Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-15
The Armies in Virginia.
A HEAVY SKIRMISH REPORTED.

! WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The Evening Star
says the whole of Gen. Greggs division was
| ordered from Bolton station, Saturday, to-
wards Culpepper, and arrived there at four
| O'Clock p. NJ. Thence the second brigade of
the second division was ordered to Fox Noun
tain to support Fitzpatrick, but finding that
Fitzpatrick did not need reintOrcements, the
brigade left him Sunday morning and reiOined
the division at Culpepper On Sunday night
Gen. Gregg moved to Sulphur Springs, arriv-
| ing at about nine p. NJ.
Monday morning two regimentS-the 4th
and 18th Pennsylvania-were sent forward to
Jefferson, about five miles from Sulphur
| Springs, and the LIST Maine was sent out to-
ward Little Washington, to recOnnoiter. The
last named regiment encountered a larger
force OF the enemy, just beyond Amosville,
and were surrounded, but gallantly cut their
way out, and crossed the river at Waterloo
ford, about twelve miles above Sulphur
| Springs.
| About 10 o'clock Monday morning, the en-
envy advanced on the 4th AMI 18th Pennsyl-
vania (Which were at Jefferson) with cavalry,
showing heavy infantry supports in their rear.
| Our cavalry, seeing they were being over
powered, fell back, slowly contesting the
ground to large forest this side Of Jefferson,
where Gen. Gregg, who led those regiments
in person, dism0unted a portion of his men,
and sent them out as kirmshers-their horses
having been sent back to Sulphur Springs.
After stubborniy cOntestng the ground for
| over two hours, they were ordered to fail
back slowly; and, as they were doing so, a
heavy infantry force of the enemy was dis
| covered on each flank, and at the same time
| three regiments of cavalry, having made a
wide det0ur, attacked them in the rear. At
| Il, j.. A.. Al. n. "
support of Gen. Gregg, and Reeds battery NJ,
I'd U. S artillery, opened upon the rebel cav
| airy; but owing to the short range of the
guns, which were brass Napoleons, no serious
damage was inflicted on the enemy by them.
The 4th and 18th were now pressed severely
in front, and our center was broken; and, at
the same time, they were attacked on each
flank and in the rear. Our men cut their way
through, and escaped across the river with
heavy loss.
The 10th was now llismOunted and thrown
out along the river bank as skirmshers, while
the Sth was also dism0unted and ordered to
support ,he battery which had only fonr short
range guns; and the enemy opened on US
with some twenty pieces OF artillery. But
our troops calamity held their ground for sew
eral hours, repelling the charges Of the enc.
my, and gradually fell back on the Fayette-
VILE road, the enemy following, but keeping
at a respectful distance. Col. Gregg had but
two aids with him, Lieuts. Marvin and Cutler,
and both were wounded, the former severely
and the latter slightly. Lieut.. Adams of the
4th Pennsylvania, Major Wilson OF the 8th
Pennsylvania, Lieut.. Col. Kettler of the lst
New York, and Major Russell OF the 1st Ma
ryland, were wounded. The loss of the I'd
brigade it is thought will amount to about $50
In killed, wounded, and missing, the 4th and
18th Pennsylvania regiments suffering the
most severely.
Col. Gregg is highly spoken of for the man.
ner IN which he fought his men, and it was
owing to his skill and bravery that the 4th and
18th fought their way out of precarious sit
uatiOn. He was at the head of his men in the
thickest of the fight, and, in several charges,
took the lead. During the engagement the
rebels charged the battery and captured one
of the guns, but the LIST New Jersey cavalry
CALAMITY charged back and recaptured the
piece, which was Immediately turned on them
with good effect. Our cavalry yesterday held
the enemy in check, Snd there was some little
skirmishing, one man being wounded while on
picket this evening.
To-day a train arrived from Catlett's Sta
ton with about one hundred ard eighty sick
and wounded. the latter being mainly of Col.
Gregg's cavalry who were engaged in the fight
Monday. Among them are Major Young,
Lieut.. Martin, aid to Gen. Gregg, Major
Wilson and Lieut.. f. A, Baker, adjutant of
Sh Penn. cavalry.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Exaggerated ru-
mors were in circulation to-day, OF fighting on
the south side Of the Potomac. There seems
to be no doubt OF skrmishlng among the cav
airy, but nothing of the character OF gener-
al engagement. Up to eight o'clock to night,
no official dispatches had been received con-
corning the military movements of the day;
hence there is no reason to believe that we
have met with any serious disaster
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-The latest reports
from the upper Potomac are that the antici-
pations of cavalry raid at Martins burg was
occasioned by the approach of the national
cavalry, which were taken for rebels The
Ohio road is all right and trains are now run
ming as usual