New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-23
FROM GEN. CURTIs's COMMAND.
Col. Bracket hns n sIsirmi.h with Ihc
Enemy.

C,sr TOXIN. June t. 1852.
GENERAL: IL gives ne great pleasure 10 report To
yod that have this day had most successfll fight
with The Rebels. This morning cent out a train OF
20 wagons, for The purpose Of getting corn and ba
can at the Waldel Farm, near Village Creek, Jack
son County, Ark. sent as an escort parts of four
companies Of The 9th Regiment Illinois Cavalry,
under Major Humphrey. The farm Is about five
mills from JacksOnpOrt. When tie train was within
ahouI bali mile Of il, my men were sudde ~ at-
tackled by large force Of the enemy. Major Hum
phrev, sesi ing his command wac too weak 10 cope
with the Rebels, cent word 20 me % join him as
soon possible with re-entorcemen,s. -
-tGrtsd - iLh .~yu companies o. B0WeDe battal-
iOn, with Two small howitzers. i fonnd the train
halted in the road about half mile from the farm,
and the enemy N strong force IN rom shooting
at my men. aid occasionally exchanging shots.
| removed the fence on the night, and unlim-
bered the howi.Lers in tue road, and then formed
companies \, NJ. n, and {, 9th Illinois Cavalry,
under Captains Burgh, Knight Cameron, and Black
men, on the rig IN a ootton-held, with orders te
charge the enemy AZ soon as Liout. Madison OF
Bowen's battalion should fire the bcwitzcrs, which
were supported and defended by Capt. Williams ana
Lieut.. Ballou Of Bowens cavalry battalion. fired
Two shots directly into The enemy, when the four
companies Of the 9Th Illnois Cavalry rode forward
with drawn sabers and made the finest cavalry
charge ever witnessed. The enemy were scattered
in every direction, being completely routed ana
broken up / continued to fire several rounds into
Wad1els building, and then advanced upon It with
Capt. Blackmens company. then filled my thirty
Elk wagons with corn and bacon, and returned TO
this post, arriving after dark.
Capt. Cameron behaved with the greatest gal
lantry OF did hs company, X, 9Th ii inois Cavalry.
must particularly recommend 10 your nouce The
Conduct of Major Humphrey, Capts. Bnrgh. Knight,
Cameron, Cowan, Black men, ana Perklns l1suts.
Benton, Hlyer, Shear, Conn, aud Fist Sergt.
Clarke of the oh Illinois Cavalry, and Capt. Vii
liams Lieuts. Madison and Ballou, aud Firrt Sergt.
Miller o.: Bowen's Cavalry Batta ion. bly, thanks
are due TO Surgeon james w. Bracket for his care
Of the wounded and 10 Battalon.Adjutant Black
burn, q. NJ. Price, and SergeaDt-Major Geo. a.
Price gth illinois Cavalry.
Tne enemy lost q in killed, wounded, aud prison.
ers. Private Hutsell Of lioOkers company, one OF
the prisoners, is mortally wounded. Capt. Shuttle
worth in command OF IIooker's company, is also
wounded. My loss was one taken prisoner by the
enemy and II wounded, al Of Company h, 9th illi-
nois Cavalry. - . 49,. .u..-.
Colonel g1h Illinois Cavalry
To Maj Gen. CuRIs
LIST OF THE WOUNDED AND MISSING OF THE NINTH
ILLISoIs CAVALRY.
Waldo Jane. Cfanbsr'sin wn Luce hos A. foster Jss.
Sherlock Oscar %. Henck, James H. Wilder. Hiram D.
Storm. VIM. FansRoTtb James Kelly aud Frank Doyle,
MssISa-Hsryey Strong Co. Ka pri'oner in the hand, Of
Extracts from letter fond at Wadders house,
written by Capt. Hooker Of tho Rebel army, to his
friend Billy, ddad -, ,,o,
AUGUsr, June 10, 1862.
send you latest news, by dispaich from Des
Arc from Will ,msburg, Va We learn by disIa tch
that zee has had another battle with the Feds about
40 600 on each side. Lee ran them from their pO
sion iuto swamp, and used them mp. Jackson Is
sill in Mary land and il taking everything before
him. He was within six miles OF Washington
when last heard from, and men were hOCkng 10 bim
from all quarters. News from Memphis are bad.
The light came of Friday morning between four
teen Federal glnboats and seven Confederate re-
suilng in the total destruction OF our feet. Mem
phis il III the hands Of the enemy. The Office at
iIorefeld is abandoned, and is now at Madson, so
we are cut oil from any more news from that quar-
ter. Fort Pillow is evacuated. Vcksburg is mol
heard from.