New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-19
rrx. POPE's CAMPAIGN ON TIE
HAPPAHANNOCk.
r,u. rl;,roy,s OmcinI Report.
HRADQrAKTgIts lSDEPRsDsNr BriGANE,
GsEP NEhK F0KT ETHAN ALLES. VA.

tste Of our departure from WoOdvile, Va, Aug Q,
1862
corps moved in the direction OF Culpepper arriving
AT that Vlace aiout ueXt morning. AT p. M same
dav received nrders 10 march Immediately In the
direction Of Cedar Mountains, FROM which direction
heavy f.iuq had been heard ali the AFTERNOON.
ns-,i1 took the advance. II wing marched three
miles aud finding the road blocked mp 10y ainbu-
Isnces and sta1g-rs from The battlefield, started
ahead with iy cavalry detachment three COM auies
OF the Isl Vieuis), leaving my infantry and artll-
Iery 10 make The bes of their way TO toward the
front.
Arriving at p. m. at the front on finding every
thing in coni1sion, ordered my cavalry into line
under the protection cfte woods nearest the enemy,
mud advanced alOre 10 reconboiter. Fifteen minctes
had scarcely ELAPSED when q battery Of the enemy
suddenly opened with great precision npon TIE
J.muant o bank g corps posted Oh my night. The
enemy ffe had been directed by several large fires
Ieanhg brilliantly among Banks's batteries. The
result Was general stsmIede--iniantry cavalry,
aud All iiury retrealng in the greatest disorder
eudeavor,d 70 rally EN-, al first without success,
but finally succeeded in arTesting battery OF two
aud some cav y, which brought back 10 their old
posiuon on Tie road al the same time throwing my
cavalry across on q { saue side.
Shortly after t Of B1nkss batteries having re.
treated TO afe 90 lion 10 the lett OF tie road aud
behind us rep pd,d 10 the eoemy's guns, the hnas
CLOSING IL abCut fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, fearing
that my husa'lv--'wH rrh inoDts Ot winch had Teen
thrown dcruss the ROAD 20 'Op Tue ttfluc DdsS
their be.dloDe feiI ea'nil bit be delayed too Ions
dispatched ci uy aiis 10 hurry 1t forward with
ders 10 push before tbem al toe etrealing column
81 possible. They immediately pressed forward and
alter much lslOr eAcauped them about y. No., III
The position hTsi selected the orepagt OF the even
ing Having posted pickets at suitable distance
on our trout allowed the nIen 10 resi- upon their
arms.
Suadoy l0t.-Sill holding position in advance
Of the cct's threw forward line Of ssllnishers,
So. x.afla Irpltf
Iiey founa enemy sill nis err backed by their
whole force, slfougly pOrteo III tie woods. a0out
8U yars III front oI as. Here they skIHi7ned uhli
about moon ths enemy occasionally firing upon them
by companies; Whenever this occurred would send
few sssl 6t0Ong theu, causing TIER sudden WIN
dTawal. DwIE, lie Afternoon NY sklrmlsheis
drove the enemy out Of the woods. following them
some tbree-icarths VI "a ID lie. About p ~ cent
out my cavalry 10 reconnoi.er anu II possible to
allow the auiLUitICes 20 bring OF some Oh our
wounded L. tins Hey quite successful, bring
ing off about 100 TIE cavalry bad, III the meaDtiue,
approached Ga within D yards a the enemy hnes
without Aiag iber ire, and having asceftdlued
t4eir rOsj .ion withdrew 10 cur lines.
On tie orning OF the 18th, it being determined
TO take cur 81, I'D and wounded of the field, was
ordered u advtGce my brigade TO cover our ambu-
lsuces snd wo king psities. accordingly sent for
~auO my three companies OF caNhly followed 10y
NY infantry. TIE cavalry, upon arriving AZ the
Oushiit- o. he WOOD halted, hudlng a cad OF euI
strong cavll toice OF under the direction oi
Gen. B,y4.Id | lien rode forward, followed by
several ambulsuess which l sent back loaded with
Our NoGLOed.
