The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-18
THE REBELLION.
Important News from
Virginia.
Advance Of the Union Grand Army
Into the Old Dominion.
brilliant and Imposing Mill
tary Display.
March Of the Troops i'm
Battle Array.
Collision with the Enemy, and
Preeipitate Flight Of the
South Carolina Troops.
Fhe Union Army in Possession
Of Fairfax Court House.
Detailed Accounts of the Operations
Of the Union Forces.
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Advance Of Gen. PatterSOn'S Division
Towards Winchester.
yight Between the Union VaA suard
and Rebel Cavalry.
Total ROut and Flight Of the
Enemy,
10. &c., &e
1m ADYkzuD OF THE GRAND ARMY OF
THE POTOMAC.

VAaMaroH, July II, 1854.
HssAvanossf he xaeseeoss 6~vsss Constituting the
saamn under the command Of Brgader General Mcdowell
~ thus far proved triumphant march. All that
expected hoped be accomplished to-day done,
~ almost without the firing Of gun. The rebels have
1sd from their intrenchments Fairfax Court House,
The late headquarters Of General NJ s. Bonham Of South
Carolina, is in possession. Tho Alabama and the
South Carolina brigades, and whole body Of rebels in
that neighborhood- estimated at from ten to
Aeen thousand stronghold their heels and failed
or any serious opposition to the advancing Union army
Tho success Of the movement was complete.
The order had been given for the several divisions to
make the attack upon the ntrenched lines of the rebels
a about the O'Clock P. M-and promptly
a O'Clock p M all the encmys works in the neigh
borhood Of Fairfax Court House were our possession
The advance made by four different routes leading
towards Fairfax Court House and directly Centrevle
The right wing, composed Of the First division, four
brgades under the command of General Tyler of Con
necticut, proceeded by the Georgetown turnpike The
centre, composed Of the second DIVISION two brgades
under Colonel Hunter, United States Army proceeded by
the Leesburg Centrevle road. The left wing was
composed of the third DIVISION three brgades under
lionel p Heipzeman, United States Army and The Fifth
division two brigadcs under Colonel Dixon s. Miles nit
ed States Army The Fifth division proceeded by the old
Braddock road, and the third by the Little River turn
pike The Fourth DIVISION under General Runyon of New
Jersey constituted the There the whole
column sixty-two regimens-about ffty-fve thousand
men-and the marching divisions aggregate forty
ave thousand.
Upon all these roads the rebels had placed obs ctons
within radius Of three miles from Fairfax Court House.
the headquarters Of Gen. Bonham Of South Carolina who
sstyied the orders Of the rebel Commander in Chief
0the commandan Of the advance guard of the Poomacu
There work for the skrmshers upon all the roads,
but In every instance, the head of the ad
vancing column its appearance the rebel force
treated hastily and in evident confusion
All the casualties reported headquarters on our side
one officer and three slightly wounded
General Mcdowell forward at the head Of the
Of the column the division under Col Hun
ter, which composed follows
FRS. Brigade, commanded by Col Andrew Porter.
United States Army Capt Grins battery United States
artillery three companies United States cavalry under
Major Palmer q battalion of several companies of the
First Third and Eighth United States infantry, under
Major Sykes battalion of United marines under
Major Reynolds; and the Eighth, Fourteenth and
Twenty seventh regiments of New York volunteers.
Second BrGade.-Commanded by Colonel A. f. Burn
SIDE of the Rhode Island Volunteers The First and Sec
ond regiments Rhode Island volunteers the Second Rhode
Island battery of flying artillery section of Captain
Bays battery of United States artillery the Second reg
iment New Hampshire volunteers and the Seventy first
regiment New York State militia.
This division marched with its left brigade in front
consequently putting Colonel Burnside in advance.
The movement was conducted with care and de-
cision. The whole of the, Second Rhode Island
regiment employed skirmishers IN ad-
vance of the division Their lines extended from
half mile to two miles each side Of the road The first
Rhode Island regiment followed at the head Of the di
vision. After it came the Second Rhade Island battery
and section of Arrys battery This was followed by
the second New Hampshire and the sAveniy first New
York regiments.
The First brigade brought up the rear in he follow ing
oN,er -Grns battery, Major Sykes United States In
taniy Major Reynolds United States Marines and the
Fourtesnth, Twenty seventh and Eighth New York
vo,urtccrs.
La this ord, the centre OF the column left Ma bvouae