Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-08-14
General Geary is severely wounded in the


General Gearyis is severely wounded in the
arm. .rlr. |
Gem Banks had his horse killed under
him. as did also the Chief Of Gen. Pope's
staff.
\ Alarge number of hospital tents and stores
were sent from Washington to-day to the
scene of action.
Two. pieces of artillery and a large number
ofsmall arms were captured from the enemy
WASHINGTON, Aug, 1l.-Accounts from
Culpepper represent the enemy's estimated
force engaged at 10000, and our own, ek-
elusive ofcavalry and artillery, as hot ex-
ceeding 1000. -,.r
The number Of regulars wounded is large,
but the wounds are generally slight. The
number of killed is small.
On Saturday night the toamsters lit their
fires. causing the enemy to shell our new
position with considerable effect.
Yesterday morning the enemy was not in
sight on our front, but the indications were
that they were reinforced Saturday night,
and were attempting to flank our position.
Nothing has been heard from Gen. Bu-
ford at Madison Court House.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE LATE
| BATTLE.
CuLPEPpER, VA, August 9.-In conse.
quence of the advance Of the enemy yester.
day to this side of Rapidan, General Pope
sent forward the second army corps, com.
mandcd by Gen. Banks to hold him in
check. At daylight this morning it was dis
covered that the enemy advanced as far az
;. Cedar Run Mountain, holding its wooded
sides aud cleared slopes. Only small por
tion OF their strength however was visible
They also held the range Of elevations anc
ravines westward of the mountain. An el
evated spot u miles from the mountain, ant
a mile long east and west mostly cleared
ground, was selected by Gen. Banks as tn,
best place to receive their attack.
The forenoon was spent by the enemy il
manGuvering, in which they only occasion
ally showed themselves.
At 8 o'clock P. NJ. battery on our front
a mile and half range, opened on US, ant
their infantry drove in our pickets in tn,
, woods on our right wing. Afterwards bat
terry after battery was unmasked on tn
mountain, the slopes and every hill, maxim
: a crescent Of batteries of nearly three miles
, each commanding our position For tw
hours our batteries we're exposed to eros
: and flank fires. The enemy evidently oul
numbered US in guns and weight. We re
. piled shot for shot till clock, when the
y opened an enfilade battery on our right.
Gen. Banks gave orders to ccase firing an
: charge this battery. The duty was ussiene
: to Crawfords brigade of Williams di,is' OF
and the 46th Penn . led the charge. Benin
T, the battery was thicket Of scrub oak an
: before the 10th could reach the gun, the
were moved down by terrific fire from tn
. thcket. The rest Of brigade were brough
' up and subsequently the rest of Williams
and Angur's commands, but the enemy
brigades were found at every point. Th
= = battle ground was in thick set woods, with
. ravne on our right Here nearly all II
g g enemy'ss infantry had been concealed durin
. . the shelling, securing themselves from ul
y y servation by expelling our pickets.
al This was probably one of the hardest col
u tested fights that has been fought in VII
eina. 1t lasted until dark, when our forct
! retired from the field, taking now positic
= !, beyond the reach of the enemy's guns fro
their advantageous position on tho height
l Our infantry was badly cut up. We 10
/, two guns. The enemy's loss was certain
% greater than ours, as their dense column
:, were frequently ridd!ed by our artilerists.
:. We took many prisoners.
Since your correspondent left tho fe
large reintorcenients have reached ther
u aud for an hour shots have been exchange
p| CULpEppER, VA, Aug. IL. The enen
d this morning sent in flag Of truce, askin
,, permission to bury their dead. This show
d that with all their superiority they were t.
l. badly cut up to maintain their position, az
o their falling back yesterday was from nece
;, sity, not choice.
Is Our troops are engaged in bringing
=, our wounded from the battle field aud bur
1t ing the dead
New York, Aug. 1.-The Tines sp
z cial Washington dispatch says advices fro
y other quarters indicate that our myveme
II has not been confined to Pope's army alon
II The quota for this State under the la
y. call is SO, 705 men, of whom l2,5l8 are
II be raised in this city and A, ,249 in Brookly