the Sixty-sixth and Seventh Ohio, while they advanced and gained equal distance in front. We lay there until about six o'clock, having been shelled briskly from the commencement up to that time. The infantry was then ordered to advance; we kept advancing until we crossed a corn-field. Our front was then clear; the troops in front having flanked to the right. In advancing through the corn-field, there was a road or ravine where we found a regiment of regulars, (the Twelfth, I believe,) all lying down. I tried to get them to advance. Our regiment called them "cowards," and walked over them; after leaving the corn-field we received the first round of grape and canister; we advanced further until we reached a small mound; by this time we were the only regiment holding the open field, the others having flanked to the right that were on our right, and the regi. ment that came up on our left; after we had advanced through the corn-field we only fired one volley, and retired immediately, the officer commanding leading them off the field. The enemy by this had been forced to retire, and if we had been reënforced, we would have driven them from the field. From some unexplained reason, we were left to the kind mercy of the enemy, who seemed to know their business, and brought another brigade into action against us, no doubt with the intention of making a finish of the few brave men remaining on the field. We went into action with about two hundred and seventy-five men, and lost in killed, wounded and missing one hundred and twentytwo. The following is a list: Company A-Wounded: First Lieut. Austin T. Shryer, in arm, severely; Second Lieut. Joseph W. Miller, in foot; Sergeant Thomas A. Scott, in head, severely; Sergeant Jacob Rice, in breast; Corporal John Stofel, wounded in the hand; FifeMajor Hugh Coleman, wounded in arm, severely; privates, A. Brightman, wounded in leg and missing; Wm. Baker, wounded in face and missing; Joseph Burkhardt, wounded in leg and missing; Martin Benziger, wounded in thigh and missing. Company B-Capt. J. A. Remly, wounded in ankle; Sergeant J. Lyons, wounded in left side; Corporal Thomas Hays, killed; Sergeant George Haig, wounded in hand; privates, D. Custard, missing and supposed to be killed; James Davis, wounded in side; George Kays, wounded in leg and foot; Charles Meyers, wounded severely in leg; John Gray, wounded in chin; Thomas Watson, wounded in leg; W. Mothersill, wounded in leg. Company C-Killed: Corporal Geo. W. Young, private W. H. Arbor. Wounded: Sergeant Chas. Friedeborn, in breast; Corporal Charles Fairfax, in thigh; private Geo. W. Gaugh, in side; James A. Morrow, in leg; John T. Coverdale, in side, severely. Company D-Killed: Private Frederick Shoemaker. Wounded: First Lieut. Robert Kirkup, in arm, severely; Sergeant James Clark, in leg, slight; Sergeant John B. McElhaney, in thigh; Sergeant C. Dillon, in leg; Corporal T. Hettle, in VOL. V.-Doc. 21 hand; Corporal George Granger, in leg; private John Bourk, in leg; Benjamin Cline, wounded in leg; Valentine Gilbe, in arm; Owen Haley, in arm; John Nolan, in leg; Xavier Stoll, in leg. ; Company E-Corp. Geo. W. Gentle, wounded in head; Corporal W. Williams, in face; John Garner, A. Carnahan, killed; George A. Peet, dangerously wounded and missing; P. Brady, wounded in foot; Wm. Fischer, leg; H. S. Henneman, foot; J. Koltoff, head; P. Cramig, thigh; J. R. Lamb, leg, slightly; E. Myers, shoulder. T. S. Rice, arm and leg; T. Wright, hip, slightly. Company F-Lieut. James Kinkead, hand; Sergeant Jesse McLean, arm, (severe;) Sergeant James Carr, do.; Corporal Michael Boyle, leg; Corporal John Springmeyer, neck; Corporal John Coleman, leg; Corporal James Reynolds, hand; Corporal H. Brokamp, arm; privates, Reuben Daily, face; Charles Hinch, leg; Isaac Baum, wounded and missing; Charles Viner, hand; Richard Henniger, killed; privates, W. Drexillieus, killed; Henry Huier, killed; John Slossner, wounded in leg, (severe ;) John McQuirk, do. Company G-Wounded: Lieut. C. F. McKenzie, arm; Sergeant Wilson Gregg, since died; Corporal C. B. Spennett, in leg; Thomas Mundy, in leg; W. F. Ransom, in wrist; R. Connolly, face, severe; Thomas Trustman, leg, slight; M. H. Seriner, side, severe; Thomas Nolan, since died; Wm. Passner, hip; Corporal A. Myers, hip. Company H-First Lieut. W. H. Neely, in side; Second Lieut. James M. Jackaway, do.; Sergeant M. Ward, in leg; H. Dreutler, killed; M. Pennefether, do.; Aleck Weykill, in abdomen; Thomas Manning, in leg; John Tigue, wounded and missing; Martin Hughes, in leg; Frederick Wernsing, in ankle; John McGroverny, in shin; Robert Busscimeyer, in leg, severe; W. Washman, in abdomen; John Madden, in leg. Company I-Lieut. W. A. Thomas, wounded in arm; Sergeant George Kent, killed; private Andrew Wurfas, killed; Sergeant Joseph Christy, wounded