The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-10
Gus aaay Correspondence.
ARMY NoRTHIRs ViRGIuA,
Anauaf 9Th l362

Aagust 9Th, 1863
The cavalry just now are having nor opo.
ly of fighting during tho much nesded respite
the infantry are enjoying. Yon have doubtless
received report Of another tilt which CO.
Cured Tuesday afternoon. betyeen body Of
our cavalry, commanded by Gen Stuart, and
force of Yankee cavalry estimated At three
brigades For obvious reasons forbsar to
mention the exact foIcs engaged ON tho pdts
Of the Confsdensss. The fight ocsarred near
Brandy station, and from the locality, the
forcs they had, snd other circumstances, 1t 10
inferred that it was the identical body Of Ysn.
kss cavalry that attempted the bold recon.
noissance Saturday. This time Gen. Stuart
brought on ths Hght, opening with his effective
horse artillery on ths position Of the enemy.
partially concealed In Il wood. We he'd eight
pieces under command Of Major BeckLam,
and the Yankees twelve, with which they
promptly responded, and advancing forced our
outer line OF skifmishsrs back to the main
body. Oar night and left wings advanced, AMI
ths tight became general. The Yankees were
driven back nearly TO the river, but being re
inforcsd We fell back, aud drove the enemy in
turn back to his covert in tie woods. imne-
diately on the opposite side Of the river was
large encampment OF infantry which proha-
tly prevented further pursuit.
The fighting was less severe and more de-.
! sultory than that Of Saturday, and confined
from about 2 o'clock p. NJ. until nearly night,
when our forces occupied position coasids-
rably in advance Of their liae at ths beginning.
Gen Stuart then re- established his line Of Vi
ds'tesas held by him before the fight
We have as yet no means of ascertainiug
the enemy's ioss, as thsy carried their dead
2ad wounded from the ield. Oar loss was
about Elk killed and eighteen. or tweaty
wounded. Among she former is Adiutant Is
C. Bouldin, of the 14.h Va. Reg Jenkins s
brigade, and son Of Judge Bouldin. of Char
lotte. The Colonel and his Staff were riding
along ths lines when sheli fell 10 their midst,
exploded, and wounded both animal and rider,
fragment striking the A6jutaut in the back,
in the thigh, cutting tie tsmorai artery, and
between the knee aud ankle. He was carried
from the feld aud expired in about three hours
His remains were cent down by tbs Central
train o-day.
) No Information has been received Of move.
mants OF the enemy today; but from the most
reliable soarees Meades headquarters are still
at WarreutoD, and day or two eiuce portion
of his army were pick sting in the vicinity of
1Gaines's Cross Roads and AmOsyi,l6; another
sncamped around the ford opposite Brandy
Station, anda email force reported in Stafford.
can report nothing as to dispositions Of
our own army. A report prevails that Maj H.
Gen. Hood has been promoted Lieutenant
General, and Brig. Gen. Wilcox to the rank OF
Major General. Is iss understood that on ac-
count OF dissatisfaction among the officers and
men of Rcdss's celebrated old brigade at this
appointment of Col John T. Morgan, Of Ala.
baina, 10 that command, he has declined TO &C
capt. hear that both Col 6. a. B attic, OF the
81 Alabama, and Col O'Neal, of the Goth Ala
bans regiments, have been recommended SIS
fit officers for the. vacancy created By the pro-
motion of Gen. Rcdes on the battlefield of
CnGncel.orsvilie '~,x
Quiet prevails to-day. "The situation is
sucn, however, thst gsvera! wesks or afaw
days only may e!apse before ;bs present siatas
is disturbed.
Gen. Extra Billy" Smith. yoar Governor
elect, having dotted his aniform ani returned
30 civil life, IL on visit TO tins army ard rel&.
.ives in ths section Of country adjacent