New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-06
OFFICIAL REPORT or THE BATTLE Al
NOOpSONVILLE.

CAys O.. /. pc.. Pr. 49, -
s,p. A+so'cl3.k q. M, on the l7th intt., moved
toward Woodsory.lle fer lie purfo'e o. ole''slI-
nm the railroad IRON the vicinity OF ina ee SCUM,
ward. Ny force consisted oi INV 1-N~"''' "1D
fcnr PIECES of artillery. xr..s..-
'VXv,co v,ii';n two and half miles q rooe'oa'
vile. concealed from the cnery's NirW' nii'eu VIC
coIuun and ordered forward 60! IoIiy > i'' zen,
I'm occnpy the higltso my rgbi, ieii aLo io.'i Aua
lf,ior fhi:er's CaytlIy TO watch the ciossiAbs o.
q cen River. still further 20 my len.
TI,sa orders having been Xtrntcd ffh no 10 2
II ,he enemy or III tts seen, advanced the cciubn
I'm the light reached the railroad ID!' oIonS"t ~.
within trres-quarers Of mile Of the iif.i ana 'ne
enemy Ln. siiil concealed, eNcti "a tin-l Dooy g.
lcayalfy upon the eztr,no Ia. Here oomrnny OF
rarr,rs was detached 90 observe We enemy IRON
Rot.loffs mob which was 70 nv rirht, across ne
ra.oad. f;ip # timber toterod the liver Per .l'
.lItot.e lie Leid by NY Calify. f.el-s were "e-
t,,.u "a Iodv OF tie ereluF irlGn'ry eS fhirri-i 10
e., moved through tLa timber, by ihe.s light CT my
left. They Were fred uron - o slail bocy o. ~.
cavalry. GAd refined. lie LInc cel.sc Tor ap'l.
DID, uu houe. and went in Uln0n % t'eci slil
.e le qco Tor camp leaving I"i. Kerry ih con
viii Instructions 10 dc.oy the eu,ly u1 the DIT
whore coud u-e M infantry u1d aldlefy " 700
olo,i ana be on, o.! 'Le Ia 90 o. me eAen! o@''
tories.
before returning 10 tic column, The fire from tle
flirpisuers recommended. ilc tne' = rrf cared 40
force uron my rilut and center. Col. Terry, NJ d.
lcsu al - Rgucfrs Cilrr.t about tUu, routed ann
drove them back, b1. fil motialy wounded 4
l.odv Of ire enemy of ahoY. che Fue na, uffsrkcd
/ the Eqrre-s. under CaIt Pencil. unDn the n 100 81
line t1rrtike. aud were repa'el with lcay, lo.a.
lie ca,ils now begu Cossing U.s. re-i'r- l.t. aud
moving alout on 10y LRt and l-i l.-hs I.fee
I,cr.r le- o. Col. % rUaltH.ss .isl Aux "aili1e
were foVn on Us s.lrr.'l rr, ON r-y iit, 'rca
|t.e enemy b fiol', and Drove iacm 90 ito Iser.
row ord.,eL forward CAPT. SS.G la .eTy lal tuc
"a AIAo s.s h. 10 Ont 60 Hlrot D. t ..inB t.a uih
tIlar.-. holiur.t 81 r'.rtt. Ite ait.icrf cf t-rl
ir. u4cr ilo enemy M in- held Indecent o ne rail-
road. ~ q Grove tirrl g. tic u.. 81. the liver.
I.rilr now cel.rL pu lc SIDES. lhc enemy
B m.ae 10 ll.thC. attempt .o .ly.u.e. br. Knowing
tt.at hc bad arc1qy eros ld re nvef 20 force more
r. u double us oNu a1f lf0 tlc means OF crosiilg
fao.ri.nI forces. withdrew my Command by way
To-! DO tu1tiL.. tW0 miles 90. a haif anC to,k ~
'tio:. % meet t.c enemy, II d-foc ed 60 f1Farcc.
here being no indications az -url a1 intention, ]
returned 20 NY o4ilq hcso, TclcAilS iA1 place a.
clo.k T.. u..
hig ios- iu thu fiair wDs as :oll We:
haf.--C. D. f-Il. coo f1r.r ...f r. u. ltr ur .
DI..a.'y .-..--... t o. s.' .r- tirre rs. ,Is-a'
.l,J,,.r ,o-yaa,s-C,rt walker - hroe Tea C1eIs'
Tfrs..si ed t~o r.fl o. tir 'af Arkansas ta'1
,.licd Tie eI.f F'a core al 80 - lied aud len
on the gouul; wcaadol, unknown. l have 'ifh.
nj onery; otiors tabcu were too bndiJ wounded To
be novel. nd were .eit 90 citizsrs' iolacs.
The troops a.dcs my command who were engaged
displayed ,ourucs H. rlc's.. Tho o;Aers wel. as
rleady a. setoIaaf. Ee-i ,ct.eily,
q. 81. 4lFL.fA.. Efirel.ri-Grne-ll.
60 -irr' p g Nr.r te- Afst 49, '.Ol-, -. biyl. la
C~4.-al Amy Of ac1tulfy.