New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-11-01
Northern Account of the Battle of
LeeSburG.

The Northern papers are full of accounts of the
recent battle at Leesburg We take the following
from the account given by the Washington Star ::
The object of the movement Crossing the river)
of General Stone was to secure the command Of
the Virginia shore, that his division and that of
General Banks could be safely transferred to the
soil of Virginia.
After crossing his advance, he sent out Colonel
Baker, with portions Of three regiments-his own,
the Massachusetts, Fifteenth, and the N. Y. Tam.
many Regiment-numbering in all, about 1850
men, forming his right wing-to reconnoter in
force in the direction of Leesburg.
Both his wings-his right and left-were attack
ed as early as A. NJ, but repulsed the enemy
wing found itself confronted by near 1000 of the
enemy under Gen. Evans with artillery.
Evans attacked Bakers command in front and
on both lanks. Baker CALAMITY essayed charge,
in making which he was killed, and his command
suffered considerable loss. The officer left in
mand of it by his death then very properly gave
the order to fall back to position near the river
bank, where he could be supported by General
Stone and the other portion of his army that had
by that time effected crossing of the river.
This command was obeyed in good order, and
he carried with him all his wounded and dead.
Colonel Cogswell, the commander of the N. Y.
Tammany Regiment, Capt Cogswell,' of the
Eighth Infantry, United States ARMY is among the
missing
Lieutenant Colonel Ward of the Massachusetts
Fifteenth, was wounded in the affair, losing leg
On r. aching the position selected, the right wing
turned, and both wings held their own upon it,
though under the fire of the enemy, which gradu-
ally slackened until midnight, by which time it
ceased, having for some hours before become lit
tie more than picket shooting, as it were.
Throughout the night, the balance of General
Stones force crossed the river, and threw up tenn
porary works, that rendered his position secure
and enabled him to protect the crossing of the di
vision of Gen. Banks, to be essayed this morning
Our information so far, this forenoon, is that
Gen. Banks army duly arrived at the Maryland
landing of Edwards Ferry last night, and has beer
crossing the river securely since daylight.
Gen. Banks is in person on the Virginia side, and
has assumed the chief command there.
Ere going to press with the first edition of to
day, we have not learned that the enemy have Sc
riousy renewed the engagement of yesterday.
Gen. McCalls Division remains in about the po
sition its main body has held for some days past
from whence it may operate effectively in any re
quired direction its presence higherup the river
to support the important movement of Generals
Stone and Banks, not having been necessary, al
the result proved.
P.s.-Our total killed, wounded and missing il
the course of the day, was about 200
| The Star denies that the Federal troops were re
| pulsed. On the contrary, it says they were emi
nenty successful-Gen Stone having effected hi
object, though with some loss in his right win
while engaged in accommodating in advance of hi
main operation.
THE DEATH OF Col. BAKER.--Of Col. Baker tn
Washington Star says:
| The announcement of the death of this gallan
officer has caused the deepest sorrow in this city
| where he was so well known and was held in sucl
| general esteem. At the White House the nte
| gence had additional poignahce from the warn
| personal regard existing between the Presiden
| and the deceased. President Lincoln, in fact
seems to have felt the loss if Of q brother, an
walked the floor of his room through the night il
| the greatest grief Mrs. Lincoln is not receiving
| visitors this morning from the same cause.
| 1t was the desire of the President and Mrs. Lin
coin that the body of Cooael Baker should be take
to the White House and placed in the East Room
but the house being just now in the hands OF tn
| upholsteres, that course was not practicable, an
| the body will be brought to the residence OF Majo
J. W. Webb, in this city.
| STILL FURTHER PARTICULARs.-Ihe Star, in il
second edition, has the following further particr
| lars:
The E1eportant Successful MoUen1ent.-The SUI
| cess of Generals Stone and Banks in throwing the
| respective commands across the Potomac yeste
day and to-day, in the face of heavy force of tn
l enemy and thus forming junction with the rigl
of the grand Union army occupying the soil {
Virginia, is complete.
Gen. Stones loss in killed, wounded and missin
(only about aO0) is remarkably slight one col
sidering the boldness and apparent hazard of tn
movement to occupy the Virginia bank of the VI
per Potomac, from which point still further impor
ant operations may soon be expected.