The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-08-20


relieve the Governor from the Embarrassing
and unpleasant situation in which Governor
pickens has been placed, bv this would be
perpetual Convention. Will you do it gen
tlemen? JUSTITIA
The Battle of Southwest Mountain.
RICHMOND, August l3 The follow ing
Official despatch was received yesterday ::
Headquarters. VALLEY DrsrRrcr.
August ll-6t, n. m.
Colonel: {: On the evening of the 9th in. .
stant, God blessed our arms with another
victory. The battle was near Cedar Run
about six miles from Culpepper Court
House. The enemy, according to the
statements of prisoners, consisted OF Banks,
McDowelPs and Seigel's commands. We
nave over 400 prisoners, including Brga.
dier General Prince. Whilst our list Of
killed is less than that of the enemy. we
have TO mourn the loss OF some of our best
officers and men. Brigadier General Charles
>. WInder was mortally wounded, whilst
ably d'scharging his duty at the head of his
command, which was the advance of In.
left wing of the army. We have collected
about 1900 small arms and other ordnanc.
stores. am, Colonel,
Your obedient servant,
i. }. JACKSON,
Major General Commanding.
Col. R. II. Chiffon, A. A.G.
The prelude to battle Of Saturday even.
ing occurred on Friday, in CuIpeper county,
beyond the Rapidan River, in skirmish
between the advance Of our army and n
larger force of the enemy. The latter r..
treated With some loss in killed and woun.
dcd, and twenty one prisoners fell into our
hands, including three commissioned otfi-
GERS, who arrived here by way of Lynch.
burg on Sunday nigat. The pursuit wus
continued for some distance, aud the Yam.
kee forces made stand at Southw.s,
Mountain, near Mitchell's Station about Nix
miles beyond the Rapldan Slight skir.
m''h'"g was kept up on Saturday morning,
and IN the afternoon of that day, about four
oclock, un attack was made upon the enc.
my by portion Of the division OF Gen
E"eIl, aud brigade under Gen c. s. Win.
der
The slaughter Of the Yankees is said to
have been frighiful-out of ali proportion
to the number taken prisoners. An entire
regiment, whilst charging one of our bat
terriers, was ambuscaded and literally ami.
hilu,ed.
The pr soners who have nlready reached
Richmond speak freely Of the determined
ferocity Of the combatants. Among tho
horrors they tell OF is hand to hand er.
counter Of a Confederate and n Yankee
regiment The two regiments, they say,
met In full career at charge bayonet,
crossed their weapons and fought furiously
tor ten or fifteen minutes, when the Yam
KEGS, giving way before the valor Of our
troops, were slaughtered to n man
Over 300 prisoners we're captured in this
engagement, including thirty commissioned
officers.
One Of the latter admits that n Federal
division was cut to pieces while endeavor-
ing to surround the Stonewall brigade and
the general belief is TINT the enemy's los,
in killed and wounded is at least four times
greater than ours. 1t was whls brav.ly
leading on the men under his command that
Gen. Winder was shot through the breast
and almost Instantly killed. At one mo.
men, the fate of his brigade seemed in doubt
when his supports came up, and the enemy
was driven back under an impetuous onset.
On Saturday night tie division Of Gen. A.
l.. Hill was engaged,an the whole Federal
for.e re'rea'cd, the pursuit being kept up
for II distaCcc OF some ten miles. Heavy
and rapid firing was heard after midniph /,
ard the snpposition i, that nbat,e took place
Immediately on the Rappnhannock river,
near the line Of Fouquier county.
The prisoners were sent on back TO
GordonaviIle, whence they were tran sferred
by Railroad to Richmond, guarded by a
detachment Of the lst. Maryland regiment,
under Capt. WIN. Goidsborough.
According to the statements Of prisoners
the force under Pope amounts TO 40, 900
men.
Latest from Jackson's Army.
The Virginidn Of l2lh instant under the
above caption, says:
From two privates Of the Ash Virginia
regiment who left the battle field Sunday
eveing, we have ascertained the ollowing
additional particulars. On Saturday las,
the LIST Brigade Gen. Winder commanding
I'd Brigade, Vol. Garnett, and 3rd Brigade,
Gen. TaIlaferro, attacked the enemy at
Mitchell Station; the fight ragged furiousIy
during the day, when a portion Of the 81
Brigade became surrounded, and were com.
pelled to hght their way out with severe
loss. The 4Sih Va, which is attached TO