The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-27
REBEL NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
We havo received Richmond papers up to Saturday
last, from which we take some interesting particulars
THE ENGAGEMENT At CARNIFEX FERRY.

We havo received Richmond papers up to Saturday
last, from which take some interesting particulars
THE ENG AGEMENT AT CARNIFEX FERRY
Correspondence of the Lynchburg Repubican.l
HEApQuARIEas NEAR noGwooD GAP, sept H. 1861.
Authentic and Interesting PdYticuidrs-The Enemy Three
Times REFUSED reih Hcry Loss--Cny Fen Waund.,i
q. Our SMe--Gen Ficsd Aaoa9tae Wounaed-Nasterty
Movement II Gen. Floyd. DC.
On Monday last received intelligence of the advance
o. The enemy in heavy force from the direction of sutton
aong the Summeryille road. On Tuesday morning Col
Mtaus.ins regiment, which had been down Mt Summer
vile as our advance, was driven in, and the enemy
camped fourteen miles distant from us. We expected
him to drive IN our pickets Tuesday night and attack
H. on Wednesday morning butt contrary these cxpcc-
tons, no io.ccd his march and drove in pickes at
two o'cack Tuesday. Oar lire OF battle once
formed behind our brenstworks and scarcely had al,
our forces baen pa,ed III position before the enemy
seen swarm;ng in tho woods from end Of lines
the other. he approached with gccat federation and
rnness and his central column emerged from the woods
and bove the hills two hundred yards in front Just f
teen minutes after three O'Clock lie approached from
this point IN donbe quick time, evidently Intending TO
force our works at the point Of the bayone AZ he irst
crack Of our rifles the gallant Cone who led in front
his men on splendid black charger, fell dead to tho
earth while the head of his column recoied in
fusion The Coonos horse, if unconscious OF tho fail
OF his rider, dashed up to our entertainments and around
them into our camp, and, from the inscriptions the
mountinss Of his pistols, proved 10 be Col VIM H. Ly.
tets OF Cincinnati the daring officer faa from
his horse and he was certainly Of the bravcst Of the
brave tor he sought the bubble reputation az the very
cannon mouth.
The esemy's columns opened upon us along the
Wnolc u rlSut LOT nOur the rattle
u mnsketTy and The thunder OF our artillery WAS ncos
son, and terrible
Inc enemy was driven BACK ana sienced for moment
DIT came az an TO the fight supported with 1--we or six
pieces OF artillery two oi when were rted canaon For
another hour and half the battle rage with terrific
fury and again tho enenys guns silenccd and he
sfyeh from cur view.
The sun was now last SINKING beyond the distant noun
Jams ana we were strongly In IL pes that the enemy had
ict M maj reiuise Tor the evening" but few moments
dlstecd or hlusion Fer tho third time the enemy
came PACK To the conlct win more violence and deter
natoh tth before. he asSaleo us ms time from one
end o. cur INES 10 the DINER AMI tired ms best TO flank
US for ahoher hohr ana na ana untii The dark cur
ains night Closed IN upon u.s. the hght ragged with IN
tense Jury
AT ihss tue range oot OF thcr small arms and artillery
was very pAu, sheolns entreiy over our heads. Inc
rang Vi .ne ca'oh was ospeoaiy pao' ior WHO ihcAr
oas GU Oh inc eps anu sp open inc giant oaks IN our
ebsaPheht sef shetS win rev exceptions, burst nigh
III inc ar ana tui my yalus ID our rear Bas whom
hey ZANE 10 me ast charge they mad gotten the range
tar better and their pals BEGAN TO plough up our EN-
oaiknienls WINE theh shes ofoKe directly over US in
seeno 70 pePerict! ehfae'u " our ooshaleres stance
ana Was de'erinca 10 pour out the iu Vas oil ms wrath
uImh 'S.
INC patte ceased az 'ce minutes past seven oc'ock,
hNhs cPntihueu aioss necessarily iour loh8 hours Our
se soou ~. 20 .,ii foSs WIN nsohsnig coolness anu
coufage. me oh'y I' ,hcy cpmttca aaFmg Tue battle
was wa. Vi nrhg uio e cucihy a, 700 iong range am
VIM, Wy s.omey Posteu oehihu u'c uense iorcst trees
"g nc. ;s , our ni te iines nm, -,
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