Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-06-11
The Battle at Bsverly's Ford.
from the Washington Star

The force under Gen. Buford portjopsog ~
First, Second, Fifth, and Sixth REGULAR Osr ,,'
ry, and the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry rs.oh
ed Beverly's Ford earl on Monday' e ~ fg;cn,
and crossed the river unopposed shortly ' ,tt,,
midnight. The force under General Groa,
(portions Of the Eighth and Ninth New VIZ
Eighth Illinois, and Third Indiana reraj"i
reached the Ford at midnight, and c0mnenc:,j;
10 cross at q. 81. Butorl's force. which w@s
on The right, first met the ene,nys D;cketY
half mile south Of the ford; when seyar,
engagement Immediately commenced theCon.
feclerates being in heavy force, and resist;n.
the advance Of the Federal troops with con,
tinuous hand to hand fighting When Gregg
brought his force up to the fight and became
engaged, the Confcderates gradually gave way,
disputing every inch Of the ground desperate,
", however,
In this way the Federal troops made more
than a dozen charges into the midst Of the
Confederate ranks, relying almost entirely upon
the sabre, which they used with terrible et.
feet. The Contedcrates, on the other hand,
repeatedly charged also, relying on their re.
yolyers for the most. part. however. Both
sides were repeatedly driven back in the course
OF the battle; though the federal succeeded
in driving the ContecEerates tltzhugh Lees
and Wade Hampton's divisions Of cavalry,
With artillery, all commanded BY Major Genc
raj j. T. 3. Stuart--bacls TO point about t'e
miles southwest Of where their plcket6 werc
first encountered, where Pleasanton found the
Confederates 50 heavily reinforced with milan
try and artillery as 10 make il prudent 10 re-
turn TO this side Of the river.
This-the return-was commenced Al abott
four D. H., General Pleasanton bringing OF
about two hundred prisoners, ms on" wound
ed, and the bodies OF his officers who had oeeN
killed in the engagement. -,
The Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, Whlch Wa'
in the advance, under Buford, lost heavily. III
Guiding six officers killed, wounded Or missing
Indeed. Buford' whole force was much cut w.
OF the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry. re near :, o
Captain Davis, killed by shell; MAJOR no
bert Morris, missing lieutenant lIennIs
missing; Lieutenant Il. Kills, reVoIvsI , sil3'
throug h his leg; and Captain AepeF' GU W."
q sabre ,-oo nm
The Eighth New York had the advance, u IN.
der Gregg, and, after slightly VaVeIlAg, A'9SvI a
ted themselves with much gahssn lls: n<o.
hear that among the casualties o. r 'las a ora
uent were Colonel Davis, captain roo'e' w.;
pany Z, and Lieutenant Cutler conn al! {
killed, and Lieutenant Reeves c3'0p aanyyt,Iy
and Lieutenant Epler, company l. H'''''''
wounded. ;, eu,o r;ror th4
Confaderates skirmished Frequently VIZ ~ araak
Federal rear guard, doing no damage . 0'S'
The Washington Chronicle Of TINS ;4 nrs' aa5
has ist of the wounded Federal ? p; Gaorgo,
soldiers brought TO the hospitals III nnnto,,~0Hi
town and Washington yesterday % VIZ
GERS 10; soldiers, III: ,r.oa aovs.
The Washington Republican. says - Federal
I'VE learn that large portlon; o. ,bro ra
cavalry, numbering from i've 71 70 sn took
men, were engaged. Gen, pleSSa''''''
Gen. J. 4. B. Stuart took cola fn,n In nj
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