Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-03
FROM THE VIRGINIA SEAT OF WAR.

"AShANHAONJ D6pb. l.
A gentleman who returned from the bat
tie field this morning reports that in Sat
urday's fight our left wing was command
ed by Gen. Mcdowell, but owing to the
murderous enflading fire of the rebels he
was compelled to fall back. Gen. Sigel
commanded the centre and Gen. Kearney
commanded the right. 1t appears that
our forces attacked the enemy in the woods,
from which the latter opened numerous
batteries, causing great slaughter. The
rebels suffered equally as much as our own
troops. Our men, fearless and determin-
cd, fell back about a mile, leaving the dead
and wounded on that field.
Our informant says that our main forces
were five miles from Centreyille on Sun
day in battle array, and prepared for all
emergencies, having been strongly rein
forced
All the wounded had been removed from
the field of Thursday and Friday, which
was yesterday stillin our possession. The
scene of the conflict of Saturday the army
still occupy.
The ears came this morning from the
first named field, bringing a great many
wounded, some to Alexandria, and others
to Washington
Many ladies have made liberal contribu-
! tiOns from their private stores, and have
/ been unremitting in their care and atten-
tion to the wounded, and in fact the peO-
pie of this district are acting nobly, and
not a few men have volunteered as
/ nurses.
Our informant, when passing through
| Centerville, saw thousands of stragglers
at that place, men Of different regiments,
/ all mixed up together. Our informant re-
! turning to the city early this morning, saw
| them all marching back to their respective
regiments. They appeared cheerful and
anxious to rejoin their commands. When
the ambulances, in large numbers, reached
the battle field yesterday TO bring away
the wounded, a stampede commenced
among them, the drivers having turned
the heads Of their horses toward the road
leading to Washington, and commenced a
hasty retreat with their empty vehicles
Some frightened driver imagined that Gen
Stuart's rebel cavalry was dashing up, and
accordingly gave the alarm, The panic
spread almost with the rapidly of elec.
tricity, and doubtless would have been
prolific of serious consequence had moi
the guards on the roads rushed forth with
pointed guns and threatened to shoot thC
drivers unless they returned to the field.
This conduct on the part of the guard
had the desired effect, as after while thu
ambulances again reached the field, anC
performed their appropriate duty in bring
ing away the wounded. There seems to bt
no doubt that the pickets Of the enemy
were lowering round the persons engages
in their humane work on the 6eld, but u
to an early hour this morning they haC
not been interrupted. Ambuiances arr
constantly arriving here with the wounded
and a small proportion Of the sick
From all that can be gathered, We have
suffered severely. Our men are confden
of retrieving our loss of Saturday. It wa
owing to their impetuOsity and daring il
charging the enemy in the woods tina
they suffered so many casualties. A larg
number of stTaggleTs on their way II
Washington and Alexandria were picket
up by the rebels during last night
There was no fighting of consequence OIL
Sunday, only occasional skiTmishing; {
few shots poured into the woods from tim
to time on the enemy, as if to try tn
: range of our guns. From the severe con
Aiets previously it was evident that bot
) armies were engaged in repairing dana
ges.