The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-12
UNDECIDED
REBELS $4,000 STRONG y!
Battle Probably Renewed the
Next Day!
BURNSIDE ON THE MOVE 1
ESPECIAL TO TRIBUNE. I

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, I
Six mics beyond Culpepper, Aug. 10. !
A battle was fought yesterday between
Banks and Stonewall Jackson.
Gen. Bayard, of McDowelrs corps, with
his cavalry brigade, had been engaged the
day before in the extreme advance near the
Rapidan river, skirmshing and maneu-
ring, killing and taking some prisoners, and
ending with slight loss battling the efforts of
sIlarge force to surround and cut them off.
Yesterday morning he was engaged for
some hours before Banks came up, and with
four regiments of cavalry, the lst Penusyl-
vania, lst Maine, and LIST Rhode Island, de-
layed and embarrassed the enemy's advance
The rebels under Jackson and Ewell had
crossed the Rapidan in force, and their ad-
vace is, 600 strong, was attacked by Banks
yesterday P. NJ. about six miles south of
Culpepper Court Housc.
The fight was almost wholly by artillery
at first, but finally the infantry became en-
| gagged about 6 O'Clock, and a most sanguin-
airy and determined fight ensued.
Banks right wing, under Gen. Williams,
suffered severely. The rebels position was
in the woods while the troops which at
tackled them were, obliged to cross open
ground.
1t was not until abont o'clock, when it
became evident the rebels were attacking
| in force. Previously to that there had
| been a rather desultory cannonnading.-
The whole rebel force suddenly attacked in
overwhelming numbers at all points. Near
ly all their regiments had full ranks.
At u o'clock Gen. Pope arrived on the
field from !Culpepper, accompanied by Nc
Dowell, and part of McDowell's corps but
the battle was substantially over. Banks
held the same ground he occupied at the
beginning. After the arrival of Pope there
was an artillery contest lasting at intervals
till IL o'clock. The night was unusually
clear and the moon full.
The rebels planted battery against Nc
lDowelPs center. Gen. Pope and General
Banks were both of them under fire.
The Generals and their stats were so near
the rebel lines that sudden charge of the
rebels was made from the woods quarter
of mile off, with a view TO capture them.
The attempt was repealed by vigorous fire
from McDowelrs corps, and the Generals
left the ground under a cross-fre from
the rebels aud their own troops. The
FIRE OF the rebels was afterwards silenced.
Gen. Pope arriving, sent fresh troops to the
front to take the place of Banks exhausted
columns. The enemy did not renew the
attack except by artillery. Banks was on
the Geld during the whole battle, aud con-
stautly under FIRE. HIS personal gallantry
and the handling of his troops are highly
praised by his officers, and the good con-
duct of his troops during large portion o.
the fight, when overpowered by numbers
Some of the regiments retreated n disor
der. Colonel Knight of the forty-sixtt
Pennsylvania Regiment was dangerously
wounded, Lieut.. Col. Selfridge severely, Ma
jor Mathews, arm amputated; Adjt. Boyd
severely, all of the same regiment. Col
Donnelly ofthe 28nI N. Y. wounded Lieut.
Co.. Brown, arm amputated Major Cool
killed, all of the % b. Col. Cbapemau, oil
Conn, wounded and prisoner; Lieut.. Col
Stone of the same regiment, killed and Ma
jor Bake wounded and a prisoner. Of tn
I'd Mass, Major Savage is missing, probabl,
killed, he was left on the field in dyip,
condition. Capt. Abbott was killed. Gen
Banks is rather severely hurt by an acct
dent A cavalry trooper run against him
striking MIN IN the side. Col. Ruggles
Chief OF Gen. Pope's Staff, had his hors
shot under him. Lieut.. Hopkins of the I'll
Ohio, wounded. Two of Gen. Pope's body
guard were killed.
The I'd Mass, was in the hardest of th
fight and suffered severly. The 9th Conn
9Th Ind, and 46th Pennsylvania are bad
cut up.
Lieut.. Ramsey of Gen. Banks Staff had hi
horse shot under him. The rebel Gen. Win
der is wounded. The losses are very heav
on both sides, not less than 1000 or 3. 90
In killed, wounded and missing, on eac
side. Few prisoners taken Both Jaci
son and Ewell ", re both present In the ba
tle..
Reinforcements under Gen. A. P. Hill [
the number of $4,000 men, reached tt
rebels last night at about the same tim
that ours arrived. SkirmisbiEg in front
going on this morning, but the troops Q
both sides are 80 much exhausted by f
tigue and intense heat that no serious Ell
counter is expected to-day. No detail
, have been officially received.
1t is represented that Gems. Prince, A
ger and Geary were wounded.