New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-15
Further pefnils Of the Fighting.
wAsnEGIos. "Wednesday, OF. IL, l-5
m, Trfning Star saws:

The whole II Gen. Greges Division ordered from
bolton Station Sifuri Y toward tIilfproT H'a
arrived there at O'Clock p H. Thence Tie "a BrgaHe
suppor. h patrck but finding hat kiptrick ia not
need reuforcements The brigade In him sunday nom
ng and rc,oncd the division 20 Cupepper. On sunday
night. Gen Gregg moved "a slphir Springs arriving
II about p. On. On Monday morning. two regiil'nis.
The m and 18th Pennsylvania. We're sent forward 20
Jefferson about miles from sulphur SPRING ana the
l.t Maine were sent toward Little Washington Ia
reconnoiter The last named regiment encountered a
larger force - the enemy iust beyond Amosyilic ard
surrounded. bat g'laniy cut their Nay out and
crossed the river AZ aerVo tvTc hpOut ~ hit nDo
Abr, 10 O'clock on Monday morning the enemy al
yanccd on tie 4th ana atl r. nu-y iyau, which "e.'
nj Jorsoa With cavalry. moving heavy infantry SUI
ports IN their rsal when cavalry. seeing iAs "ef'
being oYcrpowsTcd. ri back slowly coute-tng Vac
ground 20 lnrrc forest this sde OF Jefferson. whef'
Gen Glfgg who led these regiments IN person. uis
mounted portion of his men and sent them oat Is
.krash,rs having been sent baca Ia sulphur
spring After suDborny coucsiing the ground io1 oven
two hour They ordered % n back slowly and a.
tlcy were doing heavy infantry force OF the enemy
was discovered each flank and ~ the same time
three regiments of cavalry, having made VIDE aeouI
attacked them In tie rear ~ this time tie lOtl New
Nori wns sent tie support OfGer Gregg. and Reeds
Battery W. "a United States Artillery opened on tie
Rebel cavalry Tat owing g. the short range oi TIE
guns y Inch were brass Sapocons. no serious dauas
W., INFLICTED on the enemy by them
Tie ih and 18th were now pressed severely IN front
and our enter broken and a the same time they wer,
attacked on each nAnk ana ~ TIE rear VIZ N'I gu
their way through. and escaped across the river VIII
heavy lo-s.
The 10th PENNSYLVANIA was now dsmounted and
thrown out along tie river banks skirisAers. wl'
the -h also dismounicd and ordered 10 support th'
battery which bad only four stortrangc guns. and Oh,
enemy opened with rome twenty pieces 81 artil
ely but our troops gaautly held tAe. ground for se'
crl hours repuising the charges II the enemy. unS
gradually f,ll back the Fayetteville road the eEen,
following. hut keeping ut a respectful distance
Col Gregg had but two aids with him, Lieutenant
Martin and Cutler and both were wounded The iorme
severely aud the latter slightly. Lient Adams OF IN
iih Pennsylvania. Major Wilson oi the eth Ponnsy
yania Lieut. Col. kettlcr Of the lst NewJersey an,
Major Russell of the LIST Maryland were wounded 1h'
loss II the ID brigade II Is thought: will amount to abou
$50 in killed wounded and nilssing-thc ith aud lJtl
P,nns ana reg ments suffering tie most severely
COL Gregg is highly spoken OF for the manner II
which he fought lis men, ami II was OWING 10 his skl
and bravery that the 4th and 18th fought their way on
Of prccarious situation. He at the head Of hi
men in the thckcst Of the fight and In several Charge
took the lead. During the engagement the Rebel
charged the battery and captured one of the guns bu
the LIST NcwJerscy cavalry CALAMITY charged back an'
recapturcd the piece which immediately turned OF
thom with good effect
Our cavalry yesterday held the enemy IN check: an'
there was some little diminishing, one man benz
We uuded while on picket last evening.