Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-13
FURTHER PARTICULARS P or The
LATE BATTLE.
II Proves a Federal Victory.
ANONHER GENERAL ORDER fKOl
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Independence, Mo-, Surrendered u
to tho Rebels.
the ARKANSAS DESTROYED
Rj0ttseg IN Buffalo.
A BRILLIANT vltTORT IN TENN
From WashipgtOn,

a BRILLIANT VltIVkI IN IkNNs
From Washington,
WAsHINcTON, Aug. IL.
Accounts from Culpepper represent the enemy 3
estimated force engaged at 1900 ;ours exclusive
Of cavalry and artillry as not exceeding 5,0OO.-
The number Of United States soldiers wounded
number Of killed il small.
On Saturdd ysnigtht tb teamsters lit their fires
causing tho enemy to Oh oil our new position for
hours with considerable effect.
Yesterday morning the rebels we're not in sight
on our Aank but the Indications were that they
we're reinforced Saturday night aud were attemp-
TIM to flank cur movements.
Nothing has yet been heard from Gen. Buford
at Madison Court House.
Tho rebels unmasked batteries on tho mountain
tories Of nearly three miles commanding our own
position. For two hours our batteries we're expos
ed to cross fre and Aank fire At every point.
The rebels evidently out numbered US in guns
and weight ST metal. We replied shot for shot
till 5 o'clock when the rebels opened an enflsde
battery on our right
Gen. Banks, here gave orders to cease firing and
charge this .oattery, the duty was assigned to
Crawford's brigade, Of Williams division and the
4eth Pennsylvania regiment led the charge, be.
| hind the battery was thicket OF scrub oak and
before the 46th Pennsylvania regiment could
reach the rebel guns they we're moved down by .
| terrific FIRE fiom the thicket. The rest Of the
| brigade Was quickly brought up and subse-
quently the rest tof Gen. iliiams and Gen. Augsss
| commands, but the brigades Of the rebels were
found at every point. The battle ground was in .
| thick wood with . ravine our right, here
nearly I'll the infantry had been concentrated dur
ing tho shslling, after securing themselves from
observation BY expelling our pickets. This was
Virgins, lasting until dark. when our forces retir
| cd from the field, taking new position beyond
| the reach Of the enemys guns which were in IN
| advantageous position on the heights. Our in
fantry was badly cut up. We lost guns. The
enemy's loss wss certainly larger than ours rs
their dense columns we're frequently riddled BY
| eur artillery. Since our correspondent lett the
| field large reinforcements have reached ,hefe.
| Accounts trsm Culpepper, dated yesterday, in
| speaking of Saturday fight, says that 80 heavy
number Of men was exposed, the only wonder is
| that the entire command was not completely an
initiated At the end of halt IN hour.
| Prisoners report that their own troops were
moved down by our fire like grass. They were re-
lnforced threo times BY fresh regiments and bn-
gades, and when our troops retired they were too
| crippled to pursue on the open ground. The pri-
soners also report that the cavalry guns used BY
| the enemy were Of recent English manufacture,
| with ..nglish fixed ammunition. We lost but on
gun which was left behind in Itch spiked,
! eral Of the horses having been killed. Tho gun
WAS not lost while changing our position for the
night, but under Ere Of the enemy's sharp shoot
ers.
| COL Shipman, of the 5th Mass, was shot In tho
breast, and is probably dead.
Lieut. Col Stone fell with many wounds, Major
| Blake also fell and is prisoner if alive, Major
Savage, Of the I'd Mass is believed to be killed as
| are many Of the Captains and Lieutenants Of the
same regiments. DR.. Iceland Was shot in the eye.
Tho casualties in ether regiments are not yet
heard Of. BY tomorrow . list Of the missing will
1 - .
| staff, was shot in the breasta and mortally wound
cd. The 2sth Pa. regiment escaped without loss,
having been detailed to guard . signal station
miles South west of the battle field, early in the
day. They retarned yesterday escorting safely the
| signal ofhcers, without being compelled to pass
On Sunday night, about II o'clock, while Gems.
Pope and Banks were in conference in tho rear Of
| our advanced batteries, . body Of rebel cavalry
charged in tho most daring manner through the
woods our trout upon the group. The dis
| charge Of muskets, and the whstling balls, gave
them timely notice Of the approach Of the rebels.
They speedily mounted horses, and . regiment Of
infantry fred . volley at the approaching rebels,
checking their charge and probably saving both
| comman iers.
Gen. Buford, with his cavalry command, ar
rived st Calpepper yesterday, from Madison. Pre-
vious to his departure, he msae q reconnaissance
| to tae Rapidan. whore he found force II the
| enemy on the south side but none north Of the
river.
A telegraph dispatch to-day states that all was
qnst last night and this morning.
Col. DoLnelly is alive, but in . very critical con-
dition. Other wounded Uficers are generally do
ing we'll.
WAsHINoroN, Aug. H.
A disdatch from Gen. Pope, states that the
rebels have retreated and his cavalry and artillery
are in pursuit acress the Rapidan-
The cavalry brigade under General Buford
made descent on Madison Court House on Tues
day last. They found that the rebels had been
there but hadlef They made raconnoisancea in
every direction and met the rebel pickets on every
| road.
On the 7th our piskets on tho road to stannards-
ville hsd skirmish, losing man killsd and
wounded. .e4fs3s wv
On tho 9Th the LIST Indiana regiment had anoth.
q skirmish on the Orange Court House road in
which they lost killed, wounded and about
dozen prisoners. They were then reinf0Tcsd BY
the Let Michigan, whom the rebels werc driven
back to the Rapidan. reconnois'c has made the
same svening TO the Rspidan, on the Orange road,
and skirmish Va eoiog On without loss. The
party got back On the morning Of the 9th inst,
aad found everything prepared for retreat TO-
was1s Sesnysvills q the rebels were sppeoaeh-
IN 4 esssy direction. The party reached spar
sySyilla Il ssfsty and then camped. Subssqaeat-
II thev pushed on and arrived ct Culpspper Nom
day night. The sseape Of this brigade is censid-
cred almost mircaleus, - they we're sunouuded On
almost every side Many gave it up % lost.
0su. Buford deserves great peaixe for the maa.
nee In which he extricated his command from
such psrilous condition. q 2 2
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