Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-22
NUMBER EIGHT.

7 infantry Ere Was incessan. and severe.
found Gen. Banks holding tho position he
took up early 10 the morning. His losses
/ were heavy. Ricketts, division was imEc-
diately pushed forward and occupied the
| night Of zen. Banks the brigades OF Craw-
/ iOrd AID G1.il being directed to change
/ their position from the right and mass thea-
| selves in the centre. Before this change
/ could ba effected 1t Was quite dark, though
/ tue artillery FIRE continued q, short range
/ without iutsrmission. The artillery Ere az
night BY the second and fifth Name batter
les ID Rieksts in Ricketts, Division OF Gen.
McDJweil's corps was most destructive, as
was readily observed the next morning IN tho
dead msn aud horsls ard broken gun car
/ TiaEss uf tha eucmy's batteries which had
adgalcd against t. Our troops rested on
theig arms during tla night 10 line Of battle,
tue heavy s.e.ln- being kept up on both
sides until midnight. 1t daylight the next
morning tie cnemy fell buck two mlle5 iTom
our lrout aud s-iil higher up the mountain.
Oar 2 .s-ts 10 ones advanced and occupied
tae -t--od. Ets ftiiuro cl tie troops iron
i-H- Earla.s a1i excessive heat made 10 I'M
p1ssibi ior .IclcT siie - resume tho action
uu sIlltE. Inc men were therefore al!Jvet
Go Tse- ..Ad recruit the whole day, our opera
gJus being ot cavalry On the enemy's dirk
auI r,.f. Monday was spent in buryinZ the
dead and 10 getting OF the woundst. Ihe
slaughter was soy re 0n both sides, most o.
t1o fighting being done hand 10 hand. The
dead hsi;rs ut both armies vera found
mIu-.-i together % masses over the whole
ground Il cladic,. The Jlrying Of the
dad U-s l,, mp.s.ed until dark on Mon
tay, Oh. -asl beng So TERRIBLE that severe
WOIS was not possible. Ca Monday night
the enemy n,l from tie field leaving many
ot bi- d-.d u1rusici AMI his wounded on
tls ,r.gni -ni -llus the road 10 Orange Z.
H., a- vi.l BE- seen from Gen. But0rd's dis
Ia-el.
\ c.y.iIy aua artillery force under Gen
BuiJrd was Immediately thrown forward II
p.r=uij, and followed tie enemy TO the Rap
ijiD, og-r which be passed with his rear
.nlIt. ly 10 o'clock 10 the morning.
The behavior of Gen. Banks corps during
tae aetilu Was very fine. NJ greater gal
l4atry and daring cluld be exhibited by any
trIars. cannot speak too highly Of the
oooIns- and iatrapijitY Of Gen. Banks him
self turiu. jhs whole Of the engagement
De uas ia front and ezposel as much ss any
mau iu bis command. His example was Of
tas greatest benefit TO his troops, and ne
merits luI should receive ths commentator
Of bis Government.
Gems. Ni.iIm-. AuEur, Gordon. Craw-
!JrI, Prince, Green and Gaary, behaved with
e5usr,cu3u. .sUlntrv. Augur and Geary
were severely w0un1-d. and Prince, By los
M bis way in the dark, while passing from
ons hluk - another, ieit into the hands OF
the enemy.
desire publicly 20 express my apPEeeia-
,iJn oi the prompt aud skillful manner IN
which Gems. Mcdowell and Sigel brought
forward their respective commands and estlb-
lishel them on the field and Of their cheerful
and hearty corporation with mo from the
tssiauin- 70 the end.
Bsi-.-G .. Roberts. Chief Of Cavalry OF
the army. was with the advance Of our torcss
on FridIy and Saturday, and was coospicu-
Gus ilr his gllianlT7, AMI Tor the valuaois
aid rendered % Gs1s. Banks and CrlTiord.
Our loss was about l 900 killed, wounded
AMI ulis=ju-, of whom 200 were taken pris-
Jns-s. As might Be expects from the caar-
act1r lt t4- engagement. 3 very large pro-
portion Of tAess were killed. The enemys
i1ss, in killed, wouniei and prisoners, .s
are s-,I=fsI Is much a excess OF our own.
4 illl list Of casualti1s will be transmitted,
as soon as possible. together with detailed
report, in which I snail eGdeav3r 70 do Jus
ties O. sH.