Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-09
LATEST NE Ws.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, November S.-Adyices from
the front are to the effect that General Kill
patrick occupied the heights Of Fredericks-
burg yesterday, and had sufficient force TO hold
them until infantry could reach him. Proba-
bly, the army has already oned him, and is
now entrenching itself on the south bank of
the Rappahannock
A train conveying the wounded from the
battle Of Keley's Ford yesterday, $50 arrived
here at ten o'clock tonight There were no
ambulances there to transport the wounded
over to the hospital, and it may be several
hours before they will be placed where they
can receive surgical attention.
Prisoners are expected to arrive during the
night
The Herald has the following:
RAPPAHANEocE STATION, November 7.-Mai-
or General Sedgewick, commanding the right
wing OF the army, consisting of Fifth and Sixth
corps, left Warrenton this morning with orders
to proceed to RappAhannook Station, and take
and hold that position The march was a rap
id one, and the First Division of the Sixth
Corps, under command of Brigadier General
David A. Russell, General Wright being in
command of Corpse reached the heights this
side Of the Rappahannock about ten 0 clock,
aud drove in the enSmys pickets Howes
Is
right, commenced skirmishing soon after and
drove the enemy before them The Fifth
Corps, under command of Major General
Skies, formed their skirmishing line on the
south OF the Orange & Alexandria Railroad,
stretching down toward Normans Ford Ear
lpy's division and Ewels rebel corps occupied
the heights ON this side the river, the works
upon which they had so turned to make them
defensive from an attack from this direction
They were constructed by our forces last sum
mer, while we occupied the line of the Kappa
nannock The enemy, however, had strength
ened them by digging q semi.circe Oe rife
pits around their front Such was the formid-
able position which Russells brave bows at
tackled and carried TO day.
Colonel Tompkins chief of artillery on
General Sedgwicks staif posted artillery on
the heights about three fourths Of a mile this
side of the river, and commenced to shell the
works about three o'clock. Eighteen guns
we're engaged in shellng them at this short
range Firing beautiful and effect demoraliz-
ing That of the enemy also very fine
While this was going on General Russell was
busy with his musketry. He pushed his line
Of skirmishers upon both hanks Of the enemys
works until nearly sunset, when his own
brigade composed of the 9TH Wisconsin,
Colonel Allen; 9th Maine, Colonel Edwards;
9th Maine, Colonel Harris and l2lst New
York, Colonel Upton we're ordered to charge
rife pits and earthworks upon both lanks led
by General Russell in person, they went
steadily and silently onward fighting as they
went till nearing the works they fixed bayonets
and pitched in with cold steel This was too
much for even the flower of the Southern
Army for its much vaunted Louisiana brigade
they found there and after short hand to
hand fight, they turned to flee to their nom
toons which we're lying directly on their rear
but here they we're foled our boys had already
secured the approach to the bridge aud they
had no alternative but surrender or swim for
IT, Some of them tried the latter but it was
no easy matter aud they yielded When
those on the opposite shore found we held
this end of the bridge they set fire to their
side aud destroyed portion Of it. This
closed at dark one Of the most brilliant
actions of the war 1t was fought by the
same troops that so gallantly stormed and
carried the heights of St Marys at the second
battle Of fredericksburg Although Generals
Sedgwick, Wright and Tyler with their stlifs
were present and active, all agree in award
ing credit Of this brilliant movement princi-
pally to General Russell and his gallant
trOOps
General Meade has sent TO lGeneral Sedg-
wick general order congrAtulatng him aud
his troops upon their success in this prelimi-
nary movement
General Lee is supposed to be at Culpepper,