The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-29
From the Army Of Virginia


IN WAS MADE.--The Culpepper correspon.
dent of the New York Tribune gives the
following particulars Of Gen Pope's re-
treat.
General Pope retained his headquarters
at Cedar Mountain till midnight. August
19, then mounted with his staff, and rode
TO Culpcppor, reaching itat two. Not an
inch of road that was not filed with
wagons-most Of them halting. Before
the start the last had passed headouart-
ers, but only 70 crowd together 10 COM
fusion in the darkness, and blindly grope
their way over new made roads in the
fields Bivouac fires were burning every
where the night was clear, the starlight
brilliant, and not long after twelve the
moon came up; but there is blending Of
light and shade on countless strange
scenes which makes everything indistinct
and mysterious, makes it easy to lose
ones way, and almost impossible 10 find
it. So the endless trains made little
progress in the rear, and only gave prom
Use Of worse condition in front. The
General took charge in person, and his
energetic efforts soon started the loiter-
ing wagons, and as he overlook success
i've trains, put every one quickly in mo-
ton.
There are no troops on the road at
first. They have hardly begun 70 move;
could hardly move if they tried. tits
Just possible for the Generals cavalcade,
winding its way in and out OF the laby-
rinth oftrains, and riding almost wholly
ont of the road, TO make its way slow
ly forward A regiment cannot march
as a regiment till the roads are clear;
nor need the troops move far on the road
till the trains are we'll on their way. The
trains are to be brought off ii it costs a
fight before we reach the river.
The retreat Of our army and the adj
vance of the rebels in Overwhelming
force are no longer secrets. Besides the
reports of scouts and circumstances, we
have the evidence of an officer who was
in Richmond only last Friday, and his
evidence is that in Richmond there are
only three thousand troops; that the
whole rebel force, from one hundred and
fifty TO one hundred and seventy five
thousand strong, is marching on Wash
ington, is within twenty miles or less of
General Pope, and hopes TO flank and
destroy his army. Long before this can
| be read at the North, it will be known in
every village that Washington is again
threatened by the advance of rebel ar
my, and that its fate is a question of
days. II Mcclellan has sent forward his
troops for once rapidly, if the North has
sent them, if they meet us on the Rap
pahannock, five can gather three ourths
of The rebel strength, then safety and
victory. But if not?
Arriving at Culpepper, General Pope
| found its streets crowded worse than
the roads, and almost the whole trans
portation of the army in danger of being
choled and delayed until il could only
be saved by fire. The first trouble was
in front. Riding out, he started the lead
ing trains started every one as he re-
turned, ordered all hesitating or injured
wagons into the fields, cleared the whole
road, and returned to town. Taking his
station on the courthouse corner, where
the trains were to divide, he spent the
rest Of the night with his staff, bringing
order out of confusion, urging forward
every train, addressing drivers, wagon
masters, quartermasters, and every one
else, witka certain discretion or force o.
speech which nobody could mistake OF
disobey. By six o'clock nearly all the
immense trains Of the army were through
the town.
have only a moment for these hurried
lines which hope to send by an early
train this morning. II was expected tina
the army would cross the Rappahannocl
by ten o'clock, but the passage of tn,
train was so much delayed that it will
not be attempted. The corps of Bank
is here, and Mcdowell is coming up
Both will wait the arrival Of Sigel, VIII,
covers the retreat, and will not be hur
ried. As l write, these masses Of troop
are pouring in swift but orderly marche
along the narrow road and over the fiel,
toward the town--the rear already lis
tening for the sound of following cannon
All day long the march will continue
Sigel is not expected till noon, and what
ever happens, not regiment leaves til
the resr comes up. II is a wonderful
retreat, for in spite of delays there is n
panic among the trains, and though th
troops are moving to the rear they marc
as il 20 battle. The sunlight streams on
brightly, the air is cool, the day is e.
that can be wished IL it is only lon
enough. No battle to-day, if any mean
can avoid it perhaps none tomorrow
but on the Rappahannock, before th
week closes, comes the deadliest struggl
Of the war