Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-06-20

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encampo} three miles west Of he station. On
the 9Th, marched through Ch;Idsh1ye and
New Market. encarlping on Gha 4. H. l..
creek, near Young's Bridge. On rhe 10th,
marched via Andrews Ferry and Ferenans $
Store, crossing both branches of the North
Anna and encamped at Buchill' about three
miles northeast Of Irevilau Station.
my intention was to break the railroad a.
this station march through MecEanicsVl!!e,
cut the Gordonyille and Charlottesville rail
road near Lindsay's House, and stlen 50 march
on Charlottesville; but on arrival al i5lcElld
House found che enenlys cavalry III lny lCn-
mediate front.
'On the morning Of the l1tl2, General Tor
bet, with his clivi<inFl and iJo'nneE G!eggs hrl-
gade Of General Gregg ) division, aeta:ked the
enemy; after an obstinate contest drove hin
from ,ucce s,iye lines OF hreastworks GEro1gh
an alrnost in Das5ab be forrest back Oh Areyii!lan
Station.
s'En the meantime, Cen Custar was ordered,
with his brigade, 10 proceed by a country road,
50 as 10 reach the station IN the rear OF The
enemy'S caya.ry Ga his arr val at this go1lt
the euemy broke into & on2pleto rout, leaving
his dead ano nearly ali .: his Wounied II our
hands; also twenty officers and i've hundred
mea, and three hundred horses. These opera
lions occupied the whole Of the day.
AZ night encamped at l'revlll!an Station,
and on the morning Of the 18th commenced
destroying Ghe railroad from this point 70
Louisa Court House. This vas thoroughly
done, ties burned AMI rails rendered unservice
able. The destruction OF the railroad occapie':
unit! 0 clock Of this day. [ directed tTen,
Eorhet 70 advance with his division, and Gen.
Davis brigade, Of Gen. {5regg's division, IL
the direction Of Gordon3ville, and attack the
enemy, who had concentrated and been reln.
forced by infantry during the night, aod i:a';
also constructed rife pits at q point five miles
from Gordonsvile. The advance was made,
but as the euemy's position was found 100
strong TO assault, 10 general attack "aS made.
s'Ou the extreme right 0E our lines portion
of the Reserve Brigade carried the as!einy
works twice and y as twice driven ii19Teftona by
intantly night closed she contest. found: On
examination Of the command, that there was
not a sufficleDcy Of ammunition eft 70 continue
the engagement the next day. Era'ns OF cars
also CAME down to where We were engaged with
the enemy The reports nf prisoners ant clt
zens were that Pickett old division, cr 8 por
sion of it, was coming Go prevent the taking
of GordonsyiIIe. I, therefore, during the
night and next morning, Withdrew my CON-
mand over the North Anna via Carpenter
Ford, near Minors olldgeo
In addition the animals for the eWo entire
days in which We were engaged were Without
forage, the surrounding country aftordd'ng
nothing but grazing Of very inferior quality,
and generally at such points as were inaccessi.
bic to US
s'rhe cavalry engagement OF the 18TH vas by
far the most brilliant one or the present cam.
paign The enemy loss was very Eeay:y;I NJ,
They lost the following named cEhcers ID kAlleo
and wounded: ;.
killed Brigadier General k?5ser' com lnand;ng n5
BRIGADE, wounded CoI AIKEN, commanding
regiment, wounded Col. Cus6ar, commanding
regiment, wounded. s,+
INV loss in killed and wounded vii! De aoooJ
srs. 81 4h;- n,a1nhe zoo were wounded. I