Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-17
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/ hammock Station tie position OF the enemy ;
and 1t was not until the arrival &C the column
! from KelT's Ford that it WAS definitely known
the position ct the Rappahannock was evacu-
atcd. the army was put in motion and the
pursuit continued by the infantry to Brandy
Station, and by the cavalry beyond
Major General Sedgwick reports officially
the capture Of four guns, eight battle flags,
and over fifteen hundred prisoners. Major
General French taoa over four hundred nri>
sunc-s. General Scjgwick's loss was about
th-ca hnndrrl killed and wounded. French's
ah"ut savsniy.s
!. The conduct Of both officers and men in each
, affair WA most admirable.
GEORGE +. MEADE, Major General.
CEN. XEApE's CoSGRATuLAToRY ORDER TO MI,
TROOPS.
General Urdcr. No. l0l.
IlEAD9'Rs. ARMY OF THE PoroXAc,
NOv.9, 1868.
The Commanding General congratuIa!es
the army upon the recent successful passage
e the Edppahann"ck in the face of the enc
nnY, compelling him 10 withdraw to his in
trerchm@nts behind the Raridan.
TO Major General Stlgwick and the off.
ce-s and men Of the Fifth and Sixth corps par
tici 1aing in the attack particularly TO the
s:orning party under Brigadicr General Rus
sell, his thanks ar" due for the gallantry dis
played III the assault, on the cnemy'S intrench-
ei position az IarpairannGck Station. result.
irc in the capture %! four guns, two thousand
small ANS. eight battle flag, one bridge train
and on Thousand six hundred prisoners. TO
Major General French ard the officers and
Inca cf tie Third corps engaged, particularly
~ ;,.n loa?ir.; column commanded hy Colonel
Z" TTunria'.d. his thanks are due for the gal
!aniry displayed in the crossing at kelly's
Ford and the seizure Gf the cnemy's intrcuch>
Eca:S, ard Ihc CAPTURE Of ever four hundred
prisoners. Tie Commanding General takes
c~cat pleasure in announcing 10 the army tha:
the President has expressed his satisfaction
with lis recent operations. BY command Of
Major General MEADE.
S WILLIAMS, Assistant tdjutant Genl
PRESENTATION o" EATTLE-rlAGs CAPTURED on
THE EAr"AhASSncE-Sr SrEECu OF GEN. MEADE
TO TIE sOLDlEEs--NR. y. DAvIDSOS'S BEs.
rATCH.
llEAD'qRs ARNT or TIE PoroNAc,
Nov. II, 1868
There vas very interesting ceremony per-
formed at Army Headquarters this afternoon.
Il was the formal presentation to Major Gene
ral Meade. as General commanding tho army.
of the hattlc-iiags captured on the evening of
the 1th inst, at the taking of Rappabannock
Station. Major General John Sslgwck, COM
mand:nG the right wing Of the army; General
Wright, commanding the sixth army corps
General Russell, commanding Wrishrs diY-
sinn. ard CnIorni Urtnn. commanding Rus
sells brigade. with their respective s,afis,
came on the ground, in fr2nt Of army heads
quarters. and escorted hy Eussel's brigade
The latter was drawn up in line, when the
htEI played some lively music, ana General
Meade appeared before the gallant boys Of tho
filth Ni.c"asin. fifth and sixth Maine and
one hundred and twcnty>frst New York.
Coloael Union then presented to General
Meade the eight battlc-Aag5 taken by his bri-
-rle. yayin. tina. two or more ef them were
from the regiments o? St"ncwail Jackson's old
brignlr, ;:Li alin. that he was satisfied that
ms soldiers could aI*nys ne depended upon
oc Tic performance Of similar services
G"neF;; Meade replcl ns follows:
receive with rraut satisfaction the battle
ha:s, evidences of the good conluGt and gal
klntry You disl ayed on the 18th inst, in the
assanltnp1n the .enciny's position at RapI'a-
annock Station. intrenched with rcdsubts
AMI rifle pits, and defended by artillery and
u,ar:ry. Carried, as i: was, mt the point of
the Layonct, it was n work which could only
ha executed hv the best OF soldiers. And the
result, OF which Won may Justly BE- proud,
give. nc great confidence that in future oper-
atioms can implicitly rely IN tie men under
ms command djiny. when called on, all that
mrn can do. And although il is my desire to
rlaca YOU in SUCH positions as to avoid. if
S..,b frats
there are occasions, such rs the recent one,
when i. is TIE only and the best course to
pur>'!c; anil to feel, as | do now, that COM
niisd men able and willing to meet and over
come such obStarIes, is a source q great salts
Gac:iDn. | shall transmit these flags to the
War Department | bave already reported
voor god conduct and received and trans
mits"l tn your commanders the approval OF
the President shall prepare, AZ soon as !
receive the requisite information q general
order, in which it is nv desire to do Justice
to al the tr"ops who have distinguished them
selves, and it is my purpose by every means
in my power, to have those soldiers rewarded
who have meritcd such distinction. II the
name Of the army and the country, thank
you FOR tho services you have rendered, par
ticnarly for the example you have set, which.
| doubt not, on future occasions will be fol-
lowed and emu,a;ed.
The flags were all alike-stars on q blue
cross and red ground. The Eighth Louisiana
ilns. inscribed with the words "Winchester,"
'Manassas," hc.. was captured by Sergeant
Roberts, .f the Sixth Maine: q second by
Captain ShacklGlgTl, Of Company \ Fifth
Maine: third by Lieutenant 4. S. Lyon, Of
Company X. Fifth Maino: fourth by private
Philip Smith of the One Hundred and Twenty.
First New York: Il fifth by private Silas Wa
t;.rmai,, % the Onc llundrc,! and Twenty First
New York: Il sixth by james II. Littleield,
IF Company |, Fifth Maine, inscribed with
tia names Of Cedar Run and Manassas
Second ]larpcr's Ferry" ''Sharpshurg,"
W iSchcs:o-,' "Ckancslorsrlle," "Prede
r;c.sbnre." "Geitysbnrs:'; the seventh by
Corporal I P. Biondil, of Company y, Fifth
Nsi1e, inscribed "Nanassns." "Seven Pines"
Gaines Farm" "Malyern Hill" "Elthain's
Landing" The eighth *as u bare pole, the
.nlor bearer having torn up the flag before it
"Gs taken.
Tho pieces were picked up, however and
l"c being snwei together for future presenta-
ton. Brigadier General Seth Williams, who
is o native of Maine, witnessed thesesccremo-
n;cs with .listening eyes ard no little State
rril,. rs he reflected tba: fvn or six of thes.
;ropaies were credited 10 ,he State that gave
him M.:h. As rca; Of arms there is no
question but tic action Of the 1th inst, was
fhc best and clcanes. operation Of the war.
We may well be proud o! it.
IRON sEADEs ARMY.
Tie papers before us contain nothing Of
in,sortancs from Mcade's army. The Herald
thus spell, q very pretty story: