The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-16
THE LATEST NEWS.

on OaturdaY OWarua OUpeppori ana ar
rived at4P.M. The I'd brigade Of the
Oath division was ordered TO Fox Noun
tain 70 suspOrt Fitzpatrick, but finding
that Fitzpatrick did not need reinforce
ments, the brigade left him on Sunday
morning and rejoined the division al Gull
pepper.
On Sunday night Gen. Gregg moved TO
Sulphur Springs, arriving about 6 o'clock
on Monday morning, when two regiments,
the 4th and 18th Pennsylvania, were
sent forward TO Jefferson, about five
miles from Culpepper Springs, and the
LIST Maine was sent toward Little Wash
ington, TO reconnoitre. The last named
regiment encountered large force Of the
enemy just beyond Annville, and were
surrounded, but CALAMITY cut their way
out, and crossed the river at Waterloo
ford, about twelve miles above Sulphur
Springs.
About ten o'clock on Monday the ene-
my advanced on the 4th and 18th Penn
sylvania, which were at Jefferson, with
cavalry, showing heavy infantry sup
ports in their rear, when our cavalry,
seeing they were being overpowered, re-
tired slowly, coniesting the ground, to
large forest this side Of Jefferson, when
Gen. Gregg, who led these regiments in
person, dismounted portion of his men
and sent them out as skirmishers, their
horses having been sent back to Sulphur
Springs.
After stubbornly cOntesting the ground
for over two hours, they were ordered to
fall back slowly, and as they we're do
ing so a heavy infantry force of the enc
my was discovered on each flank, and at
the same time three regiments of caval-
ry made q wide detour and attacked
them in the rear. The 10th New York
was then sent 10 the support of General
Gregg, and Reeds battery opened on the
rebel cavalry, but, owing to the short
range of the guns, which were brass Ma
poleons, no serious harm was inflicted on
the enemy. The 4th and 18th were now
pressed severely in front, and our centre
was broken, aud at the same time they
were attacked on each flank and in the
rear. Our men cut their way through
and escaped across the river with heavy
| loss.
The 10th was dismounted and thrown
out along the river banks as skirmishers,
while the 9Th was also dismounted and
ordered to support the battery, which
had only short range guns, and the
enemy opened on US with 20 pieces of
artillery, but our troops calamity held
their ground for several hours, repulsing
the charges Of the enemy, and gradually
fell back on the Fayetteville road, the
enemy following but keeping at re-
spectacle distance.
General Gregg had but two aids with
him, Lieutenants Martin aud Cutler, both
of whom were wounded, the former
severely, and the latter slightly. Lieut..
Adams, 4th Pennsylvania; Major Wilson,
9th Pennsylvania; Lieutenant Colonel
Kettler, 1st New Jersey, and Major
Russell, 1st Maryland, wers wounded,
The loss in the I'd New Hampshire brig
AIDE, it is thought, will amount to ten
killed, wounded, and missing. The 4th
and 18th Pennsylvania suffered the most
severely
General Gregg is highly spoken of for
the manner in which he fought the men,
and it was owing to his skill and bravery
that the 4th and 18th Pennsylvania
fought their way out of their situation.
He was at the head of his men in the
thickest of the fight in several charges,
and took the lead during the engage
ment,
The rebels charged the battery and
captured the guns, but the LIST N, Jersey
cavalry calamity charged and rscsptured
the piece, which was turned on the
enemy with good effect. Our cavalry
yesterday held the enemy in check, and
there was some little diminishing. One
man was wounded while on picket last
evening.
| Exaggerated rumors are in circulation
tot day of fighting on the south side Of
the Potomac. There seems to be NO
doubt of skirmishing among the cavalry,
but nothing of the character of a general
engagement up to O'clock tonight,
No official dispatches have been receiv-
ed concerning the military movements OIL
the day, since there is no reason to be
lieve that we have met with any serious
disaster.
A despatch from Admiral Dahlgreu
shows that the Ironsides was not injured
by the torpedo.
Passengers from the front to- day report
that yesterday there was heavy skirm-
ishing to the right, while in the centre
and on the left there was occasional
picket firing, by which one man was
killed.
II is reported that Gregg's division Of
cavalry, which had severely contested
the fight at White Sulphur Springs OF
Monday with large cavalry force, sup
ported by infantry and artillery, wat
compelled to fall back in consequence Of
not being supported properly by the in
fantry, and lost \ number of men, among
whom were so of the LIST New Jersey
cavalry.
CINoISNATI, Oct. 14.-The returns from
hlty-one counties shew Brough's MAORI
ty to be 50,502; gain 40, 410.
Pickaway county-YAllandigham &c
majority; Union gain of $50.
Anglaise oounty-YallandighAm COZ
majority; Union gain SOL.
Hardin county-BrOugh 200 majority
gain 446.
Miami oOunty-BrOugh ], 400 majority
gain 1000.
Green cOunty-BrOugh 1873 majority
gain 703.
WyandOtte cOunty-Brough 80 maj.
gain 500.
Crawford CONGRATULATIONS ], 04
majority Union gain 2S6.
Ashland county, (oflicial) -Va llAndig
ham 172 majority; Union gain 1852.
Montgomery county--BrOugh go maj,
Union gain 533.
Morgan county-Brough 7s4 majority
} Union gain 687.