Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-28
Sunday, August 24, 1852.
WARRBNToN JUNoTIoN.

WARRENToNi JUNCTION.
Sunday, August "a, 1862.
1 sent you yesterday very meager ac-
count of an attack upon the railroad train
at Catlett's Station. On my arrival here
this morning at IL O'clock, learned the
full particulars of the raid, with the ex-
ception of the names of our wounded,
which it was impossible to get and send
you with this account, by this mail. The
particulars are as follows:
On Friday night, about 81 o'clock, while
a train of cars loaded with sick and woun
ded men was on switch at Catlett's Sta
ton, about two miles above here, it was
fred upon by Stuart's rebel cavalry, and
the engineer, Mr.. George Thompson, COM
manded to surrender. He answered by
Jumping off the train, and was followed by
three or four others, among them sick
soldier. The latter was shot through the
heart and dropped dead. Where the fire.
man was | am unable to learn, but
brakeman sprang upon the engine and put
on full steam. Before the train was be-
yond their reach two broadsides were tired
into it, and the rebels continued firing as
long as it was within sight. The engineer
made his appearance at Warrenton juno
ton yesterday morning, when he was ar
rested. HIS account is that he jumped on
with the intention of reversing the switch
aud running back to Warrcnton Junction,
hut the train moving off, he hid in the BUSH
es all night, and in the excitement escaped.
They next rode into the camp of the LIST
Pennsylvania Bucktail rifles, Lieut. Colonel
Kane commanding in person. The Buck
tails numbered l25 men, and were detach-
ed from their regiment as body guard to
Gems Pope and Mcdowell. They were
compelled to fee to the woods. but not nn-
til they had emptied their rifles, and re-
loading again and again, fired from their
| arnbuscade, killing several and woundlng
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who died this morning. Five ofthe dead
were buried under large tree on Catletts'
farm. Tue two others were not discovered
until this morning about IL o'clock, when
they were found dead in the woods near
the station, one shotsin the head and the
other in the bowels.
Before the cavalry left, they riAed the
private baggage of Gen. Pope, took pos
session of the horses and mules, and col
ected together and set fire to everything
that was not valuable or too bulky to car
ry off A report is in circulation that they
stole $4,000 belonging to Gen. Pope,
while others say $4,000. Lieut.. Col.
Kane, who has recently returned from the
prisons of Richmond, is said to be cHptur-
ed, as we'll as severalo his command. One
of the Bucktails was killed and fifteen
wounded.
Since writing the above, have had the
good fortune to come across two men of
this detachment who were engaged in the
affair. Their names are j. ID. Barnes and
L. S. Bard, both of Co. |. Their account
differs materially from the above, and in
their words, it is as follows:
| We arrived at Catlett's Station last night
with Gems. Pope and McDowell's trains,
and acting as body guard. Wenum-
Der about 1875 men. Just after dark, when
all our tents were pitched, and we were
about going to bed, we were attacked by
| between three and four thousand cavalry,
! who charged into our camp and command
ed us to surrender. We refused, when the
enemy fired upon us, galloped over our
tents and fired into them. We formed in
line of battle, but were overpowered by
numbers, and compelled to retreats They
were burning Gen. Pope's private baggage
and trains, when about a hundred of us
collected together, formed in line of battle,
and charged upon them. This time they
retreated, and galloped in the direction of
Warrenton Village. We pursued them
some distance, but for some reason or
another they did not stop, though we fired
upon them several times. When we were
retreating at the first attack, and Barnes
were making for the woods, when General
Stewart rode after US, and ordered US to
surrender. We told him to go to h-ll,
when he fred twice, and then ordered the
Others to fire, but they all missed Us, and
we escaped to the bushes. They destroyed
all of Gen. Pope's baggage, as we'll as that
of his aids, which was in the tents, and
took 200 of the finest horses in the army,
as well as large amount of money and
Gen. Pope's private papers. Lieut.. Col.
Kane is not Il prison9r."
The following names of the wounded
also learned from these men, who said that
none of their party were killed, that some
twelve or fifteen were wounded, and about
thirty taken prisoners, nine of whom were
from Company l. Joseph Kiener, Co. |,
foot; Gilbert Nelser, Co. G, foot; Horace
Babcock, Co. I, knee and shoulder. Miss
| ing: Samuel Horton, Charles Mulvaney,
Alonzo Mapes, D. Crosamire, and Albert
of the wounded and missing could not
learn.
About the same time, detachment of
about 800 strong attacked battalion of
the Purnell Legion, Companies a, b, q, D,
and r, commanded by Lieut.. Col. Benja-
min F. Simpson, Col. VIM. Leonard, Colo
mel of the regiment, lying sick at the time
in a house near by. Our men had chain
guard out, as well as pickets at the bridge.
They made charge into the midst of the
battalion, and commanded them to surreu-
der. Lieut. Col. Simpson, who was in the
station at the time, hearing the alarm,
started for the door, and while in the act
of sprnging over q fence to join his com.
mand, lost his belt aud revolver, which he
was at the time fastening around his
body. His sword was fortunately in
his hand, and running toward his men,
Companies A, E, and D, he formed
them into square. The Rebels were,
however, in too great hurry to attack
! them giving their whole attention to Com