New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-04
The Eatlos in yirginin-Ad Additional De'aii'
--gnieresiing Account OF The l. .sbiiiig on
FRIDAY md Saturday.

The I.afiiGs in ttrEiniu- Aii'iohp ""A'h''
Interesting Account OF the Fighting on
Eriday md Saturday.
Correspondence Of 1he H. Y. Tribune
W,smvGroy Sept 2. 1852
! Alexandria overaows today with officers ard men
OF regiments hch at the front, and with diners
whose new uniforms md shining equipments snow
that they have not yet been in battle. Inc mos
contradictory rumors ill the sir, aud It Is almost M
POSSIBLE 10 yet consistent narrative Of TIE events
Of the pat few DAYS. Reginenial officers kno"
nothiog Of what occurred beyond their own line, and
the officers Of the STATS only recall That the night
was wet the day very su.try, or the night fierce
oue From a wounded Captain Of cavalry, who
WIS IN The battles Of Friday and Saturday, ana Z; ny
cff tie front yesterday, ! have got the following
outline Of the progress Of affairs, which throws some
Isht upon points previously obscure.
On Frilay aud saturday, Gen. Banks Guarded tie
Warrenton road, aud vas nol drawn into the bloody
Engagements "a those days. The battle Of Fid"y
was naiuly directed by Ssel, who was everywhere
encouraging, ordering, and setting sn example Of
splendid bravery. Saturday morning dawned upon
onr army drawn up on the old BUD Run ground, to
toe right Of the Wauenton turnpike. Ssel COM
nauded our right. Reno the center, and Mcdowell
the lelt o. the line. The fight commenced with T.
heavy FIR Of sriilcTy at about O'Clock IA the mora
inc, ela the infantry were Grst engaged ai carry
dawn. As on the preceding day, the onus OF attack
was thrown upon Us, the enemy keeping under flel-
ter of woods. dllches aud Lllocks, pouring in ue-
mendous voleys in our faces we eXposed our-
selves, aud meeting bayonei cbarge with bayon1t
charge, without nircbing or wagering. All day
10 sTf
aopt W. their fight against superior numbers,
I filling mp the gaping ranks 40 fasi a
they were opened At 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon the enemy threw heavy columns against
oar left, where MsCalle Reserves and Dufyee r
Brigade held position, the latter on the extreme ieit.
From their concealment iii the woods shey suddenly
orened on Duryee "A heavy fire Of batteries, aud
threw his force into II confusion which WAS
heightened if not occasioned. by tie large BODY OF
straggers which swarmed on that flank. Where
they came from, or Why they were there, oli not
learn. but Of all regiments, battalons, squndrons
and companies they hccked to the number OF two or
three thousand, and when Duryee gave way they
started on q stampede toward the rear. Then came
a crisis which was really terrible. l. panic should
spread from the bewildered, running wretches, the
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have sen such n pitiablo sigh. 80 they cd IN the
dark DAYS Of 1861. Our left turned and beaten back
in confusion, no one coud tell 10 what lengths the
misfortune would spread. But Iuiords quick eye
took ia tie position al glance. Ordering his cavalry
bricade TO form IN regimenial line, bis buges
sounded tue wild notes of the charge, and
/ in another moment the hOofs of his 1900
hnTes woke laundering eohoei among the gens.
Down the slope and out on the level ground DIS
squadrous swept on and crashed against the cavalry
Which tine Rebels were gathering 10 hurl upon our
~. yeriug lines Il wasa desperate chance for The
safety OF more than FIVE thousand men, ard 3ufosi
never drew rem until his force had gone through
aud through the enemys squadfons There was q
cord Of dust aud smoke out from which came pis-
to-.los aud the crack of oarbines and the clash OF
steel upon steel and shouts and Yell, all mingled IN
4, pandeno1ium Of sounds. Before their impetuons
- arge the Rebel cavalry lled like leaves driven by
lie " md, md tie moment o. danger was passed
For quarter of an hour Buiord held The ground
willie Mccall swung his line around until be came
10 tlo left Of our center, and found support The
movement was made in order, aud tho siraggl,rs
20. safely away TO a safe place.
Recovering from their diso,der'y retreat, the
enemy gathered for great spring upon Buiords
brigade and in i few minutes our 200 were Mt
tackled by an equal force OF cavalry, supported b!
brigade Of infantry ami a thanking battery OF anil
levy. OF course, they could not stagser against
such odds. and the oider to fall back given snd
obeyod, tie enemy REFUSING us for about mile.
Here, how ever we stopped ana waited for them TO
come up until iey got within short range, when our
batteries were placed ia position aud gave them snch
welcome that they wayercd, and, whole division
being pushed out from our center, they retreated
until we had rgained al the lost ground. Sgel
TUNED line enemy LEFT 1t about tue same time as
they turned ours, and when night lut stop to the
battle our whole line stood about as it did in the
morning. The losses on both sides were fearful, the
men OF both going down by hundreds, and their
bodies lying in some places healed atop each other
three and four deep
On Sunday morning we occupied tie same posi
zion as on the night before; tie men Lad their
breakfasts (poor fellows, it was Only hard crackors
and water y aud our iorcc was then put in motion
toward Centrevie. We rested there Sunday might
without interference on tie part Of tie enemy. On /
Monday morning McCalrs Reserves F'iii held an al.
vancod position tie edge o! the o'd battle-ground.
Our generals supposed the enemy had moved
toward our left to Aank ne, as they made heavy
demonstrations with cavalry IA dat direction But
thoae were mele ieinia. Il was wore than that
lie had really pushed lis column to our right, get
tus between lib and tie Leesbuig Railroad, turning
orr ,ht flank at Centreyille, anl our lett between
Fairfax and Centreyille Ills Inc had been bent
around three sides Of ours in The form of horse
shoe.
50 we began to Leave CenHeyie on Monday Of
noon, pushing out hsavy columns OF infantry and
artillery toward Leesburg, keeping TO the north Of
tie Alexandria turnpike to cover The wagon trains
At4p. m there WAS skirmishiug thee miles west