Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-02

5 Hatch, lst Mich
In addition to the above Lieut. Merriam. Ist
Michigan cavalry, was wounded and. taken pris-
oner; L. j. Moore. same regiment killed: Col
Roberts and Capt. Pomeroy, lst Michigan, killed;
Capt. Parry. 10th Mich, wounded: Col Broad
head. lst Michigan cavalry. was captured; c.
Town. 10, wounded in five places
The following has been issued from the Sur
geon Generals office:
WASHINGTON, August 80 1862
To the loyal women and children of the United
States:
The supply of lint in the market is nearly ex
hausted The brave men wounded in defense of
their country will soon be in want of il. | APP
peal TO YOU 10 come to our aid in supplying US
with this necessary article There is scarcely a
woman or child who cannot scrape lint, and there
is no way in which their assistance can lie more
usefully given than in furnishing US the means
to dress the wounds of those who fall in defense
of their rights and their homes
WASHINGTON, September 1.-The Trbune's
dispatch dated Sunday SAYS:
The anticpatons that a great battle would be
fought to day probably unfouned: no firing
has been heard and no news of a renewal of the
contest except that d telegram dated at Fairfax
Station, 1890 \. NJ, speaks of heavy guns being
heard in the neighborhood of briston Station
This is hoped in the highest quarters here to be
the noise caused by the blowing up of has trains
by Gen. Banks. who il is feared is cut off with his
entire corps
/ Five hundred rebel prisoners were at Fairfax
Station awaiting transportation. They concur
in saying. does information FROM all other
sources, that the whole rebel army engaged
under Lees command. Its numbers no one of
them sets ut less than l50, 900 and many esti
mated them at two or three hundred thousand
The prisoners also all say that they were promised
easy and speedy march into Washington
They were certainly to be there within the course
of a week
From our own correspondent we learn the fol
lowing were killed and wounded in the recent bat
ties in Virginia:
Gen Stahl. killed; Gen Hatch. wounded: Gen
Schenck, wounded; Lieut.. Col Thomas, 22,l New
York, wounded; Col. Pratt, Doth New York, Sc
verey wounded; Lieut..Trem0ns, Sickes staff
prisoner Gen. ID. W Ricketts, wounded: Col
n McClear, 65th New York. wounded.
The Tribune extra this morning contains
Washington letter dated Sunday morning with
the following details:
Nothing later than Pope's dispatch of Saturday
evening has been received by the Government
this morning.
Distant firing was heard on Saturday afternoon
and late in the evening.
A courier arrived ut Haleck's Headquarters
this morning with the news that Gen. Pope had
fallen back To Centerville
a staff officer from the battlefield at clock
on Saturday evening states that the battle COM
menced on Thursday evening. Sigels corps en-
gagged the rebel cavalry brigade on ii e road from
Warrenton and drove him back The battle
lasted till $3.50 Z. NJ. This fight was with
Jackson's rear guard whose force was estimated
at 30 900.
On Friday morning Jackson undoubtedly
formed a junction with LOngstreet.
Sherman'S battery opened the battle on Friday
IL Al
Sige formed line OF battle with Schurz on the
right, Schenck the left and 0teinw chr on the
center.
The rebels gradually forced back till l
L. VI when they suddenly and fcrcely charged
bayonets forcing Mroy back.
Schenck sent IA brigade forward but both ere
driven back. Milroy's command was badly
cut up that he could not gather a regiment
Schurz and Steinwehr were holding their own in
the woods on the lett of Schenck.
Heavy masses of rebels appeared, and Ste
vens's and Reynolds's Divisions were sent up
but all were driven back
The result of Fridays fighting was, we drove
the rebels about two miles, then, they being rein
forced, recovered mile, and troops rested
at night mile in advance of their morning.
position.
On Saturday the battle was more general
Hentzelman's, Porter's, McDowelPs and Banks
as il reserve
Heinizelman commenced the attack at 10, with
Porter i'm the centre The advance of the latter
was checked by immense masses of rebel nfan
try, and his troops stood up with unparalleled
heroism for over an hour, exposed TO an enfilad
ing fire OF grape and canister, the ground strew
Ell with the fallen ranks of the diving and dead.
Finally they broke falling back in great disorder.
which caused IA panic in the reserves, large num-
bers Joining in the retreat. The rebels rapidly
advanced their batteries, pouring in storm of
shot and shell.
Tie right wing was completely belten. Nc
Dowell advanced to their support, endeavoring To
hold the centre, but his NOV ements were antici-
pateJ, and both he and Sigel were enveloped by
the rebels on the left, and Outnumbered at all
points. Then Sgel shone out, bringing his brig
AIDES successfully to their position, holding them in
front lie the iugtives, pursued by large bodies
OF McDowell's troops retreated in great disorder
across Bull Run.
At P. NJ the battle was going against us.
The last reserves ordered up, who retrieved
the day.
Along the Centeryile road artillery, infantry
wagons add cavalry were confusedy falling to the
Our right. however. remained COMPARE
lively firm preventing the enemy from fOfsowing
UP his advantage and at : o clock Bull Run Was
crossed, the rebels troubling US only by ie.
shells while We were falling back to Centerville.
FraRklin's corps was between the stone bridge
and Centerville and Summers corps between
Centervllle and Fairfax &. H.. pressing on with
great speed TO the assistance of Pope.
The day was probably adverse to Us but the
battle was 10 be resumed Sunday morning
with heavy reinforcement.
1t is believed that the whole rebel army under
Lee has joined Jackson by way of ThOroughiare
Gan or by Aide Gap.
The above account CLEANED by the Tribune's
correspondent from Capt. Fish. A later account
SAYS judging from reports from affairs, the panic
in MeDoweI's left wing was norvery serious, q
line of soldiers drawn up at ! o'clock Sun
day morning to stop stragglers, but none had ap-
peared. Our camps were then seen on the hill
this side of Centreville.
Another correspondent says McClellan's, Burn
sides and POpes armies in fall CO opera
ton. and complete success is looked for. Every
confidence is felt at the War Department, Hal
lecks Headquarters. and the White House
from Cairo.
CAIRO, August 3l.-Dispatches received al
headquarters here state that Gen. Morgan va;