Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-08-21

Additional Particulars Of the
Battle of Cedar Mountain.

TE,nfyy- Destructive Fire Of the artillery
-NIhc R,l,ei Generals Winder and 1r'D,bte
Killed ,yIioJit ,yh.trmishiag ,cith the En-
y,,w On .Sussi1y-Retreat of the Rebels
from their iositiop.
The editor of the Washington Star, who
was on q visit to his family at Culpepper
Court House at the time Of the battle, gives
the following account Of it:
On Friday morning last, Gen. Pope, staff
end escort, reached Culpepper Court House,
from his last encampment, near Wasning
ton, the county seat Of Rappahsnnock, nav
ina put the corps d drn,ee VI Gen. banks,
encamped there, in motion in the direction
OF Culpepper, and passing, the encainpm9nt
OF Gen. Sigel, ut Sperryville, twenty miles
from Culpepper Court House, by the way.
At Culpepper Court House, zen. L1pe
found Brigadier-Gcneral Crawford, WITH MS
brigade Of Banks corps d drnsee, (previous-
brieade Of McDoweil's cavalry, the extreme
ejvance Of his army OF Virginia; also
R,icntlier. General Ricketts, division OF
Maior.tieuera McDowelrs corps ddrntee,
that had arrived two days before from Wat.
,,Ioo and Warenton, Mcdowell himself
ba;uv prescut and in command OF all the
forces then there. Il
Al noon on Friday Generals Pope and
Mcdowell received intelligence from the
gallant Bayard--who, with the two regi
ments of his cavalry command doing duty
;mmediately under him, New jersey aud
n PENNSYLVANIA regiment, had been in the
saddle night and day guarding the Rapi:
dan for s week, from the Raccoon ford
down to . point fourteen miles below and
South Of the railroad--that the enemy at
daybreak had crossed the river, with two
REGIMENTS OF Louisiana infantry, two pieces
of hight artillery and three small
regiments Of cavalry, ,and driven in his pick
"a. Bayard retired slowly before them, his
force Of eight hundred tired out cavalry only,
mot being able to hold the ground in front
of such force. He, however, disputed i
zach by inch with the enemy, and succeed
ed in capturing about thirty rebel prisoners,
including Major, Captain and two Lieu
tenants, on'his retreat; His own loss was
not over three men. We hear that ne wa
publicly complimented. by his superior oficel
on the field on the next day Saturday iol
the admirable manner in which he eftectee
his movement, He retired TO the Nortl
and Fast side of Robinson river, about eigh
miles from Culpepper Court House, ant
there awaited supporting force to arrive
from the immediate vicinity OF that pont.
At noon Of the same day General Pope
on learning these, facts, instantly ordere'
Geperal Crawford to march his brigade II
that end. In half an hour after receiving
this order, Crawford was on the march. A
his brigade-the Twenty-eight New York
Tenth Maine, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania, an
Fifth Connecticut and ten pieces OF artillery
fled rapidly through the village Of Culper
Der Court House to the gay music OF \
four splendid bands, its appearance was tfl
theme Of admiration Of the many exper
enced officers Of the stats of Generals Pop
and Mcdowell, who went over from the
encampments near by to wee it start out
They one aud oil declared that they new
saw troops with more reliable fight in the
and predicted that should they engage Il
enemy they would win name TO endure
long as the history Of the war itself. II
result proved the correctness OF their jud
mont. Crawford proceeded rapidly to Il
front, and occupied position about sew
miles from Culpeppor Court House, imm
diately in rear Of the line of Bayard's ca
Shortly after ordering Crawford, Genel
Pope also ordered the rest Of Banks cor
TO move rapidly from Hazel river bride
neaI Grifinsburg, nine miles from Culpe
Der Court House, where 1t had arrived
night before to tho scene Of expected O.
Aict.
BY eight o'clock p. NJ. tho head Of Gt
Banks column was deserted marchi
around the village to its destination, whi
il reached before midnight. That point v
Immediately in the rear OF Crawford.
Major-Goneral Sigel was also at the sal
time ordered up from Sperryvillc, ana b,
forced march Of twenty miles his advar
reached the village by daylight.
Throughout Friday night and Saturt
forenoon Bayard continued skirm ishing W
the enemy s advance, until the latter q
o'clock, r. NJ, had progressed to within Il
range Of Crawfords artillery. At 4 r.
the enemy developed heavy increase
artillery, when portion Of that Of Gene
hanks came up, and went into the acti'
there not being room enough in the pc
ton occupied by our forces for bringing
whole Of il into play. The contending for
1t tho opening Of the battle were apparc
-ly about mile and more apart the one
showing their front upon Saughter's Mo
tain, q sugar-lOaf eminenoe, situated
miles to the West Of the Orange Il AL
andris Railroad, at Mitchells Station.
front was On nmuch lower grouRd, with Co
Run 10 our rear, and small wooded ri'
behind that. ...,
Gradually, from 4 to 8 p. NJ, the rel
opened new batteries from the woods 1
rounding the basin lying between the fre
OF the two contending forces, each suoce
ing one being nearer TO our position d
the former. Thus they played q cross
from both sides, o. well ssa direct, ii
ono, upon our troops, including the mos
qen. Banks infantry, that had been pu
limo for the conflict. So annoying was
fire that attempts were made TO take
batteries nearest st hand by charges. T
Bayard's cavalry, in gallant charge, is
to have succeeded In taking two Of the
bel guns, with no loss to speak Of. Su
quently, at 8 p. NJ, in pursuance Of ord
portions Of Augurs and Williams divis
Of infantry, including Crawford's and
don's brigades, made three most despe
bayonet charges upon the rebel artiller
They were, however, each time receives
avery heavy infantry fire, slaughtering d
tearfGlly. That they should have perse
Cd TO mako three successive charges, in
fAce Of such deadly FIRE FROM 50 supt
uumbers, concealed in woods, IL really
wonder Of the war These charges do
oped tho fact that tho enemy actually