The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-13

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fURrHHR PARfTCuEARA
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10 O'Clock r. L.. MonAAy, We ere plaeed h possss-
sioa Of further parttealan with rslsrsncs 70 ths
desperate AsAs q sousAwess mosAtain on Saturday
LAST.
The Asht was commenced By the - brigade,
under shs command Of Col. 0ansst, OF The Seth
Virginia regiment who was wounded In The On.
sassmsnI In the course Of he Aeht, which was
6sscs and desperate, this brigade was completely
ovsrpswsrsd BY nunbsrs and compsllsd to fall
back ON IL supporss eonsissing Of the s. onswall
brigade and Raasoms North Carolina bYlesAs.-
The sngagsmsnt then received new impetus. and
was continued with rsaswsd vigor. whsn the divi.
sion Of Gen 4. p. Hiu eams up, and the enemy
were driven back with immsuss loss 9f killed and
wounded. Our forces purspsd them to within two
nilss Of Ca!pspsr Court House, where they 70.
mainsd toe The night. Gen Hills divissn In frout.
The artillery Aring kept up tul nssrly 10 oclk
p. n. od6ceU who were In the AsAss below Rish-
nond regard the engagement oe Saturday - much
more 6sFes and dsspsrsss than any that has yet
occurred
Our sasaaltsss are very heavy. being Estimated
from 600 to loo killed and wounded. The hes
West loss sustained u In the "a brigade The alst
Virginia regiment Of that brigade, 10 thought to
hsve suffered more severely thas any other rssa.
men. So great was the loss Of Geld officers IN the
brigade that Il u now commended b. Csl,4ain
Leigh Of the Irish battalion. Company r, Of this
city, In the 9iss regiment went into The 6ght with
eighteen men, only six Of whom came out unin.
jurcd We append list Of the Casualties ID far -
they have been received:
Kil.ed-Lt Col. Richard e. Cunningham, of this
city, commanding the 2ist regiment Major Lane,
somplanding the %2d regiment
We are indebted to Orderly Sergeant J. Childs for
9 ,elegraphIc dispatch giving the casualties In
Company F. OF Richmond: Killed-Cspt VIM H.
Morgan, Corporal r. g. Liodsay; privstes J. C !.
Powell and h. w. Anderson. Wounded-Seret w.
a Pollard (since dead.) Corporal J. n. Nunnally.
fsincs dead j privates II. r. Watkins, E. G. Tomp.
kins, J. Porter Wren Clarence E. Taylor. C. II.
Redd, r. H. Gillian.
In the Purcell Battery, Of Richmond, the casual.
ties are follows: Killed Lieut. Mercer Feather
s,on. Privstes George Royal, aud Strother Liner.
ick Wounded-Commissary Sergeant II. Crocket
Eddins, In srm Sergeant Skyrin Temple. slightly
in side William Tyler, thumb blown off; Stephen
C. James, In foot; William Fsuar. seriously in
breast; John f. Jones. In thigh; j. L. Callahan, In
hip; - Jinkins, in leg c. Newcomer. In leg;
- Flint. This company. it will be remembered.
suffered severely in the battles before Richmond.
In the desperate struggle of the 2i brigade with
al overwhelming force of the epemy Lieutenant
Brown, Of company K slst regiment, was wound.
I'd, and when the brigade fell back left upon the
field. When our forces recovered the position,
Lieut. Brown called to an officer of the Irish bat
TALON and asked for water, which was supplied
him. Raising little, he stated to this officer that
he hsd been beaten over the head with mus.
kets and bayOnetted by the Federal troops.
and If there had been any chance for
his recovery from the wound received, they
had destroyed it by their atrocious cruelty
He at first wished to be carried from the field but
when the attempt was made, hs was SO much ex-
where he was he had no hope of recovery. II
is supposed that he died soon after.
a1N. JACKs0Ns OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
The following official dispatch from Genera,
Jackson was received at the Adjutant Generals Of
fee yesterday:
HEADQ'Rs VALLEY DIsTRIcT,{
August llth, ct A. II. )
Coloa<NOn the evening Of the 9th instant God
blessed our arms with another victory. The bat.
tie was near Cedar Run. about six miles from Cul.
peper Court House. The enemy, according to the
statements of prisoners, consisted of Bankss Nc.
Dowelps aud Seigels commands. We have over
four hundred prisoners. incudng Brigadier General
Prince Whilst list of killed Il lees than that
OF the enemy, yet We have to mourn the loss Of
some Of cur best officers and men. Brig. General
Charles s. Wi nder was mortally wounded whilst
ably discharging his duty at the head of bis CON-
msnd, which was the advance Of the left wing of
tie army. We have collected about 1900 small
arms, and other ordnance stores.
am, Colonel your Obdt ssrvt,
7. J. JACKSON. Maj. -Geu1.
Col. r. H. Caillon, n. Il. G.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
We are enabled, through the politsness of ano
,Aer officer who participated in the battle, to lay
before our readers some further incidents
Gen. Windsr commanded the division which
formed the left Of our line, Of which the lst and "a
brisades were q part. On Friday night they en-
csmped the other side of the Rspidsn, taking up
the line of march early Saturday morning. They
heard The sound Of cannon about twelve O'Clock,
and came up with Gen. Ewell's division which con.
stiiuted the right, about p. II. The engagement
bad already been opsnsd by Ewslls artillery. The
ID brigade, commanded by Lieut. Col Gsrnett. was
placed on the extreme isft and there held to await
further orders. The cannonsde soon became very
heavy, and regiments of tbs ID. in marching 10 a..
sumo position nearer the enemy, were compelled
trequsetly to lay down to avoid the shell which
famed heavily among the rankA They had scarce
iy reached thsir position when the ensmys line o.
battle advanced from the woods directly In front
and shout parallel with line. and poured forth
most destructive infantry Are. Meanwhile Gen
wlndsx had been mortsly wounded by she'll and
the command OF the division dsvolysI upon Gen
TalAfsrro. The enemy, by overpowszing numbers,
had nearly succeeded in turning our left flank,
when. at this critical moment, the supports came
up. and they were driven back n confusion
In the attack upon our centre the enemy met
with still Less succsss-thsy were not only repulssd
but driven back to their original position, which,
by the time the mn sketry ceased. was occupied by
our sroops The Infantry firing closed shout eight
o'clock. but an effective cannenade was kept up
until nearly midnight. Besides the guns and other
ordnance captured, our troops took four stead Of