The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-15
A SBVBRB BAHTLB !.
Near Culpepper Court
House.
General Banks Attacks
Jackson and EWeu.
THE FIGHT UNDECISIVE.

FROM TRIBUNE HEADQUARTERS OF ARMY, [
Six miles beyond Culpepper, Va, Aug. 10. J
A battle was fought yesterday between
Banks and Stonewall jackson.
Gen. yard of McDowell's corps with bis
cavalry brigade had been engaged the day
before IN the extreme advance near Rapi-
dan river, skirmishing and maneuvering
and taking prisoners, and ending with slight
loss, battling the efforts of large force to
surround and cut them off.
Yesterday morning he was engaged for
some hours before Banks came up with four
reg iments of cavalry, the lst Pennsy lvania
1st Maine, LIST Rhode Island, and delayed
and embarrassed the enemy's advance.
The rebels under jackson and Ewell had
crossed the Rapidan in force, and their ad,
vance guards $4,000 strong was attacked
by Banksnyesterday afternoon, about six
miles South of Culpepper Court House.
The fight was almost wholly with artil-
lery at first, but infantry became engaged
about 6 o'clock, and determined and most
bloody contest ensued.
Banks right wing, under General Will
liams, suffered severely.
The rebel position was in the woods,
while the troops which attacked them were
obliged to cross open ground.
1t was not until about six o'clock that it
became evident that the rebels were attack
ing in force.
Previous to that there had been rather
desultory cannonading.
The whole rebel force suddenly at
tackled in overwhelming numbers at all
points, and nearly all their regiments had
full ranks. At ~ o'clock General Pope
arrived on the field from Oulpepper, accom-
panied by Mcdowell and part Of Mellow
ellis corps.
The battle was substantially over, Banks
holding the same ground be occupied at the
beginning.
After the arrival of General Pope there
was an artillery contest which lasted at in.
tervals till near IL o'clock.
The night was unusually clear and the
maon full.
The rebels planted battery against Nc
DowelI's centre, where General Pope and
General Banks were bringing most of them
under fire.
The General and bis staff were so near
the enemy's lines that sudden charge OF
rebel cavalry was made from the woods, a
quarter OF mile off, with the view of cap
turing them.
The attempt was repealed by vigorous
fire from McDowell's troops, and they left
the ground under fierce fire from the rebel
troops.
The fire of the rebel batteries was AFTER
wards silenced.
Gen. Pope arriving, be sent fresh troops
to the front, to take the place OF the ex
hausted columns of Gen. Banks.
The enemy did not renew the attack, exs
cept by artillery.
Gen. Banks was On the field throughout
the action, and constantly under fire. Fhe
handling of his troops and his personal gal.
lantry are highly praised by his officers.
The bravery and good conduct of his
troops were conspicuous during large
portion of the fight.
When overpowered by numbers some
regiments retreated in disorder.
Colonel Knight OF the 46th Pennsylvania
is dangerously wounded.
Lieutenant Colonel Selfrig is severely
wounded.
General Banks is rather severely hurt by
an accident. A cavalry trooper ran against
him. striking him heavily in the side.
The I'd Massachusetts was in the hardest
of the fight, and suffered severely.
The 9Th Connecticut, 9th Indiana, and
46th Pennsylvania are badly cut up.
The rebel General Wilder was wounded.
The losses are very heavy on both sides.
Not less than 1000 or 5000 killed, wound.
ed or missing on each side.
Some prisoners are taken by both.
jackson and Ewell were both present in
the battle.
ReinfOrcements under General A. P. Hill
to the amount of $4,000 men, reached the
rebels last night at ABOUT the same time that
ours arrived.
SkirmishiDg is going on in front this
morning but the troops on both sides are
so much exhausted by fatigue and intense
heat, that no serious encounter is expected
today. No official details have been re-
ceived. 1t is represented that Generals
Prince, Anger and Geary were wounded.
New York, August 1.-THE Herald's
@0couuI vi Inc ngnC says tnaI Oen. GearyS
brigade, of Auger's division, had made an
advance and maintained it admirably. His
brigade consists of the Fifth, Seventh and
Iwenty.ninth Ohio, the Twenty.eighth
pennsylvania, and Knapp's battery.
NO sooner had these troope taken their
places than the rebels opened a musketry
lire upon them, from two sides and in front,
aided by the batteries before mentioned.
Batteries in the mountains also kept up
most destructive fire, but our troops never
faltered.
The fight became general at so Pm.
and continued until darkness ended the car
mage.
l have witnessed many battles during
this war, but none where the tenacious OBJ
stlnacy OF American character was 80 fully
displayed.
Our troops fought like veterans. No