The national Republican., 1862-08-12

,attery against General McDowslls centre,
yhere General Pope and General Banks were,
,fiuging them beth under the fire.
TIE generals auA their staffs were 30 near |
10 rebel linss, bslng actually In front Of thslr
,wn lines, tAt Q suddeu charge Of rebel ces-
Aly was ma1e nom the woods u quarter u |
nile off, apparsally vlth q view to capture
Them. The attempt was repelled by vigor- |
Gus fire from McDowells troops, and the
generals and their .staffs LEFT the ground under
. oross lire iron. ths rahsls and their .oun.
troops. The dre Of the rebel batteries wss
Gen. Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops TO
,As 'front.' 70 tske tAs -piaee II Geo Banks'sI
exhausted columns. The enemy did not renew
the attack except by artillery. The troops
were under arms and In position all night
Gen. Banks was on the 1eld thSoughout the
action, and was constantly under fire. Hb
handling Of bis troops aud personal gallantry
are highly praised by his oficep. The bravery
asd good conduct Of the troops were conspicu.
out during large part Of the fight. When
overpowered by numbers, some regiments re-
treated In disorder. ba1..
Gen. Banks Is rather severely hurt by an
accident cavalry trooper ran against him,
and be was struck heavily In the side. Never
theles, he remained on the 6eld, and Ii on duty
this morning with his command. a.
Gen. Geary is wounded, and has had an arm
amPutated.
Gen. Augur is severely wounded.
Major Pelonge, General Banks' Adjutant,
took command Of he:itatins regiment, and
gallsntly led II through CALLING fire. He
voH N-a nd IL M MT
dangerously wounded In the side.
The Second Massachusetts, was in the hardest
Of the fight and suffered severely. The Fifth
Connecticut, Twenty Seventh Indiana, and
Forty y.slxth Pennsylvania are badly cut up.
Lieut. Ramsey, Of Gen. Banks staff, had bis
horse shot under him. ,.sI,
The rebel General Wilder was wounded.
The losses are very heavy on both sides--not
less than 1900 or 5000 killed, wounded and
missing on each side. Some prisoners were
taken by both. .,sr..- E q
Jackson and Ewell were both present In the
battle. Reinforcements under Gen. A. p. Hill,
rebels last night at about the same time ours
arrived.
Skirmishing In front Is going on this morning
but the troops on both sides are 20 much ex-
hausted by fatigue aud the intense heat that
no serious encounter Is expected to-day.
rrem the new York Herald correspondsno..
WASHINGTON, Aug. lO.-The most desperate
eight for the numbers engaged since the war
commenced occurred yesterday at Cedar Noun
tain, eight miles south Of Culpeper Court House
Virginia, between Gen. Banks's corps d'armee
Of Gen. Pope's forces and the rebels under
Stonewall jackson In person. Gen. Pope had
sent Gen. Banks's command 10 the front early
In the morning, and the divisions of General,
Augur and Williams took position mile or q
mile and half this side the ground of the skir
mish Of the day previous.
In the afternoon, Crawford's brigade Of Gen
Williams division, composed Of the Forty.sixtt
Pennsylvania, Tenth Maine, Fifth Connecticut
and Twenty-eighth New York regiments, with
Best's battery Of regulars, moved forward to q
piece Of high ground between Cedar creek and
Crooked river, some four miles north Of the
point where the Culpeper and Gordonsville
turnpike crosses that stream. To the south o
of this point distant about three ionrths OF 9
mile, rises the Cedar Mountain, n spur Of the
great thorough.are range. 8.
No sooner had our troops emerged from the
timber on the north, and erased Cedar creek
than battery Of heavy guns, located in tht
thick timber half way up the mountain side
opened upon them with shot and shell, anG
ber about three-eighths Of mile 10 the west
ward.
Best's battery Of Parrot guns was immedi
ately planted on the crest Of the hill, and bsgal
replying y the two, while the infantry Wa
poslsd 10 iins Of hattie To the right Of The bat
| terry. ....
The enemy kept up continuous fire fror
| both batteries some half an hour, which Va
rapidly returned by Captain Best, when tire
additional rebel batteries opened from % man,
different localities.
At about five O'Clock the rebel infantry wa
discovered in strong force upon our right IN
In front supporting the rebel batteries, whe
word was sent back to the main body statin
the fact. Immediately Gen. Augur's division
with the remainder Of Gen. Williams division
were thrown forward and posted upon the rigt
Ct Gen. Crawford and fronting the dense tin
ber where the rebel infantry were posted.
Gen. Banks now rode on to the field on
directed the operations. Gen. Geary's brigad,
Of ALger's division, had the advance and mali
!, tanned II admirably. Gen. Geary's brigad
, consisted Of the Fifth Ohio, Seventh Obi
Twenty ninth Ohio, Twenty.eighth Pennsylvs
mia, and Snaps battery.
!. No sooner had these troopstaken their plac,
/. than the rebels opened musketry fire upon the
. from two sides and In front, aided by the ba
/ teIleb DtIOEc ucutioucu.
The batteries on the mountain also kept up
I most destructive fire. but the federal troo,
8 never faltered or even WINGED. At half pa
: five, the battle became general, artillery repl
' Ing 10 artillery and Infantry to infantry, OF
/ desperation was the order Of the day. tt
fight continued until darkness put stop to Il
= carnage. have witnessed many battles dul
9 ing this war, but have seen none where. Il
y tenacious obstinacy of the American chafact
4 was so fully displayed.
n Our troops fought with the valor Of veteran
No sooner did volley Of musketry or q di
= charge Of artillery NOV down the ranks Of
q regiment than the gaps were closed up and
new front presented. Regiment Wed with r
e giment, and brigade With brigade, In deeds
II valor; and few instances indeed were the
where even individuals faltered.
Il The Eighth and Twelfth regulars, attached
A. Gen. Banks corps, led by Capt Pitcher, d
.. excellent service. Capt. Pitcher was wound
10 severely, though not dangerously, In the kn
by musket shot, but he kept the field un
the end.
With The setting In Of darkness the firing
musketry ceased, but the artillery upon
mountain kept up random fire until near m
night. At dark our troops withdrew to sm
n copss of wood, about half mile to the rear
/. their first position where they were joined 50
" after by the corps Of Gems. Mcdowell and Sig
In who formed In their rear.
r At nine O'Clock in the evening the hung
,e and wearied troops of General Banks w