Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-14

upon the field and was greeted with great
cheers. The General rode to the extreme
front in the thickest Of the fight and came
near getting into a rebel ambuScado, but
discovered il in time to avoid it.
We took several rebel prisoners. 1t is
certain ;hat the rebel Gen Windcr is
killed.
Gen. jackson is wounded slightly in
the hand Gen. Saxon is moually
wounded
The rebel force was from forty to fifty
thousand.
Cen Augcr's wound IS not dangerous
Cen Geary is seriously wounded i'll
he arm.
Cen Ba Ks had his horse shot under
him.
Culpoppcr is one vast hospital, though
most of the wounded will be sent to
Washington for treatment.
Two pieces of artillery and large
numbcr of small arms were captured from
the rebels.
The Times Washington dispatch con
tains the following:
Gov. Sprague was aroused this nom
ing at daylight, by a special messenger,
and started Immediately for Gen. Burn
sides army. 1t has been believed for some
time. that Burnside and Pope were in some
way to cooperate in present movements,
and this sud en- sending for Sprague, is
interpreted as indicating speedy activity.
| Matters are not stagnated at Frcdericks
| burg by any means.
1t is now consi lerd certain that there
has been fighting at Gordonsville on
Saturday afternoon. and perhaps today.
Two trains of cars left Alexandria
this morning for the wounded.
AlviceS from other quarters indicate
that our movement had not been confined
to Gen. Pope's army alone.
Gen Pope is und, rstood to be too busy
to send reports.
WAmslNGroN, Aug. l1th.-Accounts
from Culpepper report the encmys entire
force at -, 600 and ours, exclusive Of cav
airy and artillery, as not exceeding 1000
The number Of United States soldier,
wounded is large and the wounds gencr
ally slight. The number killed is small
On Saturday night the team,ters lii
f their frcs-causirg the enemy to shell u
in our new position for two ours Will
, considerable effect.
Ye, terday morning the rebels were no
Z in sight of our front, but the iu Iication
are that they were reinforced on Satur
/ day night and wero attempting to flanl
:, our movements,
Nothing has, as yet, been heard from
Gen Buford at Madison Cont House.
The rebels unma>k >ked batteries on til,
mountain slopes and on every hill, max
ing a crescent of batteries of nearly tn c,
miles, covering our own position.
For two hours our batteses were cx
posed to cross fire and flank fire at ev
, cry point. The rebels evidently out.num
hered us in guns aud weight of metal
We replied shot for shot until o'clock
when the rebels opened an enfladc bat
g terry on our right,
. This was probably one of the hardes
| contested fights in Virginia, lasting unit
, dark. when our troops retired from th(
field, taking now position ON tn
heights.
Our infantry wee badly cut up. w
lost two guns. The enemy's loss wa
certainly greater than ours, as their dens
columns were frequently iiddled by on
artillery.
Since onr coireSpon lent left the field
large rciniorcemcnts had reached there.
Gen. Banks gave orders to cease't in;
and charge this battery. The duty wa
assigned to Crawford's brigade, vii
liams' division, and the 10th pennsy.va
. MIA regiment led the attack. Behind th
+ battery was thicket Of shrub oak, an,
before the 46th Pennsylvania regimen
could reach the guns they werc move,
y down 10y a.tcrritic fire from the ;hicket -
The res: of the brigade was quickl
o brought mp, and subsequently the res
of Gen. Williams and Gen. Anger
commands, but the bl gade of the rebel
were found at every point. The battl
, ground was in a thick ravinc'on our right
Here nearly all their infantry had beer
cons aled during the shelling, after Sc
curing themselves from observtion by ex
pelling our pickcts.
CULrErpER, Va, Aug 1l.--The enem
: sent flag of truce asking pcrmissio
to bury their dead. This shows that wit
all their superiority OF numbers the
Y were too badly cut up to maintain thei
n position, and that their falling back yes
}. tcrlay was from necessity, not choice.
J.. Our troops we engaged in bringin
t off our wounded from the field and bury
ing the dead.
, WAsuINGroN, 12th.--Accounts fror
6 Culpepper, dated yesterday, speaking c
g Saturdays fight. says that so heavy wa
'he fire to which the comparatively smaI
S number of men was exposed the onl
S wonder is that the entire command wa
g not completely annihilated at the end {
$ half an hour, instead of bringing off S
large proportion of our forces.
l. The prisoners report their own troop
: were moved down by our fire like grass
Three times they were reinforced
j. Battle at Cumberland Gap.
e NASHVILLE, Aug. IA dispatch frol
; Gen. Morgan at Cumberland Gap, sayi
h De Cour2ey's brigade, and the l4t
S Ky, on the 9th and 9th insts., had Sc,
eral engagements with Stevenson's d
r vision in force. The rebels outnumberin
y us four to one.
n Rebels lost 225 killed aud woundet
- anil liant Col GorJon Ith Tam Z.