Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-08-16


arrival the artillery fire was kept up a.
intervals until clock mex. morning
At one time Gen. Pope and taft were so
near the rebel lines that sudden charge
Of rebel cavalry was made from the woods,
q quarter Of mile off, with . view Of
! capturing them. The attempt was re.
pulsed BY vigorous FIRE from McDowel!'s
troops, and the General and staff left the
ground under cross fire from the troops
on both sides. The fire OF the rebel bat.
teries was afterwards silenced. Banks
was on the field throughout the action,
constantly under fire, handling the troops
in person. His galluutry WAS highly
praised BY all officers. The troops be-
haved we'll, although some regiments re
tired in disorder when overpowcred BY
numbers. Among the killed are Major
Cock, 2Sth N u; Lieut. Colonel Stone,
9th Conn. Among the wounded are Col.
Knight, Lieut.. Colonel Selfridge. Adjutant
Boyd, Maj. Matthews, of the 46th Penn;
Col Do"noly and Lieut.. Col. Brown. Of
the 2s.h N. Y; Col Chapman and Major
Blake. Of the 9Th Com; were wounded
and TAX gu prisoners. General Banks was
severely burt by = cavalry trooper run.
ming against him, striking him heavily on
the side. Col Rugg.es, Popes chief Of
staff, had his horse sh". from under him.
Two Of Pope's body guard we're killed
! The 2nd Massachusetts, was 10 the hottest
of the tight, cnd suffered severely. The
9TH Connecticut, 9Th Indiana and 4Gth
Pennsylvania were also badly cut up. The
rebel Gen. Wider is wounded. losses
very heavy on both sides--nut less than
2,0C0 or 5000 killed, wounded and miss
ing on each side. Some prisoners were
| taken by Jackson and E~all, who were
both present. Reinfarcsm.rts to the
number Of 5000 reached the rebels last
night, about the same time ours came up.
There wss some skiru,ishing This morning
in trout, but the troops are 20 exhausted
on both sides, that no serious movements
are expected. Generals Price, Anger
| and Geary are reported wounded.
CuLrEpPER. Va, Aug II.
The enemy this morning sent . flag Of
truce, asking permission to curry their
dexu. This shows that with all their So.
perioti,y Of numbers they we're too badly
| cut up to maintain .heir position. aud that
their falling back yesterday was from ne.
cessi,y, and not choice. Our troops are
engaged in bringing OF ourlwounded from
the field and 10 burying the dead.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL.
The battle Of Culpepper was one OF the
, most desperate Of the war, involving about
equal losses on both sides, the rebels losing
more officers than the Union forces. The
rebel Gems. Winder and Tremble we're
certainly killed. while we lost none but
Colonies. Gen. Pope telegraphs that the
rebels bad not renewed the engagement
yesterday or to-day. They are two miles
from tho battle field. which We now occu.
py, while our headquarters still remain OF
Culpepp.r. Both tho rebels and our for.
ces have been re ntsrced, and a renewal of
The engagement cannot be far Distant
The loss in OHIO and Indiana regiments is
very larse--,hey being in Banks division.
which did most Of the fighting, resisting
Ewsns pnd jackson. commands com.
bincd. The battle was brought on By the
rebels endeavoring to prevent a conccn.
,ss,ion Of our forces at q certain poln, for
= movement on Gordonsvi,v. They threw
| oil their columns on Banxs for the pur.
pose VI annihila.ing and surrounding bis
! division They succeeded III preventing
this movement at m immense sacrifice OF
thei, force, leaving fopcs army fresh for
another demonstration TN Gordon svillc-
The rebels are reinforcing E~all aud Jack
son from Richmond, and it il not imposs.
bic that movement on Richmond from
another point may Commence soon.
Mrs. Charles J. FaulkE.r is the williest
and most experienced uip'oDadt in the
Valley Ut Virgins. She H. more danger.
ons than Belle Boydd, because she IS more
adroit, and has larger social IT, fuence and
greater means OF accomplishing her pur.
poses. She IL even now almost nightly
inviting coteties OF our young officer, 70
her house. She and her daughter lavish
their most cour,ly blandishmcn,s upon
them, and, ere they know ii, ere ihey have
perceived their purpose. all The intelii.
gence they desire is extracted. As mat
ter Of course, our plans, our movements,
the number OF our troops, and the drec-
ton OF their march, or the number in gar
,ison are duly transmitted 10 Richmond
by the by way post routes which the rebeis
have all through this valley.
Ought not these dangerous women, with
their secession prorlivi,ies, be sent, under
honorable escort. through our lines q. far
as Gordonsville, and be kindly permitted
to join their relatives At Richmond? Many
q valuable item OF information which now
finds its way TO Stone~all" jackson
would never bt sent in case they were
quietly forwarded. per express, 10 those
with whom they deeply sympa,hize.
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Parties and rar,y feal,y have hitherto
been the polcn, poison which has sapped
the vitality OF the nation. They have al
.nnst d.s, rnxnL Tho saniimani &c mi rinf.