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Hampton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 20
Fortress Monroe, June 10. --This has been an exciting and sorrowful day at Old Point Comfort. General Butler having learned that the Confederates were forming an entrenched camp, with strong batteries, at Great Bethel, nine miles from Hampton, on the Yorktown road, he deemed it necessary to dislodge them. Accordingly movements were made last night from Fortress Monroe and Newport News.--About midnight Col. Duryea's Zouaves and Col. Townsend's Albany regiment crossed the river at Hampton by means of six large batteaux, manned by the Naval Brigade, and took up the line of march, the former some two miles in advance of the latter. At the same time Col. Bendix's Regiment, and detachments of the Vermont and Massachusetts regiments at Newport News moved forward to form a junction with the regiment from Fortress Monroe at Little Bethel, at about four A. M. Col. Benedix's regiment arrived next, and took a position at the intersection of the roads. Not understanding the
York (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 20
[from another correspondent of the Sun.] the first News of the battle — arrival of the killed and wounded-- terrible fire of the Virginia battery — a sanguinary engagement. Old Point, June 10. On Monday morning firing was heard from the Fortress, in the direction of York River, which was concluded to be the intended attack upon the Confederate forces reported to be concentrated near Bethel, and after some two or three hours a messenger was seen on horseback galloping across the Hampton bridge towards Fortress Monroe. This messenger, it is supposed, brought the unwelcome tidings of a battle at Bethel. Soon after boats were seen bringing to Old Point wharf a large number of dead and wounded. Upon inquiry, it was ascertained that 5,000 Federal troops moved towards Bethel in two separate bodies, a portion landing on the extreme side of the creek, some distance below, whilst the rest proceeded across the creek directly opposite the Confederate forces, supposed about
Old Point (Maine, United States) (search for this): article 20
is thought from the scenes witnessed at Fortress Monroe that the battle was far more sanguinary in its effects than the latter version would indicate. They are still bringing in the killed and wounded by boats and other conveyances, as I close this letter. Associated Press account. The following account of the repulse was revised and corrected by Major General Butler for the Associated Press: Fortress Monroe, June 10. --This has been an exciting and sorrowful day at Old Point Comfort. General Butler having learned that the Confederates were forming an entrenched camp, with strong batteries, at Great Bethel, nine miles from Hampton, on the Yorktown road, he deemed it necessary to dislodge them. Accordingly movements were made last night from Fortress Monroe and Newport News.--About midnight Col. Duryea's Zouaves and Col. Townsend's Albany regiment crossed the river at Hampton by means of six large batteaux, manned by the Naval Brigade, and took up the line of
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 20
r three hours a messenger was seen on horseback galloping across the Hampton bridge towards Fortress Monroe. This messenger, it is supposed, brought the unwelcome tidings of a battle at Bethel. Soored killed and two hundred wounded. And even now it is thought from the scenes witnessed at Fortress Monroe that the battle was far more sanguinary in its effects than the latter version would indicarepulse was revised and corrected by Major General Butler for the Associated Press: Fortress Monroe, June 10. --This has been an exciting and sorrowful day at Old Point Comfort. Genera, he deemed it necessary to dislodge them. Accordingly movements were made last night from Fortress Monroe and Newport News.--About midnight Col. Duryea's Zouaves and Col. Townsend's Albany regimentachusetts regiments at Newport News moved forward to form a junction with the regiment from Fortress Monroe at Little Bethel, at about four A. M. Col. Benedix's regiment arrived next, and took a
McArthur (search for this): article 20
ion, appears to have lost his presence of mind, and the Troy Regiment stood an hour exposed to a grating fire. An order to retreat was at last given, but at that moment Lieut. Greble, of the U. S. Army, and in command of the artillery, was struck by a cannon ball, and instantly killed. He had spiked his gun, and was gallantly endeavoring to withdraw his command. Captain George W. Wilson, of the Troy Regiment, after the order to retreat, took possession of the gun, and with Quartermaster McArthur brought it off the field, with the body of Lieut. Gre e. They brought them to the Fortress this evening. There are probably twenty-five killed and one hundred wounded. Lieut. Col. Butler deserves the greateste credit for bringing off the killed and wounded. Several of the latter are now in the hospital at the Fortress. I should have stated that Col. McChesney's regiment formed a reserve. Col. Hawkins regiment moved from Newport News during the day. The armed ve
