Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-05

day night, and Sigel slso coming up from
the direction of Mauassas.
/ The stone bridge WAS destroyed and
Sigals skirinishers soon met those of the
enemy in the woods on both sides of the
WarrentOn road, hut beyond the Leesburg
/ road.
4 The enemys skirmishers were driven in,
! and Sigel commenced to shell the woods,
when the enemy soon opened With artillery
from beyond. @
Kearuey forded Bull Ron one mile above
the bridge. which was destroyed, and found
Sigers troops in line of battle, their right
+ resting on Leesburg road and their left on
Bull Run.
i Kearneyimmedia.ely formed his troops to
the rigut of Sigel, his right resting on Bull
Run, the two divisions making a curve
Hooker and Reno were ;he reserve. At 10
lo'clock on Friday the euemy were attacked
by SigePs right under Carl Shnrz, which
resulted in driving them some distance.
On two occasions Shurz was hardly
pressed, and was only able to stand the
bravery of the lst, Sd, and 9Th New York
Regiments of Kearney's division.
1 At l0:30 the enemy advanced in great
force, and HeintzelmAn's and Hooker's d.
! visions of Heintzelman's corps were order
\ ed TO the front. Augur's brigade ofGreen-
ough's division fought the enemy for about
two hours desperately, but being oYerpow-
cred by superior numbers, for the first time
in the war Hooker fell 5ack--uot, however,
until Augur's brigadehad exposed his flank,
| The back movement of our troops from
I their position exposed the left OF Kearney.
| The rebels were now behind the embauk-
4 ment of new railroad. KearneJ, leaving
one brigade to hold the right flank of the
Union forces, Immediately changed front
A aud ledtwo brigades to the assault, attack.
ing the enemy in the flank.
| This cross fire drove the enemy across
| the railroad and through the woods.
4 Eaudolph's and Graham's Batteries now
1 let FIRE aud sent the enemy backward in
| precipitnte retreat.
The rebels were now driven through the
cornfield beyond the railroad, from the
| woods; and pressed hard by Birney's bri-
gade on the heights beyond. Night COM
| ing on, the further progress of the Union
forces was impeded; but with the assistance
of two regiments of Stephens brigade,
KeArney maintained his advanced position
during the night. Morning found them on
the field.
! s SATURDAYS BATTLE.
During the night of Friday and early
Saturday morning Mcdowell and Porter
arrived. Porter was sent to turn the enc
my's right, and Ricketts, division of Nc
| Dowell's corps relieved Kearney in front.
| The morning opened with slight skir-
mishing from Ricketts, division. At two
| o'clock Porter opened the attack. The can
nonading soon became general, the enemy
replying with heavy field pieces.
The infantry fire now commenced and
became general and severe along the right,
under Fitz John Porter, Sgel aud Reno.
EVh IF hna ha
enemy forced McDowell's lett and the left
! Of the army through the woods. This was
at four o'clock.
Quite panic now commenced, but it was
soon stopped. The enemy did not seem to
be aware of the advantage they had gain
ed, and before they could take advantage
of it our troops were ordered by General
| Pope to take a more commanding position
upon the nights commanding the plains be-
yond.
The enemy now pressed through the
edge of the woods on our. left, advancing
into the open space,
They now came on under destructive
| fire of canister from all the batteries sta
toned on the heights commanding the
plain. Their loss was now fearful, and
they were driven back to the woods.
The fight now became general. The ar
tillery shook the country about and the
battlefield was the wrestle with death.
! Ricketts, was attacked, the enemy nd
vancing in liue under the cover of their
batteries. After severe fight, McDowell's
corps fell back, owing to the concentration
of superior numbers on their decimated
ranks.
| The whole Infantry line of the left flank
now seemed to be in retreat, but they were
simply changing their position under or
ders from Pope. The breaking of the left
also made it necessary to change the posi-
ton of the right.
| Kearusy on the extreme right was or
dered to cover this movement, aud hold
the enemy now advancing in check. This
was successfully accomplished by change
of the main regiments of Biruey's Brigade.
Ricketts's Division was now rallied on
the hill with Kearney, Ricketts,, Gidden,
and Reno were all that were left to dispute
the advance of the enemy toward the
bridge.
| Reno soon became engaged on the left,
and gallantly drove the enemy back.
Rickets, at o'clock, under orders from
Gen. Pope, fell back to the nights of
IICentreville, Reno following at O'Clock.
This left Kearney without support, and
ON the field, quietly withdrew to the Gem
treville nights, commanding the plain
beyond. Firing had ceased. Night came
on, and the Union army lay drawn out
lin battle array all the night, but no enemy
made his appearance. Yesterday, though
4 within sight of the enemy's pickets, all
was quiet, except little shelling of the
woods on our part, and some slight skir-
mishing on the left M
Our losses have been heavy, especially
among officers The grand aggregate Of
all the detail movements within the last
four days has not resulted in a victory to
the Confederateor or the Union forces. They
expected to cut off our supplies; they have
not done it.. f59s,.r ael
Only about half of the Army of the
Peninsula were engaged. Summers corps
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