Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-14
Another Battle.

ara, OF MCDOWCll \ COlIhC, Win MS ChN - 7
airy brigade had been engaged the day
before in the extreme advance, near the
Rapdan river, skirmishing and manouv-
ering, taking some prisoners, and ending
with slight loss battling the cilolts of
large force to surround and cut them off
Yesterday morning he was engaged
some hours before Banks came up, and
with four regiments of cavaly, the l>tI
Pennsylvania, 1st Maine, and lst Rhode
Island, delayed and embarrassed the enc
mv's advance. The rebels under jackson
and Ewell had crossed the Rapi3an in
force, and their advance guard, 10000
strong, was attacked by Banks yesterday
afternoon, about six miles south of Gull
pepper Court House.
The fight was almost wholly with ar.
tillery at first, but the infantry became en-.
gagged about o'clock, and determined
ami most bloody contest ensued
Banks right wing and Gen. Williams
suffered severely
The rebel position was in the woods,
while the troops which attacked them were
obliged to cross open ground.
! 1t was not until about o'clock that it
| became evident the rebels were attacking
in force Previous to that there had been
rather desultory cannonaling. The whole
rebel force suddenly attacked in ovcrwhel-
ming numbers at all points. Nearly all
| their regiments had full ranks.
At y o'clock, Gen. Pope arrived on
the field from Culpepper. accompanied by
Mcdowell and a part Of Mcdowell S
corpse.
The battle was substantially over,
Banks holding the same ground he occu-
pied at the beginning.
After the arrival Of Pope, there was an
artillery contest, lasting at intervals till
near II o'clock.
The night was unusually clear and the
moon full. The rebels planted battery
against McDowell's centre, while Gener-
ais Pope aud Banks were bringing them
both under fire.
The Generals and stats were so neal
the iebel lines that sudden charge o.
rebel cavalry was made from the woods
quarter of milo off, with a view tt
capture them.
The attempt was repelled by vigorous
,, fire from McDowell's troops. and th,
Generals and their stats left the grount
under a cross fire from the rebels, and thei
own toops,
The fire ofthe rebel batteries was after
wards silenced.
Pope on arriving sent fresh troops tc
the front to take the place OF Banks eX
haustcd columns. ......
The enemy did not renew the attach
except by artilley,
Banks was on the field throghout tn,
E action and constantly under fire. Hi
handling of his troops and personal gal
lantry are highly praised by his officers
The bravery aud good conduct of th'
troops were conspicuous during large
portion of the fight, when overpowcet
by numbers some regiments retreated il
disorder.
Col Knight, 10th Pennsylvania, il
dangerously wounded. Lieut.. Col. Sci
fridge, severely. Major Mathews arm
amputated. Adjutant Boyd, severcl,
= wounded, all of the same regiment.
Col. Donnelly, 2Sth Now York, Lieut.
Col. Brown arm amputated Ma jor Cool
killed, all Of the 2Sth regiment.
Col. Chapman, 9th Connecticut. woun
ded and prisoner. Lieut.. Col. Stone
same regiment, killed. Major Blake
same regiment, wounded and prisoner.
OF the ID Massachusetts Major Savag
is missing, probably killed, He was lci
on the field in a dying condition. Capt
Abott was killed.
Gen Banks is rather severely hurt /,
all accident. A cavalry trooper raj
against him, striking him heavily on th
side. .
Col. Ruggles, Chief Of Staff to Pope
! had his horse shot under him. Lieut
Hopkins, 76lh Ohio, is wounded. Tw,
OF Gen. Pope's body guard were killed
The I'd Massachusetts was in the bard
est OF the fight and suffered severely
The 9th Conn, 26th Ind. and 10th Pa
are very badly cut up,
Lieut.. Ramsey, of Gen. Banks staff
had his horse shot under him,
The rebel General Wilder was wound
ed. The losses on both sides are vcr'
heavy-not less than 1000 or 1000 il
I Ihillctt, "Oulutt dul illNalliS ol cdCii oitS
Some prisoners are taken by both armies
jackson and Ewell were both presen
in the battle.
Renforcements, under Gen. A. p. Hill
, to the amout of $4,000 men rechcd tn
rebels last night, at about the same tim
Z ours arrived.
, , Skirmishing in front is going on thi
morning, but the troops on both side
aie so much exhausted by fatigue and th
intense heat, that no serious encounter
= expected to-day. - l... ..
No details have been officially received
1t is reported that Gems, Prince, Aug
er and Geary were wounded.
New York, llth,--Thc HeraldS ac
: count of the fight tsays, Gen. Geary'S bri
gade of Augcr'S division had :he advanc
aud maintained it admirably. Geary'
brigade consisted of the oh, 18th and Dot
Ohio, 2Sth Pennsylvania, and Knapp
q battery.
4 No sooner had these troops taken thei
!. places, than the rebels opened muskotr
: fire upon them, from two sides and j
ri front, aided by the batteries before men
toned The battery on the mountain al
. so kept up a most destructive fire, bu
n our troops never .faltered. The fight be
!. came general at IL p. NJ, and contiu