New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-13
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. BUFORB'S COMMAND
Several Important "Reminiscences.
NARROW ESCAPE on HIS WHOLE COMMAND.

CspAV MOUNTAIN Va, Iuesiuy, $50 E. NJ Aus H.
10 NGj -Gea. HNLECk
The enemy has retrea,ed under cover OF the nlght'
Lie rear-guard is now crossing the RaFdan toward
Orange Couu-House. Our cavalry and artillery are
II punait. tSiened'l
JOHN POPE, Major General
WARRINGTON, Tuesday. Aug H. 1862.
The War Department has information from the
Army Of Virginia in front Of SlaughteIs Mountain,
up 70 Yesterday evening. Gen. King with bis whole
division. was then within few miles OF the battle
field of Saturday, and has doube s. joined Gen. Pope
ere This. No fighting las occurred in :bat quarter
since Saturday night last.
speoisl Dispatch to The n. y. Tribune.
NAsBINGIoN Iuetday, Aug. II. 1882
Interesting particulars OF TIE fight beyond Culpep-
per continue TO arrive. Mauyof cur regiments lave
lost nearly all their commissioned officers. OF the
5th Connecticut, in Gen. Cfawiords brigade, We
have the following details:
Col George ID. Chapman was slightly wounded
and taken prisoner. Lieut.. Col Stone was wounded
twicethe last tine being brought TO The ground by
a nusket ball in the risht breas.. He WAS sitting
sgaiust tree, but ii was supposed lie could not
survive. Nothing is heard from him.
Major L. +. Blake attracted much attention by
his bravery, and slain by a shot neAF he end OF
Saturdays action. Capt. George W. Corls OF Com
pany was struck by ten slots and fought as long
as lie could stind-supposed killed He fell at the
last wound, with tie regueEtal eoiors borne aloft
in bis hands Capt. Chapman OF Company Is was
wounded in the leg, siuce anpuied. lie - IN good
spiriis. Capt. David +. Lene, wounded in the leg,
and Brought TO Alexandra. Lieut.. Hamilton, Com
Iany N, slightly wounded. Capt. Warren W.
Packet. Company G., wounded slightly in the grOiI,
and il at Alexandra. He was taken prisoner with
most OF our wounded, but escaped when he ground
Was reOccugiSd by our troops last evening
Lieutenant Henry Nj. Duuon, killed and buried
Oh the field; Lieutenant William a. Daniels,
wounded in thigh not dangerously; Lieutenant NJ.
Whitney, QuaItermaster, slightly wounded, and
taken and kepe prisoner; Adluiant ii. 5. Smith,
killed by grapeshot through head, buried by cur men
yesterday.
The oolor-bearers Of the 9TH suffered terribly.
Every man who raised them was ehOt. Frat, Color
Bearer iewsom was killed Then Sergeant-.dsjor
w. Z. Smith seized them, aud was shot iii the lee,
and escaped yesterday. Captain Cor.iss succeeded
him. and was killed. Tie State ana Iee.mental
fags. shattered and torn 10 shreds, were brought
saiely oil by tue brave men who had sworn TO de-
feLd them.
We have lust left the side Of tie wounded Capt.
Packer. lie Gays tie Rebels occupied the battle
ground on Saturday night and only withdrew las.
evening al our advance, which enabled him ana
many other wounded prisoners 10 escape. he says
pil.age was absolutely uufoIbiddeD, and the Rebels,
one and all, held carnival over tie captured dead
and wouaded. He saw the dead body OF Anjutant
Smith stripped of everyhing-bis and cloth
lug, as well as lis college-piu and rug, being stolen
by the vampires.
During the two days Of Rebel occupancy, their
,roops were frequently drawn up in line OF battle
and always ready for attack.
CAPT, Arthur Cavanagh Of the To- New-York re-
ceived severe fracture Of his thigh, and was
prisoner. lie was put in Louise by The Rebel OIL
GERS with 80 OF 90 more Of our wounded, and tue
Rebel privaies enCeayOred to drive them out They
give great credit 10 Surgeon McLecler Of the lot
District Volunteers formerly Of Caledonia, n. y,
rrisoner, for tie Leroism with which ne stood by
them.
Capt. Spring Of the 1921 New-York was killed.
and Capts. Clay ton, TrCtter, ana Segman aud Lieut.
Kusick were wounded. Our wounded were brought
of by our troope. When the Rebels fell back yes
sray in their retreat it is asserted by our men, re-
Gently escsped, that the Rebels divided part Of the
force taking the road 10 StADnarGsvile, and the
other portion taking the other SIDE OF tie mountain
toward GOId0nsyile.
TIC following is the fret correct copy OF tue
oRcial let Of those wounded in the last battle az
Slaughter Mountsn as they arrived at Alexandra