Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-11-13
Major-General Commanding
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The Herald has the following:
RAPPAHANNocK STATION November T.
Majur-General Sedgwick, Commanding tbs
right wing of the army, consisting Of the 5rE
ind 9Th COrps, left Warrenton this morning.
With orders to proceed to Rlppahannock Sta
ion and take and hold that station. The
movement was "a rapid one. The Ist and 6 b
Corps, under command OF Briga'ier Gen DA-
sid A. Russell, General Wright being in com.
iland, reached the heights this side Of the Rap
paIannock about one O'Clock, and drove in The
,.neny's p'ckets. Howe's I'd Division. same
corps on Russel's right, commenced skirnisE-
ing soon after, and drove the enemy before
Them The 5ih Corps, under Major General
81 .kles formed their skirmish line south OF
he Orange und Alexandria Railroad, stretch
ing down toward Mormam's Ford.
Enrly's division and Ewell's rebel corps oc-
cupit i tie nights on this side of the river, III,
works upon which they had so turned to make
hem de!ensib!e from attack from this direc-
ion. These works were constructured bv
aur TOrcts last summer, while we occupied the
line of the Rlppahannock.
The enemy had Strengthened them by dig.
ying ST stmicircle Of rifle-pits around then
ronr. Such was the formidable posi,i III
Ahich RusselI's brave boys attacked and car
rpd to-day.
Colonel Toml kins, Chief of Artillery on
Zen. Sedgwick's stuff, posted his artillery Oh
he nights, about three-qlarters of mile ihis
,i,ie OF the river, and commenced to shell the
xOrks About three O'Clock, eighteen guns
we're engaged in Ahelling them at lhis shurl
ho., ifr.I. a ~,
lrInOrnlizing. That of the enemy was also
very fine.
While this was going on, Gen. Russell was
pusv with his muskelry. lie pushed his line
# xkirmisEers upon both fInks of the enemy,
works until nearly sunset, when his own brig
,de, composed OF the 5Ih Wisconsin, Colone,
Allen; 5ih Maine, Colonel Edward; s b Maine
Colonel Harris; and l2lst New York, Colone.
Apton, were ordered TO Charge the rif.~pi.s
and earth-works, upon both 1Inks. Led bN
General Rassell in person, they went steadily
and silently onward, 6ghling as they proceed
ed, till, nearing the works, they fixed bayonets
and pitched in with cold steel. This was too
much for even the flower of the Southern ar
NY, for it was The much vauuted Louisiana
brigade. they found there, and after a short
hHtlO 10 manu- COHt6St luty tuE0eU 10 10
heir pnntoOns which were lying directly in
:. heir rear; but here they were loiled, for our
boys had alredy secured the approach To the
bridge and they had no alternative but TO
surrender or run for it. Some of them tried
the latter but it was no easy matter, and they
yielded. When those on the opposite shole
found that we held this end of the bridge, set
Ere To their side, and destroyed portion of it.
Thus elvsed at dark one Of the most brilliant
actions of the war. 1t was fought by the
same troops that SO gallantly s;ormed and car
ried the lights Of St. Mary, at the second
battle Of Fredericksburg. Although Generals
Sedgwick, Wright aud Tyler, with their stats,
we're present and active, all agree in awarding
the credit of this brilliant achievement pripci-
Dally 10 General Russell and his gallant troops.
Gen. Meade has sent TO Gen. SeIgwick an
order congra'uaiing him and his troops upon
their success in this preliminary movement
Lee is supposed to be at Culpeper, Eweli
at Brandy Station, and Hill between Culpep-
er and Cedar Mountain.
RAPPAHANoCK STATION, November g.
From present appearances, the luss of the reb-
e;s in tue engagement yesterday was some
what undrT-estiInaTed. The killed will be
nearly 100 aud wounded 300. 100 rebe.
wounded are left iE cur hands. We have ! :
500 prisoners, including lO3 commissioned
ufiuers. a