The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-13
Twenty-Five Fed eral
Prisoners Recaptured.
FLOYD'S WARDROBE AND PER
SONiL BAGGAGE CAPTURED
GALLANT BEHAVIOR OF TIE
OFFICERS.
Casualties offhe DAY.

CLARsspuEG. va. sept l2th.-A battle
took place. about three O'Clock on Friday Fl.
ternoon. near Summerville.
Gen Rosecrans, after making = seconni-
sance. fosnnd fioyd's army I've thousand
strong, with sixteen field pieces. entrenchei
IN powerful position on the top Of noun
tain, at C4rn.r Jerry. on tue west side OF
Cauley river The rear and extreme OF both
hanss were Inaccessible. AID the front VAS
masked By heavy forests aud close Jungle.
Col. Lyie's 10Th Ohio regiment. oi Ben
hams Brigade was IN the advance and drove
a strong detachment OF tho enemy cut Of the
camp. this STE OF the position. the site Of
which was unknown Shortly afterwards his
scouts. consisting Of four companies. sudden
Is discovered themselves ia the face OF a
parapet batteries and long line Of palisades
Tor retlemen. when.the battle opened hercely
Tie reminder OF the 10Th aud 18th Ohio
reg slents we're brought into uction success
lively bs Gen. BenhaIn. and the 18th Ohio
afterwards. by Capt. Hartsuff whose object
wAs an armed Reconnaissance.
The enems played upon ous force terrific
ally. with musketry. flnes. canniS;e. and
she'll. causing come casualties
Col Lytle led several companies OF his
Irish to charge the battery. when be was
brough. down by a shot in the leg. Colonel
Smiths 18th Ohio regiment engaged the cue.
INV IN the left. AMI CO.. Loves 18th Ohio
difectlc in front Col Lowe iell dead at the
head OF his regiment. early. IN the hottest IRE,
by ball in the forehead.
McMulien ; howitzer battery, and Sayders
two held pieces IL tue INC au,lme. we're got
into the best position possible. under the cir
cums;ances, and soon siiencci two o. tho re
bel guns
The lire slackened a; intervals but grew
more furious as night approached. when the
German Brigade wss lei CALAMITY into action
by Col. NcCook. under the direction Of Ad-
jutant Gen. Harisufl: bot after furious
light OF three hours. night compelled the re
call OF the troops. and the men lay oil their
arms. within short distance Of the enemy
each ready 10 resume the contest next morn.
ing
ten, FLOYD fiei during the night and sunk
the boats IN the river and DESTROYED the TEN
porary bridge which be had made when he
trst occupied the position The turbulence
and depth 81 the river and the exhaustion OF
troops made il impossible 10 follow him. he
left las camp equipage. wagons. horses and
large quantities 81 ammunition anu City
head OF cattle Our loss IS fifteen killed
and about seventy wounded generally flesh
Houile-- &c ieoet U.S. AVt a>Srttaiiled.-
They ehfrled their deed and wounded with
them. but II was certainly serious. Capt.
McGroartv. OF Cincinnati Capt. McMailen
and Let. SNYDER. o.. Ohio. are among the
vounpei. but not dangerously. Twenty Eve
men o. Col. TSler's Who were taken BY
Fioyet AZ Cgoss Lanes were recaptured, and
Floyd's personal baggage. with that Of his
officers, WAS tsaedn.
Gen. benhams brigade which suffered
most Vas commanded by him in person. and
AcCook led his brigade Gen. Rosecrsns
and Bcnham Col McCook. Col. lyilc. Col
Lowe. Capt HartsGf. Capt. Snyder. Capt,
McMullen. Nj Burke. OF the 10Th Ohio.
and other Offices d..payel conspicuous Ter
sonal gallansss.
The uooi, nese exclusively from Ohio.
and show ea great bravery