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New YORK, August Ils-A dispatch TO til
Tribune dated tHeadquarters Army of Viz
giDia, six miles beyond Culpepper, Va, Angus
I l0lh,' says:
A battle was fought yesterday between Banks
and Stonewali Jackson. General BayaTd, O
McDowelPs corps, with his cavalry brigade haC
been engaged tee day betors in the extreme ad
vance near the Rapidan river, skirmishiRg sni
maneuyering, taking some prisoners, and end
ing with slight oss, battling the efforts Of large
force to surround and cut lin of
Yesterday morning be was engaged tor some
| hours before Banks came up, and with three
regiments OF cayalry--ths lst Pennsylvania, Isl
Maine, and lst Rhode Isiand--delayed and EN-
barrassed the enemy's advance.
Ths rebels under jackson aud Ewel had
crossed the Rapidan in force, and their adya &C
guard $4,000 strong, was attaslSed by Banks
yesterday afternoon about six miles south oi
Cuipepper Court House The fight was almost
wholly with artillery at fst bat the inf ntIy be-
came engaged about O'Clock, and a deterRined
and most bloody contest ensued. Banks right
wing, under Gen. Williams, suffered severely.
The rebel position was in the woods, while the
troops which attacked them were obliged to
cross open ground. It was not until about 6
o'clock that it became evident that the rebels
were attacking in force. Previously 70 that,
there had been rather desultory cannoDading
The whole rebel force suddenly attacked il
overwhelming numbers at all points. Nearly all
their regiments hsd full ranks
At79 o'clock, General Pope arrived on the
field from Culpepper, accompanied by Mcdowell
and part of McDoweli's corps. The battle was
substantially over, Banks holding the same
ground he occupied at the beginning After the
arrival of Pope, there was an artillery contest,
lasting at intervals till near O'clock The night
was unusually clear, and the moon full The
rebels planted a battery against McDowelIs
center, where both General Pope and General
Banks. were during their Ere. The generzls
and stats were so near the rebel lines that g
sudden charge Of rebel cavalry was made from
the woods a quarter of e mile of, with a view
to capture them. The attempt was repealed by
q vigorous FIRE from MeDowelfs troops, and the
generals and their ssafs left the ground under
cross fire from the rebels and their own troops.
The fire of the rebel batteries was afterwards
silenced
General Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops to
the trout to take the place of Banks exhausted
columns The enemy did not renew the attack,
except by artillery
Banks was on the field throughout the
action, and constantly under FIRE. His handling
of his troops and personal gallantry are highly
praised by his officers. The bravery and good
conduct of the troops were conspicuous during
q large portion of the fight When overpOwered
by numbers, some regiments retrestod in dis
order.
Col. Knight, of the 46th Pennsylvania, is
dangerously wounded LieutensntC Colonel Sci
fridge, severely; Major Matthews, arm ampu-
tated Adjatsnt Boyd-seyerely y-all OF the same
regiment Colonel DonnellY, 2Sth New York,
and Lieutenant Colonel Brown, arm ampuiated
Major Cook, killed-all of the 25sh New YORK.
Colonel Chapman, of the I5ih COunecticut,
wounded and prisoner; LieUtenant-Cel Stone,
same regiment, killed Major Blake, same Tegi-
ment, wounded and prisoner. OF the - Mas
sachusetts regiment, Major Savage IS missing,
probably killed he was left on the field IL
tying condition. Captain. Abbott, killed
General Banks was rather severely hurt by an
accident. a cavalry trooper ran against him,
striking him rather heavily on the side.
Colonel Rlggles, chief OF stah to Pope had
his horse shos under him. lieutenant Hopkins,
Of the Tn Ohio, is wounded. Two Of General
Pops's body guard were killed. The ID Massa-
was in the hardest of the fight, and
suffered severely. TIE 5 h Connecticut, 9th
Indians and 46th Pennsylvania are badly cut
up. Lieutenant Ranney, Of General Banks
stst1, had MS horse shot under him. The rebel
General Wnder was wounded.
The losses are very heavy on both sides-nOt
missing on each side. Some prisoners are taken
by both.
jackson and Ewell were both present in the
battle.
Reinforeements under Gen. a. P Hill, to the
amount of $4,000 men, Iesched the rebels last
night at about the same time that ours arrived.
Skirmishing in front is going on this morning,
but the troops on both gi6es are so much ex-
asusted by fatigue and the intense heat that nc
serious encounter is expected to-day
No details have been officially received.
Isis reported thai Generals Prince, Anger aud
Gesry were wounded.
The Herald's account of the fight says: Gen.
Geary's brigade Of Augers division had the
advance, and maintained it admirably. Gesry S
brigade consisted Of the 5Ih, 7th and 29lh Ohio,
18th Pennsylvania, and S1spp's battery. No
sooner had these troops taken their places than
the rebels opened musketry fire upon them from
two sides and in front, aided by the batteries
before mentioned The batteries in the noun
tains also kept up most destructive IRE, but
our troops never faltered. Tne fight became
general at FIVE o'clock P. NJ and continued until
ended the carnage.
/ have witnessed many battles during this
yer. but none where the tenacious obstinseY Of
the American character was so fully displayed.
Our troops fought ike veterans. No sooner did
a vollsy of musketry or a discharge Of artillery
now down the ranks Of q regiment, than the
gaps were filed up and new front presented.
Regiment We'd with regiment, AMI brigade with
brigade, in deeds of valor and few instances
indeed were there where even individuals fas-
tered.
The 9Th and 18th regulars, led by Captain
Pitcher did excellent service Capt Pitcher
was wounded in the knee by a musket shot, but
kept the feld until the end.
when the firing of musketry ceased 1t dark,
the artillery On the mountain kept up random
firing until near midnight. At dark our troops
withdrew to e small copse of wood, where they
were joined soon after by the corps Of Mcdowell
and Sigel, who formed in the rear At P b.
the hungry and wesried troops of Banks were
and fell back half 3 mile, resting on
their arms.
About o'clock in the afternoon, Gen, Pope
went upon the field and was greeted with vo-
ciferons cheers He rode to the extreme front,
in the thiekest of the fight, and came near get
ting into rebel ambuscade, but discovered the
danger in time to avoid it.
We took several rebel prisoners. It Is certain
the rebel Gen Winder is killed. Gen. jackson
is slightly wounded in the hand. Gen. Ssxton
is mortaly wounded. The rebel force was from
10000 to $4,000.
General Auger's wound is not dangerous.
General Gesry is severely wounded in the arm.
Gensral Banks had bis horse shot and killed
under him.
Culpeppsr is one vast hospital, though most
of the wounded viii be sent to Washington for
treatment.
Two pieces Of artillery and large number Of
small arms were captured from the enemy.
The Tin,ss Washington dispatch contains
the following
Gov. Sprague was roused this morning at
daylight by 3 special messenger, and started
Immediately for Gen. BuTnside's army It has
been believed for some time that Burnside and
Pope were in some way to cooperate ia the
present movements, and this sudden sending foE
SPrague is interpreted as indicating speedy &C
fipitr