The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-10
THE ARMY OF the POTOMAC,
The Affair the Ra pJdnn-Casnaistcs
I'm the First DivisfOn Of Cavalry, Sse.
MR.. N. pAyIDsoN's DESPATCH.

The Affair the Rn pJdnn-Ca3naigtc les
I'm the First Divisfon Of Cavalry, Sc.
N, DAytDsoN5 DESP ATCa.
CuIPgppER Court House., Feb. o 1894
The following are the casualties in General Gsrritts
Firat division of cavalry
Prlvaes Aioch C. Green, Co. II Jacob Fuss Co. X Jas
A'a''o'' - - WOUNDED
Captain Joseph 5. Ash Fifth regulars, flesh wound
thigh Sergeat William r. Orr, Go. Z, elDo. Corporal
Felix Collins hard-Fh regulars; Joseph ElderiIns Co.
g, slightly; Bernard Williams, Co NJ sevegeiy-f'fst
regulars Sergeant e. Van vetcher Corporal Thomas
Kelly, privates John Morse, Lester Thompson and w
Phpps.
ball struck the pocke.book or Captain Ash sIancng
therefrom, and saving his leg, which m0t otherwise
have been shattered
The First and Second brigades consolidated, lndef
command Of Colonel Chapman They crossed Robcrtsons
river az AYERS Ford Tho regular brigade crossed az
Shoots They joined skrmish lines in front Of toms
and Barncts Fords aud drove in The enemys sckeis
the night os the 9th ina, was on the same evening
that the casualties mentioned occurred.
On tho morning OF The 7h inst. tho whole divsi9n,
under General Merritt CHARGED tho enemy and doso he
across the Rapiian. sluadrons of tho FIR, and Tth
! regulars made splendid char ca separately.
Lieutenant Wilson, in command OF Gur guns 0. Den
nlson's battery accompanied this expedition and ea1ied
| his guns with much dexterity.
The cavalry officers loud in tho praise OF tho con
duct Of General Merritt All agree that his division
manmuvcrcd exceedingly well. About twenty prisoners
were captured
Our cavalry losses all In Colonel Chapman's com
mard The total loss tho Fourteenth Connec reg
mept Secand corps Is hundred and thirteen Killed
known 90 be dead taken prisoners nineteen wound
ed, IN hospital eighty eight.
Captain Dotcu, Company f. is among the p isoners Ho
led charge upon house for the purpose Of capturing
Johnres known TO be there. and found alas TOO
many OF them Only four OF bis party returned 20 the
regiment
The second brigade OF The Third divsiou did most o.
the a.hting The Fourteenth Con ecticat, having
depoycd Ekirmishers suffered the heaviest loss.
following officers u that reg nent among the wound
ed:--Naor james Coit, icy, slightly; Captain John -
AXalch, hand Captain Snagg, foot; Lieut.. Frederick
Shalk head.
Briradicr General Cutler returned TO day TO
command o. the Firs, division, Of the First corps
The Actual Losses During the Rcccns
characterization OF tho wounded,
Dc, &c.
MIR. r. G. cHArNAs's DESPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS, AaaY or TUE Potomac
Feb. Q, 1854.
The reports published In tho Washington ard N,rbsrp
papers OF serious the corps Tho lers
tons OF saturday vastly ovcrdrawn. losses s
10 loss than two hundred In killed, wouniei aud
missing. We lost pontoons or artillery, nor any
part Of infantry force cut OF by mo rebel ana
forced u cut their way through"
Tho object Of the movement my DO easily div ined
when to corresponding movement Of General Butler
towards Richmond IL considered That we'll paret
NO know and that u proved complete hsyo
every 10 believe.
The wounded what few there arc in hospitals nea,
the scene OF operations, and well cared tor
The HSRArp corresponients with the several corps
divisions represent tho army being In tho best os
SPIRITS and roady for another when may