Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-08-12
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
Six miles beyond Culpepper,
August 10Th.


HEADQUARTERs Army OF VIRGINIA \
Six miles beyond Culpepper
August 10th.
A battle was fought yesterday between
Banks and Stonewall Jackson. Gen. Bay-
ard, of McDowell's corps, with his cavalry
brigade had been engaged the day before
in the extreme advance, near the Rapidan
river, skirmishing and maneuvering, TAX
ing some prisoners, and ending with slight
loss battling the efforts Of a large force to
surround and cut them off. Yesterday
morning he was engaged some hours before
| Banks came up, and with four regiments
! of cavalry, the 1st Pennsylvania, lst
Maine and lst Rhode Island, DELAYED and
/ embarrassed the enemy's advance. The
rebels, under Jackson and Ewell, had
crossed the Rapidan in force, and their ad-
vance guard, 1900 strong, was attacked
by Banks yesterday afternoon about six
miles south Of Culpepper Court House.
The tight was almost wholly with artil-
lery at first, but the infantry became en-
gagged about o'clock, and determined
and most bloody contest ensued. Banks
right wing, under Gen. Williams, suffered
severely. The rebel position was in the
woods while the troops which attacked
them were obliged to cross open ground
1t was not until about 6 o'clock that it be-
came evident the rebels were attacking in
force. Previously to that, there had been
rather desultOry cannonading. The whole
rebel force suddenly attacked in over
whelming numbers at all points Nearly
all their regiments had full ranks At II |
o'clock Gen. Pope arrived on the field from |
Culpepper, accompanied by Mcdowell and
part Of McDowells corps. The battle was
substantially over, Banks holding the same |
ground he occupied at the beginning.
After the arrival of Pope, there was an !
artillery contest lasting at intervals until I!
near Y o'clock. The night was unusually /
clear, and the moon full. The rebels plant 1
ed battery against McDowelTs centre. I
where Gen. Pope and Gen Banks were. !
tr5trvTurs yI'=tIE tf5 rIU reDef
lines that sudden charge of rebel cavalry !
was made from the woods a quarter Of a
mile off with view to capture them. The |
attempt was repelled by vigorous fire /
from McDowells troops, and the Generals /
and their staffs left the ground under
cross-fre from the rebels and their own 4
troops. The fire of the rebel batteries was \
afterwards silenced.
Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops to- &
the front to take the place Of Banks ex-
hausted columns. The enemy did not re-
new the attack, except by artillery.
Banks was on the field throughout the 4
action, and constantly under fire. His /
handling o his troops and personal gal 4
lantry are highly praised by his officers. /
The bravery and good conduct of the I
troops were conspicuous during large /
portion of the fight. When over-pOwered
by. numbers, some regiments retired in |
disorder.
Col. Knight, of the 46th Pa, is danger
onsly wounded; Lieut. Col Selfridge, Sc
verely; Maj Mathews, arm amputated; |
Adjutant Boyd, severely; all of the same .
regiment Col Donnelly, 28th n. York, /
Lieut.. Col. Brown, arm amputated; Major |
Cook killed; all of the 28th. Col. Chap |
man, 9th Conn., wounded and prisoner; |
Lieut.. Col. Stone, same regiment killed; |
Major Black, same regiment, wounded and |
prisoner Of the ID Mass, Major Savage |
is missing, probably killed. He was left
on the field in a dying condition. Captain
Abbott, killed Gen. Banks is rather Sc
verely hurt BY an accident A cavalry /
trooper ran against him, striking him |
heavily on the side Col. Ruggles, chief /
of staff to Pope, had his horse shot under
him. Lieut.. Hopkins, 7th Ohio, was wound
ed. Two of Gen. Popes body-guard were |
killed The ID Mass. was in the hardest /
of the fight, and suffered severely. The |
5th Conn, 9th Ind. and 46th Pa. are badly |
cut up. The rebel General Wilder was
wounded. The losses are very heavy on /
both sides. Not less than 20O0 or 5000 on
each side, killed, wounded and missing
folr hotb -
Jackson and Ewell were both present in
the battle LE.
Reinforcements under Gen. A. P Hill, /
TO the amount of 5000 men, reached the I
rebels last night, at about the same time /
ours arrived. Skirmishing in front is GO
ing on this morning, but the troops on !
both sides are too much exhausted by fa- |
tigue and the intense heat, for any serious |
encounter to be expected to-day. No de-
tails have been officially received.
It is represented that Gems. Pearce, Au-
ger and Geary were wounded.
The N. Y Heralds account of the fight
says Gen. Geary's brigade of Auger's divi-
sion, had the advance, and maintained it
admirably. Geary's brigade consisted Of
/ the 9th, 7th and Goth Ohio, 18th Pa and
KnApps battery. No sooner had these
troops taken their places, than the rebels
opened musketry fire upon them from
two sides and in front, aided by the hat
teries before mentioned. The battery on
the mountain also kept up most destrue-
tive fire but our troops never faltered.--
The fight became general at $50 P. NJ. and
continued until darkness ended the car
mage. f---
have witnessed many battles during
this war, but none where the tenacious OBJ
stinacy Of the American character was so
fully displayed. Our troops fought like
veterans No sooner did they receive q
volley Of musketry or a discharge Of artil-
lery NOW down the ranks of q regiment
than the gap was closed up and new
front presented. Regiment with regiment
brigade with brigade, We'd in deeds of vail
or, and few instances indeed were there
+ where even individuals faltered. The 9Th
and 18th regulars, led by Capt. Pitcher,
did excellent service. Capt. P. was wound
i ed in the knee by musket shot, but kept
the field until heend, when firing of mus
kerry ceased, at dark. The artillery on
, the mountain kept up random firing till
near midnight. At dark our troops with
drew to q small copse Of. wood, where they
were Joined soon after BY the corps Of hc-
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