The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-09-05
THE GREAT BATFLEt
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The Fight Begins Thursday.
Sigcl Opens On Jack.
SONS Itear Guard
MIlAoY'S COMMAND CO1 Up |
TERRIBLf SEVERE FIGHTING.

LTtVvWe t&tTb, tbio hIOlutuB, Cpu
tains Washington letter dated Sun
day morning, with tho following de
tails:
Nothing later than Pope's dis
patch Of Saturday received by the
0overnpen, this morning. Distant
firing heard Saturday p. m. and late
in the evening. A courier arrived
Mt Halleck . headquarters this morn
ing with the news that Pole had
fallen back to G nterville.
A staH officer ON the battl' cid
at five o'clock $ turday afternoon
s,ates that TIE 'a'le commenced
rhu-sj4v altero ,on. Sigei's c"rpe
engaged tn, rebel cavalry brigade
n the ro,d from Warrcnton, and
rove them back, the battle lssi.ng
Gill 9:3O in tho evening.
Tai. fight was with Jir'sor's rear
yuari. whucs force waS ceti,Datcd
at 81 900. On ri lay morhiu,
Jackaoa unf,uh'ad'y formed h JIM
I,ion with Longs,rret SheriuRp 5
battery opened tie boit'e cn Frid. J
lmorn;Hz.
Milroy's b5ir1le led the q alvancc,
AMI Sigrl frmed lins o. battle
with Schu:z on tho right, S3houcl
on the left, eud Steinwehr III the
center
Th, rebels wcre gradually forced
back ill / p. III. They then sud
denly and tlercrIy Changed bsyonets
forcing Mlroy back.
Schcnck ecrt n brigade forward
bnt both were driven back. Mill
roy's command was so badly cut W
that ho could not gather regiment
Schurz and Steinwehr we're holding
their Own position in the woods on
tho left Of Schenck. Heavy masses
Of rebels appeared, and Stevens and
Reynolds divisions were sent up.
and AL. were driven back.
The result o, Fridays fighting was
We drove the rebels about two miles.
then they being reinforced recovered
a mile. and our troops rested at night
O mile in advance OF their morning 5
position.
Ga Saturday the b tile was more
general. lle,ntzlemans, Porter's
McDowcll's and Banks Givisions
were engaged, Sigels force being
kept as q reserve.
lIcin'z.lman commenced the at
tack at ten o'clock, with Porter in
thc center.
The advance OF the latter was
checked 10y immense masses of reb
el Infantry, and his troops stood up
with unparalleled heroism Tor over
an hour, exposed TO sn on!ilading
fire of grape and canister,
The ground WAS s,Iewed with fall
en- r,nks Of dying AMI dead. Fl
nally they broke. fal ing back in
gre It disorder, which caused II pan.
ic IN the reserves. large numbers
ioiuing in the retreat. The rebels
Rapidly advanced their batteries
pouring in IA storm of shot and shell,
The right win2 was completely
beaten. MrD1wrll advanced to
their supp,rt, cndcavorlrg to hold
the center bat his movements wer,
anticipated. ard both he aud Sjgcl
were cnvcIoped by the rebels on the
le't and ouinn,nbere1 at oil points,
Then Si2el shona or,, bringing
His ,riyaiss snccees'u.ly 10 N, ,ir pN.
siIlon. in'Aiug 'hem in front. while
the 'nsifiecs pon'ed by largo bod
lea of Mcpluc'l's troOrs rotrea'cd IN
great disorder a'5?ss Ball Ran. Al
five o'clncl; p. m, the battle WAS go.
ing against ~.
The las, rterrv's vera ordered ~
whr retrieved 'as day, boz along the
G n'rrviIln roal, srtiilary, infInfry
w,sons and cavalry, wgr. confused
" telling ~ .he rear.
Oar right, however, reneine'
comparatively firm, venting the
enemy from following up his sd
VANTAGE anl at 8 o'clock Bull Run
s.ream waa crnss'd by the rehels
troubling IA only by few shells as
we were falling back TO Centersille
Frankiin's corps was between Stone
bri lgc AMI Centerville, and Sum
ner's corps between Cen'ervills and
Fajrlax Court House, pressing on
with great speed 10 the assistance o
Gen. Prro, the day probably adj
verse to ia, bnt the b,ttlo was to b.
removed on Sunday morning. with
honvy reinforce meu's. lt is believed
the whole rebel army un,ler Lee has
Joined Jacks n by way of Thor
onghiura Gap or by Aldie Gap.
The above account was glc ined
by the Tribune correspondent from
Capt. Fish. a later account says,
indsln, from officers tho panic in
McDowell's left wing was not very
serious.
A linc Of 8 lie s was drawn Mp
at sAven o'clock Sunday morning to
stop strsgglcrs, but mono had up
peared,
Our camps were thon seen on the
Hin, this side OF Cen'orville. An.
other corresrondcnt says that Nc
Ciellan's, Barnsides and Pope 8
army, Arc now in full corporation.
Complete succ.ss is looked for.
Every confidence ia tell at the
War Departlnent IIallcck's head,