Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-04
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Noon Reports.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
POPE FALLING BACkON
WASHINGTON.
Mcclellan takes Command.
JACKSON MARCHING ON
BALTIMORE.
AFFAIRS ON THE BORDER.
Train Of Serssfy-fsrO Wagons
Captured near Cincinnati.
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AFFAIRS ON THE BORDER
Train Of Seremfy-fsrO Wagons
Captured near Cincinnati.

FROM Wosntnstous
wAsHISGroS, Sept. 2-The Trioune's cor
respondent SAYS:
The latest trustworthy news from the front was
brought by surgeon who left Fairfax c. II. at
81 Monday with report to the military au
thorties.
The enemy was still pursuing or threatening to
pursue the thanking movement to which General
POpe's dispatches OF yesterday morning referred.
Gen Lee was believed TO have marched his
troops on the Little river turnpike which runs TO
the north of Centeryille TO Gum Springs and
through Germantown and Fairfax c. II, to Alex
andra. Ample preparations have been made TO
resist him and the probabilities were that there
would he great battle fought TO day or to-mor-
row. The supposition was strengthened by tele
grams from Fairfax Station dated later in the
evening, to the effect that there was heavy firing
in the direction of Leesburg, between which place
and Fairfax Station lays Fairfax c. III.
Reports brought by other officers who left the
front at an earlier hour than this surgeon were
that the enemy had fallen back with his whole
army for lack of supplies, being satisfied with
what he had done at least feeling himself un-
able to accomplish more there. The gentlemen
suppose the movement on our right flank to be a
fent intended to cover the retreat.
LATER.
There is little or no doubt that there was a
skIrmish between our forces and the rebels al
vance, OF cur outposts last nj ght. This mornings
reports not vet accessible.
The llth Massachusetts went into the fight on
Friday with about 2i0 men, and $50 of them we're
killed and wounded. The 18th New York went
in with 154 men and officers and came out with
100 men and nine officers.
The four other regiments of this brigade But
terfeld's), the 4lth and 18th New York, SD
PENNSYLVANIA and 10th Michigan, came out in
the same proportion.
Buterfed's brigade had marched for twenty
one days without change Of clothes, and went
into the fight in this atgued condition.
Tribune correspondent. who went on the
field of battle on Sunday, says, our dead lay I'M
touched they fell in battle, with the exception
of the caps and shoes did not see single in
stance among the whole 80 dead where the shoes
had not been rted Many of the rebels we're
bare looted.
The rebel dead and wounded had all been dis
posed Of and not a single vestge of sick, killed,
or wounded remained on the field. Even the
struggling soldiers did not know where they had
been taken to. They were evidently buried
secretly in the night by negroes for occasionally
in deep ravine / came across mounds, some
times ten or fifteen feet square, where the victims
had been secreted from the gaze of their own
men.
On Monday morning intelligence received
at headquarters that the divisions of Hill aud
LOnSsueeI lnttiueu 10 appear on our lSHt III
force and cut off supply teams. To prevent
this the division of Gen. Reno was dispatched by
Gen. Pope TO Fairfax c. II. 1t was also deemed
prudent to commence the evacuation of Center
vile, to cover our base of operations, inasmuch
as Hill and Longstreet are kaJwn to be in force
some distance toward Washington from the bat
tie field of Saturday, and as reconnaissance to
the front had revealed an anticipated movement
in some direction by the enemy. The Army of
IL ~
Ii. on Monday at 9 o'clock. Reno's division lead
ing and McDOwel's corps falling in.
As Reno's division pursuing its line OF
march, and when within one and half miles OF
Fairfax, a heavy volley from force of ltemen
came pouring in upon them from the woods to
the right of the road. This occurred at four
o'clock p. NJ.
The rebel force was detachment from Hill
division and was commanded by General Stewart.
The volley was almost entirely received by Gen.
Stevens's brigade. composed of the 2oth Mass
achusetts 9th Michigan, 5Oth Pennsylvania.
105th PENNSYLVANIA and 10th New York.
Reno and Stevens Immediately formed their
commands in line of battle to repel the attack.
General Stevens rode up and down his line gal
lantly, rallying his men who were inundated by
repeated voeys from an unseen foe, and who
were unable to cope with them in the position
they now held.
General Stevens ordered his men to fix bay
onets and charge the enemy out of the woods
This order calamity responded to by his
men, who pursued the enemy and drove them
with great slaughter. While this was being done
General Stevens was shot with Minnie ball and
instantly killed, but not until the enemy had
been routed.
Captain Stevens, the son of the General. was
wounded in the hand.
kearney's batteries were now opened on the
rebel forces causing great havoc among them.
Skirmishing was kept up for about three hours
when the enemy retired and the train passed on
The enemy's loss was heavy.
The following has been received at General
Halleck's headquarters from General Grant:
Colonel Dennis with from four to five hundred
men met rebel cavalry, yesterday, few mile:
west OF Whedon, in superior force, driving then
and whipping them badly.
The enemy left 10 dead on the field and their
wounded are estimated at over $50. Our loss j,
FIVE killed and forty wounded.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The following is the
correct form in which the order in reference tc
General Mcclellan has been issued:
ADJUTASr GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, Sept. 2, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER, No. l22-Maj. Gen Nc
CleIlan will have command of the Notifications a
Washington. and OF all the troops for the defense
of the Capital.
BY command of Major General Halleck
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