Washburn (search for this): article 20
eld piece. The Zouaves hearing the firing, had returned, and fired also upon the Albany boys. At daybreak Col. Allen's and Col. Carr's regiments moved from the rear of the Fortress to support the main body. The mistake at Little Bethel having been ascertained, the buildings were burned, and a Major, with two prominent Secessionists, named Livey and Whiting, made prisoners. The troops then advanced upon Great Bethel in the following order, viz: The Zouaves, Col. Benedix, Lt. Col. Washburn, Col. Allen and Col. Carr. At that point the troops found and successively endeavored to take a large masked Confederate battery. The effort was futile, their three small pieces of artillery not being able to cope with the heavy rilled cannon of the enemy, according to some accounts numbering thirty. The Confederate battery was so completely masked that no men could be seen, only the flashes of the guns. There was probably not less than one thousand men behind their sand batter
Allen (search for this): article 20
left on the field, that the supposed enemy was a friend. They had in the meantime fired nine rounds with the small arms and a field piece. The Zouaves hearing the firing, had returned, and fired also upon the Albany boys. At daybreak Col. Allen's and Col. Carr's regiments moved from the rear of the Fortress to support the main body. The mistake at Little Bethel having been ascertained, the buildings were burned, and a Major, with two prominent Secessionists, named Livey and Whiting, made prisoners. The troops then advanced upon Great Bethel in the following order, viz: The Zouaves, Col. Benedix, Lt. Col. Washburn, Col. Allen and Col. Carr. At that point the troops found and successively endeavored to take a large masked Confederate battery. The effort was futile, their three small pieces of artillery not being able to cope with the heavy rilled cannon of the enemy, according to some accounts numbering thirty. The Confederate battery was so completely masked that
Carr (search for this): article 20
, that the supposed enemy was a friend. They had in the meantime fired nine rounds with the small arms and a field piece. The Zouaves hearing the firing, had returned, and fired also upon the Albany boys. At daybreak Col. Allen's and Col. Carr's regiments moved from the rear of the Fortress to support the main body. The mistake at Little Bethel having been ascertained, the buildings were burned, and a Major, with two prominent Secessionists, named Livey and Whiting, made prisoners. The troops then advanced upon Great Bethel in the following order, viz: The Zouaves, Col. Benedix, Lt. Col. Washburn, Col. Allen and Col. Carr. At that point the troops found and successively endeavored to take a large masked Confederate battery. The effort was futile, their three small pieces of artillery not being able to cope with the heavy rilled cannon of the enemy, according to some accounts numbering thirty. The Confederate battery was so completely masked that no men could b
Hampton (search for this): article 20
still bringing in the killed and wounded by boats and other conveyances, as I close this letter. Associated Press account. The following account of the repulse was revised and corrected by Major General Butler for the Associated Press: Fortress Monroe, June 10. --This has been an exciting and sorrowful day at Old Point Comfort. General Butler having learned that the Confederates were forming an entrenched camp, with strong batteries, at Great Bethel, nine miles from Hampton, on the Yorktown road, he deemed it necessary to dislodge them. Accordingly movements were made last night from Fortress Monroe and Newport News.--About midnight Col. Duryea's Zouaves and Col. Townsend's Albany regiment crossed the river at Hampton by means of six large batteaux, manned by the Naval Brigade, and took up the line of march, the former some two miles in advance of the latter. At the same time Col. Bendix's Regiment, and detachments of the Vermont and Massachusetts regime
Townsend (search for this): article 20
med it necessary to dislodge them. Accordingly movements were made last night from Fortress Monroe and Newport News.--About midnight Col. Duryea's Zouaves and Col. Townsend's Albany regiment crossed the river at Hampton by means of six large batteaux, manned by the Naval Brigade, and took up the line of march, the former some two ived next, and took a position at the intersection of the roads. Not understanding the signal, the German regiment, in the darkness of the morning, fired upon Col. Townsend's column, marching in close order, and led by Lieut. Butler, with two pieces of artillery. Other accounts say that Col. Townsend's regiment fired first. At aCol. Townsend's regiment fired first. At all events, the fire of the Albany regiment was harmless, while that of the Germans was fatal, killing one man, and fatally wounding two others, with several slight causalities. The Albany regiment having fallen back, the Germans discovered from their accoutrements left on the field, that the supposed enemy was a friend. They
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