, 1863-11-13
THE REBEL PRESS
Lees Official Report Of The Late
moVemeats on the Rappa-
hammock,
BATTLE OF LOOKOUT VALLEY
An Important Capture JEFF. Davis
Returning to his Capital
The Richmond Markets,
GENERAL LEES REPORT.

IRREGULARITIES, ARHT OF NouruEsSl
General s. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector q.n
:GasEnA1-1u advance Of a detat1si, 1enort
nave thes honor to submit, for the Inf5rms
uon Of the department, the folio winc ontiina IN
Of The ne recent operations Of this arm7: >
MIN ne design Of bringing on an engage,
| mens With the Federal army, which Wa En-.
tsnsgs ttamPea around t culpepper Court House, ex.
army crossed the river OF the Ok OK
instant, and advanced By wsy % Of
.Maditon Court House., Our propress vaa
neceesa1iy slow, % the march MAS by circn.
i5ons Icy and concealed roads, in order to ayoid
tle observation Of the enemy. 'eAS>
Gen. Ft1z Lee, with his cavalry division and
detachment Of infantry, remained to hid nd
or @ lines south Of the Rapidan. Gen Stuart. %
Min Hampton's division, moved On Cha riCnf
OF the column. With a portion OF his con.
mand he attacked the advance of the eaemv
rear Ja1 60 City, On the 10th. and drove then
~ e1Tasas +h.t CaapepPsr. Out main body arrived
that the enemy had ,rctreated towards the
KaFpaha1 mock, rulniDg or DESTROYING h1a
stores, We were compelled to 1lalt dnriog
ING rest OF the dag to provision the Troops,
hnt me casaty, under Gen Stuart, continued
Rappahsnnock. a large force Of Federaj
cavalry In the meantime had crossed the Raui: :
dan hfter our movement begun, but Taa
1epnlfed By Gen. Fitz Lee and pursued TO-
Ya1ds Brandy Station.
anS Sf1F nse fnas Rse The TIE of Stuart
sid after severe engagement droYe the
sl;ffnpys as ea,yalry ,y across the Rappahannock
On TIE morning OF the 12kh, the, army
marched IN two columns, With the design Of
reschtrg The Orange and A1exandr1. Railroad,
1y+1 &~ta A. -
treat Of tie enemy.
After skirnish with some Of the Federal
cavalry ut JeffeIsonton, We reached the Rsp.
Fahsnncck at Warrenton sprirgs in the after
rooD, where the patssge Of the river mas dis.
Pp!ed dn3yt,s q GsTai'y and M artillery The enemy
our cavalry. aided BY small force Of iafantry
and battery. .Ea.ly next morning, 18th, tbs
narch was resumed, and the two columns re.
united 1t Wa1renton In the afternooni when
atother halt wss made to supply thetroops
ri nth provisions. The enemy fsu back rapid
the 14th the purehlt WAS continued. portion
Ct the army moving BY way Of New Balti-
more, towards Blletol Station, and the rest
accompanied BY the main body Of the cavalry.
proceeding to the same point by Auburn
Mills and Greenwich. NeaF the former place
Advance ard the rear guard Of the enemy.
Nh1ch was forced back and rapidly pursued
The.retreat Ct the enemy WAS coLducted
by several direct parallel roads, while our
troops we're compelled to march by difficult
aEd circuftons routes. We we're conseauent-
II unable to.intercept him General Hi ar.
1ised fist at Rlistor Station, whera hIe ad-
rance, consisting 6f two bffgades, became
engaged with force largely superior In mum
bers, potted behind the railroad embank.
ment. me particulars Of the action haye
not been officially reported, but the brigades
we're rtpuhe ed With come loas. and i've pieces
Of actillsry. With number Of prisoners cap
tured. Before the rest Of the troops could
be brought up and the position Of the enemy
azceftained, he retreated across Broad rnn.
dns neft morn1nE h5 was reported to be for
toMaide the Little River Turnpike.
I1e s1clr1ty OF the intrenchme ts around |
Washington and A1e1ard1ia rendered it usa. |
lees to tnrn bis Few position, as It was appar- |
ent that he could rcacily retire to than, and
y N9n!a decline an engagement unless attacked |
therefore deemed unnecessary, and after de- |
stroyIug the railroad from Cub Run eonth.
Hn1djy to the Rappahannock, the armv re-. |
TUNED. on the 18th. to the line Of that river,
leaving the caYalry in the eneny's front
..3 ahe cavalry OF The latter advanced on the
following day, and some ekirmiahing oc.
enr1ed at B1cklsnd. General Stuart, with
Aampton's division, retired slowly towards
MaITenton, In order to draw the enemy in |
mat direction, thus expotipg his flank and |
Iear to General Lee, who moved Aom An.
burn and attacked him near Buckland. IA
scon as General Stuart heard the sound Ct
Lees guns, he turned npon the enemy, who. |
after stubborn resistance, broke and led IN
co9Ius1on, pursued by General Stuart nearly
to Haymarket, and By General Lee to Gaines.
vile; Here the Federal infantry was encoun.
tered, and, after capturing nunber Of Chem
during the night, the cavalry lonly retired
before their ADVANCE On the following day.
When the movement Of the army from tie
Rapldnn commenced, General 1mboden ras
Instructed to advance down the valley. and
guard the gaps Of the mountains on o1rief
This duty WAS well performed bY that offlcer.
pnd on the 18th instant he marched nnnn
Charlestown, and succeeded, By well COZ
certed ,p1an, In surrGundiop the place. and
captu1lng. nearly the whole force stationed
here, with all their stores and transporta-
lion. Only few escaped to Harper's Ferry.
ihe enemy advanced from that place Ia supe-
f1cr numbers to attack General fmboden. Who
retired, bringing of his prisoners and can.
tnled property, bis command suffering Yery
ittle lcs1T and ipfictfng some damage upon
LEe pursuing column. In the course Of the5e
operations, tFo thoutand four hundred anal
Unity slI prisoners we're captured, Including
|orty-one commissioned off1cer1, Of fhe
above number four hundred and tbIrtr.fnnr
were taken by Gen. 1mbodeu.
a more complete account, with statement
u our loss In Killed, wounded and prisoners.
VII De forwarded IS soon as the NECESSARY of.
iciA reports have been received. VeT re.
'pectfally, your obedient eeryant.
. Z. E. LEE. General.
1HEBAT71E OF LOOKOUT VALLEY: