The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK TWERALD. WHOLE NO. 9467. THE BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN. Brilliant Conduct of the Union Troops. INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THB FIGHT. Only Two Divisions of General Banks’ Army Engaged. Over Twenty Thousand Rebels in the Action. Generals Pope, Banks and McDowell ‘ im the Field, Desperate Charges by the Union Forces. Mereism of Crawford's Williams’ Brigades, The Retreat of the Rebels and Our Cavalry in Pursuit. TOPOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTRY. Our Troops Before tho Fight and the Crder of Advance, GZN. PRINCE A PRISONER IN RICHMOND. INCIDENTS AND SCENES ON THE BATTLE FIELD, THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD, &, &o, de. Oar Special Army Correspondence. Heanquarrers, ARYY Oo” VIRGINIA, Cunrrerzr Coury House, Va., August 11, 1462, I telegraphed you yesterday such facts as came under my own observation pertaining to the battle of Cedar Mountain, especially such as werg most important, But ‘there were many matters transpiring during the two days’ fighting which must not be lost to history, and which will nct be truly chronicled except in the Bxratp THE BRST SKIRAISEENG eccurred on Frilay, August 8, betwoen the eavalry under Genera! Bayard and the rebels uuder General Wood. General Bayard’s brigade consisted of the First Maine, Firat Rhode Island, First Connecticut, Second Pennsylva ala, First Vermont and First Now Jersey regiments of @avalry, of Geveral McDoweil’s corps, and was thrown forward to the Rapidan to reconnvitre and to protect the etails engaged in repairing tho bridges on the Orange and Alexaudria Railroad over Rubingon’s creek and the Rapidan river. DISCOVERY OF THR ENEMY. Early in the forenoon the enemy were discovered cross- fog the Rapidan some two sailes «bove the turnpike, at a Place known as Robinson’s ferry, and immediately the Firat Now Jersey was sent off to watch their moyements. ‘The Jursoy regiment had not proceeded far when two @ompanios detoured to the right and proceeded in the @trection of Robinson's mill, further up the creck, Short- Jy after tho twocompanies had felt the balance of the regiment proceelod toward the river, but had not gone far when (hey camo upon the enomy ‘THE FIRGT FIRING, ‘Then a fro was given and returned, which created ome jiltle confusion among cur fo However, by order of Gen. Banks aud request of Gen, Bayard, the co. fusion was promptly arresiet. ‘The revt of Gen. Bayard’s @emmand behaved admirably, and kept the enomy in @Beck during the entie day, vetiring at wight to the ‘Vielnity of Cedar creek. * ARRIVAL OF GENERAL POPE AT OULTEPPER. General Pope xrrived at Culpepper at ncon en Pri fand ordered his hendquurte:s lucated at Mr. George's, 4 mile south of Culpepper Court House; but by some mis take the cams, on coming into town, drove to Mra Green's, 1) mith of the village, and by o.¢ o'clock hhad the tonta nearly wll pitched. Tho teamstore and a few stuif oilicers who direciod thom suddenly discover - @4, in consequence of rumors of trouble, the difference Between George and Grevn, and concluded that, under the present circumstances, Goorgo was the preferable mame, an the General's convase village was soon packed fnte the wagons, ready for a graud ekedaddle, There ut in the town when the troops and actors pareed back; but at four o'clock MeDowell’s vorps was ordered out on the road four miles from the town, when al became calm again. IN PERSON TO GeyyRAL Porn, Abyat dark ou Friday evening General Banks roported $m person to Gevoral Pope, his e-rps having arrived and gone ito oxtup about a mile west ot the village, Genoral Baoks’ aviuy had encampod tho night before at Haze! river, eixit miles northwest from Culpepper; but when & docame known that tho rebels wore advancing so force General Popo ordered him In:o closer position, aud Gone. Fal Sigel was ordered to break camp ut Sperryviile, and tume down to Geueral Banks’ old camp at Haze! rivor bri¢ge. THs POSITIONS ON FRIDAY RVENING AND RATURDAY MORNING, * This was the position, then, on the ovening of Friday, General McDowell was fonr miles eouth of the town, Geweral Banks was at the town, aud General Sigel was at Bazoi river bridge, only vight miles away. On Saturday morning Geueral Banks’ army wok tho advance, with @rders to proceed cautiousiy in the direction of Robin- fon’s ferry, on tie Rapidan; General sige! was ordered Into town, and Goners) McDowell to remain in gtulu quo, TOPOGRAPHY OF THR FIELD. In order to fully understand the position of the two armies, a description of the country in the viciuity of Petar Monutain will by neceswary, South from Culpoppar The road leading to Gordonsyiile ¢ the ° Through som ym eer to be found * iho old Dominion, Woods if, enalloW YS) ove and youtle novlivities alternate Gentinnoualy, “4d everywhore the rank growth of cereals and the judstantial farmho vox evidence a degree of PAREN ond comfort whieh shows in straugo contrast with ‘Whe desolation which the rebeilion hae bronght upon the fend, About six miley trom Culpepper a smail stream, known a5 ‘Spring rook, makes avrors ihe pike, and ‘emptive into Cedar creek about two miloe further down. Mn golng from Culpepper, however, just before reaching Spring creck, a bolt of heavy timber, porbaps finy rods in width, stretches across the road, and this fgetn is profaced by clover felts aud moadows @f several hundred aoves in oxient, beyond which, ‘end half « mile to the right of the turopike, stands a fae mansion hous, now used as a hovpital. Just at the southern side of the above mentioned Umber the road to Madison Court House leaves the Cordonsvilie pike, and, parsuing ® southwesterly courts, crosses Spring, Cedar and Robinsun’s cree!s,and Crovked river, all within a distance of about four miles. These streams all run ina @outheasierly course, and empty toto the Rapidan some miles below. Immediately beyond Spring creck, on the Madiaun Court Hose road, rises a email hill, or, moro property, kavil (No. 1.on the map), some twonty feet in height, and perhaps a quarter of a mile in leugth. Tia. knoll ia cleared and cultivated at its nortuwestern ex. tromity; but upon ite opposing ead it is covered with w thin growth of timber. Derconding tho southwestern Mido of this sive, \ 0 cross the insignifoant stream known @9 the may 18 Coder creek, a gov sived watering stream for a small farm, beyond which 1ires another motindlike eamtnence (No, 2), wt the southeastern end of «bie rier Bares were ae Orooked Runs, sudden'y, Uke @ pimple upon m baby’s face, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, upon which were planted the evemy’s heavy guns, This mountain is one of remarkable beauty. Ata dis tance of four or five miles from ite base it seems to rise a perfect cone from the plain below, and from its baso to its summit scarcely a dedovtion is to be observed in its outline form—a perfectly straight line, aa if nature had formed it in the same manner that schoolboys form sand hills, The sides of Cedar Mountain are covered with a heavy growth of timber, and its summit is only reached ‘by a poor road leading from the farm on the summit of the second The northern side of Cedar Mountain commands the roads and valleys along its base, and admirably adapted to defensive operations. ‘The heig! of the summit is perhaps eight hundred foat above the oreeks. RONTNHON'S CREEK, which formed the divie.ng line between the two armies, is scarcely #0 large aa Cedar creek, though the difference between then is scarcely perceptible. The valley through which to ereek rans is perhaps a third ofa milo wide where the Madison road crosses \t, but is nar- rower above, where the Union right and rebel left flankg faceit cach other. Beyond this is another rise, shown tn Aingrara as Thigjs but a slight eminence, scarce. ly os high as either of the others, and partially covered with tblok timber, in and behind which the enemy were posted in strength. Beyond this last emineneo, distant about half a mile, 18 Crooked river, or,as it is more familiarly koown, Crooked run, Cedar ercek am@ Bpring creek rundown on the east, and Robinson's creck and Crooked run flow past on the wost aide of Codar Monu- tain. Having thus the topography of the country, together with the diagram of the field, your readers will haye no dificulty in understanding readily the plan of TUR BATTLE OF ORDA MOUNTAIN, which, by the way, was,for the numbers engaged, the most desperately fouglt engagerncnt of Wwhr, and tér- mninated in a victory ana STi Peng, set 5. if tuk komma Gouerai Bopo hed 0 General Barks’ command to the front, and the di¢iéions ef Genovals Angur and