be correct:
The attack on Saturday was made by our troops,
and with spledid gallantry. Under a heavy fire
of the enemy’s artillery our lines advanced thro’
wood and bog, until the enemy’s breastworks were
discovered. These were protected by an abattia
several hundred yards in breadth, through which
our charge had to be made. Our loss here wa§
heavy, yet our men steadily advanced, and drove
the enemy from their works, and took their line
of camps, tents, Ac. They held this position de
spite all attempts of the enemy to retake it; and
thus Saturday night closed in.
On Sunday morning the fire -of musketry was
very furious, the enemy seemingly resolved to
take their camp and breastworks. They not only
failed in this, but were driven along the whole line
towards the Chickahoininy, until they found refuge
in a dense, boggy forest. It seemed as if our
! commanders wished rather to tempt, than to drive
them out; and accordingly our troops fell back to
the line of the enemy’s breastworks. But the
enemy declined to follow, and 90 the battle rested.
The result thus far is all in our favor. Besides
despoiling and driving the foe, we have taken sev
! eral hundred prisoners, and we have backed him
into a swamp.
Th & Examiner, of the 2d, says that during Mon
day morning a flag of truce came from the enemy
asking for a cessation of hostilities to permit the
i burial of the dead, which was granted, and both
a l rn,iea i | | | |
| the Con PderatP
taker, on .s dhir l fetire.) (• 4 / 9
H,e eoemy. T| _ v -■ *I„el 1 I
’hm ilio enemy ' . .
P°? pd he Burnsidt, ‘“‘h-'c aL ' ”
f ««Waw bMI«„ A't * f '’» •
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‘“ loUo *‘og>ddii ol „| ’""y*'fib.,.j', 1 '
battle ne dr R. ohlnonJ of |h>
Richmond ,
Longstreet hare e/’~/ )ur -»>
accursed Yam./v ur : ed - hhiody v ‘ r;
Hdopied sou, v B - / Ain > •
l
battik , he md hr 0 - '“ 'I
Cle h ;* dp "fh, and have L AUi * ! ba ''- /'
killed between three au !fi ' »
ultt-rnoou, about an hour
armed here f, OQI him .“t > Uil
while 1 >
s«»ianu» rbarcjuif * 1 ‘' llJ *.
concealed in a thieke/t . t *‘ f ’ tt
the head amlY/ a ‘ !l
*f ,r
oth.ts of hia compauy, ilju-; u " •. I
tiiili v \ unrt t 1 “ .
l- 1 KI ‘U W OUtidin
Lasterlijf., . ""'•'"K »
young Collin, r, t , I
* od «I*«»W o u'" 1 K 'l
poajMsiouor.h.de.dof tl,;.“• A
The great battle coinine,, . t ' • :
o’clock, P.M near i f' • •
. ’ , *» ue ‘‘ l “UU on ifii« . ot I
ahotmny, about eight imi^ H J / 1 : ’
troops under Gen. , J - X
The fight lasted until ei-ht cYi ?*l r!e 1
suited in our. taking tt.e
works aud ten pieces of- I
enemy and leuiaimiig i,u-,»,. ‘ r
The next morning ibe ,
about sunrise, attempting t„ f ; t ,7 ’ c; : ?
but were again detested and and,//" il -.
o clock all our troops were still j ' At
field. I was one mile from tl,7'X ! " J -- J
afternoon, and to day, utter tl , ' ' “ f '*
bam, ground, wl.id, »it
dying forms more of the em*.,,, / ' *
slaughter was great op. both side, ‘ !! UI 1
of wounded exceeding!) Urge Five Vo !
are supposed to be killed and wounded m
ours. We took eight hundred pH*,*/
Gens Lee and .lohnston were on t
but left the conduct of the battle to r S T :::
street and to the last called therefor/’, '-' H
Jf* .*,K» Os the givat UliAf ate' *
Pres,dent Dav.s Was also on the ground /
einy were under the command of Gen
is Batd that Gen. Hutton, of the Se'vnh 1
•jo, G«,. J. J. Pettigrew. .„d ,’a *7T'
abama, were killed, > *» 01 1
vadhiarnro, jrMVruajf aH-emOOU, Lv fht* r •_>.
aud efficiency.