in thigh; privates, W. B. Anderson, in shoulder; John Butler, in hand; M. Ackley, do. ; A. Day, missing. Company K-Lieut. Morgan Shaw, wounded in collar-bone, slightly; Sergeant J. P. Kelley, killed; Corporal T. J. Collins, wounded in side and leg. Privates, W. L. Givens, killed; E. L. Quinton, wounded and missing; J. S. Crain, wounded in thigh; Jerry Calden, wounded in neck; Louis Cupp, wounded in arm; Charles McKenzie, wounded in shoulder; R. Maguire, wounded in arm; George Milhelm, wounded in abdomen, slightly; John E. Rosseo, wounded in hand; W. H. Asbury, wounded in neck; Daniel W. Smith, wounded in abdomen, slightly. Respectfully, JOHN H. PATRICK, Lieut. Col. Commanding, Fifth O. V. I. P. S. This is the official report of the Fifth J. H. P. Regiment O. V. I. GENERAL GEARY'S ADDRESS. HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION, SECOND CORPS ARMY OF VIRGINIA, CULPEPER COURT-HOUSE, VA., August 10, 1862. FELLOW-SOLDIERS OF THE FIRST BRIGADE: It behooves me, under lively impressions of your conduct as well-disciplined bodies of men, who have faithfully and courageously performed the high and noble mission of the soldier, that I tender you, with a heart brimming with warmest sympathies, my most cordial approbation of your noble actions and invincible prowess upon the battle-field of August ninth. One and all, you there and then evidenced the great spirit of patriotism which has incited you to bear an honorable and courageous part in the determination of our country to maintain its pristine integrity, and by your deeds of valor have rendered yourselves worthy the highest commendation and esteem of those who anxiously watch the course of the men in whom the nation reposes a sacred and responsible trust. It is with feelings of pride that I am convinced I have the honor of commanding soldiers braver than whom the world never saw. Men of Ohio! I cannot too warmly speak in remembrance of your undaunted behavior and steadiness, under the severe fire of the enemy, which cut wide gaps in your lines, only to be filled up. And you of Pennsylvania, who with alacrity and anxious wish to meet the foe, moved fearlessly forward to a post of danger assigned you by our noble commander, General Banks. The prestige you have justly gained in previous encounters, twining bright laurels upon your brows, was well sustained at Cedar Mountain. With a prayer for the souls of those who there laid down their lives upon their country's altar, sympathy for the suffering, and praise for all, I assure you of my undying remembrance of your efforts, and my hopes of your participation, with credit to yourselves, in victories, in future, destined to cluster about our starry banner. Your hearts are in the cause-we will triumph. Brig.-Gen. JOHN W. GEARY, Commanding First Brigade, Second Division, Second Army of Virginia. Corps, Officers and MEN OF THE FIRST RHODE ISLAND CAVALRY: You have met the enemy bravely. You had the post of honor in the advance. You received the first shock of the battle of Cedar Mountain. Although no opportunity was offered you for charging upon the enemy's lines, you as calmly and fearlessly awaited the order to charge amidst that terrible tempest of shot and shells as though upon an evening parade, until at six o'clock, after having been three hours under fire, you were ordered from the field to other duty. For this I thank you. Your country thanks you in the name of God and Liberty. Three of your comrades fell gloriously upon the field, while three others will carry through life the honorable marks of wounds received that day. WASHINGTON "STAR" ACCOUNT. WASHINGTON, August 11, 1862. The editor of the Star, who was on a visit to his family at Culpeper Court-House at the time of the battle, gives the following account of it: On Friday morning last, Gen. Pope, staff, and escort reached Culpeper Court-House, from his last encampment, near Washington, the countyseat of Rappahannock, having put the corps d'armée of Gen. Banks, encamped there, in motion, in the direction of Culpeper, and passing the encampment of Gen. Sigel, at Sperryville, twenty miles from Culpeper Court-House, by the way. At Culpeper Court-House Gen. Pope found Brig General Crawford, with his brigade of Banks's corps d'armée, (previously General Hatch's,) and Gen. Bayard's brigade of McDowell's cavalry, the extreme advance of his army of Virginia; also Brig.