The New York herald., 1863-11-12
N E ELS AR M Y.

0VD0bU1 MUoU0D VAAVAos AOYvAs VI
the Recent Battles.
coNSRATUlAToRY ORDER TO The TRoQPS
IRssntation ef Captured Battle Flags and
Speech Of General Meade,
&C.. 10. &s>
Omcial Report Of the Bastles ON slho Rap
pahannoek.
wfsmEaron, Nov. II. 1893.
no following was sent 70 the headquarters here tho
aay after the recent engagements -
HEADQUARTERS, Army ov ryn PoTonAo.1
NRxR RIypmANSocx sSAnoN, Va,
10 MAJOR General HAMscx, General in -Chief:-
JAis morning on advancing from Kely's Ford II was
soA the enemy had retired during the night The
nSs~ing smoky that II wan impossible TO ascertain
~ tRappahannock Station the position Of the enemy and
Was ell the arrival Of the column from Kelly Ford
mat Il definitely known the position at tho Kappa
hammock evacuated. The army was put ia motion
nd the pursuit continued by the infantry to Braudy sta
atom and by the cavalry beyoud.
Major General Sedgwick reports officially tho capture
sf four guns, eight battle flags and fifteen hundred
prisonors Major General French took four hundred
prisoners General Sedgwicks loss about three hun
dsed killed and wounded. French's about reventy
Jhe conductof both officers and men in each affair
was most admirable.
GEORGE G. MEADE, Major General.
General Meade's Congratulatsyy Order
60 she Troops.
GENERAL 0RDER-No. l0l.
HEADQUARTERS, Army or rm'poroNAc,
Nov g. 1868.
me Commanding General congasulates tie army upon
ahe recent successful passage Of the Rappahannock the
iace Of theenemy compelling him to withdraw to his In
1enchments behind the Rapdan.
10 Major General sedgwick and the officers and Of
he Fifth and Sixth participating In the attack
tculary to the stormng party under Brgadcr General
Russell, his thanks duo for tbe gallantry dis
played In the assault tho eneEys intrenched
position Of Rappahannock Station. resulting in
he capture OF four guns. Two thousand small
Arms, eight battle flags, one bridge train and
"sns thousand SIX hundred prisopers To Major Gene
raj Fresch and the officers apd Of the Third corps
engaged particularly 10 the leading column commanded
by Colonel De Trobrand, his thanks due for the gal
hnHy displayed n the crossing at Kehys Ford and the
sisurc Of the euemys intrenchmens and the capture
q four hundred prisooess. The Commanding Gene
M takes great pleasure N announcing to the army that
~ President has expressed his satisfaction with lie
pscsut operations. BY command Of
MAYOR General MEADE
wulIAns, Assistant Adjutart General
Presentation OF Battle Fiass CaptursA
on the Rappahsnnock.
9xsCH OF oNHRAL MEADE TO THE SOLDIERS.
Mr. nAvIDsoxs DunArsa.
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1Asre wss very intersssinx csrsnony performed "A
Asny Hssdquartsr this afternoon II was the formal
vsOsntatpo % Major General Meade, general CON-
mandng the army, Of the battle flags captured
The evening Of the 7sh tnst., =: the taking Of
HappaAausock station. Major General John scdg
wick, commanding tho right wing OF the
army; General Wright, commanding the Sixth Army
Corps; General Russell, commanding wrght's division,
and Colonel Upton, Commanding Russels Brigade with
their respective Stas. the ground in front OF
army headquarters, and escorted by Russes brigade.
Tns latter was drawn up n line, when The band played
some lively music, and General Meade appeared before
The gallant boys Of the Fifth Wisconsin, Fifth and Sixth
Maine, and One Hundred ana Twenty first New York.
Colonel Upton then presented TO General Meade the
eight battle Gags taken by his brigade saying that
or more Of them from the regiments Of Stouewa
Sacksons old brigade, and adding that no satisfied
shat hs soldiers could always be depended upon for the
performance Of similar services.
General Meade replied as follows
receive with great satisfaction tho battle nsgs evi
dsnces OF the good conduct and gaatry You displayed
on tho 7h INST the assault upon tho enenys position
- Rappahannock station. ntrenched with rodoubs and
- It point OF the bayone IL work which
could only be executed by the best Of soldiers And the
ooDGdsnce that n future operations can Implicitly rely
= he men under my command eoing when called on all
thai mon do And although In my desire 10 place
you 10 such positions TO avoid possible recurring TO
such severe tests yet tbere occasions such tho
sss; and 10 feel, do now, that command able
snd willing TO meet and overcome such obstacles, n
Of great sasfactiop shall transmit these flags
70 tho wsr Department have already reported your
good conduct and received and transmitted 70 com
- as receive the requisite information, general
order, which IN my desire 70 do Justice TO all the
purpose, BY every 10 my power, % have those
soldiers rewarded who have merted such dstipc-
Aank you for the services You have rendered par,cu
1fy for the example You have set which, doubt not,
- future occasions win bs followed and emulaisd.
Tho Gags were all alike--stars a blue cross and
red ground. The Eighth Louisiana nas. inscribed
With the words Winchester" Manassas" &c.
Gas captured by Sergeant Roberts. Of the
Sixth Maine; second by Captain ehackeNord,
u company A, Fifth Maine; third by Lieutenant A g
Lyon, Of company X, Fifth Maine; fourth by private
Philip smith, q tho One Hundred and Twenty nrs, New
Fork nth by private siss Waterman. Ono Hun
cred and rwenty.erst New York; . sixth by James. H.
Intsneld, Of company J. Fnth Maine, inscribed
With fhe "Cedar Rum and "yaaas.
sas,p Second HArper's Ferry "sharpsburg.r
winchester" "onsncoliorssine," "Fredsrcksburg,p
"Geysburg,' the seventh by Corporal Y. p Bondsl Of
Company u, Fifth Maine, inscribed Manassas !" "seven
Pines" "Sans' Farm,p malvern His" ''E1thain's
landing" The eighth bare pole, tho color
bearer having torn mp The Gag before Il taken.
The pieces were picked up, however, and arc bong
sswed together for future presentation Brgader Gene
RAJ seth Williams who a native Of Name, witnessed
sbasc ceremonies with glsfening eyes snd no little
STATE pride, as be reflected hA. Eve or sr os hcse uo
phes were credited 70 The stae that raye him birth.
a. feat Of there question but the acszon of
Tho I'm inst the bes, and eleaoest operation of tho
Gar. We may vel be proud a 10.
Mr.. ~. q. chapmsns Despsseht
HSloouisuss, Assr oE rus Pororsc.l
..n r.r Nov. N, 1ss3
Yesterday afternoon Of the uackmen OF the orans
and Alexandra railroad, while working the road.
,kvnfn one ugIe of c.te,ts atst,on vss ean,uyea n