New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-19
The 2Sfk I.cgifscu:-Batiic OF Cedar Run
Moumiaiu- Terrible slaughter.


shall simply oO.ine mytelf 10 what occurred
within Inv own notice, and will therefore be sure OF
stating ncthng but truth. Tie 28th Regiment
n. y. Vols. Col. T.. Donnely commanding, let
Brigad,, Gen. Crawford, Of Major-Gen. Williams n
Division, received orders on Friday, TIE s;h cbout
] :. H.. to march int diaiely. The day was ex-
trelaely ygazr and masi cases Of suu-stroke occur
red before reaching the front, which We did by 4
O'Clock p H.. miles fun camp, and Immediately
formed line Ui battle Melting of "a wariike cha.ac-
Ter uxppene0 duriuy the night; though early S4tar-
day morning formed lIgeUi battle behind akDCI,
upon which ere four ~ scer of N-W-1 Ork battery
Thus far We bad 10 Rebels, though they
reyOrteG T. BE- ~ great iorce about two males
il from. About = O'Clock CGnDOnidlng Was ol@isi
by u lev yeces AID il soon became general. Keb.i
batteries >ye.e brosgi 10 Egbt which were ma0kec
IL semi circle, 8hC o. elevated points. During ID.
cauuona1!Gg w chang i position 10 the rgnJ, abl
then advanced % iecc OF WOODS III the outer edge
OF which we awaited III her developments. To /
tOuth was ID wheat s.IDDle perhaps 200 rods across
aud beyonj snJtLer piece OF tack timber. TO Tie
night <9aa bash lot 81 few acres, anu beyond
woods again. We reGalned masked In tie fra
woods uatil aoeat ~ p. IA. wheI order re-
&c we'd 70 charge dcrOss the cleared field IhtO the
woods beyond IA Ileans I'd been taken 70 IS
certain what force The elemy had masked ia the
den.e iOstet j ~ witch were 10 charge 1t was
cousldeTed IN extr mely hazardous enterprise. Co..
1O'intiy W ibe ~oih, 'ihh NNJn tctier, drawer,
more lOV.d comgs ldeT colo not be found is said
20 have observed to-e near bin, when the order |
wac Received, that 1t would prove Il slaughter 10
execute it. without fret sAeling the wo1ds.
rs tn re waE battery which might have been |
thus Used, II oeems 70 uOst cilllable that |
~ natgysl and efficient sAie-guard was not |
sdopteG bot IL art Of tue duty Of soldiers |
70 hesitate or question over The fen and across
tie lot We weDi Ut a double quick The reception |
We net WIKI WIS just abOat what might have been |
forseep. a rlcrderons voll4y poured into Us |
from the tiule Of starring ill we gained the WOODS
where we could find the kebcls, each OF whom
yfobsoly loaded aud fred from three 10 four tBes.
The ground was stTewn with dead and dying before |
the lc;1t resistance wa. practicable; n0twithsaDd-
ing THIS appalling FIRE onward into and through the |
WOODS went our troops, breaking their lnes and
driving the Rebels before them Ike sheep back upon
their rGserve, when they rallied aud In turn charged
back upoa our thinned and exhausted men, who, Of |
cOurse, could Dot Withstand the Inssses OF !resh
Rebel nov predpitsted upon them. lew of our nen
indeed Cld steraly refGe to give way but very few
Of them are now with The Rebels had Gauked
night, and those that succeeded in get ing back
had 10 bgat Their way over every rod Of the cleared
Geld.
H. war now dark but The eight was Kept up. the
enemy following up their advantage uunl they came
syop eU reserve batteries, which opened upon