Evening star., 1862-08-23
LATEST NEWS FROM the soUrH.
Rebel Account Of the Battle Of Cedar S1sSAx
tain.

Prom the Richmond Enquirer, AuR.4
We present such additional particular In rs-
gard 10 the late brilliant victory In CulpSpez
county as were received yesterday through vsri-
Gus sources
On Saturday, the 9th inst, the lot Brigade oOu-
manded by Gen Winder; the I'd Brigade, Col.
Garnett, aad the I'd Brigade, Gss Talfsferro, at
lacked the enemy AZ Mitcheils station. The
nght ragged furious!y during the day, when q
portion Of the 81 Brigade became surrounded,
ana were compeled TO nght their way out with
severe loss. The 46th Virginia, which 10 az
tached TO this brigade, went into the nghi with
i've hundred sad tweutyeight men, and cams
out with only one hundred aud h:ty
The lst Brigade wss com posed Of the "a, 4tk,
5th, Z7th and 35th Virginia Regimsnts; al Brig
ade, 2lst, 42d and 4Sth Virginia Regiment, and
the Irish Battslioni 81 Brigade, 37th, 10th aRd
18th Virginie, i7th and 18th Alabama.
An intelligent correspoadent sends us the fol-
lowing, dated ION the battle field, Sunday morn
ing a. m ~
70 III. Editors Of Iks Esqxi-sr -Gentlsmsu-
Gen. Jackson has fought the YANKEES and has
whipped them. We left from above 6ordons-
Vile on Friday, about three O'Clock, J. % on
an advance movement About the middle Of the
day our cavalry came In contact with the Yankee
cavalry, and after a sharp engagement they took
their heels, losing about twenty killed. We took
about forty prisoners, with their camp and camp
camped Friday night on esrneu's farm. Early
on Saturday morning we again took up the line
OF march, and about nine O'Clock discovered the
Yankee cavalry drawn up In line, In great force,
After waiting for some time 20 find out their
intention, we had, about IL O'Clock, TO open
upon them with two pieces from two batteries,
on q cros dre Our shots were well directed. Z
was standing on my horse by the cannon thst
fred the first shot, which fell in line shor; dis
lance In front OF them. Gen. Even then told his
men to give Il 70 them as fast they could load,
which was done until they all disS ppeGFed behind
the cover OF the woods. Our Infantry was then
advanced, and about O'Clock began one OF ths
most rapid and severe engagements Of the war.
We suffered severely for a short time. until we
got our men up, when we gave IL TO them hot and
heavy, and drove them back with great lou. Our
firing did hot cease until about one O'Clock at
night They left their dead and wounded on
the fSld, with about 400 prisoners, which We
considerably. IL is thought that the engagement
will begin again early, II we can hnd them. Our
wagons have all been ordered forward, with q
good supply ofcommissarY stores Yours, &c-
Among the casualties on our side are General
Winder, lst bFigadei NJ. ). Lane and Capt Dey-
erie, 42d Virginia, (m;ssing;) Capt w. Y. q.
Hannah, commanding 4sth Virginia, wounded;
Lieut. John Nenable, company B, 4Sth wounded;
Lieut. Cox, 45ih Virginia, killed; Lieut.. Hud-
son, ieth, wounded; Capt. Duf, 9Th, reported
den Andrews, Of the Maryland artillery, killed
shell bursting inside OF him.
The Lynchburg RspstIieaa says that the
number OF troops engaged on either side 10 stated
TO have been unequal, and the fghtis represented
to have been terrible In the extreme. A part Of
Eweips Division led in the attack, which vls
subsequently reinforced by portion OF A. p
fftees thousand, against about twenty-five thous-
and Of the enemy. Our losses are not defaialy Y
ascertained, but are supposed 20 reach about 600
wounded and killed. The enemys 10 estimated
srdes about 400 prisoners, inclnding large pro-
portion Of odhcers