The New York herald., 1863-11-10
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
the eRis1oE STATION BATTLE.
Rebel OmcIai Reports or Late Movements
OIL Gao Rnppahannock.
GENERAL LEE & REPORT.
Ht aRJRR ~ NORTHERN

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GENERAL LEE REPORT.
HKADuUARlxRs, ARMY or NORTHERN vIRciNA,l
General g. CoorRR, Adjutant and Inspector General:
GEsHRAL-In advance OF detailed report, have tho
honor TO submit the information OF the department
the following outline OF the recent operations OF this
With the design Of bringing engagement with tho
army which was mp 0aad Eopspper
that river the 9th inst and advanced By way
Of Madison Court House. Our progress was necessary
ia order 70 avoid the observation or the enemy.
General Fitz Lee. with his cavalry division aud do
tachcnt o nfanry remained TO hold our lines south OF
tho Rspidsn. General stuart. with Iamptons DIVISION
moved ou tho right or the column With portion or
James tWy on the iOtn and drove thom back towards
Cu.pepper Oar main body arrived near that piace on
the ith instant, aRd discovered that tho enemy had re-
treated towards the Rap2ahannock runiag or destroy
his stores We compelled 10 halt during the rest Of
tho day to provision the troo, bu the cavalry under
guard towards tho Rsppshannock largo Of fedc
raj cavalry In tho ;ntimc had crossed tho kaptdan
si!er our movement essu", ogs was epa.ssa oy General
Near that plec the c0mxnd5 OF stuart and Leo united
on tho afternoon OF tho ifth AMI ascr scvorc cBgagc
meut drove the e1emys cavalry across tue KaPpahan
ON The morning Of The i2h tho army marched in two
xsIsadrs Railroad north Of the river and intosruptng
tho retreat Of The eAemy.
Jeacrxouton reached the Rsppahannock al wrrreaou
Springs in the Afternoon whero tho passage " the river
was disputed ~ cavalry and artillery. The cncmy was
Quickly dr,vcu oG py detachment Of cavnlry aided
Sy small lprcs Of inrsnlry aud battery. EAry next
rnorn,og, I3,h, the marcia Resumed, and gie Two
sncsncr halt was aade u supply tho lro,s With tvvis.
iops The enemy fell back rapidly along the Inc Of the
raircad and carly oa TIE IAN the Parsa ~ SSS,naed
towards Bristos4saton, AID tho rest, acc mpaned BY
the main BODY q ,nc c.yalry prScceding to the ssmo
place sKirmish took place between GcuoTal Ewel's sc
vance aud tho guard OF The enemy which forced
lie retse cf ths snemy vas Conducted BY several
direct parallel roads, while our troops we're compelled TO
march by difDcult aud circuitoss routes We wore
consequently unable 10 intercept him. General Hill
arrived drsi st Brstoe Station where bis sdvanos,
consisting Of two brisades, became eugaged
the railroad smbsnkmsat The particulars Of the action
have bcu ocialy reported bat the brigades were
p%mSe, o = .Ss sss
asccr.ained, he rstie.sd .crcss Broad Tas neat
morning he reported 10 be fortifyng beyond Bull
run, extending his line towards The Little River Turn
pike.
and Alexandria rendered useless TO turn his al
tou, apparent that he could ready retire to
N M. 'Ha roscasec iu,Ses AVE-. was tSsrsiSss
from Cub run southwafdly % III. Rappshapncck. tas
leaving The cavalry Ia the enemy Is front.
The cavalry Of the after advanced the following
day. and some skrmshing occurred u Bucklsnd. Gen.
cra Stuart, with Hampton's DIVISION retired slowly
wards Warrentou in order 70 draw the enemy Ia ths,
direction thus exposing his flank aud rear TO General
Loo, who moved from Auburn and attacked him
Bckland A. soon "a General Stuart hoard tho sound oS
Lees guns be turned upon the sssmy, who, after stub
born resistance broke and fed IN confusion pursued BY
General Stuart nearly to Haymarkss and BY General Lee
TO Gainesville Here the federal Infantry was encounter
osha the cavalry retired Ssor. s their advance os
the following day When the movement Of the army from
the Rapidan oonmenced General lmbodcn instruct
ed TO sdvsnoe down the valley, and guard the gaps
OF the mountains on left. This duty was
well performed BY that officer, and on tie
by well concerted plan in surrounding tho place and
capturing nearly tho whole force stationed there with ali
Hsrpsss Ferry The enemy sdvsuced from that place IN
superior numbers 10 attack General Imboden, who
tired bringing OF his prisoners and captured property
his command suffering very little loss innicng some
damage upoo the pursuing column. In the course Of
these operations two thousand four hundred snd thirty
sonsd ocs. Or ,Ss shove number ou SDdrs% nna
thty.four were taken BY General Imbodsn.
In Killed wounded ssd prisonora, Win be forwarded q
the necessary oca reports have been received
Very respectfully your Ooedion' acrysn'., -,
GENERAL sruART's RxroxT
BUoKiASp, Va, Oct 20, 1858.
GkSrnsl;-Afer Offering some considerable resistance
cordancc with The sugscs of MAJOR General Lee re-
tired with Hsmptons div son slowly before tho enemy
until within two miles aud hall Of wasren,on N orde
that MAJOR General Lee ming r. Auburn, might have
opportunity TO att cx tie enemy In lstk and rear The
pan proved SUCCESSFUL The cncfny followed slowly and
cautiously after Hampton'e division, when, on hearing
MAJOR General Lees guns On their hank pressed up0n
them vigorously In front. The, rEt resisted ny a.
tack subbornly, but broken, the rout was cople
pursued them from within three nilss " warnlon 10
Buckland the horses Ct full speed the whoo distance TIE
enemy rctrcating in great confusion.
MAJOR General Ice had attacked them IN fsgk just below
Buckland We captured about two hundred prlsnners
eight wagons and ambuapces, arms, horses srf oquip
ents. The rout the mcst complete ,hst any cavalry
has over suffered durins ths war
Crossing al Bucklaud, General rh- Zee pushed down
the pike towards Gainesville, While WITH few os
Gordon's and Rorsors brigsdes who could DO collected
after unusually long chase msvei arvund ~ ct
and pressed down towards nayT,askol Hare sncoun.
tered, besdes large cavalry force, tho iirst Army
corps who retired short distance beyond Haymarksi
the Carolina road attacked their Infantry pckes BY
many Lee pressed down within short distance
q Gainesville when ne encountered their nfan1y and
captured prisoners from the First army corps that
The cavalry force was commanded by Klpatrick, and
composed OF ten regimsuts. Most respectfully,
;. T. B. STUART, Major General
GENERAL nnDoDN's RDYoBr.
HeADQuAmvn. vAIluy DBInI,l
In nm FoRx o. TEE SHENANDOAH,
NaAn fpoxS RorAf, Oct. 10, 1888. J
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Cosnru~,yMtsrdal (sdhday) mosnin6, - tsc ocleek,
moved frc4 Bsryts y syrpriss aad capture ~ care
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