-Gen. Ricketts's division of Major-Gen. McDowell's corps d'armée, that had arrived two days before from Waterloo and Warrenton, McDowell himself being present, and in command of all the forces then there. At noon on Friday Generals Pope and McDowell received intelligence from the gallant Bayard-who, with the two regiments of his cavalry command doing duty immediately under him, a New-Jersey and a Pennsylvania regiment, had been in the saddle night and day, guarding the Rapidan, for a week, from the Raccoon Ford down to a point fourteen miles below and south of the railroad-that the enemy at daybreak had crossed the river, with two regiments of Louisiana infantry, two pieces of light artillery, and three small regiments of cavalry, and driven in his pickets. Bayard retired slowly before them, his force of eight hundred tired out cavalry only not being sufficient to hold the ground in front of such a force. He, however, disputed it inch by inch with the enemy, and succeeded in capturing about thirty rebel prisoners, including a major, a captain, and two lieutenants, on his retreat. His own loss was not over three men We hear that he was publicly complimented by his superior officer on the field on the next day, (Saturday,) for the admirable manner in which he effected his movement. He retired to the north and east side of Robinson river, about eight miles from Culpeper Court - House, and there awaited a supporting force to arrive from the immediate vicinity of that point. At noon of the same day Gen. Pope, on learning these facts, instantly ordered Gen. Crawford to march his brigade to that end. In half an hour after receiving this order Crawford was on It is here my sad duty to say that Lieut. J. P. the march. As his brigade, the Twenty-eighth Taylor, (company F,) after having faithfully per-New-York, Tenth Maine, Forty-sixth Pennsylva nia, and Fifth Connecticut, and ten pieces of artillery, filed rapidly through the village of Culpeper Court-House to the gay music of its four splendid bands, its appearance was the theme of admiration of the many experienced officers of the staffs of Generals Pope and McDowell, who went over from their encampments near by to see it start out. They one and all declared that they never saw troops with more reliable fight in them, and predicted that should they engage the enemy they would win a name to endure as long as the history of the war itself. The result proved the correctness of their judgment. Crawford proceeded rapidly to the front, and occupied a position about seven miles from Culpeper CourtHouse, immediately in rear of the line of Bayard's cavalry. Shortly after ordering Crawford, General Pope also ordered the rest of Banks's corps to move rapidly from Hazel River bridge, near Griffinsburgh, nine miles from Culpeper Court-House, where it had arrived the night before, to the scene of expected conflict. By eight o'clock P.M. the head of Gen. Banks's column was descried marching around the village to its destination, which it reached before midnight. That point was immediately in the rear of Crawford. Major-Gen. Sigel was also at the same time ordered up from Sperryville, and by a forced march of twenty miles his advance reached the village by daylight. Throughout Friday night and Saturday forenoon Bayard continued skirmishing with the enemy's advance, until the latter, at two o'clock P.M., had progressed to within long range of Crawford's artillery. At four P.M. the enemy developed a heavy increase of artillery, when a portion of that of Gen. Banks came up, and went into the action, there not being room enough in the position occupied by our forces for bringing the whole of it into play. The contending forces at the opening of the battle were apparently about a mile and more apart, the rebels showing their front upon Slaughter's Mountain, a sugarloaf eminence, situated two miles to the west of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Mitchell's station. Our front was on much lower ground, with Cedar Run in our rear and a small wooded ridge behind that. Gradually, from four to six P.M., the rebels opened new batteries from the woods surrounding the basin or plain lying between the fronts of the two contending forces, each succeeding one being nearer to our position than the former. Thus they played a cross-fire from both sides, as well as a direct front one, upon our troops, including the most of Gen. Banks's infantry, that had been put in line for the conflict. So annoying was this fire that attempts were made to take the batteries nearest at hand by charges. Thus Bayard's cavalry, in a gallant charge, is said to have succeeded in taking two of the rebel guns, with no loss to speak of. Subsequently, at six P.M., in pursuance of orders, portions of Augur's and Williams's divisions of infantry, including Crawford's and Gordon's brigades, made three most desperate bayonet-charges upon the rebel artillery. They were, however, each time received by a very heavy infantry fire, slaughtering them fearfully. That they should have persevered to make three successive charges, in the face of such a deadly fire from so superior numbers, concealed in woods, is really the wonder of the war. These charges developed