The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-15

typhoid fever, at Springfield. Mean
while The army Of the frontier is under
the command Of the senior officer OF the
division.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Recent recon-
nOissances indicate that two divisions OF
rebel cavalry are between the Rappahan-
mock and Rapidan, and one division in
the vicinity of the old battle ground of
Cedar Mountain, under command Of Gen,
ID. III. Hill.
General Hampton's Legion, consisting
of a brigade of cavalry from Stuarts
division, was between Little Washington
and SpefrySiIle yesterday, and the artil-
lery with him yesterday morning shelled
the camp of the 9Th Illinois cavalry.
General Wilcox promptly moved his
division TO the support of Averill, whose
entire brigade was but short distance
from him. General Averill being i'll,
Colonel Farnsworth, of the 9Th Illinois,
now commands the brigade.
General Taylor, with brigade Of in
fantry from General Ricketts, division,
now commanded by General Griffin, has
occupied the village of jefferson, four
miles from the Rappahannock on the road
from Warrentdh Springs TO Culpepper.
The following is from your special
correspondent at Warrenton, dated last
evening:
General Burnside's staff has rot yet
been announced, but it is understood
that he retains his own personal staff,
and the department staff Of General
Mcclellan, including Adjutant- General
Seth Williams and Lieutenant Colonel
Hardie Major General Park will con-
tinue to be Major General Burnsides
Chief of Staff This gives very general
satisfaction for this most responsible po-
sition is hardly second to that of the
Commanding General. He is believed to
possess peculiar fitness.
The feeling throughout the army to-
wards Gen. Burnside is very warm and
cordial. Thirty of our regular cavalry,
under Lieut.. Ash, I'd dragons, went out
foraging ten miles to the south yestor-
day, encountering whole squadron Of
the 9th Virginia rebel cavalry They
made brilliant charge through it led by
Lieut.. Ash, who received a sabre cut in
the head and two bullets, but, who ut
terly routed and put to fight the supe-
riOr rebel force. Lieut.. Ash was engage
ed in a desperate hand TO hand conflict
with the rebel Captain whom he had al
ready run through with his sabre, when,
just as his foe was firing a revolver,
with the muzzle at his heart, one of his
men shot him dead and preserved his
life. Our loss in killed and wounded
was 8-rebel loss IA. The rebel force is
on our immediate front their army is
massed at Culpeppcr
Gen. German has gone to Washington.
1t is reported that he will be assigned to
a division in the West, under Mai. Gen.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Commits
sion on the surrender of Harper's Ferry
have reported that Colonel Thomas II.
Ford, of the 32d Ohio volunteers, con-
Quoted the defence of Maryland Heights
without ability, abandoned his position
without sufficient cause, and has shown
throughout such a lack of military
capacity as to disqualify him in the
estimation of the Commission for COM
mand in the service. The said Colonel
Ford, by direction Of the President, is
dismissed from the service of the United
States.
Second The Commission having re-
ported that the behavior of the i26th
New York infantry was disgraceful, and
that Major VIM. II. Baird, for his bad
conduct ought TO be dismissed the
said Major Baird, of the 10th New
York infantry, is, by the direction of the
President, dismissed from the service of
The United States. t.f.e
Third. The Commission having re-
ported that Brigadier- General Julius
White, of the United States volunteers,
acted with dncided capacity and cour-
age, and meets our appreciation, and hav-
ing no charge against the conduct of the |
subordinate officers brought before the
Commission, they are released from ar
rest, and are ordered to report for duty. |
BY order OF the Secretary Of War.
T.. ID. TOWNSEND A. A.G.