The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-28
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Portland Daily Press.
From the Army Of the Potomac.
GALLANT ACTION AT MANASSAS
GAP.
A Force Of Rebel Infantry and Artillery
driven by Federal Regiment.
GEN. spINoLA SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Bravery of a portion of the Excelsior Brigade.
WASHINGTON, July n

| WASHINGTON, July q.
Adyices from the army of the Potomac say
large number OF horses have been found in
the mountain gorges and appropriated by our
troops.
Our cavalry held the line Of the Rappahan-
| mock Saturday between kellys Ford and Wa
| terloo. w ck
Major Leavitt, much to the regret of his
friends, has resigned his position as Judge
Advocate on Gen. Heintzleman's staff
The Star says On Thursday last the Sd
and 9Th corps of Gen. Meade's army were ly-
ing at the mouth of Manassas Gap on this
side. Information having been received that
Longstreet was sending a brigade of his corps
forward to possess himself OF the Gap, Gen.
Spinola, commanding the Excelsior Brigade,
500 muskets OF that corps, was at once Or
dered forward. The commanding general
supposed the rebels were only in small force
in and behind the crest of hill about one
mile from the Gap, between it and Front
Royal, and therefore supposed the brigade
was sufficient to dislodge the enemy About
quarter OF mile from the crest of the hill
there was a stone wall, and behind that also
there was a small rebel force. Gen. Spinola
at once took observation of the ground, and
after pointing out to his regimental command
ers the work they would have to perform. Of
dered his gallant brigade forward. and with
fixed bayonets and yell that betokened their
determination to succeed, they rushed for
ward, when the rebels quickly fed from the
hill and took refuge behind the stone wall.
Up to this wall the brigade rushed also, when
from behind j. rose a whole brigade of Georg-
ians and two regiments of North Carolina
sharpshooters, all under command of Gen.
henderson, but our troops needed them not,
and amid a shower OF bullets and artillery fire
in front aud on the flank, pushed forward, and
with the bayoret drove the rebels from their
protection and sent them scampering over the
field. The rebel loss Is not less than 500
killed, wounded and missing. We had no ar
tillery, while the rebels had at least seventeen
pieces. That night over soldiers bivouacked
on the battle ground, and next morning march,
ed into Front Royal.
In this fight, IL Is the opinion of military
men, the rebels outnumbered at least six TO
one, but they appeared TO be completely
tagged out and after being dislodged from the
stonewall, they could not move up hill on their
way in an upright position, but crawled upon
their hands and knees, thus giving our men
an opportunity Of pouring in an effective fire,
OF which they eagerly awaited themselves
General Spinola received two very severe
wounds, one in the right foot, which tore open
the heel for two or three inches, and one
through the ieshy part of the right side. The
first is by far the most painful and serious
wound, but the General is doing as well as can
be expected. He arrived here this morning
having been in an ambulance since he received
his wounds. He proposes leaving tomorrow
for his home In New York. He is loud in
praise of the manner in which his whole COM
mand, officers and privates, behaved. His
Adjutant General was the first to cross the
stonewall, and General Spinola himself was
wounded when but a few feet from it, and the
wounds came in quick succession, scarcely a
moment elapsing between them.