The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-09-04

FuEl Particulars of the EScbel RaHA Of
stewards Cavalry "t CatlesPs STA
tiOn.
WARRENToN JUNCTION, Aug. "a, 1862.
/ sent you yesterday very meagre account
of an. attack upon the rail- DAD train at Catett' s
Station. On my arrival here this morning at
II O'Clock, | heard the full particulars OF the
raid, with tine exception of the names OF oul
wounded, which it was impossible TO get and
send you with this account, by this mail. The
warticulars are as follows.
On Friday night about 81 o'clock, while a
train OF cars loaded with sick and wounded men
was on switch at CatletJ's Station, about two
miles above here,it was fired upon by Stewards
rebel cavalry, and the engineer, Mr.. George
Thompson, commanded to surrender. lie an
swered by jumping off the train, and was fol
lowed by three or four others, among them
sick soldier. The latter was shot through the
heart and dropped dead. Where the fireman
v@ts I'm unable to learn, but brakeman
'spfang upon the engine and put on full steam.
Before the ,rain was beyond their reach two
broadsides were fired into it,and ;he rebels con
tinued firing as long as it WAS within sight
The engineer made his appearance at Warren
ten Junction yesterday morning, when he was
arrested His account is that he Jumped off
with the intention Of reversinglthe switch and
running back to Warrenton junction, but the
and in the excitement escaped.
They next rode into the camp of the Penn
sylv mia Bucktail Rifles, Lieut.. Col. Kane
commanding in person The Bucktas mum.
bered l25 men, and were detached from the
main regiment as a bodyguard TO Gems. Pope
and Mcdowell. They were compelled to flee
to the woods. but not before they had emptied
their rifles, and, reloading again, fired from
their ambuscade, killing several and woundlng
II. l., aft
the field, as we'll as one of their men-a corpo-
ra-who was MORALLY wounded. and who died
this morning Five OF their dead were buried
under large tree on Catlett's farm. The
two others were not discovered until this NOR
ming, about ii O'Clock, when they were found
dead in the woods near the station, one shot III
the head and the other III the bowels.
Before the cavalry left they rifled the private
baggage of Gen. Pope, took possession OF the
horses and mules, and collected together and
set fire to everything that was not valuable,
Or was too bulky to carry Oft report Is III
circulation that they stole $4,000 belonging
to Gen. Pope.
have not yet done the ruffians justice. AT
ter they attacked the train of cars they rode
through hospital camp. and made prisoners
of all who could walk. Others we've dragged
! from their cOuches and some Of the sick and
wounded being unable 70 walk, demurred,
when they said, IF you are not able to walk
! Cd d-n you we'll treat you to a ride, and
so saving, hoisted them on horses and rode of
with them
A report is in circulation aud has since been
confirmed by others, that early this morning
the whole rebel cavalry were surprised and
attacked by McDowell's entil force, that they
were badly cut up and that all our captured
men and horses have been retaken, The same
! hut 10 tah have bppp
turned upon them, and that we have taken a
large number of prisoners. AS our sick were
compelled to ride horse, propose that theiI
well men be compelled to ride rail.
! Two of our wounded who were in the raid
at Catletts Station, were on the cars tonight
on their way TO Alexandria Their names are
John Foley, Co. A lst Ohio, wounded III the
foot, and George Wood, Co f, 7th indiana
wounded in the leg.
From the various reports which L have heard
| am satisfied that the enemy numbered NOR,
than one regiment of Cavalry. The majority
in this neighborhood say that the different at
lacks were made at the same time by detach-
mgi,ts from the main force Gems. Steward
Lee aud Col Robertson were known to be II
command OF the different attachments, as eacl
was seen and recognized by persons wht
knew them well.
A gentleman who left Warrenton this NOR
ming states that Steward S cavalry and Lee
Virginia Rangers were in that village on tina
Friday and that on the books of the War
rem Green Hotel were Ffty-two names of off
GERS who had put up there and signed theil
names into the register books. Among then
officers of the LIST, 3D. 3D., 4ih, OH, 9th, 81
and 18th Virginia Cavalry. The ihhabitant
; state that the whole Of the cavalry to the mum
Der of 5000 or 6U00, left VI arrenton on Frida
: evening and returned Saturday morning. The
had with them about 300 prisoners, 500 to 90
} horses and mules, and that two wagons wer
filed with their own wounded. Most of GU
' prisoners were wagoners. Among the part
, were three officers. Gems. Stewards an
7 and Lees names We're among the names 0
the hotel .gister. But three out OF the fifty
! two names were marked paid, and neither {
the generals names were among them.
a The rebels stole and drank all the hospits