Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-08-13

A battle took place on Saturday between
Gen. Banks forces and Jackson, but with
out any material result:
HEADQU ARrERs, 6 miles below Culpeper. Va. |
August 10, 1862.
A battle was fought yesterday between
General Banks and Stonewall jackson.
General Bayard, of General McDowellPs
corps, with his cavalry brigade, had been en-
gagged before in the extreme advance, near
the Rapidan river, in skirmishing and man
euvring, taking some prisoners, and ending
with slight loss, battling the efforts of a
large force to surround and cut him of.
Yesterday morning he was engaged for
some hours before Gen. Banks came up. and
with four regiments of cavalry, the lst Penn
sylvania. lst Maine, lst Rhode Island, delayed
and embarrassed the enemy's advance.
The rebels, under Jackson and Ewell, had
crossed the Rapidan in force, and their ad-
vance guard, $4,000 strong, was attacked by
Gen. Banks yesterday afternoon, about six
miles south of Culpeper Court House.
The fight was almost wholly with artillery
at first, but the infantry became engaged
about six o'clock, and determined and bloody
contest followed.
General Banks right wing, under General
Williams, suffered severely.
The rebel position was in the woods, while
the troops which attacked them were obliged
to cross an open ground.
1t was not till about O'Clock that it be
came evident that the rebels were attacking
US in force. Previous to that there had been
rather desultory cannonading.
The whole rebel force suddenly attacked
US in overwhelming numbers at all points.
Nearly all their regiments had full ranks.
At II O'Clock Gen. Pope arriv ed on the
field from Culpeper, accompanied by Gen.
Mcdowell, with part of McDowell's Corps
The battle was then substantially over,
General Banks holding the ground that he
had occupied at the beginning.
After the arrival of General Pope there was
an artillery contest, continuing at intervals
till nearly Il o'clock. The night was un-
usually clear and the moon full.
The rebels planted battery against Nc.
DowelPs centre. where Generals Pope and
Banks were, bringing both of them under
fire. The Generals and their staff were so
near the rebel lines that sudden charge
of the rebel cavalry was made from the woods
quarter of mile off, apparently with view
to capture them.
The attempt was repelled by vigorous
fire from McDowelps troops, and the generals
and their stats left the field under cross
fire from the rebels and their own troops.
The fire of the rebel batteries was after
wards silenced.
General Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops
to the front to take the place of General
Banks exhausted columns.
The enemy did not renew the attack except
by artillery.
Our troops were under arms and in position
all night.
Gen, Banks vas on the field throughout
the action and constantly under fire. His
handling of bis troops and personal gallantry
is highly praised by his officers.
1t was expected that the fight would have
been renewed on Sunday, but the heat was
SO intense and both sides SO exhausted, that
the day passed quietly with the exception
of skirmishing along the front.
The Pennsylvania regiments engaged in
the battle were the 4th (or lst Cavalry, 4Gth
10th. l09th, lllth. Col. Callis' com
pany of Zouaves d'Afriqne waG also engaged.
We have no list Of the billed in these regt.
WOUNDED
Brig Gen. John y. Gcary, arm amputated.
Col. II. S. Shamrock. l09 regiment.
Col Joseph F. Knipe, 10th regiment.
Major Matthews, 46th regiment, arm re.
ported amputated.
Lieut.. L. w. Rall>ton, 109th regiment.
Major Louis Ii. Pelouze, Regulars.
Capt. Trotter, l, l07th regiment.
Adjutant Boyd, 4Gth regiment
Sergt. VIM. Hanes, B, 10th regiment.
Corp. A. Baum, E, 10th regiment.
Allen NJ. Kreps, 4. 10th regiment.
Fl. NJ. Signor, G, 4Gth regiment.
j. KiIlinger. D, 10th regiment.
B. Brines, E, 10th regiment.
W. Mccarthy, B, 10th regiment.
Benz Huber, D. 10th regiment
E. L. Fisk, B, 10th regiment
John A. Rockwell, B, 10th regiment.
VIM. Cline, E, 10th regiment
Ellis Mccarthy. C, 10th regiment.
John Manton. F, 46th regiment
John Craig, F, 46th regiment.
Edward Riley, 10th regiment.
A. M. Mcdonald, G, lst cavalry.
j. Goode. D, 10th regiment.
c. G. Gallery, lC7th regiment.
Anthony Coyle, /, 10th regiment.
Albert Laird, lst cavalry.
Jesse Ale xander, Company @. First Penn.
sylvania Cavalry, was killed, during a recent
skirmish near the Rapidan river.
The recent e-occupation of Malvern Hill
by Gen. Mcclellan appears now to have been
merely reconnaissance in force, as no attempt
has been made to hold the position perman-
emily. The rebel army moved out from Rich
mond by three roads and concentrated near
the Hill on Wednesday. Gen. Hooker with
drew his forces that night and returned to his
former encampment. Much more Importance
appears to have been given to the affair than
it merited, and the public has been misled by
the loudsounding announcement that " the
Army of the Potomac had resumed the of
fensive."
The talarranh from San Eranciscn fnrn;shos os