About al hour hid been thus occupied, when /
ntofn ed G & OF trace had been sent in by the
enemy. AID at the same Tine received reques from
Gen. B,gar0 20 al ED CO.. ference with the Rebel
Gen. stuart reiaise 20 the cessation OF hostihues,
for he purpose OF attending 10 the dead and wound
ed Of both sres. IN sIInisiice until 2 P. IL. was
finally agreed GpOn, Dat was atterward by mutual
consent, rXteCdsd to tn evening".
A ree0unulfsauce on the morning Of the 18th found
the enemy al viii drawn during the night, in The
direction of the Rapidan yer. l fol ed them al
rapidly VS. possible az soou ss this was sscertained
ba, only succeeded III discovering their rear guard
cavalry ~ ial 1st HSse advances some 81
able on ace unt OF the previous heavy raius, ell
camped my brigade upon It's bAnk aud awai'e
ordeEs.
On tie morning OF tie 18Th finding Crooke
Cr,sk aud Robinson River fordable for NY cavalr
aud artillery, | crossed my infantry On singh
bridges hastily constructed
NDeD about So yards south Of Robinson's River
wac Obliged 10 al. my brigade with the excep
fion Of the csvslry, Oh the bank OF a narrow vi,
deep creek emptyiug into Robinson IS River. Til,
bottom of tlis creek where IL crossed the road wa
composed Of mud worn intO deep holes thus render
lug IL impossible for NY artillery In the course
two hours had thrown across it bridge stron,
enough to sustain my heaviest guns party Of ny
cavalry which bad IN The mean lime recobnotereC
far The Raj idau River. some five miies bey gu,
"A
cite shore.
Having crossed The bridge, ] proceeded about
quarter Oi d nile 10 Where was ord red TO halt
5or TIE day. About 2. H., when about to Josi my
pickett for tie ri.ht re eived orders 10 iall ba
to the position bad left IN the morning. ! accord
ingly wnbdrew my bngade, with the exception Of
the cavalry aud one section OF artillery, which left
in 8 favorable pO-itlOn.
From the evening of the 18Th to the 10th remained
in camn Oh the banks % Crooked Creek, nothi-g Of
fmpor ance occurring during the interval, excepting
the ca Jture tie l6 by party OF Rebel cav4lry
Of a lieutenant ana three priyates picket duty
belong TO the 30 Va, belonging to nay brigade
AT p. IN. on the 18Th re, eived orders to prepare
20 id back isras Sulphur Syringe the enemy iav
tug be IN reported, advancing IN great force from
Riclmoni. 1 had my brigade ia readiDess 10
move, and remained under arms until receipt o.
orders to move at our Dext moroing-the troops in
the rear OF POpe's hole command having required
ell night 10 Withdraw.
Ausust i9-MaTched all day, passing through Cul-
PEPPER and eucampiug al midnight aoout four lie.
north Of that zee on the Salpher Springs road. On
tie ZDth at daylight resumed march toward Sulphur
Springs. reached there al P. IN, without any signs
OF the enemy in our rear.
August II Started ibis morning at g. taking the
advance Of The corps, in the direction Of the Kappa
hammock Station, TO re-ehiorce Banks and Mcdowell
who bad thus far prevented the eneny fro cross
tug the nver at tina, point, and found heavy ar
tillery engagement going on. We arrived about
noon, and were orDered 20 rest near Gen. PoDe's
Headquarters until position iii the iielo could he
sss gned O. me. About y. M, / was ordered 10
sdydIlce toward TIE river and take position on tie
right Of Kings division. After sdvsncog about
half NH NY brigade was divided, yourself Gen
erai taking two re-. msnts along the road, moving
.wnd Tie other TWO through the fields. a small
squas Of Rebel caval,y, WHO had been watching
car movements from the ,dge Of tue woods Ill front
OF us, led on approach.
Up,n arriving at the edge Of the woods In front
bsr.o my COLUMN ana allowed the sharpshooters
A.kar .f.YA Esaa..