Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 1

              CWQU0010124; were all killed. It is reported that i'he black j horso cavalry made an attack ou the rear cf our retreating army when the remaining Firej Zouaves turned und fired, killing all but six of them.
Tho 71st N. Y. regiments lost about half their number.
Tho following regiments were engaged In the fight: 1st, 2d and 3d Conn, regiments, ist regi- I ment of Regulars, composed of the 2d, 3d and I 8th companios, 250 Marines, the 8th and 14th N. Y. militia, tho let and 2d 11. I., 71st N. Y., the 2d'N. II., the 5th Mass., tho 1st Minn., tbe Ist Mich., the llth and 3Sth N. Y., 4th and 5th Maine, and the 2d Vermont regiments, besides the several batteries.
Tho following is a partial list of ofBcers kill¬ ed and wounded:
Kdled.—Capt. McCook and the Lt. Col. of tho Zouaves; Capt. Gordon, Co. II, llth Mass., Col. Slocum of the 22d N. Y.; Col. Wilcox of the 1st Michigan: Lieut. Col. Fowler of tho N. Y. 14tb.
Wounded.—Co\. Tompkins, of N. Y. 2d; Col. Farnham, of Fire Zouaves; Col. llunter, U. 8, A; Col.   Corcoran, of G9th N. Y.; Col. Clarke,
At I o'clooK in the morning, retreat .'rom thatl mounded, not killed
amount of provisions and ammunition.   AbouJ  miaserate nnd Ordnance repairing of damages
40 army wagons fell into possession of th< Rebels. As part of our troops retreated their positions were occupied by tbo Rebels, lill after Fairfax Court House was passed, after which pursuit was discontinued. In many instances teamsters unhitched hors-
Boats are agaiu run-
are in lively progress. uinK to Alexandria.
The Fire Zouaves will rcndexvous at head
.quarters of 12ib rog. to-day when somo nocu-
rato knowledge of their loss will bo ascertained.
' The last seen of the gaUant Col. Wilcox, of let
08 nnd abandoned wagons when there was not   Mich. Regt., ho was lying wounded on battle
the slightest necoBsity
Tbe rebel cavalry was tho terror of volunteers who were compelled to keep the woods to avoid being charged upon.
Washington. July 22.—//«roW« li^patohsavs tho rebels outnumbered us 3 tol. After the day had been won by us, fresh rebel troops were substituted for those who wero defeated.
Tho ammunition of our artillery hnd been ex¬ pended in contest and thoy were rushing nt full speed lo the roar for a supply of ammunition. Themovcmcut wos construed by tho teamsters and civilians there iulo a retreat.
A panic among thom occurred —thcy ran for
lllh Mass; Capt  Piokets ofthe Artillery, Col. 'their horses, and without waiting to ascertain Lawrence,  of Mass. 5lh; Capt.   Ellis  of the .facts,   cut traces of wagon horses   and com- 7l8t N. Y. badly wounded; Maj. Teezier of the menced a proclpitnte retreat. N.Y. Zouaves. McDowell behaved with greatest bravery.
It is also  reported   tbal  4000 of our troops  but this was unavailing to arrest a panic. The
,„!.».>„ .„„f i„ li-.-i-r..., e   .I,™ „.!.„. .:.i„   pjre Zouaves fought liko devils.
Gov. Sproguo's bravery during tho whole day challenged universal admiration, and aided by by Mr. Gaston, Paymaster of 14th N. Y., sue
have been sent to Fairfax from the other side of the river.
Tho lowest estimate of tbe killed and wouud¬ ed Diay be placed ut from 4.000 to 5,000.
It is ropresonted in many quarters that tbc Ohio rcgiuieuts showed tho greatest consterna¬ tion, probably from want of oonfldenoo in their commanding officers.
It was known to our troops yesterday that Johnston had formed a junction with Beaure¬ gard on the night of the first action at Bull's Run.
Our men could distinctly hear the cars coming from Manassas Junclion, aud the cheers with which the Confederates hailed thoir newly arriving comrades.
Gon. Sobenck as well as the older field offi¬ cers acted admirably. Uo collected his forces and covered the retreat, and up to the last mo¬ ment was principally engaged in tho endeavors to rally his mon to mako a stand at Centreville. It was the arrival of fresh reinforcements to the enemy in superior numbers which turned the scale of battle.
The number of killed and wounded Is gri^d- ually decreasing. Six hundred Zouaves hcve returned. It is now understood that Col. Wil¬ cox, reported killed, is living, though badly wounded.
Privato Dispatch, via. Baltimore, 22.—A careful exaniinatioh leads to the beliefthat only about 800 were killed
Tbe Connecticut regiment heretofore reported badly cut up nearly all returned
First reports  of decimating 71st N. Y. and
Fire Zouaves aro untruo.    It la estimated that
22,000 of our troops were engaged iu the baltle
yesterday, and only   1.5,000   at any  one time
„ Whole battle   occurred within a radius of one
^ mile.
It is now thought the enemy left somo of their battery for the purpose of decoying our troops on. The Assooiated Press Agent from Centre¬ ville,  at two this morning, gives the names of
the dead there—among them Collins of Wiscon sin Second.
Sherman's battery or greater part returned to Woshington. Reason of capture of other batteries beoause horses were killed. 500 of Merrill's cavalry have been seen since yester doy, near Bulls Run bridge.
Washington, July 22—The agent of the As sociated Press furnishes the following: Retreat of our troops to Centreville was successfully accomplished by 8 o'clock last eve Regiments regaining the position vacated in the morning.
Those that succeeded in reaching Ceulreville had four hours to stop, the reserve foroe under Col. Miles being posted beyond Centreville.
field,    lie i.i either dead, or a prisoner.
