The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-09-09
Another Great Victory

miles of the historic battlefield Of Manassas,
finally hemmed him in and made him fight, which
he did by attacking the forces under Jackson,
consisting of Ewelrs A. p Hills and Taliaferro s
divisions, Pope thinking that he had only Jack
sons own division to contend with. The fight
continued the entire day Thursday, the 18th,
and also on Friday the 10Th, without any definite
result, but Saturday the Both, Pope
was attacked by our combined forces, under
Gen. Lee and completely whipped and routed and
had it not been that Mcclellan and his army ar
rived in time to assist him, his whole army would
have been annihiated. We give below, from the
Richmond and Lynchburg papers, the particulars
as far as received:
The following despatch from Gen. Lee, was re-
ceived by the President on Monday, the lst inst
HEADo'Rs ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
GroHeton, 3Oth Aug, 10 z. NJ,
Via Rapidan.
To President DaUis:
This army achieved to-day, on the Plains of
Manassas, signal victory the combined forces
of Generals Mcclellan and Pope. On the 18th
and 10Th, each wing under Generals Longstreet
and Jackson, repulsed with valor, attacks made
on them separately We mourn the loss of our
gallant dead in every conflict yet our mcrcies to
Almighty God for His mercies rises higher each
day. TO Him, and to the valor of troops a
nations gratitude is due
ISigned] r f. LEE.
The Lynchburg Republican of the I'd instant,
says:
The Plains of Manassas, rendered historic by
the brilliant success of our arms on the 2lst of
July, 1861, are said to have been again the scene
of a liercely contested battle and glorious victory
on Saturday last
1t is reported that on that day General Jack
son attacked the enemy, whose main position
near what is known the Sudley Church, about
six miles west of Manassas and after desperate
engagement, exceeding in ferceness, by far, that
Of the 2lst of July, near the locality, drove
them from the position, with a loss almost incred-
ible. Our own losses are reported also to be very
heavy and among them General Ewell, wounded
in the leg General Trimble in the arm, Gen. Tai
iafGrro, dangerously in the breast and shoulder,
and large number Of other prominent officers
killed and wounded.
The battle is said to have been the most san
culinary of any fought during the war; each side
contendng with a valOr heretofore unknown, for
the mastery Our artillery did fearful execution
among the enemy, moving them down by scores
and hundreds and the conduct of our infantry
could not be excelled. Several gallant charges
were made by cavalry, who contributed great
" to the success of the day.
Among the fruits of the victory are some eigh-
teen or twenty pieces of artillery, large number
of small arms, a number of prisoners, variously
stated at from three to seven thousand, some two
or three hundred wagons, and the capture of com
missary stores sufficient TO feed our army for ten
days.
The enemy fed from the field in perfect pam
ic, rivaling that famous stampede of July 2lst,
and were being pursued by men, who
slaughteriHg them like sheep, and gathering the
prisoners at every step. Pope himself is said not
to have been the field, the enemy being COM
manded by General Banks, who had under him
Segels and the division of Gen Anger, wounded
at Cedar Mountain; and another, by whom COM
manded we could not learn. Their whole force is
estimated at sixty thousand and the force of
Jackson at forty thousand.
General Siegel is reported among the killed of
the enemy, and a number Of other officers of dis
tnction killed, wounded or captured
General Lees headquarters are now on the his
toric Plains Of Manassas.
The Richmond Enquirer of the % inst, SAYS:
Passengers by the Central train speak of the
battle on Saturday one of the most fercely con-
tested of the war, and the defeat ard rout Of the
enemy surprising that of the famous affair of the
21st of July. The carnage was necessarily terri
bic, and our own army suffered to an extent which
justfes the belief, that although the victory was
brilliant, it was dearly bought. 1t must be re-
"eulUeICu IhdG lue unQer Lee mad
the combined forces of Pope and Mcclellan to en-
counter, the overthrow of which it would be unrea
sonablc to presume could be accomplished with
out heavy sacrifice.
partic pant in the engagement of Saturday
sends US the following from GordonsyilIe
"After severe cannonade a great portion of
the morning, Saturday. the battle commenced in
earnest about three o'clock p NJ The enemy at
first contested steadily every inch of the ground,
Ir,fyr H,,o1 a.,
Several of their reg iments almost utterly an
INFLATED. The slaughter immense, and the
field for three miles was covered with dead and
wounded.
The fight commenced or the Warrenton turn
pike and gradually became general. Our troops
fought with animation and obstinacy
The Division under the immediate command of
Brig. Gen. kemper captured three batteries Csome
thirty pieces) We have captured numerous
standa of cOlors, arms and thousands of prisoners
The Lynchburg Republican of Wednesday, the
Sd inst, says:
Our losses in the fight of Saturday, it is sup
posed, will reach at least ten thousand, and of
these 5000 were killed. Our informant, an off,
Ger who participated in the fight, says the ground
was covered with the dead. On the enemy's side
the losses supposed to be at least twice as great
as ours, exclusive of prisoners, whom the officer
above mentioned thinks did not exceed four thou
sand, taken during the fight, though they we're
being captured each moment in their flight He
was in the battle of the 2lst of July and describes
the rout of the enemy on Saturday as far mora