Williams wore plaggd la position about @ mile aud a half this side tho gronnd whleb bad boen the scene of tho skirmish of the previour day. RUMBEQUENELY, IN THR AFTERNOON, Crawford’s brigade, of General Williams’ division, com. posed ef the Forty-sixth Pennsylvauia, Tenth Maine, Fifth Connecticut aud Twonty-eighth New York regi ments, with Bost’s battery of regulars, moved forward and oecnpied a piece of high ground lyiag between Coda~ creek Crooked river, come four miles north of the point Where the Culpepper and Gordonsville turnpile crovees the Rapidan river. About three-fourths of a mile south of this point rises the Cedar Mountain, a spar of the great Thoroughfare range, It was from tho slope of this eminenco that the enemy firat opened their fire upon tho Union troops. HH PRCT INTIMATION OF TWE ERRMY. ‘Tho first intimation our advance roor ved of the pre- fenco Sf the enemy was al the moment when, afvor emerg- ing from the timber on the norte, it Dogan to cross Spring ereck, At once a bettery of heavy guns, posted in the thick timber haif way up the mountain side, botched upon the troops both shot and shoil, whilo another bat- te y of smalier gona at the fvotof the mountain gave ‘them a similar reception from the cover of sone timber about three-eighths of a mile to the westward, OUR REPLY. Prop rations were at onve m tor ‘to these elvill. ties, and Best's bettory of Parrott gone was immodiately plaated on the ros! « Uh- rising ground we occupied aud Dogan repiying wo the two batteries of the enemy. In the meantin. (9 inatry wero ‘potted im dino of battle — (As aber io tho diagram) on the right of ihe battery, | and cheerfully awaited the order which would bring them more actively into the deadly confict. ‘THE PRASWTRNT FIRING OF PRE REBELA. For half an hour at least the enemy maintained @ con- tinuous fire from both their batteries, replied to in rapid succession by Captain Best's, when there epened simul- taneously three other rebel batteries, posted in as many different looalities, opposite our front and right. THE NRBEL INFANTRY APPEAR. For come time this contest of shot and shell was kept up; Dut at five o’clock the rebel infantry were discovered in strong force upen our right and in front, supporting the rebel batteries. The (act was at ence communicated, by rapid couriers, to the main body of our troops, Im- mediately the division of Gen. Augur, with the romainder of Gen. Williams’ division, were thrown forward with prempt despatch, and posted advantsgeously upon the right of Gen, Crawford, and directly fronting the dense timber where the rebel iafantry, in strong force, wore plainly visible. GRNKRAL BANKS NOW.RODE ON TO 3HE FIELD and directed the operations, the beet poasible disposition ‘betng made for tho continuation of the fight now inevita. bie, aud each moment developing im proportions, The manner in which he handled bis troops and provided for every emergency, togethor with the personal gallantry he displayed, being conotantly under fire, are subjects of general commendation with oficers and men. GENERAL GEARY IN ADVANCE—BRAVERY OF THR COMMAND. Gen. Geary’s brigade, of Gen. Augur’s division, had the adyance, which through the brunt of the first part of the day’s fight it maintained with skill and courage. This gal- lant brigade consisted of the Fifth Ohio, Seventh Onio, Twenty ninth Ohio, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania ani Snapp’s battery. No sooner had these troops formed in order of battle than the rebels opened musketry fre upon them from two sides and in front, while the rebel batteries also directed their death-dealing missiles among the brave fellows, that on the mountain being Sue ae tractive ja ! sihgtg ishstanding this tern yie 4 a the os Seas their €outhgoous Gencal (Geary), never faltered or winced, fue Alrite brooms cewmnat. It was not till half-past five that the battle becamo general. Then artillery replied to artillery, musketry to muskotry, while infantry met infantry in repeated shocks of deadly strife. Reckless valor and desperation marked the progress of the fight, whioh contioued with” out pause or lull, with terrible cannonading, until dark- nets pat astop to the carnage. I have witnessed many baitles during this war; but J have seen none where the tenacious obstinagy of the American character war so fully