The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-14
BATTLE FIELD,
NEAR CEDAR Run. August IL

BATTLE FIELD.
NEAR CEDAR Run, August TO-
Gu Friday last an unexpected move.
ment was made by tho combined forces Of
Jackson, Longslreot and EwelI. upon our
advanced position along the RapIdan.
The evident intention of the different SEQ.
lions Of our army at fredericksburg, Cul-
Pepper and Madison was to mOvo forward
upon the five turupikes with men from
each Of those places, and concentrate at
Ora. 60 Court House. From this poin,
the united forces Of the grand army Of
Virginia were TO advance upon Gordons-
vile, which is nine miles distance there.
from.
Jackson forsaw the intention and de.
termined to prevent it, This he did by
a sudden and unexpected movement acI oss
the RlpidaD upon our confer column be.
fore we bad time to move our forces, as
il Lad been anticipated we should. which
was his purpose. to ight.ss he has always
managed to do. in detached portions. Il
was Gecessary for him TO delude US with
the supposilion that ho was advancing in
overwhelming number upon US at all
points and from all directions. This he
also succeeded in doing To considerable
degree. but az soon as be had produced
the impression upon ths separated col
umus that ho was sbout to attack them
all he rapidly concentrated his whole
available force, which he had brought 10
bear upon our center. All day on Friday
he was threatening the forces at Madison
on the Thorougnlare Mountain at CuIpep-
per, an at the samelims pretended 10 be
sending out upon tho n'nk Of each Of
these positions force for the purpose o.
surrousing and capturing the . By lhit
means each force believing it's communi
cation with Culpepper, to bO cut of. wal
prevented from foImiug main column
aud rereated to Woodville, and were una
tle to throw their weight into the scale
On the following Saturday. The sigma
station OIL Thoroughhre being threaten led
n Ioree was drawn of from Culpepper t
strengthen it.
A detachment having been thrown ou
by Jackson 10 a point between Culpeppe
aud Fredericksburg, it VAS thought dan
gerous to advance too far toward tho la
pidan Tor fear Of being ouIlahkod. aud s
the dctachments of the Army Of Virgini
were kept apart. This gave jackson a
, opportunity to choose his own point 9
attack.
Accordingly, on Friday afternoon. h
commenced rapid union Of his scatterO
forces. sand on Saturday thew them again
: that part Of the corps ofGen. Banks whiC
t had been thrown forward to a poll
\ midway between Culpepper Court Hou'
> and the Rapilau. Gen. Bayards cavalr
brigade had been holding a bridge at RI
fus' Ford, aud was Of course easily drive
in upon the advance Of the enemy
force, not. however. without having give
them evidence Of his bravery in capt.
ring quite number of their officers an
privatcs. Gen. Crawford's brigade WI
t ordered out to support Bnyarj, whom
n met reIreOling from the enemy in II
9 vicinity Of Cedar Run. This was on III
day afternoon. These two brigade
with the aid Of three batteries of ar,ile
' kept back the enemy. who probably, u
: having yet gathe ed in their forces. HI
i no desire 10 push them farther at III
n time. as toy wero then admirably sit
a,ed foJ the operation Of their arliIler
a a when they should get ready their ioro
u for an attack. From all parts the detac
= monIs 'om tho enemy came pouring ba
~ and they had carefully refraiucd from z
n ing 50 far that this could not be easi
effected. Gen. Banks remaining cor
was next morning pushed rapidly to t
a. front under orders from Gen. Pope
- feel tho enemy and attack hhm. o
sc'usrsd army was incapable of couce
lrating number equal to the work
n. conquering aud repulsing the mas,
cs which Jackson had brought together y
,s, on the admirable position he had oho,
bt south OF Cedsr Run and the enemy i
iu placed their guns upon large number
J. excellent positions, which were sStima
- by ths experienced to number six bat
>, rics. Their infantry was entirely 0,
" ctalod by convenient strotcbes Of wo,
Ou They were reported by several prison
sy TO have been lwOu,y Eve thousand 6g
iat ing men, Our own artillery exceed
=. theirs In the number and value Of
- - guns yet much difficulty was exp,
ise onced by Captrin Best. chief Of the ar
Z 'lcTy' IN finding for It suitable posi,io