The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-14
grrada 9emOfrat.
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.

Great Battle ut Culpepper Court House.
Three Thousand Killed and Wounded
Oh each Side.
New York, Aug. 9.-Burnside is in camp
at Fredericksburg and ready for move
ment
The Times publishes letter dated Aug.
9th, from Pope's army. 1t reports Mellow
ellis command at Culpepper Court House,
and Banks division at Woodville, Kappa.
hanock county. Banks will probably be
beyond Cnlpepper by The 7th.
Dispatches from Woodville, dated Aug.
7tb, says Seigle's Corps is moving from
that point
The Times has a letter from the army of
the Potomac, dated Aug. 7th, which says
important movements are progressing on the
south side Of James river, but of such
character as do not admit of disclosure at
present.
The rebel ram at Savannah, according
to a Hilton Head letter, is the British
steamer Finxal, covered with railroad iron,
and armed with IA guns. She is command.
ed by Thos p. Jones, late executive officer
of the Merrmac.
WASHINGTON, Aug llth.-A dispatch from
the headquarters of the army of Virginia,
six miles beyond Culpepper, dated August
l0Lh, says: A battle was fought yesterday
between Banks and Stonewall jackson.
Gen. Bayard, of McDowels corps, with a
cavalry brigade bad been engaged the day
before in the extreme advance, near the
RapIdan river. Skirmishing aud move
ments resulted in taking some prisoners.
and the conflict ended in slight loss Bayard
succeeded 10 battling the efforts of large
rebel force to surround and cut bin of.
Yesterday he was engaged for some hours.
and with four regiments OF cavalry delayed
the enemy's advance until Banks came up
The rebels under Jackson and Ewell bad
crossed the Rappdan in force. Their ad-
vance, fifteen thousand strong was attacked
by Banks in the afternoon, six miles south
of Culpepper. The fight was almost wholly
with artillery at irst. but the infantry be-
came engaged about six o'clock, and de-
termined and bloody contest ensued. Banks
right wing under Gen. Williams, suffered
severely. The rebel position was in
wood, while the troops that attacked them
were obliged TO cross an open field TO at
tack. 1t was not till six .. m. that il be-
came evident the rebels we're present in
force. Previous to that time the fighting
had been a rather desultory cannonnade.
At that time the whole rebel force sudden
I l.. ,ttnoLnI In baI - 4
all points. Nearly all their regiments had
full ranks.
In the evening Pope arrived on the field
from Culpepper. accompanied by Mcdowell
and part of his corps, but the battle was
substantially over, Banks holding the same
ground be occupied at the beginning Of the
battle. After POpe's arrival on artillery
fire was kept up at intervals until 2 O'Clock
the next morning. At one time Gen Pope
and staff we're so near the rebel lines that a
sudden charge Of rebel cavalry was made
from the woods. a quarter Of q mile of, with
the view TO capture them-the attempt was
repulsed by o vigorous fire from McDOwells
troops. and the General and staff left the
ground nnder a crOss.fre handling his
troops personally. Banks gallantry ia
highly praised. bis officers and troops be.
haved well although some regiments retired
in disorder when overpOwered by numbers,
Among the killed are Maj. Cook Of the 28th
New York, and Lieut.. Col. Stone of the
l4th Conn. Among the wounded are Ait.
knight. Boyd, and Geary. Maj. Mathews Of
the 46th Penn, Col. DOnnelly and Lieut..
Col. Brown of the 2Sth N. Y. Col. Chap
man and Mai. Blake Of the 9Th Conn, were
wounded and made prisoners.
Gen. Banks was severely hurt by some
cavalry troops running against him heavi-
ly in the eide. Col. Ruggles. Pope's Chief
Staff. had his horse shot under him. Two
Of POpe's body guard we're killed.
The I'd Massachusetts, Regiment was 10
the hottest Of the fight and suffered severely.
The 9Th Connecticut, 9th Illinois and 44th
Pennsylvania we're badly cut up. The reb-
/ ell General Winder was wounded. Losses
heavy on both sides-nOt less than 5000
killed wounded and missing on each side.
Some prisoners were taken by both armies.
jackson and Ewell were both present. Re-
/ Inducements to the number of $4,000 reach
ed Lbe rebels last night. About the came
time ours came up. There was some skir.
misbing this morning in front. but the
troops we're 20 exhausted on both sides no
! sariona movements eXDected Generals