Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-11
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Last Nights Dispatches.
Bloody Cavalry Fight on the Rap
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New YoRK, June 10.-A special to the Post
from Washington says: The fight between
Hooker's cavalry and Stuart's force yesterday
was very brilliant exploit. Our men crossed
the Rappahannock and made the attack, driving
the rebels from their intrenohments and took q
great body OF prisoners, number unknown.
From an officer who participated in the fight,
10 ascertained that yesterday morning two brig
ades OF Cen Pleasanton'e cavalry, under COM
mand of Gen. Buford, made an important recon-
nossance toward Culpepper, and had one OF the
most obstinate cavalry fights that has occurred
during the war. The force was composed of
Gen. Buford's brigade and another cavalry
brigade under command of Col. B. F. Davis,
supported by two batteries Of artillery and two
regiments of infantry as reserve. Monday
night the cavalry bivouacked near Beverly ford,
on the Rappahannock, and drove the pickets
back to the rife pits, and after desperate com.
bat cleared the woods, the enemy falling back
| upon their artillery and maintaining their posi-
ton until IL O'Clock, when our artillery came
| up, and they were driven back six miles In the
direction of Culpepper Court House. Our
forces then returned and recrossed the ford In
good order.
Nearly all the fighting was done by the cav.
airy, and It Was of the bloodiest character
mostly hand to hand. Our loss was considerable,
and the slaughter of rebels fearful. The ap
proximate number of the casualties on both
sides are not yet reported. Col. b. F. Davis
9lh New York cavalry, was killed; Captain
F. Foots, killed; Lieutenant Reeves, mortally
wounded; Lieutenant Bayne, severely wounded
Captain Garfield, of the regular cavalry, killed
By this sudden and brilliant dash of cavalry
into the enemy's lines, their plans have beer
frustrated and the intended raid OF Stuart'i
forces prevented.
| The Times special from Beverly, June 9th
afternoon, speaks of the recent. .cyaslry fight Of
the greatest OF the war. Beverly Ford wa,
taken by spirited dash by the 9th Illinois ant
9th New York, and We were on the south sidt
before the enemy were aware of it. Kelly'I
Ford was also taken by Gen. Gregg after Q
slight skirmish. The right column under Bu
ford came upon the enemy only one mile from
the river.
| The fight commenced at A. NJ, and con
tinued till P. NJ, at which time the whole o.
Stuarps force was engaged, said to number
about twelve thousand cavalry and sixteel
pieces Of artillery. They were, however, driver
back three miles on the right and FIVE on tht
LETT, with heavy loss. Our forces formed uno
ton at two O'Clock.
| The greatest charge of the day was made by
the 9Th Pennsylvania cavalry, supported by the
9Th regulars, when they dashed upon a whole
brigade of the enemy and were taken in Aanh
by another brigade, and, though overwhelmed
gallanLly cut their way out. Two of GTegg't
brigades, under Colonel Wyndham and Col
Fitzpatrick, had hot work all tue morning, bul
drove the enemy from the river to Brandy Sta
tion.
| The rebels we're numerically superior to ne
including our small supporting force Of infant
~. They had five large brigades under tn,
command Of Fitzhugh Lee, Jones, Field o.
Rcbinson, with sixteen pieces Of artillery, un'
der Major Peckham. They had been reViewe
by Gen. Lee, and were under orders to leav
on their grand raid into Maryland and Penn
sylvania 10. morrow "Wednesday at seven i
the morning.
Our forces returned almost Immediately &
this side of the river during the morning.
Among the wounded are Adju!an &c. s. Tay
Ter, 81 Indiana: Captain Clark, 5th Illinois
Major l. l.. Beverage, Ssh illinois.