The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-13
GENERAL RICKETTS, ENGAGEMENT,



BALrtNoRR, MI, July il.-When General
wallace fell back fn1m Frederick 70 this side OF
MonOcacy bridge, on tSo night OF the 9Th Of July,
he disposed his little force in line Of baite, the
railway bridge being his centre, Cendenln's
Cavalry occupying the extreme len over towards
Urbara, and the llth Maryland, one hundred
days men, the extreme right on the Baltimore
turnpike.
The Attack upon General Ricketts,.
Towards noon on the 10 the Rebels, with
about an equal force Of infantry, came dowu
itom the direction Of Frederick, and attacked
cur front and leit centres, held by General Rick
etts' veterans. Previous TO this Colonel Glen
denim had despatched Major Waite with three
companies of the Sth Illinois Cavalry down to
The extreme right to burn some bridges and
return with another company already there.
Before reaching bis destination, however, the
Major received message from the Co ouel, adj
yisiug him to return at once II possible, as force
OF the enemy had already stared in his rear.
The Major sent one company TO join tho first
one, and returned by crcutOus route tO the
loft with the other two. This left two companies
of cavalry on our right and their own lel This
was the condition Of affairs when the enemy
made the attack Our men awaited the charge
until their opponents were very near thom when
they opened upon them most deadly yolley
ana checked their progress. Ricketts, meu then
commenced charge, with q splendid prospect Of
gObbllOg the whole party, but had not pro-
cetded lar before two other columns, twice the
numbers of the tirst came out of the woods with
the evident int nt,On Of playing the same game
on them. OF course they were b'iged to rcsums
their original position, which they did in good
order, and held II quite obstiua ely for several
hours, although greatly Outnumbered. When
they finally fell back at night il was without con-
fusion or disorder.
All honor 10 this devoted little division, only
portion Of which was engaged. Veteran cavalry
men who witnessed the whole action from an
elevated position on the leit declare that they
never saw better contested ight, nor one in
which more cool, defiant, and persistent courage
was exhibited.
TIE Casualties.
send you the names OF few Of the Off ,ers
who arr reported as among the killed, wounded,
and missing -
Captain A. +. King, Assistant Adjutaut- Gene
raj, Ricketts, Division, wounded mortally in The
siue.
Captain Leonard, Assistant Adjutlnt- General
to jersey Brigadc, wounded in the head with
she'll.
Captain Lamus, wounded in the arm.
Captain q. J. OIkes, wOunued in the head.
Captain d. II. Burnnam, of General Ricketts,
staff, wounded.
Captains Paine and Chamberlain, wounded, ald
Captain Hooker and QuaTtcTmaSters Powell and
Kingston, Killed, OF the lO6th new York.
Lieutcnant-C jlOnel Hal, l4th New Jersey,
wounded.
Colonel Emerson and Lieutenant Colonel Fay,
l5lst New York, wounded,
Lieutenant Colonel Stahel, S7th Pennsylvania,
missing.
Adjutant Martin s7th Pennsylvania, mortally
wounded.
Liou,enants Spangler, Hack, and Delterch,
S7th PenuBy lvania, killed.
Captain Myers aud Lieutenant w Z. Baker,
S7Ih Penney yiyauia, missing.
a Hattie Flag Captured.
The Sth Illinois captured a battle flag Of the
18th Virginia Cavalry, and COlonCl ClCndonin
to-day presented 1t to General Wallace.