Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-11-06
CUMBERLAND, Md Oct. 20.

J Quick, or the 20d lIllnole, 10 take the
Ringgold cavalry and two guns of
Rourk's battery, aud pursue the party
that took the cattle in Hardy county. He
left New Creek last night at dark, and
by rapid march all night he overlook
the enemy at daylight this morning, at
tackled him, and recaptured 10 head of
cattle, and took 16 prisoners and 20
horses b. +. KELLY,
Brig. General.
The rebels who stole these cattle, it
appears, was portion of Stuarts cav
airy. a correspondent of the Wheeling
Press states that they were recaptured
by three companies of Captain Keys
celebrated battalion of Ringgold cavalry
and one section of the Mulligan battery,
Capt. Rourke." They marched dis
lance of forty miles during the night,
and came upon the rebels just az they
had finished their breakfast-thus help
ing them to digest their bacon, if they
had any, but spelling their prospects for
al beef"
Major General Curtis officially dis.
patches from St. Louis, October 90, that
Gen. Schofeld dispatches from Fayette-
vile, Arkansas, that on yesterday at
daylight, Brigadier General Heron with
the LIST Iowa cavalry and 9th Missouri
cavalry, attacked rebel camp four miles
east of that place. Our force was about
l 900 strong, and the rebel force 8 900,
commanded by Col. Cravens, and after
q sharp engagement of an hour, the en-
envy was completely routed, leaving all
his camp cquipage and few wagons.
The loss of the enemy was s left dead
on the field. Our loss was s wounded,
one mortally. The enemy were pursued
for several miles into the Boston noun
tains.
On tile 22d of October, fight occur
red on the Charleston ana Savannah rail
road, in South Carolina, between the
commands of Gems. Brannan and Terry,
the former commanding, and the rebels.
The main body of the troops were landed
under cover of gunboats at Mackay's
Point, distant about fifteen miles from
the railroad, and marched several miles
inland, where the enemy was met in
force equal in number to ours, with four
or five pieces of cannon more than we
had. A sharp fire of an hour drove him
from his position, and making a second
stand at point two miles beyond, he
was again compelled to retreat by our
closely pursuing troops. The rebels
made third stand at the village of Po-
cataligo, taking the precaution to de-
stroy the bridge over the Pocataligo riv-
er, thereby efectually preventing further
pursuit. This victory was not achieved
with out serious loss on our side, and the
fight appears to have been as hotly con-
tested as any on moro extended scale.
While these events were happening with
the main body, Colonel Barton. with $50
men, penetrated to the railroad at Coo
sawhatchie, actually tearing up few Of
the rails and cutting the telegraph wire,
besides firing upon train filed with
troops, killing several, and capturing
stand Of regimcntal colors.
The intelligence from the Army of the
Potomac indicates that active hostil-
ties have at last commenced between the
two great armies. A dispatch from
headquarters Sunday night states that
General Pleasanton on Saturday met a
body of Confederate cavalry at Philmont
and fight ensued, resulting in the
Southern troops falling back three miles
to the town of Union. Sunday morning
Gen Pleasanton renewed the attack,
and being reinforced by infantry the
Confederatos again reiterated, and the
Federal troops occupied the town. The
fighting was mostly done by the artille-
ry, and the loss On the Federal side was
small, while that of the Confederates is
not known. Snickersvile and the Gap
in the mountain bearing the same name
we're occupied by the Federal troops on
Sunday. Two brigades of Confederate
infantry were advancing up the west
side of the mountain at last accounts,
and firing was heard in that direction,
but the result was not known. Heavy
firing was also heard in the direction of
Purcellville on Sunday, believed to be
fight between Gen. Bayard and Gen.
Stuart. The rebels are reported to be
in considerable strength at Uppervillo
and Wheatland, in Fauquier county -
The other towns mentioned above are in