The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-09-12
TIE Eight on MONDAY.

! a correspondent of the Tribune gives the
following account of the battle on Monday,
which was severe and destructive, although
the forces engaged were inconsiderahle =
! On Monday morning intelligence was re-
ceived at headquarters that the divisions of
Hill and Longstreat intended TO appear on
our right in force and cut off our supply
trains. To prevent this consummation, the
division of Gen Reno was dispatched BY Gen
+ Pope to Fairfax Court House. 1t was also
deemed prudent to commence the evacuation
Of Centervilc, to cover our base of opera
lions, inasmuch as Gems Hill and Longstreet
were known to be III force some distance tow
ard Washington from the battle field of Sat
urday. and as Il Reconnaissance TO the front
had revealed an anticipated movement in the
same direction by the enemy. The army of
Virginia commenced retiring toward Fairfax
Court House on Monday at 9 O'Clock. Reno's
division leading the march. and when
within one mile and half of Fairfax
Court House, 4 heavy volley from force OF
ritemen came pouring in upon them from
the woods to the right of the road. This
occurred at p. NJ. The rebel force was
detachment from Gen Hills division, and
was commanded by Gen Stewart. The vol
ley was almost entirely received by
Gen Stevens brigade, composed of the Goth
Massachusetts. Sth Michigan, 5Oih Pennsyl-
vania. Tooth Pennsylvania, and 10th New
York. Reno and Stevens Immediately form
ed their commands in line of battle to repel
the attack from the woods. Gen Stevens rode
up and down his lines gallantly. rallyins his
men, intimidated by repeated volleys from an
Unseen enemy. Unable TO cope with them in
:hc position they then held, Gen Stevens or
dered his men to fix bayonets and charge
them out through the woods. This order
Z was gallan,lv responded TO by his men. who
pressed the enemy and drove them before
them with great slaughter. While thus char
ginS them. Gen Stevens WIS hit with minnie
ball and instantly killed, but not until the
enemy was routed. Capt Stevens son of the
general, was also wounded in the hand
kearney's batteries now opened on the rebc
forces. causing sad havoc among the rebe
ranks. Skirmishing was kept up for aboa
three hours, when the enemy reircated, and
: the train passed on unmolested. Youi cor
9 respondent passed over the battle ground a
l. 10 o'clock on Monday evening. The enemy
g loss was heavy. Their dead lay in furrow
y where the first volley from Stevens brigade
went whistling among item, and though
T. the penalty for this raid was amply severe.
;, VISIT To TIE BATTLE FIELD.
!" u A correspondent who visited the Bull Rul
! battle field with flag of truce. says -
~ Our dead lay untouched as they fell ii
:, battle, with the exception of their caps an
> sho IS. | did not see single instance anon
10 the whole eighteen hundred dead, where tn
l.. shoes had not been rifed. There were pa
= iating circumstances, for many of the rebel
=. were barefoo,ed. The rebel dead and wound
il ed had all been disposed of, and not a singl
~ vestige of sick, killed or wounded RENAME
~ on the field. Even the struggling soldier
20 70 did not know where they had been taken tt
~ They were evidently buried secretly in tn
20 - night by negroes, for occasionally in dee
4 raviDe came across mounds sometimes ten {
. fifteen feet square, where their victims ha
ba been secreted from the gaze OF their ow
ST men.
~ ~ Standing around the battle field in variou
m ns squads. companies and battalions, were abol
oof 5000 soldiers, dressed in every style of DIRE
#. conceivable, from surtout hunting jacket
"a. muskrat overcoat. Some wife dressed ;
.r- civilians, with nothing military about the
10. except sword or a rusty shotgun. Tn,
IL all asked us how long before the war wou
nm close. They said, All you had to do was
We stop fighting US, and peace would come,
lv We were all sick of the war" They said thu
W. W. for some time had got nothing to eat or We
IIie from the government. They had not recel
1;s ed a single ration from the government #
-, m the last ten days, but had lived on the cou
aJ az, try and the supply they took from US at Ma
a1 assas still almost every man avowed his i
na 40, tention to fight to the last ditch for their
hts dependence. While the surgeons we're ia
~ 'o ing off the wound ID, had long and int,
,n, , esting conversation with a group Of office
,hs M They asked what right We had to confisc;
al- ' their negroes. told them they were cont
eIs band of war in every sense of the term. a
,al. that persons of most limited military kno
oes ledge should understand the policy and
md cessity of depriving them of the labor Of
red man who titled their fields and allowed tn
nh to 90 to war. They asked what right we
ead to con6scate their property. Itold them t