The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-08-15
WAR NEWS.
A BATTLE NEAR CULPEPPER
From the New York Tribune:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA, }
Six miles beyond Culpepper s
4 nnlISt 9th

August iOlH.
A battle was fought yesterday between
Banks and Stonewall Jackson. Gen. Bay
ard, of MeDowell's corps, with his cavalry
brigade, had been engaged the day before
in the extreme advance, near the Rap,dan
river, skirmishing and maneuvering, taking
some prisoners, and ending with slight loss,
battling the efforts of large force to sur
round and cut them off Yesterday morn
ing he was engaged some hours before
Banks came up, and with four regiments
Of cavalry, the lst Pennsylvania, 1st Maine
and 1st Rhode Island, delayed and embar
rassed the enemy's advance. The rebels,
under jackson and Ewell, had crossed the
Rapidan in force and their advance guard,
1000 strong, was attacked by Banks yes
terday afternoon about six miles south of
Culpepper Court House.
The fight was almost wholly with arti-
lery at first, but the infantry became en-
gagged about o'clock, and determined
and most bloody contest ensued. Banks
right wing, under Gen. Williams, suffere |
severely The rebel position was in the
woods, while the troops which attacked
them were obliged to cross open ground.
1t was not uutl about o'clock that it be
came evident the rebels were attacking in
force. Previously to that there had been
rather desultory cannonading. The whole
rebel force suddenly attacked in oyerwheIm
ing numbers at all points. Nearly all theil
regiments had full ranks. At = o'clock
Gen. Pope arrived on the field from Cul
pepper, accompanied by Mcdowell and
paat of McDowell's corps. The battle was
substantially over, Banks holding the same
ground he occupied at the beginning.
After the arrival of Pope, there was ar
artillery contest lasting at intervals unit
near I2 o'clock. The night was unusually
clear, and the moon full The rebels plant
ed battery against McDowell's centre
where Gen. Pope and Gen. Banks were
bringing both of them under fire. The
1 Generals and staffs were so near the rebe
lines that sudden charge of rebel cavall
was made from the woods quarter of
mile off with view to capture them. Th
attempt was repelled bv a vigorous tir
) from McDowells troops, and the General
| and their statfs left the ground under
cross fire from the rebels and their OWL
troops The fire of the rebel batteries wa
afterwards silenced.
Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops +
t the front to take the place of Banks ex
hausted columns. The enemy did not re
new the attack, except by artillery.
Banks was on the field throughout til
, action, and constantly under fire. Ill
t handling of his troops and personal gallant
ry are highly praised by his officers. Th
\ bravery and good conduct Of the troop
! were conspicuous during large portion {
the fight. When over-powered by nun
u bers, some regiments retired in disorder.
: Col. Knight, of the 46th Pa, is DANCE
/, ously wounded; Lieut.. COL Selfridge, ST
4 vereIy; Maj. Mathews, arm amputatet
Atlj't Boyd, severely; all of the same reg
: ment. Col. Donnelly, 2Sth N. Y, Lieu
J Col. Brown, arm amputated; Major Coo
killed; all of the 2Sth. COL Chapma
: 5th Conn, wounded and prisoner; Lieu
! Col. Stone, same regiment, killed; Maj
Black, same regiment, wounded and prise
II er. Of the I'd Mass, Major Savage
e missing probably killed. He was left
d the field in a dying condition. CAPITA
o Abbott, killed. Gen. Banks is rather
verely hurt by an accident. A caval
trooper ran against him, striking him hea
: ily on the side. Col, Ruggles, chief Of st
d to Pope, had his horse shot under hi
i Lieut.. Hopkins, 7th Ohio, was wounde
) Two of Gen. Pope's body guard were kill
u Ths.2d Mass. was in the hardest of t
n fight, and suffered severely. The 5th {
N 27tl, Ind. and 46th Pa. are badly cut |