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The Daily Dispatch: July 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], The President's Return. (search)
The distinguished dead. --The Central train, which arrived in this city at eight o'clock last night, brought down the bodies of Col. (acting Brig. Gen.) Francis S. Bartow, of Georgia, Gen. Bernard Bee, of South Carolina, and Lieut. Col. Johnson, of Hampton Legion, who fell in the battle at Manassas on Sunday last. Three hearses were in readiness, and the remains of the brave dead were conveyed, (escorted by the Armory Guard, Lieut. Kerr, preceded by their band playing a funeral dirge,) to the Capitol, where the bodies were attended during the night by a guard of honor specially detailed for that purpose. They will be carried South this morning. Colonel. Bartow died a noble and brave death. He first received a shot which shattered one of his feet; but even in this disabled condition he maintained his place at the head of his men. He had reached a fence which crossed the direction of his charge, and was supporting himself, waving his sword and cheering his gallant band on
The Daily Dispatch: July 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], The President's Return. (search)
Artillery, of this city, have received intelligence of his death. The Col. Willcox mentioned elsewhere as among the prisoners, surrendered to the 28th Virginia Regiment. It will gratify every true Virginian to learn of the capture of Captain Edward C. Carrington, who is connected with some of the best families in the South, none of whom would object to his consignment to the hands of an executioner. Another prisoner of rank is Col. Corcoran, of the 69th New York Regiment. Col. Francis S. Bartow, of Georgia, had taken the colors of his regiment in his hands, and was leading a brilliant charge, when he fell. The bereaved wife of the gallant officer was in Richmond when she heard the news of his death. Col. Kemper's Alexandria Artillery receive high praise for their bravery in the action.--Their guns did tremendous execution. Additional. The Central train arrived from Manassas Junction at half-past 7 o'clock last evening Several thousand persons had assembled, a
The Daily Dispatch: July 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], The fallen brave. (search)
John Hix was run over by the Cavalry and badly bruised. Wm. Bailey was wounded in the jaw. The killed and wounded in the Rozwell (Ga.) Guards was mostly caused in the attack on Sherman's Battery, and at the time when the gallant Gen. Francis S. Bartow fell. From other sources, and principally from the wounded now in our city, Mr. Pritchard learns that-- Capt. Towers, of the Miller (Ga.) Rifles, is safe; Lieut. Hall, of the Rifles, is said by some to have been severely woundedGeneral reports state that the Eighth Regiment of Georgia Volunteers suffered very severely in killed and wounded. Lieut. Col. Montgomery Gardner (formerly of the U. S. Army, and attached to the First Independent Regiment of Ga., of which Gen. Bartow was previously Colonel,) was slightly wounded in the leg, and had his horse shot from under him. The wounded in Richmond that I visited on yesterday, express their heartfelt thanks for the God-like kindness which they are receiving at the