dioplayed, ‘18 DTRRMIMATION OF OCR TROOPS. Our troopa fought with tho coolness and valor of vete- rang, standing up to the fight unfalteringly and unblench- ingly in the tooth of a raking and destructive fro of cannon and masketry. No sooner did a volley of mos- ketry or a discharge of artillery mow down the ranks of aw rogiment than the wide gaps were filled up and new frenta presented, OUR ARTMAENY FLAY WITH ReYRC?, Once informed of tho position of Uhe enemy in fore, our artillery opened with terrible effect upon them, eompel- ling regiment after regimont to break and fell back out of range, Within the shelter of the dense thiuber, DATH OF THR RABE, GENRRALA WINDRA AND cHUMUNLY, As regiments thus felt back fresh troups were in qaick suceeesion brought up to confront the deadly storm ot iron hail from the Union guns, and it while leading ap somo of these fresh rogiments that Generaia Winder and Trimble were killed, THE RAWEL ARTILLERT—-CRARGRS AND GALTON OF REOIL GUNS, ‘The rebel artillery wee served with deadly offect, and At one Line it was determined to take ove buttery that ave the qreatest annoyance by the bayonet, A pert'y The Position of the Union and Rebel Forces on Cedar, FTI ‘Was WATERS {SON ENG WY =EE THE BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN. Spring, Saturday, August 9, 1862. ii von 0 op \ Mn yy, Dy Dy Nn uy, of the District of Columbia troops charged most gallantly one of these batteries, and succeeded in taking two of the rebel guns, with but little less to our brave men. Por. tions of Angur’s and Willams’ divisions, ineludihg Craw- foré’s and Gordon’s brigades, made three dashing bayonet charges upon the rebol artillery, Each time the brave fellows were repulsed with loss, the enemy’s over- powering infantry rupport being too much for our troops to cope with; but umcowed and undauntedly thoy re- turned to the charge with increnged desperation and renewed vigor. The terrible aud continuous infantry fire from the woods with whieh they were each time demonstrated unmistakeably that our forces wero greatly ontnumbered by the foe, ‘TUE RIGHT AND TWHLPTM REGULARS, attached to General Banks’ corps, commanded by Capt. Pitcher, aid excellent service. 1. Pitcher was wound- ed severely, though not dangerously, im the knee, bya musket shot; but he nevertheless kept the fleld at the head of his men until the close of the conflict. TH INPANTRY CRASE HIPING, With the setting in of night tho musketry firing ceased; ‘bat tho artillery on tho mountain kept up an inter- mittent firing until noar midnight. At twilight our troops withdrew to a small copse of wood, about haifa mile to the rear of their first position, where they wore joined goon after by the corps of Generals McDowell and Sigel, who formed on their rear. It was thon that the hungry and wearled troops of Gen. Banks were relieved by portions of these fresh troops. The former fell back a half mile, where, in a pleasant clover field, they rested on their arms from the fatigues of the day. LAN XIGRT. The night was unusually lustrous, a bright moon shed- ding ita radiance all around, and caueing all prominent ob- sects to be as plainly distinguishable as in 4 day, h the west loomed up ene sin, from whose peak dashed at intgy vith 1 signal light, indicative of ‘nd Fresende of the cnemy, and to us, at the time, an as surance that the confict of the past day would be resumed on oven a larger scale, and with casualties and losses pro- poi tiupate to tho increased numbers to bo engaged. THE REVEL SIGRAL LIGHTS ‘engaged tho attention of our forces, and the long, dense columns, efanding by their muskets, stretching away along the flolds, on the pla'n and the slopes of bills and ha@lows, were plainly or dimly, according te the dis- ianoo, deecried im the moonlight, with their feces turned towerds the enemy, At such a moment, with the expe. riences of the past day fresh upon thom; with the reool- lection of comrades fallen, of the hairbreadth escapes from imminent death, with the cousciousness that all the terrible scones of the day just passed would be revived im tenfold horrors on tho approaching morrow, thoughts alien to that scene and time and place must have passed through the minds of that armed host. A MAST WIVOUAG, At last Crawford’s brigade, which had borne the brunt of tho fight, throw (hoir exhausted framos upon