Nebraska advertiser., 1862-08-16
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Virginia, six miles beyond Culpepper,
dated the 10Th, says a battle was fought
yesterday between Banks and Stonewall
Jackson. Gen. Bayard, of McDowell's
corps, with his cavalry brigade. had been
engaged the day before in the extreme
advance near 9apidan river, skirmrshing
~manevering. taking some prisoner, and
ending with a slight loss and IN battling
the efforts of a large rebel force to sur
round and cut them off. Yesterday he
was engaged some hours, and with four
regiments of cavalry delayed the enemy's
advance until Banks came up. The reb-
els under jackson and Ewall had crossed
the Rapidan in force; their advance, fife
teen thousand strong, was attacked by
Banks in the afternoon, six miles south
of Gulpepper. The fight was almost
wholly with artillery at first, but the in
fantry became engaged about six o'clock,
and a determined and bloody contest en-
sued. Banks right wing, under Gen.
Williams. suffered severely. The rebels
position was in the woods; while the
troops which attacked them were obliged
to cross over an open country. It was
not until six in the evening that it become
evident that the rebels were attacking in
force. Previous to hat time there had
been rather desultOry firing. AT that
time the whole rebel force suddenly al
lacked in Overwhelming numbers, at all
points. Nearly ali of their regiments
had full ranks in column. Pope arrived
on the field in person, at Culpepper, ac-
companied by Mcdowell and part Of his
corps, but the battle was substantially over,
Banks holding the same ground he occu-
pied at the beginning. After Pope's ar
rival the artillery FIRE was kept up at in
Iervsls until 2 o'clock next morning. Al
one time Gen. Pope and staff was SO near
the rebel lines that a sudden charge Of
rebel cavalry was made from woods, a
quarter of a mile of, wish a view TO caps
ture them. The attempt was repulsedby
a vigorous fire from McDowell's troops,
and the General and staff left the ground
under a cross fire from the troops on both
sides. The FIRE of the rebel batteries
was afterwards silenced. Banks was on
the field throughout the action, constant
ly under fire, handling the troops in per-
SON. His gallantry was highly praised by
all officers. The troops behaved well, al-
though some regiments retired in disor-
der when o%verpowered by numbers
Gen. Banks was severely hurt by a a Y
airy trooper running against him, striking
him heavily on the side. Col. Ruggles,
Pope's chief of staff, had his horse shot
from under him. Two of Pope's body
guard were killed. The Cd Massachu-
sets was in the hottest of the fight and
suffered severely. The 9th Connecticut,
9th Indiana and 18th Pennsylvania were
also badly cut up. The rebel Gen. Will
der is wounded. Losses very heavy on.
both sides-not less than 1900 or 5000
killed, wounded and missing on each side.
Some prisoners were taken by Jackson
and Ewall, who were both present. Re-
Inducements to the number of $4,000
reached the rebels last night, about the
same time ours came up. There was
some skirmishing this morning in front,
but the troops are so exhausted IN both
sides, that no serious movements are ex-
pected. Generals Prince. Anger and
Geary are reported wounded.
The Petersburg Express of the 9th says:
A dispatch from Van Dorm to Secretary
/ Mallory states that the ram Arkansas
has been destroyed. She left Yieksburg
on Monday to cooperate in an attack on
Baton Rouge. After passing Bayou Sasa
her machinery became disabled, and
while her crew were attempting to repair
il, several Of the enemy's gunboats at
lacked her. After a gallant resistance
she was abaudoned and blown up. Her
crew and officers escaped.
Further particulars of the battle of
Culpepper say the rebels unmasked bat.
teries, on the mountain slopes and every
bill. making a crescent of batteries of
nearly three miles, commanded our own
position. For two hours our batteries
were exposed to a cross and flank fire at
every point. The rebels evidently out
numbered us in guns and weight of metal.
We replied shot for shot until five o'clock,
when the rebels opened an enfIade bat
terry on our right. Gen. Banks gave erdegs
TO cease firing and charge this battery,
which duty was assigned to Crawtord's
brigade, of Williams division. The 46th
Pennsylvania regiment led the charge.
Behind the battery was a thicket Of scrub
oak, and before the 10th could reach the
guns they were moved down by a terrific
FIRE from the thicket. The rest of the
brigade was quickly brought up, and sub
sequently the rest Of Gems. Williams
and Auger's commands; but brigades of
rebels were found at every point. This
battle was in q thick wood, with a ravine
on . right. Here nearly all their In.
fantry had been concealed during the
Smelling, having secured themselves from
observation by expelling our pickets.-
This has probably been one of the hard.
est contested fight in Virginia, lasting IN.
til dark, when our forces retired from the
field, taking a new position beyond the
reach Of the enemy's guns, which were
in advantageous position on the heights.
Our infantry was badly cut up. We lost
two guns. The enemy's loss was certain
ly greater than ours, as their dense col
umns were frequently ridGled by our ar
tillery. Accounts represent the enemv's
estimated force at 90, 600; while ours.
exclusive Of cavalry and artillery, did not
exceed seven thousand. The number of
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