Saturday night and Sunday--the enemy in full flight!!
About 1 A. M., Sunday morning, our picket down the Nine Mile Road were fiercely attacked by the enemy, and a severe and lively fight ensued.
The enemy were easily drive back with loss, many prisoners falling in our hands.
Many of the
Federals threw down their arms and surrendered voluntarily.
Sunday morning, about six or seven o'clock, another fierce picket fight occurred.
Gen. Griffith's Mississippi brigade moved down and pursued them past their fortifications, which were found for the most pass deserted.
It thus became a matter of fact that the enemy were in full flight
Pursuit was instantly made, and several fights ensued.
All their camps — wagon, commissary, and quartermaster camps, also — we totally destroyed.
Immense piles of stores were blatting at the moment of our visit, the Mississippians pursuing over the red ashes of the camps and stores.
Our army is following closed at their heels, and many prisoners are hour arriving.
Loud explosions were heard during the afternoon, caused by the destruction of vast quantities of ammunition.
Dense column of smoke darkened the sky. The railroad
Merrimac was far in advance of our men, and was vigorously shelling the enemy at every turn.
They are endeavoring to reach James fier but are totally cut off therefrom.
Their loss may prove fearful.
They are retreating in good order, however, but it cannot be long maintained; they seem totally demoralized.
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"he has got us just where he wants us;" but, as some of the prisoners remark, "it may be but certainly our losses and disgraces are a joke.
If he intends to win, this last weekend operations does not much look like it." Our
Generals are fully alive to all his movement and are hourly hemming him in.
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An Armistice
of two days, it is reported, was asked by
McClellan to bury the dead, &c., but
Gen. L it is said, replied, "There is no time now to think of the dead — let the dead bury the dead The only proposition I can receive from
Gen. McClellan is for an unconditional surrender.
We know not if this be true, but give the report for what it is worth.
was mortally wounded, we are sorry to hear by a fragment of a shell, while standing next to the
Merrimac on the railroad.
His troops force the advance, and the country loses a fine officer and gentleman.
Col. Barksdale, of the 13th Mississippi Volunteers, now command the
Mississippi brigade, and a finer officer can not be found.
The Federal flag
Made by the
Yankees to float over our
Capt was captured by
Maj. Bloomfield, of
General Magruder's staff, in the
Federal camps, and was exhibited, with great applause, to his troops.
It is an immense piece of work, for twenty feet long, having thirteen stripes and thirty-two stars thereon!
We understand
McClellan received it as a present from the ladies of the city of
Boston, and promised plant it on the veritable ‘"last ditch"’ to the rebels should be run, and afterwards elevate it, with all military honors on the
Capitol at
Richmond.
How are the fallen!
Verily,
George B. McClellan will be decapitated, and such is the fate of the Greatest living Liar!
A communication says:
‘ "In your notice is the issue of to-day, of the landable conduct of
Private James enderson, Company A, 1st Louisiana regiment, an important error occurred.
The statement that "neither
Surgeon stretcher bearers were with his regiment entirely incorrect.
Ass't
Surg. W. H. Barn with the Infirmary corps (two of the
Lieut.
were wounded early in the morning) and the ambulances were on the field throughout the entire day, until 8 o'clock in the evening attending to and transporting the wounded I feel assured that you will rectify the take." ’
