The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-23

i've u aharactcraud more briiliar. and bcne cal
in result than was dt irss supposed. Report, oil
our losses from captures and the number OF our
wounded melted in many apprehCns.)ns Of r
verse and disaster, from which it would he
din nit to rec Jgcr.
The closing OF the contest wA5 au aroitay. Aul
pronounced different verdict. The Rebel slam
and wounded lc.t on tho Geld tol OF terrible
punishment loss In this regard three times that
o. olre Mos. important ard decisive OF all was
the fast tha' at the close D, the contest We u1'd
the srountwc occupied at its c1mm'ugcnru.
o.HBATr.r rINU
was very angular in formation. General Gift.n's
division was on the Itf., ami General Ay~C- uCN'.
and both on the east side Oi the ~Nlr1ad. Across
the track came Colonel Hoffman, brigade, ne
General lravf0rl's division, with Colonel
Bu gg's brigade, Of NuIor's division, ul lis right,
temporarily ASSIGNED 60 rawford5 command.
on our right was the oth Corps. 10 was 4 severe
and determined conflict
u.E HUrUI BY ASK vNEENf.Nr kNu rts nrs.ITs.
This war ha, rarely developed D more daring
aucmp; AZ rlnkins-onc 50 successful q. the
commencement and such strange reverse crown
ing-as that made by the enemy on our right.
General Bragg deploycd th. l'th Indiana as
Sbirmi' hesrs The onemy's skirmisherS, followed
by two lines OF battle, suddenly dashed in Oygr-
whemngnumbers upon them. Through some
strange oversight the skirmish Inc was not prop
orly supported.
The ldth Indiana gave way, aud the 9th Wis
hhti1lIl WIS 0NNA ID tl0 support NNN lt IN|a was
in skirt OF pines with cornteld in the if9nt
and rear. Dlshlng over the first field, the enemy
pusl ed through our lines and swept round the
rear Of Colonel Whcel0ak's brigade. Colonel
WLcelo.k' troops, who were behind bgclst"Orks
they mad thrown mp, seeing torc' Of Rebels .u
their rear at once changed front by taking 90 the
other side of their brea3tvorks.
\ murderOusly rcpulsing vOllsy was poured
INTO the enemy, at which thGy moved to the sht,
taking IN their track nearly all of the 18th aul
llItl New York primHvtg the li-tn IaupgN l..
vluG Regiment and lst and "a Pennsylvania
Reserve Veteran regiments the last two rcci-
mCnts constituting Colonel HartshOrns Brigade,
the 81 Brigade OF General Crawf0rd's Division.
IL was evidently the intention OF the cuemy to
push along our entire line in this tduking
mauouNre; hut the GOODNESS and gaIutry OF
Colonel NheelOck and his men, aided by Gene
raj Whites Division If the 9TH C1rps, which be-
haycd with like 5tcaluess and bravery, sent the
Rebels back to their starting place TIcy
charged On the enemy, capturing nuWltf OF
prisoners aud blt.l1-ha5.
ALuEG TIE I-NE-cESEHtI CRAWFORD.
Meantime the battle was raging liercely along
other portions Of our line, and, rs l have stated
was continued I'LL dark, aud terminating in our
holding Our original ground.
General Crawford hal three narrow escapes
two from being killed by Rebel bullets, and one
rom capture. TO repel the flank movement, anl
in reorganlinS his lines, he taaressly exposed
himself TO the enemy's bullets AMI shells.
Mimic ball gra1ed the front Of his body. CARRYING
away 4 button Of his coat.
Four OF his STAFF had their horses Shot Un Ter
them aptain Mlnteith, Assistant AdjUunt-
General; Captain M1rriicld, Lieutenant Heade,
and Lieutenant Clark, The last named in add'-
tion being wounded IN the arm. At one tims
General Crawford, while attended by single
orderly, round himself confronted by two Rebels,
who demanded his surrender. Seeing three Oi
our soldiers, he called out TO them, shoot those
rascals - upon which his attempted clptot.
dropped their own pieces, and were brought in
prisoners
DlE pl.SNSLSvkEIA REsEHvE5
out OF the lSt and "a Veteran peuLsy vln.s
Reserve Regiments mentioned as 1apUrcd, two
officers subsequently escaped, Captain BuC.mau
and Lieutenant Dwyer. Some of the Bucktails
also escaped and in addition brought in about
forty prisoners with them. Au unfortunate cir
cumstanCe connected with our captured regi-
nents is the fact that GwO ot them were armed
With the Spencer repeating rifle, the possession
OF which by the enemy is greatly to be regretted.
STAFF OFTIcrRs MISSING.
Three ofticers oI Olon5l Lyle's stan, commanl-
ing lst Brigade, Sd Division, are missing and
supposed TO be prisoners. Their names arc
Captain Porter, Assistant Adiutlut-G enerl':
Captain Trull, Assistant Inspector General AMI
Lieutenant Hosea 39th Massachusetts Rec. Ment.
Captain Mcclellan, assistant Adiutaat. General
Of General Cutler, is also missing, and supposed
to have been captured.
This is doubtless Captain Carswel Mcclellan,
Of Pa, a relative Of General Mcclellan. Captain
Arthur Mcclellan is ais N 10 service rs C. SAT-
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