Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-08-13

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of issuing reasonable sentiments, and
attempting to ret&rd sad embasrass re-
cruiti0g.
Washington, Aug. IA dispatch
from the head quarters of the army Of
Virginia, six miles beyond Culpeper, Of
the 10th, says:
4 battle was fought yesterday between
Gen. Banks and Stonewall jackson. Gen.
Bayard, of McDowelPs oorps, with his
cavalry brigade, bad been engaged the
day before, in the extreme advance, near
Raptdan River, skiEmishing and manue-
VeEing, taking some prisoners, and end
ing with slight loss, and battling the eff
forts of 8 large rebel force to surround
and cut them OF. Yesterday be was CO.
gagged for some hours, and with four reg
imeuts OF Cavalry delayed the enemy's
advances antil Baaks came up. ,2D8 +
The rebels under jackson and Ewell
had crossed the Rappidan in force, Their
advance, numbering Is, 900, was attack
ed by Banks in the afternoon, six miles
south Of Culpepper. The fight was al
most wholly with artillery at first, bat
the infantry became engaged about six
O'Clock, when determined and bloody
contest ensued. Banks right wing, un-
der General Williams, suffered severely.
The position of the rebels was in the
woods, while the troops which made The
attack were obliged TO cross an open
pieces of ground.
Il Was not until six o'clock in the ere
ming that il became evident that shs Feb-
els were attacking in force. Previous to
this there had been rather desnlabry can
Ronading I; At thai time the whole furoe
of the rehsls advanced in overwhelming
numbers at all points. Nearly all of their
regiments had full ranks. .4ya .sH
In the eEening Gen. Banks arrived on
the held from Gulpeppsr, accom- panied by
Mcdowell and part of his Corrs, bat the
battle VAS substantially over, Banks bold
ing the aame position that be occupied al
the beginning of tie 6ght. @
After Pope's arrival the artillery Ere
was kept up at intervals until II o'clock
nexs morning.
AT one time Gen. Pope and staff we're
SO near the rebel lines that a sudden
charge ofrebal Cavalry was mads from
the woods q quarter Ut mile distant,
With view u capturing them. The at
tempt was repealed By q vigorous Ara
from McDowell's troops and the Gensr~
al and bis stad left ths ground under =
cross ere from the troops ON beth sides.
The Gre Of the rebel batteries were after
wards siIenoed. 1s45a
Gen. Banks was on the field through.
cat the entire action, constantly under
fire, handling his troops. His personal
gallantry II highly praised BY the oGicers,
The tgonps behaved well, although some
regiments retired in disorder when over
powered By numbers. tA
Among The killed are Mai. Cook, 2Sth
New York, and Lieut.. Col. stone, 9Th
Conn. Among the wounded are Col.
Kaighs, Lieut.. Col. selfridge, Adj's Boyd,
| and Maj. Mathews, OF the 10th psnnsYi-
vania Col. Donnelly and Lieut.. Col.
| Brown. of the 2SEb New York. Col. Chap
man and Maj. Blake, Of the 9th Connecs-
lieut., are wounded and prisoners.
Gen Banks was severely burt by q cayr
airy trooper running against BAN, ssxs-
king him heavily on tAe side.
! Col. Rnggies, pspe,s Chief OF SsaA,
bad hin horse killed audsr hisa4 I've ID
l Pope,s body guards we're killed, q
1 The "a Mass was In ana hottest OF IN
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