The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-08-22
The Battle between Banks and Jack
son---Furtber Particulars.

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sent forward two army corps under com
mand of Gen. BANKS, in order to check the
advance of the rebels to this side of the /
Rapidan. At daylight it was discovered |
that they had advanced as far as Cedar
Run Mountains, with only a small portion
of their force visible on account Of the
woods. They also held range Of eleva
tons and ravines westward Of the moun-
tain. Gen. 8ANKs chose a position on an
elevated spot mile and half from the
mountain, and about mile in extent, as
the best place to receive the enemy's at.
tack. During the forenoon the enemy
spent the time in maneuverlng, aud in the
afternoon, about 3 o'clock, began the fight
with an attack on our front by battery,
distant mile and half. Battery after
battery was then in succession unmaskcd,
| aud cross fire kept up on our line from
a crescent Of batteries, nearly three miles
in extent, for two hours. Tie rebel guns
were evidently heavier and more numerous
I than our own. TIE fire was kept up and
I responded to shot for shot till 5 o'clock,
when an enfIade battery was opened on
our right. At this junciure the order was
/ given by General BAHKs to cease firing,
and Crawford's Brigade and the Forty
sixth Pennsylvania Regiment ordered to
charge upon it. Behind the battery was a
! thcket Of shrub oak, and as the Forty
sixth Pennsylvania approached they were
moved down by a fire from the thicket.
The rest of the brigade was then brought
up, and subsequently the rest of General
WILLIAMs' and General AuGUK's COM
mands, but The rebel brigades were found
at every point All the infantry had been
concealed in the woods during the fight,
and secured themselves from observation
Icy aXpeIling our pickcts. The fght,which
was very obstinate, lasted till dark, when
our forces retired from the field, taking a
new position out of reach of the rebels
guns. Our loss was heavy in infantry, and
we lost two guns. 1t is supposed that the
enemy's loss was greater than ours, as our
artillery several times riddIed their col
umns. We took many prisoners. Large
reinforcements afterwards arrived for our
forces. The enemy's force engaged is stat.
od - L,,.o ~. % oon
'a -0'000, ""'o our own
A'I"s'Fo % "ftiiIefy ana cavalry dld not
exceed 1,oOO. The number Of federal sol>
diers wounded is LARGE, altbouob the
wounds a~e sIiabt cn1 bnt fa, ,voro I,,Io1
,rbo robaI. a;l -. o,.ss. =, 49,, cl my,
c,,,lan -. ~ -. ~ "a =" o"' Il 0"' ."
'"' o"'' o'' u % '"ouSnl 'nat Iney were
'e'"'oIc ecu Oh SATURDAY hl9h'' ana were at
tempting to flank our movements. The
next dav the rebels sent in a flao Of truce
askinc, narmissior 70 h,r,, ho;n d.ol
- :,
0'' ''ool'' "e'o ousi'y euS"sed III carry
ing our WOUNDED OIL the held and burylng
the dead.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New Yorl, IT,;
bune r,r;t;no. froo, 10 ha.tr, 60, 1.-
, ,''''7 ' 1ni, '''' '"'''0 "o''' ."''"0'
'",9 u aug "s' lV'"' says
Gen Au&ur gave 1t as his opinion that
II Gen banks had been promptly reinforce
cd by me thousands within shor: dis
lance Tue result OF The battle would have
been ZEN very different.
=. me uI'ision OF Gen. tickets renamed
MlIDI" SCUM" OF IAe battle three hours and
''d not move an inch. Not, however,
because tAe GENERA! Commanding did not
'e'iie 10 take part IN the engagement, for
al tbs time himself and his Generals were
unaer 'Ae cQio ct superior General and
that Genera s!!iI awaiting the orders of
his superior. Gems. Ricketts,, uartsuft,
and Prince wouId gladly have been in the
thickest Of the fight, but, having been off
GERS in the regular army, they were too
much accustomed to It's peculiar discipline
to march TO the relief CT Gen Banks with
out orders.
The only batteries engaged IN ihe fight
were the Fourth and Sixth Maine, Knapp's
and Be5t's. Best lost one gun. twenty
seven horses. and about one third Of lie