The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-13
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EVENING PAPERS.
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The Pursuit of Lee-Th Rebels South of the
Ropidan.
NEW YORK, Nov. IL.
"Heddqnarters Army Of the Potomac, Nor
| llh.-On Sunday last, when our army was
! advancing and was within mile OF Culpep-
| per, the 3D. Indiana and 9Th Illinois cavalry
both under Col Clendennin, came upon q BODY
of rebel infantry Major Forsyth, OF the Sth
Illinois, with three squadrons, charged them;
| aud after smart contest drove them off with
the loss of seven wounded. The enemy's loss
was heavier, we burying six of their dead.
! We then advanced again, and soon encoun-
tered a whole rebel division and were forced
to retire with Joss of three killed and eleven
wounded. We brought off all our wounded.
oupposing, from meeting the whole rebel di-
VISION In lorce, that the enemy were about to
meet us in battle, Gen. Meade massed four
corps on Monday evening around Brandy
Station, sly miles south of the Rappahannock,
and established his headquarters a mile from
there. The next morning our whole army
was put in motion, the cavalry leading. Gen
Fitzpatrick dashed through Culpepper with
out meeting rebel, and our infantry followed.
Fitzpatrick then rode into Steyensburg, but
stu no enemy. On Tuesday noon our whole
army was IN motion after an invisible enemy
who was fleeing southwark
zen. Meade moved his Headquarters yestcr-
day few rods west, and is now about one and
half miles northeast of Brandy Station.
John M. Bolts is at home ON his plantation
near Brandy Station.
OF the brave fellows who fell in the bold and
daring charge OF the rebel works on Saturday
evening, the following are buried within the
parapets and on the field adjacent. Large
numbers OF rebel graves, dead horses, and the
general debris of battle mark. the theatre CT
the bloody conflict:
Sirth Mdine.--O. H. Davis, Co. A: w. H,
II. Setter, H; w. n. Herrick, do; II. F. SAT-
ford, do; Capt. s. I. Lyon, L; Charles Tay-
lor, G.; Thomas Small, do; Jacob Dean, do;
George Mills, do; Corp. Thomas Sharkey X;
Corp. j. G. Fish, +; Sergt VIM. Sheahan. do
Calvin Hunnewell, E; r. A. Morton, do
Sergt. M. Wardwell, do; Louis Willett. CT
Corp. .. ii. Goodwin, r. VIM. Hamilton. do
Cyrus Bulker, do j. W. Bennett, do: Il. +.
Scrirner, do; w. Coy, l; George Brown, K:
Thomas Brislee, do; Sergt. $. w. Corbett,-
Corp. Chas. Leighton, +; NJ. S. verrelle, f.;
A. p. Moore, do; J. Archibald, do; j. b. Nc
Knley, do; Charles Nelson, K
The Herald's Washington dispatch of yes
terday says To-day a number Of paymasters
started for the front to pay of the troops. 1t
is expected that the army of the Potomac will
be all paid within few days.
The flags taken on Sunday are all alike
stars on blue cross and red ground. The Sth
Louisiana flag, inscribed with the words
Winchester, Manassas" &c, was captured
by Sergt. Roberts, of the 9th Me-; second
by Capt. Shackleford, Co. A, 9TH Me-; a third
by Lieut.. Lyon, of Co. X, 9Th Me- fourth
by private Phillip Smith, of the l2lst n. Y;
sixth by Joseph III. Littlefleld, Co. 1, 9Th Me-.
inscribed with the names of "Cedar Run. Ma
nassas,' &C.; the seventh by Corp. Blondel,
Go. ID, 9TH Me- on which were inscribed sMa-
nassas, Seven Pines,' &c; the eighth, bare
pole, the color bearer having torn up the flag
before il was taken; the pieces were picked
up, however, and are being sewed together
for future presentation.
Our cavalry in force are already far south Of
the Rapidan, accommodating the enemy's po-
sition.