Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-12-27
From wa.h,u1,ou.


WAsHINoroN, Dec. 2O.-Gen. Ord ytart-
ed at o'clock this morning. Hb com
mand consisted Of regiments, the Buck
tail Rifles, Lieut.. Col. Kare, and E.,stons
battery, consisting of two "a and two ! 2
pound howitzcrs. They proceeded on
lcrag' expedition in the direction of
Drainsvile ~.
Gen. Mccall, anticipating shat they
might be attacked, ordered the lst and 2nd
brigades to follow at a. M. The lst
Brigade, Gen. Reynolds, advanced on Lees
burg apd took position on Difficult Greek,
to await further orders. Two hours later
Gen., Mccall, with his staff and an escort
of cavalry, followed 10 the same route.
Meantime, Gen. Ord advanced TO near
Drainsville, when bis command was sud
denly fired upon by force lying 10 ambush
in dense woods adjacent. This was the
signal of battle, and a brisk engagement
promptly ensued. General Mccall, who
arrived few minutes previously, took COM
mand. In moments time, Eaton's bat
terry was planted alongside the Thornton
House, and fired rapidly and with terrible
effect in the enemy's ambush. Col. Kaue's
Bucktai r1emen were placed in advance
and fred upon the enemy whenever they
made their appearance. The rebels, who
had battery of six pieces, returned the
cannonading, and replied to the rifles with
musketry. Firing was kept up some three
quarters of an hour, when the enemy re-
treated rapidly, our firing being too hot for
them.
Our troops stood up brayely under the
sharp volleys ef the rebels. Their stead
mess was praised by Gen. Mccall and his
officers.
Tho rebels took the direction Of Fairfax
G. H., leaving on the field a number of
their killed and wounded. Our troops pur-
sued them short distance and returned
Several bodies of the rebels we're picked
up and Is wounded prisoners were taken.
General Ord captured s wounded prisoners
and two caissons with ammunition. In
their haste, the enemy left behind arms of
all descriptions, clothing, DC Their loss
is estimated at $50 killed and wounded.-
Among their killed was Colonel Taylor of
Frankfort, Ky, and commander of tho Ist
IGRlinGuJ Vi TeDCIS.
The forces of the enemy consisted oftbree
Infantry regiments, lst and lth Kentucky,
and 10th Alabama, with cavalry regi-
ment and Battery, ali commanded by
Colonel John H. Forney, Of the 10th Ala
bama, acting Brigadier- General The dead
rebels were left on the field. The loss on
our side wero killed and wounded,
most Of whom belonged to the Bucktails.
Colonel Kane received a slight wound.
Al 8 o'clock p. NJ. our troops had return
ed to camp bringing in so wagon loads of
forage.
Further accounts of the action near
Drainsvlle increase the brilliancy of the vic
tory. Sixty bodies of the enemy's killed
have been found on the field, and ten
wounded. Eighteen wounded prisoners
have been taken, with largo quantity of
arms, ammunition, and clothing.
The rebel loss is estimated at one hund-
red and fifty killed and wounded; and it is
believed that Col. Tom Taylor of Frank
fort, of the rebel First Kentucky, is among
the former. fr.0
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
ORDER FROM GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
The following important order from Gen
eral Headquarters is published in the Bal
timore Sum-
"The Major General commanding directs
that hereafter all deserters, prisoners, spies,
contrabands, and all other persons whatever,
coming or brought into our lines from Vir-
ginia, shall be taken Immediately to the
quarters of tho Commander of the Division
within whose lines they may come or be
brought, without previous examination or
communication with any one, except as may
be necessary for the officer commanding
the advance guard to elicit information re-
garding his own post; that tho Division
Commander examine all such persons him
self, or delegate such duty to the proper
officer of his Staff, and allow no other per
son to hold any communication with them,
that he Immediately send them with suffic-
lent guard to the Provost Marshal in this
city for further examination and safe keep
ing, and that stringent orders be given 10
all guards having such persons in charge
not TO have any conversation with them;
and further that information elected from
such persons shall Immediately be com
municated to the Major General command
ing, or to the chief Of his staff, and to no
other person whatever.
The Major General commanding further
directs that sufficient guard be placed
around every telegraph stallion pertaining
to this army, and that such guards be in
structed not to allow any persons except
the regular telegraphic corps, general off
GERS, and such staff officers as may be auth
orized by their chiefs. TO enter or loite
around such station, within hearing SOUND
of the telegrapbic instruments. MIN
By command of Major General Nee Clellan
S. WILLIAMS,
| na Acknowledgment General,
From Port Royal.
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