Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-26
REBEL ACCOUNT OF The DRAINEs.
VILE FIGHT.
THEY ADMIT A DEFEAT.
COLONEL TAYLOR NOT KILLED.
rFrom the Norfolk Day Book, Dec. % /

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An uNsuccEssFrL CONFEDERATE ATTACK.
RICHMOND, Dec. GA portion Of onr Potomac
army suffered a defeat Yesterday At O'Clock
YESTERDAY morning Gen smart with $50 cavalry,
the JED Davis Artillery, LIST Kentucky Reg iment,
18th Alabama, nth Virginia and 9th South Car
Olina regiment, being a portion of Gen Long
streets brigade, left Centerville to attempt the
capture Of Federal forasjng party at Draines-
Vile, sixteen miles from Centerville.
As they neared the place they found the YAM
KEGS rs coo strong. Gen Stuart, with 3 600, at
tucked them. The fight lasted greater portion
OF the day, when the Confederates retired.
number wounded. Among the killed Is Colonel
Thos Taylor, Of the First Kentucky, and the ma
jor OF the same regiment.
The Eleventh Virginia regiment, from Lynch
burg, bad seven killed and twelve wounded. A
third field officer was killed, and another had bis
arm shot OF -Four Of the JET Davis Artillery
were killed at their guns and several wounded
Gen. stuart sent TO headquar for reinforce
r!ents, nd last night the balance Of Gen Long
streets division-fourteen resiments-,ren down
to give the Y KEGS another fght. Nothing heard
Of the OPERATORS IN that quarter to-day.
SECOND bssrATcH-FURTBER PARTICULARS.
RICHMOND, Dec. 22-Fhe following cd iitional
particulars have been receivedI
foragiDs party was sent out by Gen Stuart
consisting Of about two hundred wagons escorted
by the Eleventh Virginia, Sixth south Carolina,
the Sumter Flying Artillery, and detschments
from Ransom's and Rsdford's Cavalry. The
whole force was about 2, 500 When the Con-
federates neared Draintsville they found the
Yankees prepared, and during the skirmish the
First Kentucky fred into the Sixth South Caro-.
Ida, killing i've
After the engagement ceased, both sides with.
drew In order
Col Tom Taylor, In personal reconnaissance,
found himseif nearly surrounded by the Yanke e
cavalry; he eludsd them and secrrted bIInself
| until dark, when be escaped and Joined his req.
meht The cnly injury be received was sliy h,
wound on the hand
The following IL a list Of casualties; Virpfnisp,
tiiled-Melvin Gibbs, Henry Golden, w Camp.
bell, James N. Painter, and John Henry
w ouDdsd-Lteut Horton, Walker thurman
w n Ho6son, 8 F. Franklin, Joseph y Rice
John X Wood, Carer, Jas Mcdowell r
Burt, jos Flowers. Capt JrnIesoa hudson Em.
bTv, Capt featman, Jas L. Black Jas o John.
styn, and Peter Carlyle
MissiDg-Gee. w Rogan
Ot the Alabama reg iment. IL were killed snd
among the wounded WAS Co Forney lent
Col Marlin was reported killed. Wounded IS
w The South Carolina reyimept-kIu.d ~
wound q "A, missing S; sisj Woodw ward slightly
or the Sumter FLYING Artillery, of G,orgia-
Killed !, wounded u or tn. Kentuckfsn.-
xlh,o l, wounded IS musings A number OF
the names Of the wounded of the Alabama regi
meHt are omitted In consequence Of y,rv slieh,
Injuries also 81 81 their missing 30 In number.
many, perhaps all, may reach the camo
Ine Federais were evidently fuliy apDrjzed of
the approach Of the Contederates and were p,e.
pare to meet them in a strong po,i,Ion. Never.
theess, their loss fIlly equals tina, of ours Re.
inofcements were sent to Gen Stuart, who now
ncids the battle field. Further reslIts mix own