The New York herald., 1862-09-03
THE BATTLE OF RICHMOND, XIV.
rwo rnou.s.d Union Troop. Capture,

rwo ThousEnd Union Troops Capturea.
From the 81 ennati Gazette, a sept. IL
d,spa ch received nt the headquarters Of this
fsrHe rtneni by 81 cr Gneral Wright NJ late hour 90
tuday voning, uncing that 1qht had taken
rce between the forccs under General Nelson and those
ssscr Gcncr j Kirby SMITH near Richmond, Ky and
sa4t &c Nc.son had becn taken prisoner.
lnstne despatch Mas rccesved OF still later hoir
fren, Gene al Seson himself, ICyortlng severe engage
nssl which all tlc forcts under his command hd
80. ans s s say hs. ses aeSazed nor
sovcroy, but not Dangerously wounded and that he
- his way this city
sne Lew Wallace, who has bcrn ~ tins city Cor sevc
raj dapt past snnounci tue TACT of the fight, the
wonndr of General NciS4 ana stating that he would
erscced Lexington la the morning, aud asking him 70
blIow sTbs note. beli ive General Wallace failed TO
fsoc,ye ~ t a late hour on Sunday morning.
Grnsta Wright paid . visit 10 Camp Drnulsos al "a
early ho A yesterday morning. and having feturnod 20
.he CRY, leSt covia ia Il nine A. on special train
for Lexipr which pace he rokchcd about Ave o'clock
roonel Gsss Aosing B~isaAcr Gcasr who va, !, m.
fbt e. t.hgI spaned yesterday Governor Nor
% indiana chat Colonel Topping OF tho Seventy rs,
lsdi.na. mad l.on kae and that The ssverai regiments
Indiana yhc were engaged had suffered severely
AAe S1Ig for ssrxcnw and nurscs.
EstaTnor MfgtSa At crsered special train for
usviie, aud WITH number ef surCcors nurses and
Sssp.a surps. liz Indianapolis a, yesterday FOR
Loaix lie un hs wy 70 Lancaster and Richmond, Ky
a.sm2 ~, s.siinS sst crncrai Nelson lad Icf sv e,'1
ecsIiraiu Tor ClsinnatF. and tb1 he would arrive
ssre ~ sght NJ ~as also said that I've Other trains
AZ the inliing stock n the rUid south OF Pare had
e.ri, ordered 20 tnvMiMgn for Ha ETY..
fhc special irsi wiki General Ncleor arrived sto-.t
eight o'clcca last evening aud ttat officer vas me. al
tho olo; ~ targ Andsrson Fsq, who escorted iu 80
~ gcsilcnce.
osscra NcisSn was aucarsg scveraly with his wound
wtce IS sk nnr in,Asa, hal having psssed through
thr gf,ln II n 1T Ls'lcrsl dangrrus.
Prom gen,l@aain who ea tLe bsille sr0upd sl roir
sep,k Ss'urary AfcTrNoas and down on the
. eia train t!If 40 fSt ttneril Nsecu, we obtained
tho iuieVjng arNseas OF The engagement Up 70 tho
boar NJ his iclattur,c
tln tho trnooE ~ friday the enemy, under ceIera
ki py Saltl. suaasNs 70 tc coo II 900 strong
drove III our cafa.ry packets, who stationed ont
some distance in camp, and the whole force a Colonel
n ndy and Co 81 Msoat's cavalry retreated 20 the
eamp llps. about n'c nile a,e hilt from Ricbmond
General M,nsoh. tery uelonsl 81 the lenih Indiana
hst tbe furuos u,sg hs co.enard IN the absence OF
gcara Nelson, who Mas AZ LcsAgton nq ~ the
rwut h. tteeBtb Siey eSts, Sssy ninth aud seventy.
ard liIaud tho Nin4y llih Dhis snd ElghLsa IL ke.
r.ky at,l ihc cavalry Of tojngts Mandy aid MelnIr,
f.rned "a line ~ bate. And advncevd mile ana 4 III
the road, when We el'n9 ~ si'dht ~ the euemit
cav Try breaking o 10 the lcii ~ ibo rood Wo there
forged 10 TIE lie 0l battle si the artillery, which con
srnd D, Ave Iieuss pTor The peoaa nera nj orre
sal,rab.rel atd after throwing few shells the enemy
ss eltsi rapidly ws rapisroi one piece of artillery
I .sa l nlahcr a. blarkste and aceo gsslncnis,
We the advanced ~ the road aier them g.
vos sr-vrle, ard b.rc b,ycrn;kcd for the nieht
Mst,als osv.,ry was sat 0ut to ecs bow lar tho
-s~ny sss ssae, sfo same w riih them tsyen mlee