the moist grass, some to talk over tho adventures of the day, others to seek needful repose to meet the tolls and dangers of the morrow. TUR NIGHT ATTACK AND CAUFR, It was here that some of tho moa incautiously lighted fires, which revealing their position to the evomy, the result was that the lattor commenced shotling them, The firing on this occasion was, on the whole, pretty accu- o—so much so, indeed, that their shells burst in the midet of wagon trains, ambulances and horser, a conti. guity £0 dangerous that the mon wore compelled to move hack cut of range towards Culpepper. The men, not dooming themselves under particular orders at the time, atood not upon tho order of their ,oing, but went quickly TR WOCNDEUD MOVE TO The REAR, ‘Tho slightly Wounded, tn considerable numbers, covered ho roads fending to Culpepper, while numerous amba Robinson’s sy” Ki i: vg : Deeumevowert pet hag J WW it Wi lances earriod off arrived near the scene of the eonflict and who were unable to walk. THR NEXT MORNING. ‘The morning’s light revealed a seene at whieh the mind shuddered, but which was composed of those eoncomi- tants only which render all battlesfelds, after the excite- ment of the conflict has passed away, so terrible and re" ‘volting to the unimpassiened beholder. In the fight near Culpepper the loss of field and line officers was very re- markable. Most of our wounded have recelved their in- Juries on the lower limbs. GEN, POE OR THN YIELD. During the progress of the fight, when, indeed, it was raging with most fury, Gen. Pope and staff rode on to the Geld, The General was greoved by bis troops with tho most vociferous cheering as he rode to the front and took & position in the thickest of the fight. Whilo here in- tensely occupied in marking the phases of the conflict and revolving the advantages of different positions, he came Rear falling into a rebel ambuscade, only discovering his danger in barely sufficient time to enable him to avoid it- SRVERAL REBEL PRISONERS FELL INTO OUR HANDS, from whom I received some particulars attending tho fight, aud some incidents counected therewith. It is cer- tain, from what I have karned, that Gen. Winder was killed in the Aight. General Jackson is wounded slightly in the hand. Gene ral Saxton is mortally wounded, The rebel force on- gaged in the battle was from forty to @fty thousand. General Augur’s wound is not dangerous, It is @ flesh ‘wound in the hip. General Geary ts severely wounded in the arm. General Banke had his horse k filed under bim. as did also the chief of Genoral Pope’s staff, Colonel Ru, gles, Culpepper is one vast hospital, though most of the ‘wounded will be sont on to Washington for treatment, One causd of dl fi of casualties faliing upon us arose from the necessity which compelled us to cross open ground, for a considerable distance, rakod by the fire of the rebois, who wore under cover of the woods. Jack- son put his usual strategy in preof upon this occasion. He ooncesied his strength for hours during the day, fighting with cannon pianted advantageously , and in bis own time wnmasking bis real sirongth, and throwing forward massed troops suddenly upen eur lines. But hero he was checkmated, and his strategy rendered abortive by the watchfulness of our generals and the unswerving gallantry of the brave troops they lod. MAJOR PRLOUER. Major Pelouze, General Banka’ Adjutant, took com- mand of a hesitating regiment and bravely led it through a galling fire, He received two shots, aud is severely not dangerously wounded in the side. ‘Tho tollowing 1# @ partial list of our officers killed and wounded :— Lieut, Col, Crale, 34 Wisconsin, supposed killed. Major Scott, same regiment, wounded. Col. Donnelly, 28th New York, wounded. Major Gray, 100th I’ennsylvania, wounded, Cave, siyman, 102d New York, wounded, . Clayton, Ba Gabt: Spring, same regiieot, killed. Cay. Tittle, same regiment, wounded, Lieut. Moad, same regiment, wonnded. Capt. MoDonald, 1at Pounsyivania cavalry. Capt. Taylor, sane rogiment, wounded, Capt, Hawley, $d Wiseonsit wounded. ‘icut. Heskell, on Gea. Prince’s statf, slightly wounded Liewt, Long, 2th New York, wounded, Joseph M. Gadder, of Gen. Pope's body guard, was killed white Gon. Pope was oxaminiog the battle ground, THE BATTLE A VICTORY, AND Wity, ‘Tho victory has beon complute, though 1 am aware that