The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-13
LAST NIGHTS REPORT.
Additional particulars of the
Culpepper Fight = Union
Troops badly crowded--0f-
ficers wounded-Rebels re-
treat across the Rapidan-
Artillery and Cavalry in
Pursuit-Brilliant Exploit
of Gen. Buford-S Southern
News.

Z WASHINGTON, august lZ.-AccOunts
from Culpepper, dated yesterday, speaking
of Saturdays fight, says that SO heavy was
the fire to which our comparatively small
number of men was exposed, that the only
wonder is that the entire command was not
completely annihilated at the end of half
an hour, instead of our bringing off so
large portion of cur force. The prisoners
report that their own troops were moved
down by our FIRE like grass. Three times
were they reinforced.
By fresh regiments and brigades, and
when our troops retired, they were too
much crippled 10 pursue in the open ground.
The prisoners also report that the heavy
guns used by the enemy were of recent,
English manufacture, with English fixed
ammunition. We lost but one gun which
was LETT behind In ditch spiked, several of
the horses being killed. The gun was not
lost 10 changing our position for the night,
but under the fire of the enemy's sharp
shooters.
Col. Chapman of the 9Th Mass, was shot
| shot in the breast. .--
Lieut. COL Stone fell with many wounds
Major Blake also fell wounded and is a.
prisoner if alive. Adjr. Smith is wounded
or dead.
Major Savage of the I'd Mass, is believed
to be killed, as well as many of the Cap
tains and LieuteDants belonging to the reg
iments. DR.. Leland was shot in the eye.
Tue casualties in the other regiments are
not yet heard of definitely. By tomorrow
u list of the missing will be obtained.
Capt. Geo. Jannell, OF Gen. Princes staff,
was shot in the breast and MORALLY woun-
ded.
T1e 2sth Pennsylvania escaped with
out loss, having been detailed TO guard a
signal station, eight or tea miles south of
the battle field early in the day. They re-
turned yesterday, escortiug safely the sig
nal officers, without being compelled to
! pass near the enemy's pickets
! On-Sunday night, about 10 o'clock, Gems.
4 Pope aud Banks were in conference in the
rear of our advanced batteries. A band of
rebel cavalry charged in the mos, during
manner through the woods uron our front
on the group. The discharge of muskets
aud the whisIlng of balls gave them timely
notice of the approach of the rebels.
They speedily mounted their horses, and
a regimant of infantry fred volley at the
approaching rebels, checking their charge,
and probably saving both commanders. r
Gen. Buford, with his cavalry command,
arrived AT Culpepper yesterday from Madi-
son. Previously 10 bis departure, he made
reconnaissance to the Rapidan river, he
found a force of the enemy south, but more
north of the river.
A telegraphc dispatch, dated to-day, says
all was quiet last night and this morning,
Col. Donnslly is alive, but in sinking
condilen. Other wounded officers are gen.
rally doing well.
CuLPEPPER, Va, August 1.-THE cav
airy brigade under General Buford made q
descent on Madison Court House on Tues.
day last. They found that the rebels had
been there, but had left They made re-
connossauces in every direction and met
the rebel pickets on every road.
On the 7th iHst., our pickets on the road
TO S,annardsville had a skirmish, losing
one killed and three woInded. ish
Ga the 9Th the lst Maryland Regiment
J had another skirmish on the Orange Court
House road, in which they had FIVE killed,
four wounded ADD about dozen prisoners.
They we're then reinforced by the LIST Mich
igan, when tue rebels were driven back to
\ the Rapidan. strong reconnaissance was
:. made on the same evening to the Rapidan
i on the Orange road, and skirmlsh was
1 going on without loss, when orders came
f:cra General Buford to return to Madison
! 4 Court House. The party got back at six
o'clock on the morning. of the 9th inst,
and found every thing prepared for re-
iIeat towards Sperryviile, as the rebels
were approaching in every direction.
The party reached Woodsvills in safety,
) and there camped. Subsequently they
pushed on, and arrived at Culpepper Mon.
i day night The escape of this brigade is
considered almost miraculous as they we're
> surrounded on almost every side. Many
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