Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-19
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Sunday Nights Report.
From CuIpepper. .

New YoRK, Aug. II. "A special to The Times
from Washington, says: The following dis
patches have just been received from Culpep
per Court House, dated August l3ih.
The rebels have fallen back TO Gordonsvlle,
where 1t is supposed they will make stand.
Oar cavalry to-day entered Orange Court
House. A number of rebel prisoners, strag.
glers, we're captured by them.
A man named Matthew Pease, who waa lden.
hned by some of our men 90 q bushWhacker,
was arrested as spy while prowling about our
camps. He was sent to Gen. Sigel's headquar-
ters In company with other prisoners. The
prisoners captured state that Jackson's force 10
IU,UUu men. He was heavily reinforced from
Richmond the day following the battle. They
represent great dissatisfaction as existing
among. Jackson's army, owing to the scarcity
OF food and raiment, Eleven dead rebels we're
found In the woods. They we're buried by our
troops.
Gen. Prince, though prisoner, was not
wounded in the late battle. He was taken
prisoner while leading Q charge with his brig
ade. The rebel Gen. Winder was killed BY q
shell fred from Capt. McGilvery's Sixth Maine
Battery. He was partaking OF lunch at the
time 10 house occupied by the enemy as sig.
mailing post. The shell killed several otner
officers who we're sitting near him. TIE reb-
els were commanded by Gems. Jackson, Hill,
Stuart and EWell.
/ have sent list of three hundred killed
and wounded BY mail
Gen. Pope threatens to make quick work
With correspondents, II they do not stop scrib-
bling nonsense. He told me to warn them of
that fact
The rebels arc to concentrate at Gotdous.
vile. .-
War DEPARTMENT,
WAsHIEoroN, Aug. IL, 1862.
The following has been received here from
Cedar Mountain, 6P. M, 18th:
Gen. Milroy aud Gen, Buford, with their
brigades of infantry and cavalry, followed the
enemy beyond the Rapidan. Gen. Jsckson's
baggage trains are seen In the distance, and 1t
is said Jackson will not make etand this side
Of Orange Court House.
Thirty deserters came within our lines thia
morning. Nearly all Of them are from Louisi-
ana and South Carolina regiments. They tell
very pitiful tale Of cruelty, starvation and
distress, and say It will be impossible to hold
the southern army together three months lon
ger. They confirm the reports of the prisoners
taken In the late battle about the number OF
killed and wounded, and say our artillery FIRE at
night was terribly destructive.
Rev. X. T. Slaughter, Of Cedar Mountain, on
the side at the foot of which the battle was
fought, Is q strong Union man, and an ardent
advocate of the cause of colonization His Ii
brary was destroyed by the rebel soldiers upon
discovering among his papers letters favoring
the abolition of slavery
Scouting parties from Gen. Milroy's brigade
passed the Rapidan yesterday, and nearly
reached Orange Court House, where q large
body OF rebels remained. The bodies Of rebels
are constantly found in the woods and corn-
fields around the battle-ground. Some of our
shells nearly reached the summit Of Cedar
mountain, near which the battle was fought
and from which It takes its name. =.