Maj. Bidwell took tbe place of Col. Wilcox and managed to bring tho regimeut out|of tbe field in the best possible order.
A Zouave's drummer was tuken by the rebels but escaped. He reports that the secessionists hnve an immense number of prisoners in their hands.
In the 1st Michigan regiment tho following nre known to be killed: Cupt. Worthington,Co. D; Cupt. Butterworth, Co. —; Liout. Carey, Co, G; Lieut. Mjuck, Co. F, Orderly Serg't Lewis Hartwcger, Co. A; R. Jones, Co. A; J. Kelly, Co.F; Color Bearer, & Privates Cunning- bam, Co. A, and John Stafford, Co. G, are among tho wounded.
It is supposed they were principally picked up on the way. 15 members only of Ist Ohio regiment are missing—ofiicers all safe.
New York, July 28.—A spectator of the bat-'
lie of Bull's Run saye the single cause of pan-.
ic was a charge by a body of cavalry among
the teamster and straggling soldiers, who were
ceedcd in bringing some degree of order out ofj in tho rear of our main force, between the Run
the chaos.
Consternation thus created was communlcat cd to tbe soldiers in reai of the column at very moment when a charge of fresh cavalry from Manassas Juootion was made upon them
It was nothing more nor less than a stampede —the enemy themselves being unaware of it.— Tho result is in a great meosure attributed to thc tardiness of Patterson.
The brave Rhode Islanders were formed ia tho rear to bo ready to repress an advance of tho pursuers. Number of killed and wounded has been greatly exaggerated
The H. Y, 71st, 4th and 27th: Minn, and Me rcgimonls were praised of all ; thoy wert mowed down like gross by batteries upon which thev advanced.
Tho flag of tho Minnesota regiment was com pletely riddled.
Col. Wilcox, of Ist Michigan regiment, wiw wounded and taken prisoner. Col. Wood, ol Now York 14th wounded and token prisoner.
The following Is a list of wounded brougbl from buttle field at Ball's Run to Government hospital up to 8 a. m. this evening: 2d Wis, 'A' Wm. S. Lynch, James A. Rugbee, W. Rouse, Hnrvey McDaniol, Henry R. McCollum, T. D Babne, Samuel N. Bund, Co. K.; Cornelius Tehrierer, Co.  C; Corporal  C. C.   Dow, and
and Centreville. When Qen. MoDoweil found that tho reserve was on the'retreat, it waa too late to counteract tbo mistake, and he then oommuuded tbo main body to fall back, whioh it did quietly and in good order.
The incu who had been fighiing all day with¬ out water and food, were in a state of complete exhaustion.
A spectator, an Engliaman, who was present bt all the Crimean battles, says the fighting had bcea of the most splendid kind. Such charges as the Fire Zouaves and the 69lh Irish rogimcnt made ho had notaeen at Inkermau, or the Alma.
The Assistant Surgeon at Centreville Hos¬ pital says that the killed and wounded will not exceed 600.
Tho Qovernment is hourly receiving offers of regimont whioh are accepted. Misfortune had no disheartening efi'ects.
Eighteen cannon were lost in tbo retreat.
A private dispatch says that the 7lat regi¬ ment had 75 killed, 100 wounded and 200 taken prisoners.
Washington, July 23.—It is now ascertained that the number killed will fall short of 1,000. The rebels did not follow our retreating force after they passed Bull's Bun. Col. Eristien, of the Pennsylvania 26th regiment, returned to'i
Lieut. A. A. Meredith; 3d Minn, regiment, Co. the fleld of baltle about 11 o'clock on Sunday H.; John Jadkins. severely, 2d Mich. Reg. night and brought off six pieces of artillery. Horse Reg. which ho delivered to the commanding officer
Estimated killed on our side amounts to be- on the rotomac,  yesterday evening.   He re- twcen 300 to   500.    Capt.   D. H.  Tellingbast,.ports the field clear—not an enemy in sight. U. S. A., is reported dead; Capt. Ayers, U. S.      The President and Secretary of War ore A., is not taken prisoner or killed as reported, vigorously at work organizing a powerful army.
The wholo of Sherman's battery is safe.        Within the lait six hours over 6000 fresh men
Col. Blenker, commanding a brigade picked vrilh a number of batteries of artillery have up guns of Burnside's 2d K. I. regiment, which been accepted. A number of regiments have had been left behind and brought them in. arrived.   10 new regiments will bo in Balti-
Hon. A. B. Ely of Rochester dist. and acorn- more by this evening, panion are missing.    Capt. Griffin lost 60 of his     Tho response from ovory quarter had been j horses on his battery, but brought away ono of most gratilying and truly patriotic, his guns. (Jol. Marston, ofN. H./.-iember of Congress.
Col. Corcoran, of 69th N. Y. regiment and lost an arm; Col. Lamon, was slightly wounded Capt. Edward A. Wilde, Co. A, 1st Muss, vol- ed.   Gov. Sprague of R. I., was in the thickest untcers are missing. It is feared that Corcoran of the battle aad made a gallant appearance, is dead. j    The regiments wbicb havo suffered the most
Washington, July 23.—Among the wounded are the Fire Zouaves and 69ih N.   Y.,  the now  in  Washington  Infirmary  are Sergeant ^'onn. Ist, Mass. Ist und 8th. Macklin, Ist Minn.; John Morrison, 2d Ohic    A greot number of Members of Congress, A. W. Zepass, 2d Wis.; G. Warner,   2d Lieut and civilians were on the battle-field, and their Ist Mich.; K. N. Cook, 1st Ohio; Jamea Chap flight added to the confusion. .
maa, 2d Ohio; Colonel Slooum, N.   Y. 27thi    Detroit, July 23.—Private dispatoh reoeiveu |
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