Gens. Whiting, Stewart, Maloue, Colston anl
Prior, and Captains French, Sherman, ire,.,
and other officers were in the fight. The er,ei:
continue to shell and the fight may be ivtu-«
(Signed) Richard Yudon
Gram) Lodge I. O. <l. F. Mute or CieorgU. \
Preamble and Resolutions of separate fr.n.i i
Lodge of the United States, as unanim ni-ly a • J •
ttie late session of the Grand Lodge of GeorsM-. ,» ..
June 4th, 18C2.
Whereas, There has lteen a disruption of ; ■-
American Union and t!,e formal ion ol a ne* 1 .
federate Government, to which latter all true *
loyal citizens of the Soutii acknowledge their
allegiance; and whereas, there is now rapi: •» i
relentless war of invasion aud subjugation by
Northern Government and people again
Southern, involving all classes ol the rnininut.
iu the conflict of arms — all of which is subveisiv« I
not only of the fundamental principles of free,: -1|
publican institutions— that of the right of the p 1|
and Truth,” on which the glorious temple of / I
JeHowohip is built; and whereas, it has becon, -
"«***<% strong as that of self respect and
- for this Grand Lodge
lion as will show to the*world our love ol right,
patriotic purposes, therefore | je ; t
Resolved That the disruption “of fraternal m
between Odd fellows of the Souu, and those
the North hau not been of our seeking m , B -„
our control, and that the idea of a
ofluially, from the organizations of the Or:-!
north ol the Potomac, is shown to have been ,
proached cautiously and entertained reluctantly
the postponement by this Grand Lodi.* of r:
action on the subject to the present hour, in he, , -j/
ot a peaceful adjustment of the
prior to our last Annual Communication
tit Halved, That a longer affiliation with the re
termty North would justly expose osr Nelovrf I
Gtder, in this sectioti, to* ft - enpieion of
to our ow n government which ought to be U
owned and repudiated.
Resolved, That in view of the necessity of: j
uoqii[this Grand lodge an i
dered impracticable, tn in»>
time to come, it is therefore ihclm ></ ' *^,3
solemn considerations which address t/,em-.e]vf. I
us as Odd Fellows, as men, aud as citizens c’
Confederate States, that we are, and ot right on. •
to be a free and independent p njne,
absolved troin all allegiance and subjection to
Grand Lodge of the United States.
Resolved, That this Grand Lodge will not
after be represented in the Grand Lodge i •
United States, (unless it. be a 1
meeting by the present Grand Sire, and
the Southern Confederacy,) i>‘ >r ‘ a ail J
subject to taxation or cotitrol by that body.
Resolved , That so much of the ('ou9iiiuli; -
this Grand Lodge and of the subordiuate L ■ |
as recognize allegiance to the Gr .ud LoJ-
United States, be and hereby is abrogated an J I
dared inoperative, and that only such porno |
said Constitutions as are consistent v ith mu - 9
relations as an independent State organization -
continued in effect and operation.
Resolved, That the various State Grand * g
and Grand Encampments of the Confederate -
be invited to co-operative with this Grand m
ist foregoing Act of Separation from 1 " ' 7
Lodge of the United States, and in au> 1 .fljj
action which may be deemed necessary to.
mutual support and protection.
Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be re*-'’ ,
ed to communicate a copy ol these IF-' 1 -!-- 1 "
to the Grand bodies herein indicated, ami to
from them tiieir co-operation in the formation
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, tor u-c
Confederacy. . ci • if
Resolved, This Grand Lodge invite our
Grand Lodges and Grand Encampments o*
Confederate States to unite with tins hoaj
General Convention of Representatives in m
os Montgomery, Ala., on th>- second
of November, 1862, to consider the |
Order and devise such measures as wm
beautiful fabric of our Brotherhood trowi =
Mon and overthrow, and restore to us t
working of its eternal principles. ,•. . . ■
Resolved , That a copy of this I re*m
Resolutions be furnished to the city p rr ‘
lieation, and that the same be issued m ( j.
form and sent to each member o ; gU
Lodge and to each subordinate Loi tp
risdiction. . -
A true extract from the minute-. .. m
Guo. R. Barker, hr. ■
Nickajack, June li, I
ber returned hereon Saturda) i. J
the steamboat Paint. Rock witu gk j
five hundred paroled Yankee prisouu J
Mitchell, from some cause not a
fused to receive. The prisonei -
to Chatanooga yesterday by ran.