Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-12


position, tie enemy commenced shelling us
Their firing was generally excellant, the shells
bursting among trains, ambulances and horse,
soon compelling our soldiers to move back to-
ward Culpeper.
\ panic was nearly occasined at this time
as the regiments took to their heels to get out
| Of range. and seeing 50 many men retreatlng
others that had not reached the field also start
| ed to run, and soon the roads were crowded
with frightened people, who added to the ex-
listing mistortunes BY telling wild stories q re-
pulse, loss and discontinue.
Soon the provost's guards were thrown
across the roads and fields, stopping stragglers,
and suffering only the wounded to pass The
| wounded came in on foot in great numbers
and the amhulances were promptly on the spot
| TO carry off those unable to walk.
The scenes that made tue morning light ter
ribe were the corcOmitants OF all battlc-helds;
but the unusually heavy loss Of field and line
officers was remarkable. Most OF our wound
ed are wounded in the lower limbs.
Pope and staff went upon the field, and were
greeted with the most vociferous cheers. The
General rode to the extreme front in the
thckest of the fight, and came near getting in
to a rebel ambuscade but he discovered his
danger in time to avoid it.
We took several rebel prisoners, from whom
[ gained some information 1t is certain that
the 1e!el General Winder is killed. General
Jackson is wounded slightly in the hand.-
Cen Saxton is mortaly wounded.
The rebel force engaged IN the battle was
from forty to fifty thousand.
Gen. Augur's wound is not dangerous It
is flesh wound in the hip. Gen, Geary is
severely wounded in the arm. Gen. Banks
had his horse killed under him. as did also the
chief Of Gen Pope's staff Col. Ruggles.
Large numbers of hospital tents and stores
were sent from Warrington to-day TO the
scene of action Culpeper is one vast hospit~
al, though most Of the wounded will be sent
on 10 Washington for treatment. Two pieces
Of artillery and large number Of small arms
were captured from the enemy.
The Washington Star of yesterday afternoon
says
Du1ing last night trains arrived at Culpeper
bringing q number Of officers wounded IN the
late battle and skirmishes in that vicinity
They are mostly wounded in the arms and legs,
although one or two were more seriously lnlur~
ed in other parts OF the body-one Of then,
having received no less than four bullets in his
hips. Vehicles were in attendance at the ar
rival of the train, and the sufferers were speed
| ilv removed-many Of them to the " ashington
House, the National Hote, and other public
houses. They report a terrific loss Of Lie IN
the late battle near Culpeper, many regiments
having lost ali their off ;ers
Letters from Gen. McClelan's column men
ton a report that the Confederates have fifteen
thousand troops al Petersburg, and fifty thou
sand between that place and Richmond. They
have been, it is added, moving men acro*s the
James river for week past.
News from Arizona state that Carleton's
California volunteers had reached the Rio
| C1rande without opposition. The Confederate
| ~ S;blox, had Withdrawn his forces from