Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-08-27


the troops become mfortably situated on
the field over which the Rebels drove
Banks, it NAV do for me to cite instances
&C this contest, believing that yea wonld
like a true statement Of facts, aside from
the lashed up falsehoods Of the army cor
do not pretend to give de-
tails, but merely an outline Of the actions
and my individual opinion OF General
Pope's future plans.
On Friday, the lst Maine Cavalry Of
MeDowelrs corps, advanced from Culpep-
per to the banks Of the Raridan river, and
engaged during the day in s&irmishing
with the enemy, capturing eighty four prs
oners, sustaining bat 3 slight loss. Du-
ring Friday night ana until saturday at
noon the skirnlishing continued, the Reb-
els slowly gazing ground and planting bat
teries on the brow Of Slaughter Mountain,
cavalry and artillery, for two miles, encir-
ling a large open field Giving them fire
on both our nanks and centre. During
Friday night Gen. Pope had established
his lines with Banks corps win Mellow
ellis two Divisions as reserves. The Heb-
els on Saturday morning endeayored TO
surround and cut OF Bank forces, Lat in
this were defeated by the advance OF four
Regiments OF Infantry, and two Of cavalry
thus bringing the Rebels 10 a stand-still-
About two o'clock Banks attacked t.welI,
using but little infantry, aud depending
mostly on the Artillery. At six O'Clock
the Infantry were all engaged, and c'ost
determined fight began. The Rebels, du-
ring the heaviest part OF the fight were
n the woods whiio our forces occupied t! e
open field. by half past seven the rebels
had forced our troops back nearly two
miles, when the contest was substantially
over. The artillery however continued
sending those misIes Of death back and
forth until Il clock at night. The loss
on both sides IS severe, bu. not SO heavy
is has been reported,
have been over The field since the fight
and could see nothing showing that our
loss was 50 very heavy. consider IN kill
ed that the rebels have suffered by far the
heavier loss than our side. The Sd " Is
eonsins loss viii reach as high as fifty
killed, ana perhaps q hundred and fifty
wounded. This regiE elt is said to have
done good service and .ouebtlike tigers. in
Officers it has lost l.. Co. /. y. D. Crane,
formerly Of Iowa County, who, when
about 10 enter the field, and as MS horse
vas Ieaping over fence, fell pierced by
two bullets. one in the head and the other
in the breast. He was a good officer, kind
and much loved By his men. The MAYOR o.
the 81 vas badly wounded, and bat one
Cartain came Off the field unframed, while
in Licutcnauts their loss Is quite large III
proportion. Capt N-hitmoro Of the Oar
linston company, was sun struck just be-
fore enterins the field and carried to the
rear in the ambulance. lie has not who
" recovered, and in ell probability will be
effected during life About two hundred
Of the rebel dead remained unburried up
% last night. IN many instances, our
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dead jackson FORCES were "elui'7 '''e''
way toward '-'''i7o-i' iI'5 ''I' iio'
mann 70 care ''F an 'lo 0'',o' anu even
those they Hid bury itseelhe" but 2 mock
cry 20 say me 'e;''1, As soon Is me anne
expired ior the BURIAL 81 lhe dead, '>ecesh
were missing our pleAe5s advanced a2ai1
to the haFioah i'i'ef. I"o rez'iH ei'1s OF
Cavalry ana :" battery went IN pursuit on
sunday returning '1's morning.
hing oi'sSioh reached here on Su'l1EE
evening, Just as t1e rear Oh jackson Tor
ces we're passing over the 8apidan, after
marching at the rate OF Twenty-Five mii7s
per day, much iat'%'ied the route by whieh
we came being poorly supplied with Wa
tor.