The New York herald., 1863-12-04

aga Arm lines they oarulIy cut up u Is
impossible at this writing 10 estimate even approx mate
their losses bu, the appearance Of the lcd this
ing shows much greater number Of dead and wouIted
rebels than Union soldiers.
Rournrsos ~ rA,E,S, Nov. ~, 1909.
rrx wnolx AMY cosNHcrrp- rursuIso.
We have formed junction with the main body " tho
army and following the rotrea,ng rebels on the
line OF tho turnpike leading 10 Orange Court House
Everything goes splenddly. The morning IN wet aud
disagreesbe but still victorious troops fun Of hfe
and spirits The Third corps fought than hall the
rebel army yesterday putting them TO rou cared for ts
wounded during the nght and by nine O'Clock this morn
Ing joined with the second FRS, and sixth
corps General Sedgwick with the sixth corps. was or
dored away from Third O'Clock this morning,
when he commenced his march to Robertrons tavern,
and At daylight French received orders TO follow
him, aud here all are.
yurnn lysrLrs
The results Of the battle OF yesterday are just
beginning 70 manifest themselves. Our ambulance
officers and burying parties. who were engaged on
tho ned last night, counted upwards Of four
hundred dead rebel soldiers, and the ground WAS
slrewn all with their wounded who had been ioi
uncared for In the precipApcy Of the eIcmys retreat
We also took r~session their field hospitals, nlled
with wounded nsu, who begged most pi,cously to be
cared for Captain Webster, who occupied al ngbi
with the limited number Of Ambuances we had been able
TO bring up from the rear, In picking mp and bringing 10
wounded, very properly looked after those q our
own army hrst. After these wero all brought 10 he
picked up large number Of tho wounded rebels but had
time to gather In but q very fman proportion OF them
Tho rest all their dead. of peoessity loft %
ned morning, because of the nccess,y VI
| moving away-ths wounded unAttsoded, the dead uD.
buried. Jared tsuiby With ct humanity TO
leave tbcsc poor fellows thus abandoned that
region be reoccupied by the rebes, they chose 70
occupy 10, they viii save many prjsoners and can
bury dead Making the usual estimate of Owe
wounded 10 each Killed In battle tho rebel loss
will foot up four hundred killed and two thousand
wounded According TO tho statements q prisoners AMI
desertcrs tho estimate viii not be e,aggeraton. W.
captured about two hundred prisoneu
The pAncy ~ our losses when compared 70 those
Of tho enemy attributable to several We
fighting tho defensive and thies woods. Ia oni o
several places cleared spots across Which tho
rebels had 10 charge order To reach In crossing
these openings mussetry had fun effect uIon then,
cutting them down 10 frghuu numbers, Will. our own
men being covered to large extent by tie woods and
thick underbrusb protected from the return Ore
Ibeo to- the enemy had artillery bearing upon our
Inc u battle, while seeys battery, With iv Goshle
charges u canister close range made horrd sAIs 10
the rebe rArka every rcsroo, had the advantage
o them except numbers Geuefs French dspl-yod
fa,ulty OF maxi pg the most u all his al yAntagev
rur ssnn-
one Of the grandest results 4 the battle de,ci
opod until ihs morning. Yesterday the enemy bsd
strongly inuenebed position 10 front of f0bofison's
tavorp where they threw defiance General warren
u. ssrmi,hsd with them all day. but made 10 sArtesi
ATTACK ms morning they hbAndon.d thsH nuencL
ments befor. daylight, and r.t.Atng hey
hiv
because u thsr defeat tho sft by Geb
or.l french, which lsn tbsr fAEs At our msr
ey They will probably make a Stand yet r. day
the other eide q Nine vhcb crofsss the turn
pike verdionvillo Al ught snrlss and bsygtd
which ttey sad 20 have a formidable pos.iSB vel
fortified.
rAsyu Hrpor.
on. ncient came 70 my notice this noVnng that %
em benily deserving q record. During u. nisti -bls
we're yihs battle ssla q ys-tsrday Colousi
Esan couple - from the For,.th New
York scouts, the q Enemy
They advanced " tbs LAGOON Ford road, whore usy
found house and ia u seven rsboi SOLDIER, Tho Van
see boys thought th.rnse!ves scraps -hen thsy
tered aud teuoogntsred many moro than tLsr orn
number bot oonsid.fng erroaiefy TIE best fss0gfr.
ey sI.ss ~ boldly and ordered The f.bes surfsfcf
The rebels probably sspye-ing there = sr.sr fofcs
ouiside, gave - thsn arms without ~ord gY-.
secured prisoners by these iro pr,vAiss only
rssfei That, hr0ush iyeros. omitted ~ take to
psnss Oi thess heroic ~bsh they gwen no
They deserve " BE- oouspieg0u'ly nsrtopei Gep.'si
Brrsy thsr div,on oonusbdor. on bss'as < ttsf
oouduct scot Tor them AMI tod them, -bsn tLs msvs
meat should terminal " send 10 spp.oatot ~ f.r
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nsAv"y ,iss,l.r FAC, VA. N. psr,or q ns army
that va ths vesty Aaf cs. that TIE Thrd oorp-
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