The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-27
THE REBEL CAVALRY AT CATLETT'S STA.
ZION.

From tho Washington star. August 2j.l
We have The following additional particulars OF the
train waiting upon switch, consisted of two passenger
ears and i've freight cars. Mr. A. = Lawrence, OF this
oty belonging TO the Quarermasers Department was
On the train ~ the tmc aud informs that the FIRST
notice 81 The attack the sound OF firing outside Some
forty or hty Of the Bucktail Rifles, who getting
something 10 eat rallied, and fired yeliey the con
Tolerate cavalry they swecped down upon them bat
the Backtss were forced 10 tale ehclle be nd trees
oss Of wood &c. Some o. tho pass ngcrs tho cars
Mr. Lawrence among the nunoer-had byzantine hastily
ranged themselves By tho side of tho gnOkts 70 aid IN
resisting the assault, but also oblgc cover
from the numbers opposed to them. The Mr. ard Pr-
Nell Legion stationed here, IL Sid TO have behaved very
BADLY and 10 have run away IA panic.
mo confederate cavalry took forty MY prisoners
destroyed number OF wagons, variousy stated ~
some two hundred hrscs, mounting their prisoners
there horses Among the prisoners were some twenty
nve Ohio cavalry, surprised ~ their tents who fell into
Zine and surrendered without resistance ELK OF the BUCK
Balls were killed aud eight wounded. Mr.. Lawrence and
shrec Of the Buckalis saved Themselves by crawling
under the platform 81 the station house. whore they were
Tor time in the immediate vicinity OF rebel officer
Who seated himself directly over them upon the platform
during the RAM aud shouted TO his 20 "snoke
she dd Yankees from their hiding places" While they
we're under the PLATFORM Colonel Ftzhugh Leo (sou Of
eenera Robert Les), who was in command Of tho rebel
cavalry rode up tho station and called out 10 Mrs Cat
lct 70 tell his family "that he was we'll"
Tho enemy'5 force consisted Of de,achmcuts Of the
First, Fourth and Ninth virginia cavalry some zoo
krong, picked They crossed the Rarrahannocs 1t
forers Ford two miles above the White sulphur Springs,
Thursday night
singular that though they stopped hours Al
kateips station, they did injury to the ratcsd
Telegraph The train Of cars at Caeits escaped through
The courage Of Groman, who worked tho engine on the
switch alter Tho engineer In charge had skcdadled Ia
fright. IL Is believed that the encny reireatel before
Daylight by the same routc they approached.
Colonel Clsfy, chief quagiornsstcr Army Of Virginia.
sscsped By crawling away uron HIS hands and knoas
pistol ~ hand no having declared that he would die be.
bre surrenderlng.
The rebel ioss at Catlstts 10 thought TO have b,en
about dozen from the number Of embulances they
heed IN which to carry OF their dead aud wounded
The copvaescents who successfully repuIsed tie
rebels numbered less than hundred, aud under
bs command Of Lieutenant Ellis Who the approach
~ the rebels i'm nediatcy formed In the darkness OF the
Night whom they heard them coming the opp0ce side
the road aud 1T TITO them so froGsy they (tbe
Sels) thinking tbst much larger force thin they
Ncrsed was present retreaod leaving tho lieutenant
priscper ana one dcnd 10 m the fell.
~ GRITTY after lie attack upon Otett tie sae con-
bdefate cesary, cr Spos.lo Il II, nrdo dash upon
se5lion Il the saJis wSQ~ usr5, wbich w.s gNasd~ ~
toaae siGhy, invad sea.5fs bsghxips 70 tks gataas