, 1862-08-28
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
TIE CONTEST ON THE RAPPA-
HAMMOCK.
Desperate Attempt to Turn our
Position.
INTERESTING DETAILS Of 1HE SK!R-
kiiSHES.
FoUR rAYs SEVERE FIGHTING.
DEATH OF GEN. B0HLEH.

Especial Correspondence n. 7. Tribune.l
FIRST rA1's sKIRM1sH, WEDNESDAY.
On Wednesday, the 20:h iust., about IL
o,clccg, the rebels drove in OUR ca7a.rE rlcscts
at the river, in the neighborhood O: Brandy
Station, between Cu!pepper and the Zap"
The cavalry OF the Lat Penosyl-
ya1,ia charged upon the emmy, killing seven
or eight, Gnd drove them back into the WOODS.
SECOND DAY.
On Thursday morning, five regiments of the
enemy. caY5lry and infantry crossed TIC river
On portoou bridge, which they had bnat
during the previous night, between the Nap
Wslk pg into the masked batteries Of Grn. 81
gel, which opeBed upon them With canister
and grape, moving them dom by scores. 1t
Is reported that no less than i0o Of the tnamI7
were killed and wounced, aud , ,9oo captnr:d.
The remainder rG:reated in great confusion
across the river. We had some Killed and |
wounded, bat Our loss WAS very slight.
THIRD DAY. !,
Oo Friday, about Q O'Clock in the iao:aiag,
several tf cur batteries openrd upon tae ea-
envy from, this side Of the river, IN IL: Neigh
torhood Of the KapEabanpock Railroad
Brjige. The rebels lied il co'st' Fna:lon 70
ftc Wooe, ihr second shell bUrstI.1s on t2c OF
tn.lr batteries, Al,ling and EvonnainE 'irg'.
nruhe. Ahou: j o'clock in the af'e:a1ssn
Ge,..,al siyel ordered Coiouei kr:: saaowsky
{acting b7jggditr) 10 cross the river with MS
| brigade. IT. did %, and f.roEs the en:l;;,s
1,iclcss in. Ahovt Til: ti.ce, Generals sig'7l,
| Et1.orz, aid 4solslen crossed .vGr IN Isfsoa
| II was IL: 18th. .3ennsJiyas.ia :, 4lch dro7e i!
! mir rlcsets. The ltl1er 1ere fei:.fore%@,
! ard With overwhelming nu;n. n.~r5 :'.*::a'f't1
| II an avslanche upon the t4;h, ws;ich ~ us
| turr was driven back. 1t is reported that the
! c!ter regiments composing lie bllgade "sr<:
I scouting in another direction, and coGl! 10:
arrive ii t,ulc to support it. This -ez;fo't'S
| wH* d1iYcU with cnn'usl1n tu tt4t r.Nf. N':Fc
o ru1nher Jumped in an5 v-ero dE?Naeu: s.
| OILERS werE ehLt w:.slt> swimming II he
w.ter, 4 large number Of then *rT- also
paadc prisoners. Tlt ttGcr rcglole1s.S oI the
brigade fell back to the river, which they
eros SD in SAFELY til GoGl@u Ey.5 struck lc
tn. breast hy rife ball, while enn3ureg!a :
tn. 14th il ,.seir rctrtat. liz :'''ie
three charges against overwhelming nu'n" -
and ttsa7 whit IL .t1e act Q: il!h;Es LIT iit: ~
with lis Ewo1d rsissd in the air. and ',ttsF 'is
the Mor11s, STONE On boys = l2-S ~
them once rsore!'' he was sho1 y. :hs
bryast, @ Is stat.d above, aud Instantly szpice4.
Another h7ayc man also 7c:lFel h:S d4tso
, | wound, While Capt Buell. Of :ha 15t :r .iltHT; :;
rese1ye was sheli;ug the rebels ffo1n as oat.
, te1y, shell from the enemy nursF directly
il two places Dy it, Tut from tho ei1=ct; Q
THIS be lnixht have recovered if his horst EaS
. not been Instantly killed, which falling u:soi
i, hitr, lrfiicls lutcraa lajurie5 20 ssvest, i1a
y he expired ten hours Afterwards LIS roc:
: honore. Capt. Buell. eas very pre,r1ai''::
yourg officer.
: cd alone in the T4th Pennsylvania is over 1lo
FOURTH OAK.
:, as carly as 4 o'clock in the forenoon, On
J astN.eEy, Ill along 1he whole line, opsnsd ul:o
J. the enemy FROM this side OF IN: happ9Gaat : At
" r:ck. The firing first commenced d, '7 By
, tou Station, and soon extended a!'rS tE
le whole line Of The left wing. The ene'n
J. promptly replied. For several hours this TEL
:, rifc tlr1ng continued on both sides. and vi
t. pros'obly the heaviest artillery aaSi cS'
D. fought On this continent. By . clock IN Il
- forenoon, the firing somewhat abated OF 90
"a sidte, un,il it finally stopped as If by 1nutn
G. aereemen1. Shell was fired almost ato5e'h
l., ffcu b,1h sides, though now and then i sol
N sa"t; ard rnmor adds, piec5s 81 Fali1oaa ~
IT sre]ls Of the rebels. The haopaf'anno
- b1ldgc on the Orange and Alexandra ra'lre
d Was blown up and destroyed, after haftsna
n brigade hnd Itasstd over-
II, FURTHER AND LATER PARTICULARS,
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday last, +
I'd regisnent Csited States starpshooferSrC
11l- ! TIE bank uf the Klppaaanuoc9. During
49, whole Of tile shelliug, tue shaEpshootcfs 81
5u p>rted our batteries and did terrible cNe:at II
ire among The enemy. 0u Fsi7ay aftc:nooE
| COMPANY Ut IEIE1 E.4ftllt C1pcSSH +11t ~
as ne:.r the centre, to the right ct tae Rl:'pah:
At mock Station, the S14flsl.ooters ds1nouau
-, al hut four Of tile wi.ole company. LIZ
ao- swectscr, of company F, Of this regime
ace captured a rebel captain, Que ct TIE I,ag
v;1 The l4:h Brooklyn Of the same tri4
as during the three days. Their loss vas II
m sryt re-l,4.l,,.; eight or nine ki,' l. aua f
ft;evI; to twenty ~o2anaed. :. reo:l. :
:co f;,la 1hs;1 guns pieces OF rod aud ra''r
ad- i7pr, broken into small PARTICLES I1:c'1
,o- winch were picked ar OF H.: tiei!.