the fact that the enemy actually engaged greatly outnumbered our forces, about seven thousand, in action. Being thus informed of the location of the main body of the rebel infantry, our artillery played sad havoc with them, driving decimated regiment after regiment back into the shelter of the dense forest, to have their places instantly occupied by fresh regiments, to be decimated in the same way. Among others this fire killed the rebel Generals Winder and Trimble. The arm of the former was torn off by a shell, and he died very shortly afterward from the flow of blood, and Trimble was knocked dead from his horse by the explosion of a shell. Having put the forces of McDowell_and_Sigel in rapid motion for the field of action, Gen. Pope, with his staff, accompanied by General McDowell and his staff, immediately proceeded together from their headquarters to the front. As they passed Ricketts's division, and the head of Sigel's army corps, that lined the road for the whole six miles, each regiment halted for the instant, wheeled into line, and gave Gen. Pope three cheers and a tiger, and then, wheeling again into marching column, pushed forward with signal eagerness for the fray. At seven o'clock P.M., Generals Pope and McDowell reached the thickest of the fight, and the advance-guard of Ricketts, coming up at the same time, took position immediately in the rear of that occupied by Gen. Banks's corps. There being no room on the field for deploying more troops of ours than were under Banks, those of Ricketts could not get into actual action before night came on, which for some hours prevented further fighting. In the course of the engagement our forces engaged had retired perhaps a mile from the position in which they commenced the battle at four o'clock P.M., the rebels advancing slowly as we receded before them. This movement on the part of Gen. Banks, notwithstanding his heavy loss and the overwhelming force opposed to him, was as regularly conducted as though he was executing an evolution of a dress parade. Not a man of his corps--or, indeed, of any other-showed the white feather, nor did a man even straggle to the rear to the distance of more than half a mile, where stood a provost-guard of Ricketts's corps, bayonet in hand, to check any, if there should be, disposed to skulk off the field. Hundreds of our wounded passed up, limping or being carried to the hospitals established in the rear, and in not one of them retaining consciousness did we discover aught but the most undaunted eagerness to prosecute the engagement. We left the field at eight o'clock for the night, in course of which, at midnight, a discharge from been by no means as great as was thought at dark on the previous day. one of our batteries brought on a renewal of the engagement for two hours, in the course of which each side is believed to have lost two or three Both armies rested Saturday night upon their hundred more in killed and wounded. By a arms, in the positions in which the close of the cavalry charge, after midnight, of the enemy, battle found them. Generals Pope, McDowell Generals Pope and McDowell, and their respective and their staffs being unremittingly engaged until staffs, were within an inch of being killed or rid-daybreak in getting theirs into the positions for den down. They had dismounted in the front to the expected conflict of yesterday assigned to rest a few minutes from the saddle, when the them. enemy's cavalry made so sudden a dash upon them that they had barely time to mount and get quickly out of the way. In so doing they were mistaken by a company of their own men for charging rebels, and received their fire, killing a few of their horses only, we believe. We heard, after leaving the field, that two of Gen. Pope's staff were killed by rebel fire during the latter part of the engagement, but were then without any means of verifying the fact. At daybreak yesterday morning, the sharpshooters of the enemy were found precisely where their front was at the close of Saturday's battle, and skirmishing with ours immediately com menced. Their forces had, however, disappeared from sight. At sunrise a rebel brigade, supported by artillery, emerged from the woods in the front, and just as they got into line of battle, Gen. Milroy opened on them with his battery of Wiard guns, which seemed to sweep off an entire Our loss of regimental and company officers company or two, the rest instantly taking to was very heavy. Among those killed were Col. their heels for the cover of the woods. Shortly Crane, of the Third Wisconsin; Major Savage, afterwards Gen. Bayard, who continued, as beand Captains Abbott, Russell, and Gooding, and fore, in the extreme front, scouting to the right Lieut. Browning, of the Second Massachusetts. and left with his cavalry, reported them