The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-15
POPE AMI BANKS DO SOME
FIGHTING
BLOODY BATTIEl
THE REBELS WHIPPED |
HrADauARr,Rs Aasy or vtaoisfA, \
Six mules beyond Ouipepper, Z
August l0;h lo62.


~ o. McDoveii's corps, with his csvat "
brigade. had been engaged the Cay before
IN tie exuemt advance, near tie Rapidsn
river, skirmlshing and maneuvefing, taking
some prisoners. and ending with slight loss,
battling the Efforts of Q large force to sut.
found and cut them oG. Yesterday morn.
ling he was enesged some hours before
Banks came up apa'with four regiments OF
cavslry, the ist Pennsyivsn,s, LIST Maine
and it Rhode Island, delayed sad cmbsr.
,sssed the enemy's advance. The rebels,
under sckson and Ewell, hsd crossed the
Rap,dan in force, snd their advance guard.
$4,000 strong, was attacked by Banks yes
tetday afternoon sbout sia miles South Of
Cutpeper Court House.
The Fight was slmost wholly With artillery
~ fis,t bnt the infantry became engaged
about o. clock, ond determined and mos,
bloody contest ensued. Banks right wing,
under o,n. Williams, suffered SEVERELY :
he retel position was in the woods, " hile
the troops which alta ked the m were obliged
to cross open ground. II was not untii
sboui o'cIook that II became evident III.
rebels were attacking in force. Previously
10 that, there had been rather desultoty cen.
nonad,ng The whole rebei force sudden
iy attacked IN overwhelming numbers at all
points. Nrs'iy all their regiments had fill
ranks. Al ~ o'clock Gen Pope arrived
on the field from Culpepper, accompanied
by Mcdowell and part sfMcD wells orp..
The battle was substani,a ly over. Banks
hcldine the same ground he, he,occupied st the
beginning.
Aftrr The arrival Of Pope, there was an ar
u 'ery contest lasting al intervals uniii near
IL O'clock. The night was unu u ~, clear,
and the m ,on full. The rebels planted A
battery against McDoweIPs centre, where
Gen. Pope aud Gen Banks were, bringing
both of them under 6re. The Generals a. nd
stats wrrr so near the rehol lines that q
sudden charge OF rebel cavalry YVES made
fiom the woods quarter Of Q mile on with
q view 10 capture them. The attempt was
fepeiled by = vigorous Ere from McDowelps
troops, and the Generals aud their si,ff
left the ground under cross FIRE from tue
rebels and their own troops. Tie fire OF
th rebel batteries was afterwards sileuced.
Pope. on arriving, sent fresh truops to
the front TO take the place Of Banks exhaust
ell columns. The enemy did not renew the
attack. except by artillery.
Banks was on the field throug hout the
action. and constantly under FIRE. uis
handling OF his troops and personal gallant
~ are highly praised by his officers. The
bravery aud good oInduct Of the troops were
Iconspicnous during a large portion OF the
Tight When over. power j hy numbers,
some regimentsretired in disotder-- l-... -.
Col. Knight. of the 46,h Pennsylvania, is
dangerously won ndeJ: Lieut.. Ooi. Selfridge.
s. We ely; Maj. Mathews, arm ampu,aied; /;
A"jntsnt Boyd. severely; ell Of the same
regiment. Col. Donnelly, 25th New York.
Lieut.. Col. Brown. arm amputated; Mai V
Couk killed; all of the 2sih. Col. Chap
mnn. 5'h Connecticut. " unded an 4 rri "a.
lNYs al
ed; Ma - Black same rSvimrn'. wounded
and prisoner. or the % Mas schu -tis,
Maj. Savage is missing. probably kilied.-
lie was left on the field in q dyrg cnndi
tioD. Captain Abbott. killed. Gen Banks
rs rather severely hur. by an accident. A
oavaly trooper ran against him, striking
him heavily on the side. Col. Rugeles,
chief OF STAFF To Pope, hal tis horse shot
under him. Lieut.. Hopkins, 7th Ohio. was
wounded. Two Of Gen. Pope's body guard
were killed. The Cd Massachusetts was IN
he hardest ofthe fight, and So frered severe
ily. The ST. Connecticut, 9th Indiana,
and 4eth Pennsylvania are badly cut up.-
The rebel General Wilder was wou ndrd.-
The losses ~, serv heavy m both sides.
Not less than 2,000 mr. 3,OO0 on each side,
killed, wounded and m ssing Some pris
oners were taken on bo.h sides. Jackson
and Ewell were both present in the battle.
W'sriHoros. August tl.-hccounts from
Culpepper represent the enemv's es'imated
force at %. 600 and ours exclusive of cavalry
and artillery as not exceeding 1000.
The number Of United States soldiers
wounded is large and the wounds generally
slight. TIC number KILLED is small
/ On Saturday nig I the teams'ers lii th.ir
fres, causing. The enemy to "hell us in our
new nosition for Two hours with cons ders
hi- effect.
Yesterday morning the rehf Is were MT in
sight on omr f,ont, but the Indications are
that they were reinforced On Saturday night
and were attempting 10 flank our mo e.
m. nts.
Nothing has. aS vet, been heard from G en- .
Bnf ford a. Madison Cont House.
The reb.ls nmmSk-h bareries on the
mountain slopes and an every hin, maxim 4,
I, a crescent OF batteries of nearly three miles
C vering our own position.
| For two hours nuv batteries we're erposed
n = cross Are aad Hank ere ~ everv point.
The rebels evidently out.numhered us n
guns and weight OF metal. We ,rpl,ed
shot for shot 'ili fve o'clock when the r-h
els opened an enfilade battery on our right
| THIS was probably one Of the hardest con-
tested hgh's in Virginia, lasting until dark,
wi hen onr troops retired hom the field taking
o new position bevond vesch ofihe enemies
guns. winch were In an ed vantsgeous posi-.
l.ion on the heights.
Onr infantry was badly cnt up. We lost
two guns. The enerny's loss was certainly
greater than ours as their dense columns
were frequently riddled by our srtillery.
! Since onr correspondent left the field ,
large !einfnrcements had reached there.
a..
and charge this Battery. The duty was as.
signed 10 Crswford's brigade. Williams
division, and the t6'h Pennsylvsnis regi-
m, n, led the attack. Ben;.d the hatt ~
was sthicket Of shrnb OAK. aud before the
tf6th Penusvlvaniat regiment could resch the
gums they were moved down by a terrific
ire from the ihickei. The rest of the brig
ale was quickly brought np, and subse-
Quentiv the rest OF Gen. Williams and Gen
Aneer's commands, but the hfigadrs OF the
rebels were fnnnd a. every point. This bat.
tie gr und was in thick wood with o thick
ravihe IN o,,r right. Here nearly all their
infantry had been concealed during the
shelling. after securing themselves from ob.
servsiion hv, sxp-lling our pickets.
! Reinforcements under Gen. A. p Hill, Ia
the nmount Of 5000 man reached the rebels
last night. at shout the same time onrs ar.
lIfved. SkiFmfst inr IN Ifont ~ going on TINS
morning, hut the ttonps on both sides are Ia
much exhausted by fatigue ami the intense
heat, for any sarions encounter 10 be rxpect.
ed to day. No details have been offcisll,
received.
! II is Tepresested that Gems. Pearce Au,
g~r and GeaIy were wounded. '...
The New York Hersld's account OF tts
fight says Gen. Geory's brigade of AnguT'i
division, had .tAe advance and maintained
il admirsbly. Gesrv's brigade consisted o
the 5lb, 7fh, sn6 20th Ohio 28,h Pensylys.