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m army under Gen. Pops n0vsd son spsrryvills,
LisS Warrington ana wasraAsa, WIN scops q Banks
end oUsl 81 dtvnioa q MsDowsis corr, number
hg = al thirty thousasa nsn, - osss she enemy,
vAs haa erosssA tAs napidaHanA w aAvancing q eui
pspper. N movement spwsRas erdeasvsls haA coD-
pisslv ssecssdsd n drawiaGs9 us fosse fsoa ksch-
nsnd, ana IN relieving ths Arnyw - Potomac from
much a ths angsr vnioh shrsa>sned - Withdrawal
som the peninsula.
The action = Ausss 4 OsaAs uomsa win the forces
nder Jackson, which csnpesd hs retres across the Ra
pidss made necessary sa sustAr renfOrcemsnts Of tAe
snemyfrom Richhond; and ~ shis tino being spparsn
that she Army the Potomac evacuasng the pennsu
la-the whole foroe a ne snsny coaceniratsd around
Rchond pusboa forward with gret rapdity ccrusA
The Army vrgsia before the ts pe
ninsua could - united with T. Gen, Pope remained =
Cedar Mountain ard still threafened Rapdan,
until the iTth August by which time Gen. Robert Lac
hadassembcd in his front and within eight miles, nearly
the whole rebel ARMY As Gen. Pope ascertainsd
this fsct and asw tAat the Armyof the Potomsc wss
ne hgsr in danger, he drew hack his whole fnrcs across
the appahannock the night Of the nth day ef
ths lsth witho~k loss o any kind and one day ad
vance Of Iee's. proposed movement against him Inc
enemy Immediately appeared In hs front Rappahan-
mock Station, and attemsed pass the river at that
bridge and the lords ebsve and below, but
without success. 8a II
The lne II ths Upper Rappahannock, which Gen. Pope
had been ordered hold that the enemy might bc DO
layed long enough In hh advance upon Washington to
enable the forces from the peninsula to land and effect
junction with hi very weak it could be crossed
1t almost point above the railroad bridge BY good
fordA BY vigilance and activity and mucA -
vsre aghtns Ger three Aays the enemy was gradually
forced around from he railroad crossing Waterloo
bridge, west Of warreaton. Neaatme the Union force
had been much reduced Ay actual loss battle and By
fatigue and exposure <hat although they had been
joined by detachment under Gen. Reno and the other
division Of McDoweis corps Force barely numbered
forty Thousand On the 22dA heavy rain fs whioh
rendered osds Of ths river mpassibe for twenty
hour AZ Gen. Pope discovered this he concea
rated his forces and marched rapidly upon sulpAur
Springs and waterloo BRIDGE drive bask the forces Of
che enemy which had succeeded In crossing at those
points. This wassSccssseully done, and the bridges
sroyed. He passed day, rather part Of one q
warrenton and beyond The enemy still continued 70
move slowly around along the rver, masking every ford
wth artillery and heavy forces Of infantry,
90 that IL was impossibls for our tsoops 70
stack him even with greatly inferior forces with
passing tho river fords strongly guarded Tho
face Of very Superior numbers. The OF Jack.
towards White Plains and in the direction OF Tho
rsughfare Gap, while the main body Of the enemy con-
well known 70 General Pope; but he relied confidently
upon the forces which he had been would be
from Alexandria, and strong division Of which he had
ordered take post the works at Manassas junction
Hewas certainly under the belief that these would be
there and was not until he found his communication
intercepted that he undeceivsd. He knew that this
was raid and that 1t was made by not less
than twenty Eve thousand men under jackson.
BY this time the army Of Hontzelman about ten
thousand strong had reached warrenton Junction-one
division Of think, the very day of tho raid but
they came without artillery, with only forty rounds of
ammunition TO the man. without wagons and even the
cld and general officers without horses. Ftz John Por
also arrived At Beaeton Station Rappahanncck
with Of his divisions, $500 streng while his other
division still at Barnetts and Kely's fords. General
Tope directed that corps. about 500 strong, 70
immediately at Warrenton Junction, where Hent-
zelnnsn already This accomplished the
ing Il the 26th. AZ soon Is became known that
Jaskson the railroad, 1t became apparent
that the Upper Rappdhannock no longer enabs. Gen.
Pope could dstach sufficient force meet Jackson
and a the Same time attempt TO confront the main body
Of ths enemy. He accordingly 1t once evacuated War
rsntsn and wazrenton Junction, directing Mcdowell with
his corps Sigel, and the division Of Reynolds
to msch repdAy by the turnpike upon Gainesville
70 intercept sny roinforccments coming to Jackson
through Thoroughfare Gap, and instructng Reno, with
his command and Kearny, with division Of Hentzel-
mans, - march Greenwich, to support Mcdowell
ef necessity with Rockers division Of Hsntzsl-
mans corps He then moved back along the railroad
npen Manassas Junction. Near Kettle Hooker
upon TN advance Of Ewes division In the Qftsrnoon Of
the 27tL Asevere action took place, which Terminated
at dark Ews bsins driven from the nsld with the loss
Of his ca mp ghfee hundred killed and wounded The
unfortunate oversight Of bringing than forty
rounds Of xnmuntion became at once alarming. At
nighfaL locker had but about five rounds to the
left As General Pope learned this he sent back
orders 70 Fl John march with his corps
O'Clock that night be with Hooker at
The morning gs distance only nine miles, and he
received The despatch before O'Clock
but did each the ground until after ten O'Clock next
ing Hescan probably explain better than than any
the eonef this delay Fortunately Hooker had
handled the y severely the evening before and the
Of eDOwe had begun to be apparent that
the enemy fea rf OF being surrounded had retired
precipitatsly frt Manassas Junction. directing his
retreat theough Centrevie, as Mcdowell, Reno
ard Kear ny had made the road through Gaines.
VILE impra ctcabie General Pope immediately pushed
forward 10 Manas and thence TO Centrevie, which
was occupie by kAsrny that night, only few hours
atsr the enc, uy had left it. Rero had reached Manassas
Jung and Fkz 10 hn Porter Immediately ordered
up from Broa, run, where he had stopped. McDcwes
movement co, dacted with vgor and speed, had been
completely sue cessfu, the enemy being intercepted
Gainesville and part Of his forces criven back through
Thoroughfare Gs w
With Kng's di vision and aseis c,rps, Mcdowell con-
timed his march song the 4rnpike towards Csntreve,
leaving Ricketts, with his division in observation OF
ThoroughfsEe GapN Late In the evening Of the 2sth
McDocls lGbbonG brigade met the force Of
Jackson retiring Centrevile and about six miles
from that place. very sharp skrrrish took place,
ended by the drkne w. in which the brigade Of Gibbons
behaved very handso vey and suffered heavy loss sigeI
was close at hsai whS his corps but did join in the
action. General Pope Insiructed Kearny to for
ward early dawn Yards Gainesville, closely followed
by Hooker and Reno engage the enemy thus placed
between Mcdowell and e!gcl tho west Esintze man
Reno on the east and Tz John Porter on the south