Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-22
From Virginia.

1t is evident that the Army Of the
Potomac repulsed Lees forces severe
" on Wednesday. The battle was
more important in it's extent and re.
suits than was at first represented. 1t
appears that Stuart's cavalry and A.
P. Hills Corps attacked our second
Army Corps, the rear guard of Mcad's
retreating army, and our troops, with
remarkable promptitude, accepted bat
tie and repulsed the rebels with heavy
loss in killed, wounded and prison
crs, besides capturing a six-gun bat.
terry. The number of prisoners is va
riously estimated at from 400 to 500.
The object of the falling back Of
Meade is represented to have been
in anticipation of an attack by supe.
rior numbers, and to choose his own
position for meeting the enemy. Our
army is now said to he in a safe and
advantageous position. 1t is expec'
ted that Lee will renew the attack,
and we may soon hear of a general
and terrific engagement in the region
of the Bull Run battle ground. The
New York Times correspondent in the
Army of the Potomac, writes, October
l4th, as follows ..a
"The enemy made two desperate and
unsuccessful attempts to-day to whip
this army in detail and destroy the
trains. but in both most signally fail
ed. Just at daybreak, between Cat
lett's Station and Auburn, Stuart and
A. p. Hill made a simultaneous attack
upon General Gregg's cavalry and the
Cd Army Corps. Almost the first in
timation given Of their presence was
the opening of their batteries upon
the Cd Corps. Our troops were speedi-
ly in position, and the enemy repulsed
with considerable loss. ... ID.
Late in the afternoon Hill made
another dash to cut off the Cd Corps
He first attacked the rear of the 9Th
Corps, killing three of the Pennsylva.
MIA Reserves, and wounding fifteen or
twenty more. When the head of the
Cd Corps had reached Kettle Run,
near Bristow's Mill, they made ter,
rible onslaught on both Corps. The
Cd Corps was on the east side Of the
railroad track, and used the road en-.
bankment at several points for breast
works with decided advantage. The
enemy charged at one time up to the
embankment, when portion of the
Corps charged in turn, capturing 70(
or 500 prisoners, and one battery
Several charges were made, and eacl
time the enemy were forced back will
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 killed and wounded, bu'
tbs not large. Captain Ball, of til,
Sd Minnesota, was wounded in thre,
places, and under the most aggrava
ting circumstances. When the enc
my charged up the railroad, finding
themselves in dangerous place the,
waved their hands in token of surrcn
der. At this instant Captain Bal
sprang to the top of the embankment
and volley was fired at him. tire,
shots taking affect. The Mnnesoti
ans returned the fire. Many rebel
suffered death and retaliation for thi
act of treachcry. ......
Our trains arc all safe. Their,
was some artillery practice this morn
ing, near Rappahannock Station, bu
without much damage. Our army has
behaved handsomely"
The New York Tribune has the fol
lowing, dated headquarters Army 0
the Potomac, 10th:
"Our lines of battle were main
tanned throughout yesterday and to
day, but the enemy have made no fur
Their demonstration, and all has re
NAMED quiet. Rebel pickets appea
close to our front, but completely fail
ed in their recent endeavors to gail
an advantage. That they will tr.
; another flank movement or risk gen
eral engagement, is as yet undevelop
cd by any discovery" v..