The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-10-27
10 ALL,

Gen Kirkland himself was wounded III the arm,
but is on the field again this morning. ln Cook s
brigade, the Division Surgeon told NE he thought
hundred would cover the wounded. These
were the two briSades which engaged with
the enemy s force consisting, as some's say, Of d
whole Yankee corps, but as others affirm, of only
a line of skrmishers Gen. Cook was wounded in
the leg. 1t is quite serious. His leg is well Oh
crushed. His surgeon informed me that he had
taken hand full Of bone out Of the wound. In
reply to an inquiry which kput to whether he
thought the General would lose his leg, he said he
thought it probirmuticat. Lieutenant Colonel
Martin, of the llth North Carolina, was badly
wounded, his arm being broken and being struck
in the head, besides Captain John Montgomery
of the 44th (Kirkland's) was killed
In the skirmish which took place at Auburn
between R"des and the enemy, yesterday we lost
small number of wounded But have not heard
exactly how many OF losses in the artillery
have no information, but think they were slight
have thus spoken upon the best information
attainabe as to our loss in wounded. | have Just
returned from ride over the battle ground where
they have been buryng the dead to-day | was
told by the burial detail that we buried about
httyslx OF our men. Only two dead Yankees were
lett upon thief field as far | could see. We lost
some prisoners, but how many cannot say accu-
raicly-nOt over hundred, think
Last night the enemy again retired in good or
der down the Occoquan road bat it is supposed
they have turned up and are making for Centre
vile, where their prisoners say that Meade has
told them that he means to make stand. Hill
captured about one hundred prisoners yesterday,
which | have seen. What the Yankee loss was
in the fight of yesterday have no means of learn
ing. am told that they left about one hundred
Of their wounded in charge of two Of their
surgeons, in our hands.
1t is certainly little singular, and fact calling
for explanation, that pursuing army should have
ns artillery captured hyets retreatug adversary.
1t must have resulted from gross nisrnanagement
somewhere. But as at present advised, | am not
prepared to fix the blame. General Cook. who
commanded the two brgades, says as I am in
formed, that his men fought well, but that they
were not properly supported. the supper is being
more than mile In rear; and, her, that his
"en had TO move upon the enemy In a line run
ing sem what at right angles with the enemy, so
-.-ht he had 10 encounter, at the same time Il su-
"TI'r t"rce In front, and his flank or rather in
ais year his may or may not be the exelana-
ton; cannot say, | made efforts to find Gen
G.. but unable to do So l passed over the
field to-day it is immediately at the railway sta
ton. Tie ground SIDE, and over which
charged at the Yankees is an open field, skirted
at its farther edge by pine forest. As-soen as our
men emerged from this forest they were exposed
the raking fire from the enemys batteries
which were situated on a crest just below the rail
road station. This crest the hi hest elevation
in the neighborhood. The open field of which
have. spoken terminates in high bank on the up
per side of the railroad and il was behind this that
the enemy we're concealed, and from which they
poured their murderous fire upon men. aud
that succeeded in driving them completely
back. No further effort was made yesterday even
ing to dislodge them. This morning the Yankee
bird had flown.
Stuart has kept the cavalry quite active since
this movement began, and Jones' bri gade which
bas been in the advance, has been specially active
and seryiceable Gen Stuart has commanded in
person and headed the advance, and has fought
the enemy from James city in Madison on Satur-
day evening back to this point. At one time on
Tuesday evening the enemy contrived to cut of
Stuart's communication with Gen. Lee, but thi.
vas readily restored on Wednesday morning at
which time the 1st North Carolina cavalry cap
tared whole regiment Of Yankee infantry, but