Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-14
THE REBELS ALSO REINFORCED.
Bloody and Hard Fought Battle.
THE Loss ON EACH SIDE BETWEEN
TWO AND THREE THOUSAND.
The Contest Not Yet Decided.
1T WILL MOST PROBABLY BE
RESUMED TO-DAY.
BURNSIDE TO GO TO POPE'S AS
SISTANCE.

ATSO1tc, 0SSo0 oAAAS Va II
ginia, six miles beyond Culpepper, Va, Aug.
10, says:
"A battle was fought yesterday between
Banks and Stonewall jackson.
General Bayard, of McDowelrs corps,
with his cavalry brigade, had been engaged
the day before in the extreme advance near
the Rapidan river, skirmishing and man9uv-
ering, taking some prisoners, and ending with
slight loss, battling the efforts of large 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 Pennsyl-
vania, lst Maine and 1st Rhode Islsnd-de-
layed and embarrassed the enemys advance
"The rebels under jackson ana Ewell had
crossed the Rapidan in force and their ad-
vance guard, 900 strong, was attacked by
Banks, yesterday afternoon about six miles
south of Culpepper Court House. The fight
was almost wholly with artillery at first, but
the infantry became engaged about o'clock
and q determined and most bloody contest en-
sued. Banks right wing, under Gen. Will
liams suffered severely. The rebel position
was in the woods, while the troops which at
tackled them were obliged to cross open
ground. 1t was not until about six o'clock
that it became evident that the rebels were
attacking in force. Previous to that, there
had been rather desultory cannonading. The
whole rebel force suddenly attacked in over
whelming numbers all points. Nearly all
their regiments had full ranks.
Atseven and half o'clock, Gen. Pope ar
rived on the field from Culpepper, accompan-
led by Mcdowell and part Of McDewells
corps. The battle was substantially over,
Banks holding the same ground he occupied
at the beginning. After the arrival of Pope,
there was an artillery contest, lasting at inter-
walls till near two o'clock. The night was I'M
usually clear, and the moon full. The rebels
planted battery against McDowelPs center,
where both General Pope and General Banks
were bringing their fire. The Generals and
stats were so near the rebel lines that sudden
charge of rebel cavalry was made from the
woods quarter of mile off, with view to
capture them. The attempt was repealed by a
vigorous fire from McDowelrs troops, and the
generals and their stats left the ground under
cross fire from the rebels and their own
| troops. The fire of the rebel batteries was
afterward silenced.
| "Gen. Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops
| to the front to take the place of Banks ex-
| hausted columns. The enemy did not renew
the attack, except by artillery.
Blanks was on the field throughout the
action, and constantly under fire. His band
| ling of his troops and personal gallantry are
and good conduct of the troops were conspic-
uous during large portion of the fight.
When overpowered by numbers, some regi-
ments retreated in disorder.
"Cel. Knight, of the 46th Pennsylvania, is
dangerously wounded; Lieut.-Col. Selfridge,
severely; Major mathews, arm amputated !;
| Adjutant Boyd, severely-all of the same
regiment Col. Donnelly, 2sth New York,
and Lieut.. Col. Brown, arm amputated; Maj.
Cook, killed-all of the 2sth New York. Col.
| Chapman, of the l4th Connecticut, wounded
and prisoner; Lieut-Col. Stone, same regi-
ment, killed; Major Blake, same regiment,
wounded and prisoner. OF the Massachusetts,
regiment, Major Savage is missing, probably
killed. He was left on the field in dying
condition; Capt. Abbott, killed.
| "Gen. Banks is rather severely hurt by an
accident A cavalry trooper ran against him,
striking him rather heavily on the side.
"Col. Ruggles, Chief Of Staff to Pope, had
his horse shot under him. Lieut. Hopkins, of
the 9TH Ohio, is wounded. Two of General
Pope's body guard were killed. The I'd Mas
sachusetts was in the hardest of the fight, and
suffered severely. The 4th Connecticut, 9th
Indiana and 49th Pennsylvania are badly cut
up. Lieut.. RanRey, of Gen. Banks staff, had
| his horse shot under him. The rebel General
/ Wilder was wounded.
"The losses are very severe on both sides
not less than 2,oe0 to 5000 in killed, wounded
and missing on each side. Some prisoners are
| taken by beth.
jackson and Ewell were both present in
| the battle.
Reinforcements under Gen. A. P. Hill to
the amount of $4,000 men, reached the rebels
last night at about the same time that ours
arrived.
"Skirmishing in front is going on this morn
ino hut tho f~reoYoa IN both aidoc e,
exhausted by fatigue and the intense heat that
no serious encounter is expected to-day.
| "No details have been officially received.
1t is reported that Generals Prince, Anger
and Geary were wounded"
! The HerGlds account of the fight says:
| "Gen. Geary's brigade of Auger's division
had the advance, and maintained it admirably.
Geary,s brigade consisted Of the 5th, 7th and
2sth Ohio, haLPennsylvania and Snaps
battery. No sooner had these troops taken
/ places, than the rebels opened musketry fire
| upon them from two sides and in front, aided
| by the batteries before mentioned. The bat
teries in the mountains also kept up a most
| destructive IRE, but our troops never fsitered.
| The fight became general at p NJ, and con-
| tinued until darkness ended the carnage.
II have witnessed many battles during the
| war, but none where the tenacious obstinacy
of the American character was SO fully dis
/ played. Our troops fought like veterans. No
sooner did volley of musketry or q discharge
of artillery NOW down the ranks of regi-
ment, than the gaps were filed up and new
front presented. Regiment We'd with regi-
ment, and brigade with brigade in deeds Of
yalor, and few instances indeed were there.
where even individuals faltered.
The Sth and l2th regulars, led by Capt.
Pitcher, did excellent service. Capt. Pitcher
was wounded in the knee BY musket shot,
but kept the field until the end.