The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-12

.anes1sooss Report.
GREAT BATTLBlN THE SHENANDOAH.
Heavy Loss ON both sides!
GALLANTRY OF BANKS.

Especial to Tribune
Headquarters Army Of Va,
Six miles beyond Culpepper, Va,
August 10, 1869.
A battle was fought yesterday between
Banks and St0newall jackson. General
Bayard, Of McDowelPs corps, with his
cavalry brigade, had been engaged the
day before in the extreme advance, near
the Rapidan river, diminishing and ma
neuvering, taking some prisoner, and
ending with slight loss. batting the efforts
Of large force to surround and cut them
of.
Yesterday morning he was engaged for
some hours before Banks came up, and
with four regiments Of cavalry, the 1st
Pennsylvania, lst Maine and 1st Rhode
Island delayed and embarrassed the en-
omy's advance The rcbsls under Jack
sou and Ewell had crossed the Rapidsn
in force, and their advance guard 1900
strong was attacked by Banks yesterday
afternoon, about six miles of Culpepper
@. H. The fight was slmoss ~hsl1y with
artillery At 6rst, bat infantry bscaoe en-.
gagged about 9 o'clock, and ! determined
and most bloody contest snsued. Banks
right wing. under Gen. Williams. suffered
severely. The rebels position was in
woods, while the troops which attacked
them were obliged to cross opsn ground.
It was not until about 6 o'clock that it
became evident the rebels were attacking
in force. Previously to that there had
been rather desult1ry cannooading. The
whole rebel force suddenly attacked, in
overwhelming numbers. At al points
Nearly all their regiments had full ranks
At u O'Clock Gen. Pope arrived on
the field from Culpepper, accompanied by
Mcdowell and part Of McDowsll's corps,
The battle was substantially over, Banks
adding the same ground be occupied 1t
the beginning. Alter the arrival Of Pope
there was an artillery contest, lasting !.
intervals till near O'Clock. The night
was unusually clear, and the moon full.
The rebels planted battery against Gen.
McDowelps centrs. where Gen. Pope and
Gen. Banks we're bringing both of their
fires. The Generals and stats we're 20
near the rebel lines that Z sudden charge
of rebel cavalry Was made from the woods,
a quarter of mile Of, with view to cap
ture them. The attempt was repslled
DO vigorous FIRE from Nc owslPs troops.
and the Generals and their stalls left the
ground under cross FIRE from the rebels
and their own troops. The FIRE of the
rebel batteries was afterwards siienced.
Pope on arriving sent fresh troops to
the front 10 take the place Of Banks ex-
hausted columns. The enemy did not
renew the attack. except By artillery
Banks was on the field throughout the
action and constantly under FRO. His
handling of his troops and personal gal-
lantry are highly praised by his officers -
The bravery and good conduct of the
troops were conspicuous during large
portion of the fight. When overpowered
by numbers some regiments retrsatsd 10
disorder.
Col. knight, 46th Pennsylvania, is
dangerously wounded; Lieut.. Colonel Self
ridge, severely; Major Walters, arm am
putatsd; Adjt. Boyd, severely; al Of the
same regiment. Col. Donnslly. 2Sth
New York; Lieut.. Col. Brown, arm am.
putatsd; Major Cook. killed: al Of the
18th. Col. Chagman, 9Th Conn, wound
cd and prisonsr; Lieut.. Col. Stone, same
regiment, killed; also, Major Blake, same
regiment, vousded and = prisoner. or
the MASSACHUSETTS, men, Major Lanage il
missing. probably killed. He was LIFT on
the field in dying condition. Captain
Abbott. killed; Gen. Banks i raGhsr se-
verely hurt by An accident. A cavalry
trooper ran against hin. striking him
heavily on the side. Col. Ruggles, Chief
of Staff OF Shoto. had his horse shot nm
der him. Lieut.. Hopkins, yth Ohio, il
wounded. Two Of Gen. Pope's Body
Guard were killed.
The I'd Massachusetts, was IL the hard
est Of the fight, and suffered ssvsrely.-
The 9Th Connecticut, eth Indiana and
10Th Pennsylvania are badly cut up. 1t.
Ramsay. Of Gen. Banks stat, had his
horse shot psdsr him. The rebel Gen
cral Wilder Was wounded. The Losses
are very heavy on both sides, not less
than 1900 or 5000 in killed, wounded
and missing on each side. Some prison.
err are taken BY both.
Jackson and Ewell were both present
in the battle.
Reinforcements under Gen. Hill, to the
amount Of IL. 600 men, reached the rebels
last night ct about the same tina that
Ours arrived.
Skirnishing in front il going on this
morning, but the troops on both sides are
50 much exhausted by fatigue and the in
tense heat that no serious encounter is
expected to-day.
No details have been officially received.
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