. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . cliccring to bin arecipitate retreat. I was auiong the first to reach these men. All were dead, havingbeen instantly killed. Major Winthrop was shot inthe breast, and the others in the head. About tendays afterward, a flag of truce came up asking forMiijor Winthrops body. Having assisted in buryingliiui. I was sent with the party to find the body,wbieli was giv-en to liis friends. Among the incidentsof tbis skirmish, none is more indelibly
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . cliccring to bin arecipitate retreat. I was auiong the first to reach these men. All were dead, havingbeen instantly killed. Major Winthrop was shot inthe breast, and the others in the head. About tendays afterward, a flag of truce came up asking forMiijor Winthrops body. Having assisted in buryingliiui. I was sent with the party to find the body,wbieli was giv-en to liis friends. Among the incidentsof tbis skirmish, none is more indelibly impressedon my mind than the bearing of this imfortu-nato young man, when I first saw him, calling hismen to follow, and confident that he had object. Editors. OPERATIONS OF 1861 ABOUT FORT while far in advance of the troops, and within one hundred yards of the ene-mys works. General Butler arrived at Hampton Creek in time to meet themen coming in, but saw no part of the engagement. Among the iiist officersmet by Butler were a major and lieutenant-colonel from one of the regimentsengaged. Both were seated in a carriage driving leisurely home. Butlernoticed the odd style of retreat, and also that there was crockery in thebottom of the carriage. The effects of this battle have been variously as an encouragement to the Confederates, it had no important result. After the battle of Big Bethel and up to thearrival of General McClellan the events of the warin and around Fort Monroe were, with few excep-tions, of minor importance. On July 1st, 1861,Brigadier-General Peiice, under orders from Gen-eral Butler, occupied Hampton, and at once pro-ceeded to intrench. In this work the volunteerswere assisted by former slaves. When GeneralMagruder sent some cavalry to Hampto
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