filing in Col. Donnelly, of the Forty-sixth Pennsylvania, force in both those directions, as though aiming was, we fear, mortally wounded. Col. Creighton to flank us on both sides. General Pope immeand Adjutant Molyneau, of the Seventh Ohio, are diately despatched Tower's division of McDowalso very badly wounded. Captain Robert W. ell's corps to follow, watch and confront them on Clarke, of the First District regiment, received a the right, and a division of Sigel's corps d'armée wound in the foot. Gen. Augur received a Minie--whose we did not learn-to do the same for ball in his back, as he was in front of his division turning in his saddle to cheer it on. Gen. Geary is wounded in the arm so that he will likely lose it, and Gen. Prince is slightly wounded. On Saturday evening, as General Augur was being carried past us back to the hospital, it was thought his wound was mortal, but, on surgical examination, it was found to be a severe but not a dangerous wound, we rejoice to be able to say. At six P.M. yesterday seven hundred and fifty of our wounded had reached Culpeper CourtHouse by ambulance. Every church and other suitable building in the village, including private houses, was filled with them. The citizens, male and female-those of secession proclivities even throwing them aside for the time being-were very generally vieing with each other in rendering them every accommodation and assistance in their power. Both sides made some hundreds of prisoners in the course of the engagement, and it was from prisoners that it is made certain that the rebel loss is equal to ours, if not greater. We estimate our killed and wounded at one thousand five hundred, after striving to inform ourselves as correctly as possible on the subject. At six o'clock in the evening, as before remarked, seven hundred and fifty had been brought to Culpeper Court- House, and there were then at least two hundred remaining in the two or three houses in the rear of the field occupied as hospitals. Yesterday morning, on the re-formation of the lines of Gen. Banks's corps in the rear of the reënforcements that had come up, as explained above, it was found that his loss had those moving on the left. General Bayard, with two regiments of his cavalry brigade, from NewJersey and Pennsylvania, was thrown in advance of Tower, and the gallant and efficient Colonel Duffie, of Bayard's command, with his own Rhode Island and the First Maine cavalry, was thrown in the advance of our division of observation on the left. At eleven A.M. it was definitely ascertained from reports from these forces that the purpose of the enemy could hardly be flank movements. Ere two P.M., the impression became general at Gen. Pope's headquarters on the field, that instead of seeking thus to renew the engagement, the rebels were either seeking a new position in the rear or skedaddling. Since we reached Washington General Pope has telegraphed here that the engagement was not renewed yesterday afternoon; that the enemy have retired to a position two miles back, and that he advanced his own army this morning to that lately held by the enemy. We omitted to state above that the prisoners say that the rebels commenced the fight with ten thousand men, General Ewell in command, who were reënforced by Jackson with five thousand more before six o'clock P.M., the balance of Jackson's army getting up early in the night. They claim their combined force to be from fifty to sixty thousand strong. By a break in the telegraph the reception of Gen. Pope's order to Gen. King to join him with his admirable division was delayed twenty-four hours. He however started his advance from the vicinity of Fredericksburgh at four o'clock P.M. of Saturday, and at eight o'clock yesterday morning had reached Elk Run ford, so he is doubtless up with the main army by this hour. From our own knowledge of the situation we feel sure that the reception of this important addition to his fine army has already been taken advantage of by Major-Gen. Pope, and that he is again in motion towards Gordonsville. His men all believe him irresistible, and feel certain that signal victory will attend his movements at their head, as on all previous occasions when at the head of his Western army. P. S.