The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
FROM ARMY OF rHa POTOMAC.
Headquarters Army of the Potomsc,
October Ia. 1863.

OctoOoI IL, lCUo.
The Times correspondence has the fol
lowing:
The enemy made two desperate and
unsuccessful attempts to-day to whip the
army in detail and destroy trains, but in
both most signally failed.
Just at daybresk, between Catlett's
Station and Auburn. Stuart and A. P.
Hill made a simultaneous auaek upon
Gen. Gregg's cavalry and the "a army
corps. Almost the first intimation given
of their presence was the opening of their
batteries upon the I'd corps. Our troops
were speedily In position, and the enemy
were repulsed with consideral /. loss.
Late In the afternoon Hill made another
dash to cut off the I'd corps. He first
attacked the rear of the 5th corps, kill
ing three of the Pennsylvania Reserves
and wounding fifteen or twenty more;
when the head of the Cd corps had
reached Kettle Run, near Bris,ow's, Hill
made terrible onslaught on buth corps
The I'd corps was on the east side of the
railroad track, and used the road embark.
ment at several points for breastworks
with decided advantages. The enemy
charged at one time up to the embank.
ment, when portion of the ed corps
charged in turn, capturing 700 or 800
prisoners and one battery.
Several charges we're made, and each
time the enemy were forced back with
great slaughter, leaving their killed and
wounded in our hands.
A rapid artillery fire was kept up on
both sides until long after dark, when the
enemy gave up and retired.
have not been able to obtain a full
list of our wounded and killed, but it is
not large. Captain Ball, Sd Minnesota.
was wounded in three places, and under
most aggravating circumstances. When
the enemy charged up the railroad, find.
ing themselves in dangerous place, they
waved their hands in token Of surrender
AT this instant Capt. Ball sprang to the
top of the embankment and a volley was
fired At him, three shots taking effect
The Minnesotians returned the fire, and
many rebels suffered death and retalia.
ton for this act of ,reachery.
Our trains are all safe.
There was some artillery practice this
morning near Rappahannock Station. but
without much damage.
The ]st Maine cavalry, Col. Smith,
which was cut off Monday night near JEFF.
ferson, across the Rappahannock, reached
Bristow Station on Tuesday night. The
regiment escaped with the loss of squad
OF men sent to communicate with Gen
Gregg, about twenty in all.
Oar army behaved handsomely. The
following is an additional list of casual
ties: killed--Col. James Z. MaIlen. AID
New York Reg commanding 81 brigade,
I'd division. Ed army corps. Wounded
Capt. 8. N Smith, 7th Michigan infantry,
Inspector Gen. of Gen Webb's staff
Capt. Frank Vessels, Judge Advocate.
sd division, I'd army corps; Capt Thos
Sinclair. lst Minnesota, slightly; Lieu,
!. Degray, LIST Minnesota, slightly. 10Th
Maine, one killed aud twelve wounded
LIST Minnesota, one killed, twenty wound
ed, and one missing; SD New York,
seven KILLED, eighteen wounded All the
above were 10 the Is. brigade, Cd divis.
ion.
Casualties in the Sd brigade, Sd divis.
Ion, four killed, eighty FIVE wounded, and
twenty i've missing; in 4th brigade, Sd
division, loss fourteen 10 killed, wounded
and missing. Many of the latter are ex
pected to turn up.