The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-08-16
ANOTHER BLooN BATTLE
Loss 3,O0O on Ech Sidei!
tepc ci.l Di.p.,sh 10 IN. =. Tnbuse.l

Loss :, ,O00 on Ech Side
tsp.eiL Di.ps'sh to IN. Y. Tsibuse.l
HEADQUARTERS AR o. vlsolxrA.
SIX Niles Bey ond Cukpper. Va. Aug.
lO.-A battle vas fxht yes.erdy bt.
tween Banks and S.oswaIl Jarkson.
Gen. Baysrd. Of kDoweli's corps.
with his cavalry b,isde. had been en-
gagged the day beio, in The extreme
advance near ,be R,idan river. skir.
nishi"g and msnnuering. killing and
taking some p,isones. and ending with
a .livht loss. and bAing the efforts to
surroond aud cut thn III.
He was engaged Dr. some hours be-
fore Banks came urxnd with four reg
imen's Of cavalry. te Is: Penn. LIST
Maine and Is, Rhoe Island. delayed
and embarrassed th<rnemy's advance.
The rebels under Jackson and Ewell
had crossed tie RsIdsn in i"rce aud
their advance quad. 5000 strong.
vas attacked BY Bass yesterday alter
noon ab"u, six m,leisouIh of Culpepper
Court House. The fight was almost
wholly with artiller, II frs'. but the
infantry. became egag.d ab"ut six
O'Clock. aud = dsts mined and mos,
b!oo!y contest sssa,d.
The right wiss us.ier Gen. williim.
suffered severely The rebel p"si'iGn
MSS in ii'e w"~1s. while The troop
which. attacked him were Obliged to
cruss opsn ground. Il sss not uu,il
about 6 o'clock that j, became eviden,
the rebels were attacking in force
Previous b that there had brea ra'h.
~r cesul'uy candonade. The whole
rebel io,ce suddenly attacked in over
~h-lming numbers at aIi p'ints. nearly
all ,h~'r r.g:me"'s Lavin. full ranks.
= ALL o'clock Gen. fore arrived on
thr Geld from Culprpprr. accompanied
BY Mcdowell and n part VI NcD"w.irs
corps. The battle was substantially
over. Banks holding tho sane ground
he hid in the beginning. Alter ,Lr
arrival oi Gen. Pope there was m ar.
'i!lery contest. lss,iny ~ intervals until
I2 o'cIrk. The night was unusually
clear and 'he n,oun full.
The rebels plsnled a battery ag.inst
MrD"wvil's c.nier. where Gen. Pop.
and Gen. Banks were. bringing boil,
Of them snder FIRE. The Generals and
their sials we're 90 Near the rebel lines.
that sudden charge Of the rebels WA
made fsm The wOsds . quarter Of n
mile of. with view 10 capture them.
but the aten'p. wss rp-Iled BY . wig
Orous 6Ie from McDowell's irvup-. and
the C'.nr,Als an.! their STATS left tie
ground under cross fire from the re-
bells and their own troops. The Ere oi
the sei'el battery WA. af,erward sllenc-
ed. Ger. T. Pc or arriving. sent fresh
troops 10 the front TO take the place Of
Bank. Exhausted columns.
The enemy di! not renew the attack
: Keep, by artillery. Gen. Banks ws~
OIL The Geld ,hsou.hout III. sc,iom. and
c"n.lsnily uad-r IRE. ll,s handling o'
his troops aud par.onsl g.ilan,ry are
highly psa,sed BY his "l1csss. Th~
bravery aud gOod Conduct VI the srupp>
wers consp'esos, during large pos,ic.
Of the fight. but when ",espower~d h,
numbers some rrgim~n's te,rcxled il
Tie loss WAS about 5000 on each
side. the proportion Of officers being
quite large.
Gen. Banks 10 rather severely Lu,,
BY an sccidsni: . cavalry trooper ran
. ssiust him. striking him s-v-,e in
the side. C"l. Ruggl-s. chief OF s'ail
10 Gen. Pope. had his horse rho' under
him. Lirus. Hopkins. Of the 7.h Ohi'.
MAS wounded. l'wo Of Gen. Pop~'s
boiy guard we're killed.
II Was ex:ee,cd The battle would b.
resumed on Sunday or Monday.