~" III. Friday attcrEo IN Chai .llin D4T2er OF
| re-: i1lvut was surrouuG,:d ty tirc u theytn
a,;tl brayely tonight lns way !h:,a@a II
DL.sug tie Engagement lie ::s re2, 'r'sd t. u
th3s sl.t i ur or iiv> Ut thv stv}s. iris Is moi
Sap h's for | some w tine been cnled lie il tht
not e.la,,;:r'
. BE- About O'Clock in the afternoon the
,a,d New .er:cy, in covering the retrosrside NJ:
@~11 ulent TT the HaTrs cayatry, checking the II
hfee irg sqradrons Of the enemy hy Their
: in rhe hvis asun2, the dust caused ey tha r.
icts. charging risirg in such quantities that
49,. were u1l;,h1e to sec our sRirtnlshers, y
7n'o' t:s.lr 1cading squadrops went do*n IS
1or nl.n L desperate hand to hand Gglt
1stin | ensucd, in which the commanding: uf1ic ::
,>a,,+ the rebel cavalry was shot by Lieut..
eoae karge Of the 1st New jersey cavalry.
l up rvt,tl was seen to tall. After charging thr;
auun. the e1euy, thty found that their reserves
gard ocen Used 70 snrposi me aasI,s t Gasm.s
uotH woods without forming into live. Or
Major otter side Lieut.. Col. Karge, with Adj,
x3asken ard two or three meu, su-f,ci:
party Of the rebels aud charged them, DR.
tne1u back into the woods. While retr.
a PISTOL vas fred by one ot the party, tl.
'sleeS taking effect in the ieg Of Lieut. Col
Afri- III lie this regiment was rcsr:at;as, q
/. tine ditch teiI1g IN thtr course net"Ge1i o1'
fura- a ',t 0~T Taa ana,nrr,e-. eInse >,ohind
nelts ! q; tefu-e they SIM how nalttcrS Stood
Use IS c, MD check lueir horses, plunged in
~ r.- ! them. II is not known what followed
ss none Of the men returned, nut 1t t.
snaIo1 posed tl;a' they were taken prisoners.
gre1t- tt. I'd bail 'lit'u Of TIE lst New Jersey c.
snsss, made iar'r i4nas cEia1Ge. tne SE'ued was
text, car.ir,s ,,,ns s;cw;n- t1e tytant II
arc of | loss.
vARzors INTERESTING PART1cy'LAn*
A ep:. nd;ts s!!ot WAS r.adc By the ha:!
the 1st Main, on Saturday afternoon At
u :, o'c}n4k, near :.a:'pall t:aoc'1 S?l1ioH.
Aeos' seeu 10 burs: directly aulopg resira
the enen'ys infantry. scattering the 7
trch;u, ait directions. Officers wisc sry-.lasses
OF get the elect, ard juee:.a tha+ iron ten to
lned pcre instantly klfl"o, ano much large
.na4ud- I bct wounded.
, cnal. Scycr.I of oar wou1ded Of the last fc
igalicr | baye been sent to Alexandra and Nashi
er cec- About forty yer: sent 70 the torlnc
ice eS- t:uin Bc1Nou yCSscluA} ny "tI5',
OF the ti.bty-,n1cc Of the wounded in the ba:
him. Two weeks ago aye nov ct Cul2cppeT.
On Saturday afternoon last, Gen.
full force arrived at Narrcnton. The,
Eeste!n on tie right, betwe Sisel's comma
eI W Kings division. They were net puTs
stoa u 1te enemy, and on the news oftlelr AZ
Z ain1ss to that Village the whole rebel force OF
aSo, ~ which theu Held it, made oil il double
- Warrcnton WIS then occupied by our
~ sufficient Of whom will probably ret
l. | ketrit.
sl3055 Nine or ten buildings, mostly used
# which eHment storage, at Rsprahann ocE
to NcT We're destroyed b5 fire. on Saturday af
= 600 to pst"een two and three O'Clock, as vel
the government property which could
Of Gen. | rtmtSen, consisting Of corn, oat:. la,
small quantity ct amnnrltIoo.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Of staff THREE DAYS DESPERATE r1GuT1H
u1ent of VICTORIOUS 1t ALL po{Hrs-a
ON Port NARRATIVE.
perBonal .f,a,+o.,c-donrr of The X. T-3hr
WASHINGTON, .. c., aug. a. 1862
ng. lust returned from the lines Of our
will leave the Rarpalannock, and bring parei
-,norroT) the progress Of affairs up to saturd
On Mon neon.
,e not. to By "Wednesday noon the retreat Of
Detroit I from the Rapidan TO the Rappab2nl
brought it to The banks Of the Lat
ard tie Ttar guard, composed In par
oAT CAP Ha1ch's brigade of cavalry, were just
ounce the dy Station (the first on the railfoa
raez19 OF Kapp4hannocE Bridge), when the
the Nav the rebel pursuing columns first