Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15

HEADoUAR's ARMY NoRTRwEsrERN VA !
Chantilly, Sd September, 1862.
HIS ErcelLeny. jefferson Darts, President
Confederate States CT America:
Mr.. President: Ny letter of the goth ult.
will have informed your Excellency of the
progress OF the army to that date. General
Longstreets division, having arrived the day
previous, was formed in order of battle on
the right OF General Jackson, who had been
ehgsged with the enemy since morning, re-
slstlng an attack commenced on the 28th-
The enemy, On the latter day was previously.
repuised, leaving his numerous dead and
wounded on the feld. His attack on the
morning OF the 18th was feeble, but became
"srmer IN the Afternoon, when he was axain
.r~epulsed by both wings of the army His
less Oh this day, as stated infhis published
report, herewith enclosed, amounted to !. q
in killed. and " oundnd.s te
Ihe enemy being reinforced, renewed the
attack on the afternoon Of the Goth, when a
general advauce of both wings Of the army
was ordered, aBdafter q fierce comsat. which
ragged until alters O'Clock. be was completely
defeated and driven beyond Bull Run. The
darkness Of therhight, his destruction o: the
Stone Bridge after crossing, and the nncer-
tainty OF the fords, stopped the pursuit.
The next morning the enemy was discov-
cred II the strong position at Centreville,
ana the army was put in motion towards the
Little River turnpike, to turn the right
Upon, reaching OK Hill on the 1st of Sep
tember, he was again discovered In our front
on the heights of Germantown, and about 5
+. NJ. made a spirited attack upon the front
and right Of our columns, with the view, appa-
rent|v Of Towering the withdrawal of his trains
on the Ientreyiile road, and masking his re-
treat. Our position was maintained with
but slight loss on both sides. Major General
Kearney was left by the enemy dead on the
field. During the night the enemy fell back
to Fairfax c. H., and abandoned his position
at Centreville. Yesterday about noon he
evacuated Fairfax G.. II. taking the roads
as reported to ne at Alexandria and Wash.
ington. -e
have, as yet, been unable to get official
reports Of our loss or capture in these vari
Gus engagements. Many gallant officers have
been killed or wounded. OF the General Of,
fcerS, Ewell, Trimble, Taliaferro, Fields,
jenkins and Malone, have been reported
wounded. Colonies Means, Marshall, Baylor,
Neff and Gadbury, wounded. About 1000
prisoners have already been paroled, about
the same number Of small arms collected
from the field, and thirty pieces of cannon
captured, be, :des a number of wagons, am
balances, &c. A large number of arms still
remain on the ground. For want of trans
portstion valuable stores had to be destroy
ed as captured, while the enemy, at their
various dePotS, are reported to have burned
many millions OF p~roperty in shs'r r"@~s~l
Nothing could surpass the gallantry anG
endurance Of the troops who have cheer
fully borne every danger and hardship, both
on the field and march.
have the honor to be, very respectfully
your obedient servant,
R. 3. LEE, General.
IChantilly is north of Centreville anC
northwest of Fairfax Court Douse, abou
six or eight miles from each. The "lette
of the Goth" referred to in the above, wa
not received. The Little River turnpik,
leads from Middleburg to Alexand, ia, an,
intersects the Centreville turnpike about
mile this side Of Fairfax Court house. Ger
nantoIn is on the Little River turnpike
about half mile west Of its intersection Wit
the Centreville turnpike.l
The following letter, shows what a vas
number of the enemy's wounded still la
upon the field of battle-four days after tn
engagcments--notwithstanding the effort
made by Pope's officers to remove ther
under the permission granted by Gener;
Lee. The answer of Gen. Lee to this appl
cation of DR.. Coolidge has not been COMMIT
nicated:
CENTREvILLE, Va, Sept. 8, 1862.
Gen. Robert E. Lee, Commanding Confede
ate Army:
General: Medical Director Outlet, of til
Confederate Army, and Medical DirectC
McFarlin, Of the u. S. Army, have just a
rived here from the battle field, near Mana
sas. The accounts they give are far MOI
serious than my previous information led u
to believe. Our wounded soldiers, to tt
number of near three thousand, many st
living on the field, are suffering for food.
have no commissary stores, and my suppl
of medical comforts are wholly inadequat
With every kindly attention and effort
the part of those under your command, t
loss OF life must be very great, unless TO
and means Of transporting the wound
within our own lines are promptly supple
know of no source of adequate SUPP
nearer than Washington.
II, General, you can, consistently with 9
ty, permit supplies OF food and transp'
wagons for wounded TO pass through yC
lines to and return from the battle field, y
will save very many lives and much SUITE
ing. IL you cannot do this, | beg that y
will, fm humanity sake, point out So
other way in which the needfull relief II
be obtained.
am within your lines, and Of course, C
not provide the necessary relief without =
mission. have the honor to be,