Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-10-04
~ Quite respectable number in this
county are about enlisting in Colonel
WILSON'S Cavalry Regiment.
News by Telegraph.
From the Omaha Republican,

Shepardstown and captured 4OO rifles
marked London 1862" and one IL poun
der, of English manufacture. The rebel
pickets in all cases fall back on our ap-
proach. The bulk of the rebels seem to
remain along the Potomac, and our recon-
noissances generally fnd them in strong
force, and the smoke Of their camp fires
can be seen opposite all the fords These
manifestations are not altogether to be
trusted, as it is part Of the rebel tactics
to show more activity where the least
force is, and it must be difficult to feed
their large army at a point so far from
railroad communication. A suspension
Of picket firing across the river has been
agreed upon.
New YORK, Sept. 80
The Tribune's Washington correspon-
| dent says Sigel asks to be relieved of his
! command for several reasons, among them
| because his command has gradually been
reduced because troops raised expressly
| for him in different States have been as
! signed to others; because of the grossly
abusive manner in which Haleck has
treated him personally and officially be.
cause all his requests aud acquisitions are
| neglected or refused because his troops
are made Innocent sufferers on his account,
he is persuaded they would fare better
under another commander.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.
The following official report was received
by Gen. Halleck At South Mountain our
loss was 443 in killed, 1850 wounded and
10 missing. At Anticam our killed was
oslo, wounded, 9,4l6, and missing l,O44.
Maj Davis, Assistant Inspector General.
who superintended the burial of the dead
reports that about 5000 rebels were buried
upon the field Of An;clam by our troops.
Previous to this, however, the rebels bur
ried many of their own dead upon a dis.
tant portion Of the battle field, which they
occupied after the battle-probably 500.
The loss of the rebels at South Mountain
cannot he ascertained with accuracy, but
as our troops drove them from the COM
mencement of the action, and as a much
greater number of their dead were seen
on the field than our own it is not unrea-
sonable to suppose their loss was greater
than ours. The total number of rebels
killed in the two battles was 1000. accord
ing to the ratio of our own killed and
wounded. This would make their loss in
wounded 1900, as nearly as can be
ascertained. The number of prisoners
taken by our troops in the two battles, at
the lowest estimate, is 5000. OF these
1900 we're wounded. This gives the rebel
loss in killed, wounded and prisoners a,
70 ,542. 1t is to be observed this does not
Include stragglers, the number of whom
IN ha NV
may be safely concluded that the rebel
army lost at least 10000 of their best
troops, from the the time our troops first
encountered the enemy in Maryland until
driven back into Virginia. We captured
Is guns, . lmbers, field FORCES, Gals.
sions bodies, 80 coIors and signal flag
We have not lost single gun or color.
On the battle field Of Anliclam $4,000
small arms were collected, besides large
number carried Off by citizens At South
Mountain no collection of small arms was
made, owing to the haste of the pursuit
from that point. Signed,
MCCLELLAN
ST.. PAUL, Sept %
Three hundred Sioux under Little Crow
we're attacked by Col. Sibleys command
on the 23d The battle lasted two hours,
resulting in the deiea. of the Indians with
so killed and larg. number wounded.
Four whites were killed and 20 or 80
wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %.
A special Washington dispatch to the
American says rumors are in circulation
10 the effec. that the Union fleet have
The army corps Of Sigel has been large.
ly reinforced within the past fortnight
1t is whispered tina. he is now on track of
the enemy, and not far from Warrsnton
The Union prisoners parolled at Har.
per's Ferry are to be sent to Gen. Pope
to fight the Indians.
ST. Louis, Sept %.
A fight is reported to have taken place
at Cassville, No, on the 2lst between 100
rebels and company Of the lst Arkansas
Union cavalry, resulting in the complete
route of the rebels with loss Of fifteen
killed and 10 taken prisoners, also cap
tured 20 horses and number Of guns.--
Our loss only killed. e..
CINCINNATI Sept. %.
The rebels last night captured Augusta
Kentucky, 40 miles above this city. After
robbing several houses they destroyed the
city. The citizens fed to the Ohio side
LOUISVILLE, Sept 90.
Trains on the Louisville and Frankfort
road have discontinued running for the
present A gentleman from Frankfort
says on Friday there we're 400 rebels
there. Humphrey Marshall was expected
to take charge Of the post.
CINCINNATI, Sept. %
A gentleman from the vicinity of Lex
ington, Ky, reports great conhagration
in that city on Friday. The origin of the
fire is unknown. Loss-several hundred
| thousand dollars.
Details of the affair at Augusta, Ky,
show the place was attacked by 64O mount.
ed men. The Union forces, in number,
100, took refuge in houses and fired from
the windows, killing and wounding 90 =
Among the killed are captains, one of
them the younger brother of John Morgan.
Among the MORALLY wounded was Lieut..
Col. Prentice, son Of G. D. Prentice. The
rebels were so exasperated at their loss
that they set fire to the houses, and two
squares of the town was burned. Our
loss 9 killed and Is wounded. The bal.