The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-31
SPLENDID UNION VICTORIES


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Ec0RnNUD yRon FRET pAsRj
sspsss reached warsatos Jussssa sAAs Jackson wss
saHA rear, and thAs instead n Ahiaa IN sssask
- sssirns Ais cavalry al a yssaay asAs ut Il
Gsslssss ssAsou hs had taken up position - shs raa
Sssa nriss0w, four miles south a Manassas; I'D
burned railroad trains, torn ~ The railroad track
q, telegraph prisoners III ~ saasas aoss
- road.
sss reports prove 70 have been Ess. end the events
q Wednesday showed HI AsssHiaAsisa ~ v ss saay
Atvm from the nsiShbesAseA.
y seems, from what bs learned IRON ne rebel
wounded in hands. ,AaA Jssksn saa Ewsn started
Am ths Vicinity II warrsnson Springs On Sunday, viii
tSss divisions crossed Ne Rappahannesk some III
Dsu south q Ne Hue RiSss and proceeded BY way Of
esssans and salem 70 Brstow making NE distance IN
sssus two and half days
O reaching this point their nrst object q attack wss
~ house Of Mr. Lpscsnos, where ten ohcen were
ssVpng and who were the back porch u .hs time,
sssking.
ne house attacked both ioSs sad rear, and The
bnss holes in shs wood and plaster with The saes thas
49, Of the party were wounded, showed whas poor
sAsksmen these rebel cavalry Ths entire party,
ssssvsr, with the exceptions 4 Captain A. rassnsss,
vas taken pr,sonssa
- names Of the snieers taken prisoners are q FOL
hssieutenant Colonel Person First New York velps-
: s4sassnsas Alien and two other Lsuteuanss q ,hs
sSs, sisussnapt Of the Tifsy seventh Penn.
ssme regiment; ..,sp. :, c.
= regiment; First Lieu'~- - -.
Vrs">. -s.A pennsylvania voauSsss''' a csp''''
nendrsd and r.- ut: L,sussnsaa.. rr.,A...
NE Fourth Aainsrsain.- York vsIu,,..,.
- =, q II. ThG.y-sisnsh Nc" rp.ny Of
o.. ,sx, attack Of the rebels w's 0p'A s-a-s
-. u,na,ed ana Yifsn PsnnsylvaaA @'aau' 80
aeon Of Pennsylvania saval'y y" V ssssa w
ssad two or three Of whom were killed and Ne r.
ssn,ainder are supposed 70 bs captured.
train Of empty cars then came along from warren
ssO and fred into by rsgimant Of infantry and enc
6 savalry, but escaped without serious injury.
Orders were than issued by jackson TO tear up the
s.aroad track, which xss done. and second train
coming along or the track and was fred into
A third following ran into the second, and was
a,so fred into and sons persons on board taken
Wsoners
srth train made lts Appearance but the engineer,
spec,ug somsthing wrong, stopped at distance and
Rew q whistle, sud being answered by Of The
sahsrs backed and returned toward waTentoa. a
M swo trains nred, under the direction Of
5asksea and entirely consumed sxceptngths IRON work
n. rebels Than proceeded . mile down the track
burned The bridge Cattle rum up thirty feet
e h 9ssk and out the telegraph
msy Also burned the bridge Broad run d Brs-
O. Wednesday morning Ewslrs rebel division
ysesa position each side Of ne railroad, having
sArss battsresone the right, the left, and the
ssAr near railroad with infantry and cavalry be.
swssn the entire force being concealed bshsd brush
wood and the railroad banx with open Geld in 'front.'
Our troops sent down from wansateu Junction to at
sack them Rockers livsion, with portion
~Ksrneysi bot the latter, 10 h said, did not get
szancs 70 enter into The cos<sss
General Hooker was In Command, and net expecting the
osmy be any large force ordered charge through
sFsW u woods and into the cleared space. when
ossassoas ORE wss spsssd upon him from tns entire
nns the rebels, their batteries throwing grape and
canister, the most OF which, however, went over IND
Assds Il or srOoss bu tbs are from ~ rsSs, lire q
n.ngy was very destructive. aad ssms 81 Rockers
smsns we're compsIled 70 fa back 10 the woods; but,
ssns supported ~ others, rallied, aad amer airing
svsssa voleys repeated The shArss. when the rebels
broke rO,rsatsa our boys pursuing them, showing
sd yelling.
Tia Third New Jersey brigade vas commanded BY
Cslanel Carr who had his horse shot under h wb..s
ursfng bis men on 10 shs attack This 10 the brigade
although somewhat ehangsd-which ~ nObly held The
extreme left tho battle Of wSSsOurs for four hours,
stsairng loss there Il over six hundred killed ana
wounded.
AGIs.anl Benedctls horse was also sho, during the
action
Lieutenant Colonel Potter, of The Second regiment. e.
sssor Brigade, was shot In the hand while leading his
men.
The pursuit. continued I'll. dark the enemy retrea.lng
towards Manassas.
The Of this was, that enemy beatea
anu driven rr,m the neld susaiase loss about equal
80 Cur own.
Our loss aeoas nfty killed and over two hundred
~",ndsG-a complete iss Of which IVES oolsosea, but
slulso.
The seccsd New York regiment lost about ozcers
e. ninety o. oae hundred killed and wounded.
L. sxsclsior BrSaas suffered severely.
Ems physIt the ground (Dr A,uow, OF tho
fctoaa New LANCASHIRE, beng the only name I caa aow
recoec czsrtsd themselves to relieve the wounded and
although the accommodations operate very poor
shsy scacaass during the nrsosu and nigh, In attend.
ing u III.
neral rope arrived The groun4 late 10 The evening
AM prcoccd towards tAs scto. but the fight.
S@ ht, over sndihs enemy In full rstrea1