Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-04
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Of the. enemy WAs PutsNiuS thS FiSHt WiuS OI Ills army toward Mannassas and the division he had ordered to take post there two days before had not arrived, he immediately broke up his camp at Warrenton Junction and Warrenton and marched rapidly back in three columns. edi reeted Gen. Mcdowell with his own and Sigels corps and Reno's division to march upon Gaines vile by the Warrenton and Alexandria turnpike Reno and one division of Heintzelman's com mand to march on- Grsenwich-and with Por- ter's corps and Rockers division marched back to Manassas Junction. Mcdowell was ordered to inserpose between the forces of the enemy which had passed down to Manassas through Gainesville, and his main body moving down from White Plains through Thorougefare Gap. This was successfully accom- plished and the re bel General Lovejoy's command driven back to the west side. The forces or lerei to Greenw ich were designed to support Mcdowell should he encounter too large force of the enemy, Hook CTS division marching toward Manassas, came upon the enemy near Kettle Run, on the after noon of Wednesday, and after sharp action completely routed them, killing and wounding three hundred, capturing camps and many stand sof arms. Thursday morning the command push ing rapidly to Manassas Junction, which Stonewall Jackson had evacuated three hours previously.
 He retreated by Centreville, and took the turn. pike toward Warrenton. Mcdowell and Sigel overlook him six miles west of Centreville, late
 in the afternoon. A severe action took place,
 which was terminated by darkness. The enc my by that time had been driven back at all points. and our forces had captured one thou sand prisoners, many arms and one piece of ar tillery. This was the position of affairs Thurs day evening. Gen. Pope added that Heintzel- mans corps would move upon the enemy at day. light from Centreville
 INA SECOND dispatch to the War Department, dated on Saturday, Gen. Pope states that ter rife battle was fought with the combined forces
 of the enemy on the identical battle fell of Bull
 Run on Friday It commenced at daylight.
 continued till nightfall, both armies contendiug
 for victory with the utmost desperation. The result was that the enemy was driven from the field which our forces then occupied. The enc emy stood strictly on the defensive, and ey- cry attack was made by our own men, Our loss was estimated at not less than eight killed and wounded, and it was inferred from the appearance of the field that the enemy had lost at least two to our one. At the close of the engagement our troops were too much cxhaus- ted to push matters, but Gen. Pope intended to do so on the arrival of Fitz John Porters corps from Manassas. At the time of closing his dis patch Gen. Pope stated that news had just reached him that the enemy was retreating to- ward the mountains.
 A DISPATCH from Washington dated Sunday morning says that on Saturday the enemy was largely reinforced and had attacked General
 Pope's army before the arrival of Generals Franklin and Sumner. The onset was boldly met and severe engagement followed The advantage on the whole was with the enemy and our army retired to Centrevie in good or der. Here they were reinforced by Gen. Frank ln's division. Gen. Sumner was on the march on Saturday night to effect a junction with Gen Pope. The latter then occupied the strongest position in the vicinity of Washington, and was expected to promptly renew the battle.
 The fighting was not continued Monday be- tween the opposing forces in front of Washing ton. Our army, heavily reinforced, holds Gen. terville and a portion of the Bull Run battle field, and is confident of it's ability to repel the enemy. Accounts of the battles of Saturday and Sunday are varied and conflicting. It ap- pears, however, to be certain that eur forces under Mcdowell, Heintzelman and Sigel were engaged in desperrte conflict, and that MeDow- ell was compelled to fall back. Our army is, however, reinforced wi,h sixty thousand effect ve men, including Franklin's, Sun ners, Port er's, Richardson's, sedgewick's and Cox's Di- visions of Ohio, veterans from Western Iirgin- ia. One account estimates the number of pris- oners taken by our forces in the recent battles at seventeen thousand. Nearly two thousand of them have been forwarded to Washington. From the position of the two armies at latest accounts, we may at any moment have ncws of stirring interest.
 LATEST NEWS, WEDSEs DAY.-Arother severe battle was fought or Monday evening near Chan tlly, 2 miles north of Fairfax Court House, between parts of Pope's and Jacksou's forces. Our loss was heavy but the enemy were driven back a mile, aud our forces held the field up to o'clock Tueday morning Gems. Stevens and Phillip Kearney were killed. the former by a mimic ball, which entered his brain while lead ing his men into action, bearing the colors Tn his hand, which he had snatehed from the hands of the color-bearer, who was slain. Gen. Ste. vens son was also wounded.
 Gen. Kearney's body was taken by the rebs. els, but delivered up under flag Of truce.
 Col Fletcher Webster's body was being en- balmed. On Monday evening our army advanc- ed two miles towards the late battle field. The killed are being buried and the wounded remov ed under flag of truce.
 By direction of the President, Major General McClellan wiA haue command ef tue defencss of Washington and all the troops in it's defense. All the clerks and employees of the civil De- partment, and all employees in the public build ings in Washington will be immediately organ ized into companies under Gen. Wadsworth, and will be supplied with ammunition in ds- fense of the Capitol