Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-12
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Con. Banks attacked by Stone
/ wall Jackson. :
RH,eks reinforced ~ Pope
Gen. Jackson Wounded!
Secere Loss On b0tk Se~es'
GENERAL BANKS WOUNDED
Cen. Jackson Wounded !


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80 Great Battle.
H,AporAHr AIRY OF VnsInAy
six miles beyond Culpspper, w.. Aug. 10.
A battle was fought yesterday be-
tween Banks and Stonewall jackson.
Geo. Bayard, Of McDowsll's corps, with
bis cavalry brigade, had been engaged
the day before in the extreme advance.
near the Rapidan river, skirmisbing and
msDovsring, taking some prisooers and
ending with eight loss, battling the ct.
forts Of . large force to surround aad
cut him of.
Yesterday morning he was engaged
for some hours before Banks came up,
and With four regiments of cavalry, the
lot Pa, let Maine and lst r. l., de-
Iayed and embarrassed the enemy's ad-
vance.
The rebels under Jacks,n and Ewell
had crossed the Rapidan river in force,
and their advance guard, 5000 strong,
~as attacked by Banks yesterday after.
noon about six miles south Of CuIpep.
per Court House. The fight WAS almost
wholly with artillery.
At first only infantry was engaged,
but about 8 o'clock a determined and
most bloody contest ensued. Banks
right wing, under Gen. Williams, suf.
fered severely. The rebel position ~,
IN the woods, while the trocps. which
attacked them were obliged to cross 40
open field. 1t was not until six o'clock
that it became evident that the rebels
we're attacking in force. Previously to
that there had been but little cannonad.
ing. The whole rebel force suddenly
attacked in overwhelming plumbers u
all points. Nearly all their regiment'
had full ranks.
At 1880 o'clock Gen. Pope arrived in
the field from CuIpepper, accompanied
by Gen. Mcdowell and part Of hi.
corps. The battle was substantially
over, and Gen. Banks holding the same
ground he oocupid at the beginning
After the arrival of Gen. Pope there
was an artillery contest, lasting at inter
walls till near two o'clock. The nigh
was unusually clear and the moon toll
The rebels planted a battery against
McDowell's center, where Gen. Banks
aud Gen. Pope were bringing both o.
their fires.
The Generals and staff were 90 neal
the rebel lines that sudden charge o.
rebel cavalry was made from the woods
a quarter of mile of, With q view t.
capture them. The attempt was rePes-
led by q vigorous fi.e f.vm MoDo-eIr
troops, and the Generals and their stat
lett the ground under cross FIRE from
the rebels and their own troops. Th'
fire of the rebel batteries was afterward
sienced. Pope, on arriving, sent fresl
troops to the front, to take the place o
Banks exhausted columns. The enc
my did not renew the attack, except b.
artillery. Banks was on the felt
throughout tho action, and constantly
sSd1 p.fs js e ss.n;;y are highly praises
by his officers. The bravery and goot
conduct of the troops were conspicuou
during a large portion Of the fight
When overpowered by numbers, some
regiments retreated in disorder.
Col. Knight, Of the 46th Pennsyl-
vanis, is dangerously wounded; Lieut.
Col. SeIfridge, severely; Maj. Mathews
ar'u amputated; Adit. Boyd, severely
all Of the same regiment, the 28.h req.
ment. Col. Donnelly, 28tb New York
Lieut.. Col. Brown, arm amputated
Maj. Cook, killed, all of the 2s,h. Col
Chapman, 5th Connecticut, wounded
and prisoner; Lieut.. Col. Stone, came
regiment, killed; Maj, Blake, same regi.
ment, wounded and prisoner. Of the
Massachusetts, Maj. Savage is missing,
probably killed; he was left on the field
in a dying condition. Capt. Abbot,
killed. Gen. Banks is rather severely
hurt b. an accident; cavalry troop
ran against him, striking him heavily on
the side. Col. RuggIe, chief Of staff to
Pore Rad his horse shot rnder him.
Lieut.. HOPKINS, 18th Ohio, is wounded.
Two CT Gen. Popc's body guard were
killed. The "a Massachusetts was IN
the hardest Of the fight and suffered Sc
verely. The 5th Connecticut, 9th In.
diana and 46th Pennsylvania are badly
cut up. Lieut.. Ramsey, of Banks stat
had his horse shot under him.
The Rebel Gen. Wilde waa wounded
The losses are very heavy GU both sides,
not less than two or three thousand IN
killed, wounded and missing on each
side; some prisoners are taken by both.
Jackson and Eweil were 10th present
in the battle. Rcinforcements under
Gen. A Phil, to the amount Of Is, 900
men reached the rebels last night, at
about the same time that ours arrived
Diminishing in front is going on this
morning, but the troops on both sides
arc SO much exhausted from fatigue and
intense heat that no serious encounter
is expected to-day. No details have
been officially received. 1t is represent.
ed that Generals Prince, Anger and
Geary we're wounded.