The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-08-26


Omcial Account or the Battle Q
nt9 ssl Cedar Mountain. l.f 90
- - law HxADouAnrERs AnxY es vmorsrA,l
aCxDAn MousrAn, Augustus, 5p p.m.
TO Maj. Gen. Hallsck, Commander IN
e. Chief ie''o sf 7ssisRt 'e tsgs
On Thursday morning the enemy crosse
| the Rapidan at Barnetts Ford in heavy force
} and advanced strong on tho road to Culpep
per and Madison Court House. . had estab
4 lished my whole force on the turnpike be
tween Culpepper and SpcryvilIe, ready L
concentrate at either place, as soon fs the on
emy's plans were developed. Early on Fri
day il became apparent that the move OF
Madison Court House was morelya feint {.
deceive the army corps Of Gen. Sigel At Sper
4 ryville,and that the main attack OF the enemy
would be at Culpepper, to which place had
thrown forward part Of Banks and McDowelP'
corps Brig. Gen. Bayad. with part OF the
rear of McDowell's corps. who was 10 the ad
vance near on the Rapidau fell slowly back
delaying and embarrassing the ouemy's nd
vance, as far as possible, and capturing some
of his men. The force of Banks and Sigel
and one of the divisions Of McD,well's corps
were rapidly concentrating al Culpeper du-
ring Friday, and Saturday night Banks corps
being pushed forward about five miles south
Of Culpepper, with Ricketts, sdiyision Of Me
bDowell's corps three miles in lns rear. The
corps of Gen. Siegel, which had marched all
night, was halted in Culpepper to rest few
hours. On Saturday the enemy advanced
rapidly to Cedar Mountain, the side of which
tbox, .,,.cu,,;ad A., baavv f,,cs rl.f 'lF f..s
Gen. Banks was introduced to take up bis
position on the ground occupied by Crawford
brigade -cf his command, which had been
thrown out the day previous TO observe the
enemy's movements Ho was directed not to
advance beyond that point, and il attacked by
the enemy, to defend his position and send
back timely notice. 1t was my desire to have
time to give the corps of Gen. Sicgel all the
rest possible after their forced march, and to
bring forward all the forces st my disposal.
Tho artillery OF the enemy opened early in
the afternoon, but he made no advance until
nearly o'clock, at which time few skir
mishers were thrown forward on each side,
under cover Of the heavy wood in which his
force was concealed. The enemy pushed for
ward strong force in the rear of his skirmish.
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ai'o' =. = eo'n' ous W ." nv aau .s a
"aa 'u''1uo ,'. "'u '',.;"n G., aass,i,O Ia
directed mainly against the cavalry. i had
continued to receive reports from Gen. Banks
that no attack was apprehcnded, and that no
considerable Infantry force of the enemy had
eo''o 'o!"",o !e' o"ae' 1'eu's' '.e ~"
creacso IN inc ar'iiery n'ins having s"usne
inc tha' an engagement ,ign' oe a, na"u,
'no"Sn .uo ,"'enes, " c sno M"n MpI, .e"us'ou -
u"'o'nny, .e een' 60
sano. n'.Ne' o's"SS W supp ~" D'uA
anu uiree'ea oou. oes'i y amy ',' .o. VI
'"o s'ou"u ". 'o 80,
pe''o"s,'y '" .uo ne'u' AZ o'voA r. T, ''' anu
,ou"u sno 'os'c" '"s'"s '1'oy "e ~
,su'y n'v wac iu,''oa' "'u seYe'o 'ou"U
"eo' DAnss ho'ui"S 'ne po,''o" no 'ooh up
ea,y ga 10 .ne morning. us losses were 'e"sy'
n'cne' aN's'o. wa, ''n,''eu'a'c'y ' pu'"1u ''''
WA ws'u anu 1ceuP,ru auo "u'a"oe ol % ecu pauA' ms
ne D'gaue u uen' ''e'. oo'eo" o0
'.S a"eo'ou 70 'uaso ,napu ."s = " ,h "u mu"a 'ro
pss' ""u ~. oh,nra conlJ ha efrsc,sJ !, wos
an;to AL Tbo3ob Tho art;lle,v continual
Mt shptt wit hOut the artIl
lcrv fire at nioht bv the second and Fifth
Maine batteries in Sickles' division of, Gen.
McDowell's corps was most destructive. os
was readily observable Tho next morning in
tho dead men and horses. and broken gun
co,riaoes Of tho epemy's batteries. which lax
been advanced against it. Our troops rested
on their arms during the night ia line of bat,
tie. a heavy shellinc being kept up on both
sides until midnight. AT daylight the next
morninc the enemy fell back two miles from
our front. and still higher up the mountain. -
Ocr pickets at ouco advanced and occupied
the ground. The fatigue of Tie troops from
lono marches and excessive heat mads il i'm
possible for either side 10 resume the action
on Sunday. The men were. therefore. allow
al 80 ras, and ,oc,u;, Tho wbolo dav our only
:" - - ,ha, 80 .ar.i., ~ a.,
snrry,I - fasnt and res, Moadsy wa was snsn,
in hn,rv;no tho dead and in peilino off The
wounJca The sIauohter was severe on both
s;des mos, Of Tho tic6,ino being hand 10 hand
Tho dcad bodies of both armies were fund
m;no,aJ ,ocethor n masses over tba whole
oronsd of cena;ct The burviuo of tho dead
Was no, completed until dark on Monday the