The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06

f. Rarther ParsiegIen ffsn the Battle
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The Tribune's cores
pondsnts latest Trustworthy news from the front
was brought BY . surgeon WHO left Fairfax q ha
at / O'Clock Monday evening and feporteAto
the military Authoritn hseb after nidnight
The ensny vss still pursuing or threatening @
pursue the danking movements. ToGsn. Popes
dispatches Of yesterday morning referred. Gen.
Lee was believed 70 have massed bic troops on
the Little river turnpike, which runs to the
north Of Centerville from Gum Springs through
Germantown and Fairfax @. Il. to Alexandria
Ample preparations have been made to meet
him. and The probabilities ere that there would
be great hassls fought to-day or tomorrow.
The supposition Was strengthened BY telegram
from Fairfax station dated later in the evening
to tie effect that there was heavy firing in the
direction Of Lesaburgh, between which place
and Fairfax station lies Fairfax @. H.
The report brought by other officers who lsft
the front ct IN earlier hour than the Surgeon,
.was that the enemy had fallen back with hia
whole army, for lack Of supplies, being satisfied
With what he had already done-at least feeling
himself unable to accomplish more.
These gentlemen supposed the movement on
our right flank to DO feint, intended to cover
the retreat.
LArER There is little or no doubt that there
was heavy skirmishing between our forces and
the rebels advance and our outposts last night.
The 18th Massachusetts, went into the fight on
Friday with ESQ men; los were killed and wound.
ed The 18th n. 7. went in with S54 men, and
came out with l06 men and 8 officers. The four
other regiments Of this brigade, (Butterhelds,
the 44th and 18th N. T., SD Penn, and 10th
Ns.h:sAu n.,,> Sea <hn aenoo npnnnPti0n.
Butterfeld's brigade had been for two days With
out change of clothes, and went into the fight
in this fatigued condition.
A Tribune correspondent, who went over the
battlefield on Sunday, says our dead lie I'M
touched a. they fell in battle. With the excep-
ton of their caps and shoes he did not see . Gin
gle instsncr among the dead where they hak no
Been rifed. 81 s ri 81.
Many of the rebels were barsfooted. The reb.
el dead and wounded had oil been disposed, and
not single vsstige Of sic4, killed and wounded
remained on the field. Even the struggling SOL
diers did not know where they had been taken
to. They were evidently buried secretly in the
night by negroes, for occasionally in deep =.
vine came across mounds, sometimes 10 or ID
feet square, where their victims had been secret
ed from the gaze If their enemies. .s t,.gs
On Monday morning intelligence was received
At headquarters that the divisions Of Hill and
Longstreet intended 10 appear on our right in
force and cut of our supply trains. To prevent
this contamination the division Of Gen. Reno
vas dispatched by Pope to Fairfax Court House.
It was also deemed prudent to commence the
evacuation of Centerville, to cover our base
of operations, inasmuch as Generals Hill and
Longstreet we're known to be in force some dis
lance towards Washington from the battle field
vdA anA n0nsn kA
front had revealed an anticipated movement in
the same direction BY the enemy. The army Of
Virginia commenced retreating towards Fairfax
Court House on Monday morning at o'clock,
Reno's Division leading and McDowells corps
following. ~
A. Renos Division was pushing its line Of
march, and when within one-half mile Of Fair
fax Court House, . large volley from force
Of riHemen came upon them from the woods
to the right of the road. This occurred at 4 p.
m. The rebel force Was detachment from Gen
Hills Division, and was commanded by General
Stuart The volley was almost entirely receiv'
ed by Gen. Stevens brigade, composed OF the
28th Mass, 9th Michigan, 50th Pa, l06th Pa,
and 18th New York. $3.50 s3
Reno and Stevens Immediately formed their
commands in line Of battle to repel the attack.
Gen. Stevens rode up and down his line, gal
lantly rallying his men, but was interrupted BY
repeated volleys from an unseen foe, unable to
cope with them in the position they then held
Gen. Stevens ordered his men to fix bayonets
and charge them out Of the woods.
This order was CALAMITY responded to by bis
men who pressed the enemy and drove them
before them With great slaughter. While thus
charging Gen. Stevens was hit with minnie
ball and instantly killed, but not until the enc.
my had been routed. Capt. Stephens son Of
the General was also wounded in the hand
Kearneys batteries now opened on the rebel
forces, cansing great havoc among them. Skir.
mishing was kept up for about three hours
when the the enemy retrested aud the train
passed on on. The enemy's loss was heavy.