-We lost a single piece of artillery, one of Best's. It upset in a ditch, and as it could not be righted by those in charge of it, was abandoned. We regret our inability to call public attention to the services of all the gallant Union officers and men individually engaged in this important battle. One and all performed their whole duty most satisfactorily. We may, however, mention that General Banks was aided most signally throughout the engagement by Brigadier-General Roberts, Gen. Pope's Chief of Cavalry, assigned to him as his adviser upon the field. He was seen everywhere by turns, assisting in arranging and superintending the movements of the troops, and encouraging them to the manifestation of the remarkable tone they preserved throughout the entire battle. CINCINNATI "TIMES" NARRATIVE, ON THE BATTLE-FIELD, EIGHT MILES FROM CULPEPER COURT-HOUSE, VA., August 10. DEAR TIMES: At ten o'clock A.M. of the ninth orders were received in camp at Culpeper for all the forces forming the corps of Major-General Banks to instantly advance on the road leading to Orange, Gen. Williams's division being already in advance. This division came upon the enemy stationed in position at what is known as Slaughter's Mountain, eight miles distant from Culpeper. About eleven A.M. a dash was made upon the enemy, stationed on a knoll, from which they were driven, and some twenty-five or thirty rebel prisoners, with two pieces of artillery, were captured. From this all remained quiet until the arrival of the division of Gen. Augur this division arriving at three P.M. The enemy were found posted in a strong position, with several batteries of artillery, on the slope of the mountain, on the left, and in the woods skirting the right, with a large force of infantry and cavalry well positioned to cover the entire ground in their front. ing the incessant shower of iron passing over and among our men, but comparatively few were killed or wounded. The enemy's practice on this occasion was exceedingly correct, and such a storm of iron hail as was flying about our ears, and striking and bursting in such close proximity to our presence, was any thing but agreeable. What execution was being done by our own missiles, we, of course, could not determine. But they were being delivered with great profusion within the midst of the enemy. During the midst of this tremendous cannonading a large force of the cavalry was ordered forward across the field, toward the woods on our right; but upon approaching near the edge, they were opened upon by the enemy's infantry, who were in vast numbers under cover, protected by thick growth of timber. Not being able to effect any thing against this heavy force of the enemy, they walked their horses off the open field and again took shelter within the timber. Some few of the cavalry were killed and wounded, and I observed some of the horses fall before reaching the cover of the woods. Large forces of the enemy could at this time be observed moving on the right and left, apparently with the intent of outflanking our forces, but movements were promptly made to prevent the success of these designs of the enemy. From the small strength of our own forces, at the time in position, I did not anticipate an advance of the infantry toward the lines of the enemy. But at six o'clock, AFTER TWO HOURS' SEVERE CANNONADING, an order was given for the First brigade, commanded by Gen. Geary, to advance toward the enemy in the woods on the left. Forward dashed this noble brigade, firing as they advanced, the Fifth Ohio being obliged to make their way directly over the Twelfth regulars. Why this was so is as yet unexplained. The Fifth and Seventh Ohio, after passing a small ravine, entered a corn-field extending on both sides of a knoll; on reaching the top of this knoll they were brought within short range of the enemy's artillery and infantry in their front. The enemy opened upon them a most murderous and tremendous fire from artillery and infantry; and never did I see such courage and bravery displayed as was here manifested by these bold and defiant heroes. They fought with complete desperation; continuing to advance against this deadly fire from the enemy, forcing them to fall back, while their own comrades were Shortly after the arrival of Gen. Augur, the falling all around them. They seemed to take no National artillery, posted on a small knoll, distant notice of the leaden hail showering around them, about one half-mile from the enemy's batteries, but continued onward in pursuit of the enemy opened upon the latter with shot and shell, which until every cartridge-box was emptied, and nearwas but faintly replied to for one half-hour's ly every field and line-officer was stricken with practice, the enemy apparently feeling our posi- the leaden messengers. No support advancing tion and getting the proper range. After this to their cover, they again fell back out of the short practice, the enemy opened with a fire from four different batteries, which was as punctually replied to by the National batteries. The missiles of death were flying, whizzing, popping, and bursting in every direction. But notwithstand range of the enemy's artillery, and retired, a pretty much used up command. Generals Augur and Geary wounded. Major Armstrong and Adjutant Marshall, and all but five of the line-officers of the Fifth Ohio wound |