Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-09-10

apprehensions ceased, and the army was safe.
Gen. Sumner, with his Peninsula veterans,
composed of Richardson's, Sedgwick's, and
Kimbal's divisions, was posted on the right
wing, aud Franklin in the center. Fires were
built, tents were struck, and thus the army
lay on their arms until morning, awaiting the
enemy. Nothing of importance transpired
during the night.
Sunday morning dawned on the quiet lines
Of both armies. A reconnaissance from our
army revealed the fact that the enemy did not
attempt to follow after the battle of the day
before. Their yidettes had not even penetra-
ted as far as Bull Run. The truth is they had
not the heart or the power to follow. At two
O'Clock on Sunday their pickets made feint
show on our extreme left /; but they were soon
sent back by few random shots from our ar
tilery. This movement on the part of the
enemy was no doubt made feint to draw
our attention from an intended raid on our
supply trains, extending to the right and rear
along the Fairfax road.
A raid on the wagon trains was made about
O'Clock on Sunday, two miles from Fairfax
Court House, toward Centreville, by a regi-
ment of cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee. One
company of the I'd U. S. Cavalry were taken
prisoners, with Capt. Hight commanding the
company. A few rand ON shots were fired in
to the wagon trains, which at this time exten-
ded in continuous line from Centreville to
Alexandria. No other damage was done than
to create harmless excitement among the
civilians who thronged the thoroug ghfare.
MONDAYS OPERATIONS.
On Monday morning inte diligence re-
ceived at headquarters that the divisions of
Hill and Longstreet intended to appear on our
right in Iorce and cut of our supply trains
To prevent this consummaton, the division
of Gen. Reno was dispatched by Gen. Pope
to Fairfax Court House. 1t was also deemed
prudent to commence the evacuation of Cen
treville, to cover our base of opera tions, in
asmuch as Gems. Hill and Longstreet were
known to be in force some distance toward
Washington from the battle field of Saturday,
and as a reconnaissance to the front had re-
vealed an anticipated movement in the same
direction by the enemy. The Army of Vii-
ginia commenced retiring toward Fairfax
Court House on Monday at 9 O'Clock, Reno's
division leading the march and McDowelIs
corps following.
THE BATTLE BEYOND FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.
| AS Reno's division was pursuing its line of
| march, and when within one mile and half
of Fairfax Court House, a heavy voley from
force of rifiemen came pouring in upon them
| from the woods TO the right of the road. THIS
| occurred at p. m. The Rebel force was a
detachment from Gen. IlilFs division, and
was commanded by Gen. Stewart. The vol
| ley was almost entirely received by Gen. Ste
Sth Mich, 50th Pa, Tooth Pa, and 46th N. Y.
Keno and Stevens Immediately formed their
| commands in line OF battle to repel the attack
OF the enemy, now conceal led in the thick
shrubbery OF the wood. Gen. Stevens rode
up and down his lines gallantIy, rallyng his
men, lhtimIdated by repeated volleys from an
unseen enemy. Unable to cope with them in
| the position they then held, Gen. Stevens or
dered his men TO fix boyone and charge them
out throught the woods. This order was GAL
lantly responded to by his men, who pressed
the enemy and drove them before them with
great slaughter. While thus charging them.
Gen. Stevens was hit with Mimic ball and
instantly killed, but not until the enemy had
been routed. Capt. Stevens, the SON of the
General, was also wounded in the hand. Kear
ney's batteries now opened on the Rebel for
ces, causing sad havoc among the Rebel ranks.
Skirmishing was kept up for about three
hours, when the enemy retreated. and the
train passed on nnmolastad
Your correspondent passed over the battle
ground at 10 O'Clock on Monday evening.
The enemy's loss was heavy. Their dead Law
in burrows where the first volley from Ste
vens's brigade went whistling among them,
and l thought the penalty for this raid was
amply severe. Gen. Stevens was ex Govern
or of Washington Territory, and is reported
to have fought most gallantly in the battle of
Saturday. MIDI.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.-Conductor Woodall
made reconnaissance, yesterday, with an en-
CINE on the Kentucky Central Railroad. and
proceeded to point ten miles north of Gym
thiana, where he discovered three men, who,
upon being hailed, said they belonged to a
Georgia regiment. He afterwards discovered
their camp, but it was so hidden BY bushes
that he couldn't make out their numbers. A
dispatch from Falm outh, one O'Clock this
morning, says that scouts report the rebels
within four miles of that place with artillery
dispatch from Pomeroy, Ohio, says that
Spencer, Roane county, Va, surrendered to
Jenkins. Col. Rathbone's command were ta-
prisoners. On Wednesday, Jenkins entered