Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-08-27

wounded soldiers and three of the body guard
were saved.
The official report of Col. Cahill, command
ing the post after the death OF Gen. Williams,
states that the rebel force was about ten regi-
ments, and that after fight OF great severity,
the enemy were repulsed. General Williams
was He'd by rifle ball through the chest.
During the battle forces were at one time
obliged to retire about quarter of mile
from their original position, and the enemy
was thus bic temporarily to occupy the camps
of the Twenty first Indiana, the Seventh Yer
mont and Fourteenth Maine regiments, and TO
destroy much of the baggage and camp equip
age. They We're, however, driven out, but
our number being much lie ssened by sickness,
and the men in the field being much exhaust
ed 10y fatigue and heat, it was deemed expe-
tired several miles, and is still retiring. am
expecting that it is possible they may receive
reInforcemeats, and am diSposing OF my troops
in the strongest positions.
Our force engaged numbered less than o.
800 The enemy had at least 5000 men,
SO-A-N
cavalry. Brig. Gen. Clark and his aid,
Lieut.. Zerger, delivered themselves up to us
as prisoners of war. | have also seventy
wounded prisoners and about thirty captured
Breckenridge, on the 9th, asked permission
in writing to bury his dead. Col Cahill re-
piled that our men were engaged in the work,
which would soon be accomplished. Pass
frpD stata hot Ios
was 20 killed and 2l5 wounded Gen. Will
Jams had three horses shot under him and
was finally killed whilst rallying the 9th In
diana regiment, who had just lost field piece.
The gun was retaken, and Gen. Williams fell
pierced by billet.
KANSAS CRY, Aug. 20.-A fight occurred
on Friday, in Jackson county, about twenty
miles southwest OF Lexington, between parts
of Coonels Philips and Crittenden's regi.
ments OF State troops, 800 strong, and about
5000 rebels, under Qnintril and other guerilla
chiefs, resulting in the defeat of the State for
ces. The federal loss in the engagement is
understood to have been one hundred and fit
ty, killed, wounded and missing. The bal
ance of the force escaped to Lexington. The
section Of artillery lost IN the fight taken
and retaken four times. and was finally spiked
and abandoned by the Federals
In the fight at Independence on the l llth.
General Hughes who commanded rebel reg
iment at Carthage and brigade at Wilson S
creek, was killed, and the notorious and bru-
tai Colonel Boyd and Colonel Thompson were
wounded the former fatally.
LOUISVILLE, August 15.-The Reported de-
feat and cap ure OF Federal troops is utterly
false. A dispatch from Gen. Morgan. dated
at Cumberland Gap, says De Courcey's bri-
gade and the l4th Kentucky regiment, on the
5th and 9th inst, had several engagements
with SteVenSon'S division. in force, the reb-
els outnumbering us four TO one. The re bel
lost 225 killed and wounded, and Lieut.. Col.
Gordon Elevent, of Tennessee. was taken
prisoner. Our loss was killed, Is wounded.
and so prisoners. Two companies of the 10th
Ohio regiment were surrounded by two rebel
regiments, but they succeeded in cutting theiI
way out. We captured lot of forage tobac-
co, and mules.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Aug IA. 1862.
To MAJOR General Pope: Your telegram oil
last evening is most satisfactory and | con
gratuate you and your army, and particularly
Cen Banks and his corps, your hard earn
ed but brilliant success against vastly supe-
rior numbers. Your troops have covered
themselves with glory; and Cedar Mountain
will be known in history as one of the great
battle fields of the wars.
II. w HALLECK, General in. Chief.
New MADRID, Mo-, Aug. 2O.-A force oil
cavalry from the post under Capt. Frank
Moore, while on an expedition to Charleston
attacked rebel camp on White Oak ridge
west of Hachman, and killed four of the enc
my and took nineteen prisoners, including
three Captains, and also captured twenty-sev-
en- horses and about one hundred stand OF
arms. Capt. Moore and one private were
wounded, but none were killed.
BALTIMORE, Aug. ia dispatch from Gen.
Kelly, at Cumberland, Md, says that onr
pickets were fred on at the bridge on the
Romney road, yesterday afternoon, and one
man was mortally wounded. force was
sent in pursuit, and overlook a party of bush
wackers and attacked them, killing the noto-
rious guerilla, Bob Edwards. The rest es-
capped to the mountains.
New YORK, Aug. 17.-Key West letters re-
port the capture of the English steamer CO.
lumbia, with IA cargo of forty Armstrong guns,
several thousand Enfield rifles army blankets,
and other articles intended for the rebels, by
the United States gunboat Santigo de Cuba.
The Columbia is new iron propeller of four
hundred tons burthen, and the cargo cost
100000.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-Captains Downey
Irving and Griffin, and Lieutenants Bogley,
Cannon, aud other officers, amounting to one
hundred and sixty in all, who have been con-
fined in the Charleston Jail, arrived here this
morning. They are all we'll.
NASHVILLE, August 8.-Col. Wynkoop's
7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, attacked Col. For
rests rebel force on Calf river near Sparta
and killed thirty of them. He then withdrew
and rejoined General Nelson, at NJ M'Minnville.
AN Irishman took off his coat to show ter
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Bull Run. Not being able, however. to find
the wound, he suddenly remembered that it
was his ssbrother Biil's arm.''