Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-16
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC

zen. fleasanton's Adyance-The Skirmi h
near Culpeper-Seyeral MARYLAND Cor.
federates Captured-Lee's Army.
The correspondent Of the New York Tribune
furnishes the following account of the result
OF the skirmis b near Culpeper, on Sunday:
HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE POToyAc
Sept. H.-In the affair yesterday we lost fonr
kiiled and thirty wounded. all belonging to
Iel. IrtggS DIVISION, except one serving
tined Gen. Custer. commahding a brigade in
hllpauicks S cavalry, had his horse killed, ana
received from the same ball slight flesh
wound in the calf of the leg
The riSoners take were forty, belonging tn
the 18TH Virginia cavalry, Morgan and Che WIS
snginla batteries, and the Baltimore Light
officers, Lieut.. John McNuiry, of the latter
battery, and Sergeant Major Frank Ellet, 18th
Virginia cavalry. The prisoners attached to
me BaisimoTe Light Artillery were corporals
Grady and WALLACE, privates Walter Bell. T
Roane, Nicholas L. Ladd, Jas. A. Duncan, a
y: sio.worlhy. an and !. WITH Y TINT -TIexas-all from
Our cavalry have penetrated to the Rapidan
river without opposition. 1t is ascertained that
the corps OF Lee and Ewell, from thirty fl We to
forty thousand, are at and about Orange Court
House, few miles beyond the Rapidan, on the
Gordonsyille road and 1t is believed at head
quarters that large part, if not the whole of
Longsireets corps, has gone West.
General Lee returned from Richmond day
b=fOre yesterday. General Stuart was seen
yesterday at the head of the cavalry of which
four incomplete brigades were enumeratad
Horses and men were in sorry plight
Some in the army have apprehended a move.
ment by Lee upon Meade's flank or rear, but
the discoveries OF our cavalry have given this
hypothesis its quetus. All Virginia north of
the Rappahannock, including the Shenandoah
Valley, is well secuted.
Two men belonging to the 7th Michigan cav
airy were captured about ten days ago by guer.
rillas: On Saturday they overpowered their
guard and came into the lines OF the Army of
Potomac tO.0a bringing VIZ 0f fhoir oho1
captors with them.
Lieut.. Carr, with IS Of the 1st Indiana cav
airy, Gen. Howard's body guard, while on a
reconnaissance on Saturday, heard of BODY
OF guerrillas, 1e strong, ahead of them. Chasing
them through Thoroughfare Gap, Lieut. Carr
came up with them at White Plains, killing
and wounding several. One of our men was
wounded.
The Herald's correspondent writing on Mon
day, gives the following details:
Buford's division came up with Stuart's cav.
airy and artillery on the heights this side Of
Brandy Station, and drove them from crest to
crest by series Of brilliant charges. Gen Kill
patrick's command connected with Buford's
at kelleys Ford Gen. Gregg left Sulphur
Springs at daylight, and joined Pleasanton
and Buford at Culpeper, having found Jones'
scattered them by shells and charge, but not
until they had f1red the bridge. Gregg's men
put it out, however, and replanked the struc-
lure IN q lew moments, SO tnat the whole com.
mand crossed upon it
General Gregg continued to drive Jones
before him, and reached Culpeper at the same
moment with the rest Of the command Here
the advance arrived Just in time to see q train
OF cars with stores leave for the South. Our
men charged through the town with the most
splendid gallantry, capturing one hundred and
four prisoners and three guns, two twelve and
one Elk pounder. These latter were posted on
q commanding eminence just beyond the town
Of Culpeper, and Were charged upon by Gen.
Custer, Of Gen. Kilpatrick's division, and
taken, with ne arly all their men.
The charge is described as having been one
OF unequalled gallantry. The brigade was
obliged to dash through the town and down q
steep hill, through q ravine, and then up O.
steep and very high hill to the battery, which
meanwhile were belchfng forth its shell and
canister upon their ranks.
Buford's division passed on in pursuit of the
flying enemy. Col. Chapman, Of the Sd Indiana
cavalry, commanding first brigade, having the
advance, pursued them past Cedar Mountain,
and the whole command followed up to the
vicinity Of the Rapidan, within two miles OF
which they encamped last night.
Lieut.. Benz. HHtchins, 9th United States cav.
airy, was grazed by piece Of shell which took
on the leg of his orderly. The lieutenant col.
onel OF the 18th Virginia cavalry was captured
in a skirmish three miles this side of Culpeper.
The bugler Of company E, Sth Illinois, was
killed.
We captured q large quantity Of ordnance
stores in the railroad depot at Culpeper. The
guns were English, with sabre bayonets.
The citizens of Culpeper say that Stuart re.
viewed 5000 cavalry there on Saturday, and
that he WAS I'm command yesterdav