many newspaper writers here look upon the issue of the Saturday's (ight asa disastrous defeat, simply because, atthe gotting in of darkuew, our forces retired a half inile to the four, Bab tho onmny dit precisely the same thing, Oo Sunday morning, however, aood Again, took up OH powittod tHE Fer ba ving our OWN aNd fhe ye pieeia wer mo regiment, wounded. New.ng b) y all day Sune, and TWO CENTS. batteries opened upon 6 and in the course of the day sora! Jucksou sent in a Mog of troce te ask permission ¥ his dend—a favor mot generally oiked by @vivtor vanquirhed foe. It is true, alco, that when our troops retired trom the wood to escape th onemy'¢ #b-l!s: Which the 3 had invited, thoy did so in some Baste; but it was not a panio or anything of anak w me ture, The enomy's guna were posted high above our own, and out of our reach; and to remain in such a posi thon would have been individually, but not couple of pieces of artillery, the story is all the purest fidtion, We captured two from the eneuw: THE BATE BAS WEY a TRULY ONL, deth in regard to the number killed and wounded, on both sides. The terrible ordea! of arias, together wih the oppressive heat of tho day, r a hors du comba: ap unusual number of tho combata sion for an appendix. Never did men @yht more bre than did the divisiona of Generals Angar and Willie and I only mention these because they bore tho ) the affair, There were individex! regiments wu serve especial notice; but, where all behaved so wyli, crimination or comparison would be invidious, GENERAL SIGKL'S TROOPS, Many will probably ask why the corps of Generals Sigel aud MeDowell did not come up in time to reinforce Gone ral Banks. The qnestion is easily « ered. General Panks only encountered the enewy at 2bvut four o'clock FP. M., and it was not until five o’clock that it was kuowm that there was more than a few reginonts of rebels—a mere advance guard, similar to Banks’ ows force—upon our front. Ge. Banks thought himse'f to bo, sequel proved, was, able to maintain bis position, and only sent back for reinforcements whoa ho found the eno my wero being greatly reinforcod ant wore massivg troops upon Lita. AS goon as Gencral McDowell, whe was five miles away on the Culpepper road, found that he was neoled, his army corps was pushed forward, arriving upon the ground just as the firing on both sides ceased. It must be rewombered that tho day was an opprossively hot one, perhaps the hottest of the season, and no troops in the world, under the circomstances, could have reached the fleld sooner, Experience will teach any one that there is @ vast difference between “double quicking” four or five miles over a dusty road, with the thermometer at 98 in the shade, and performing the samo feat in Jonoary, when he has to agitate his limbs nimly to koop his blood from congeulirg. ScDowell’s forcea came up jn good {me to cover our exhaustod troops as they rested for he night, and that was all that could be expectad of thom. Sigel had to march eight miles to rozeh the same. INCIDENTS OF THI FIGHT—A SPUNKY PRIV*TE, Suet after the firing of musketry b. ne interesting I noticed a private soldier coming off tho fleld, and, think- ing perhaps he was running away to avoid danger, I rode up tohim, when I found he had two fingers of hia left band shot away and a third dreadfully Jacerated. I siw at once that ho had at least a hand in the tight. I as- sisted him to dress his wound as well as :ny limited knowledge of surgery would permit, he ia the meantime propping up my pinck by his quaivt remarks. Suid he, “I don’t keer a durn for that third finger; for it. wan’t of no ‘count no how; but tho +pinter’ and t’ether ono wore right good ones, and I“hate to loose ‘em. I shoukin’t have come to the rear if I had been able to fost my gun; but I wasn’t.” After I had dressed his hand, ho looked over in tho direction of the firing and stood a moment, Turning to me, and cald:—*Stranger, I wish you would jist load up my shooting tron for me; I wau little eatisfaction out of them cusses for epi'ing my fore paw.” Tloaded his gun for him, and he started back for the top ef the hill ata double quick in quest of ‘satis, faction.” Hie name was Lappin, or Laphain, of Ohio Seventh. A URAVE CAPTAIN. Captain Pitcher, of the Eighth regulars, was wounded severely in the knee; but he kept the fel until nearly dark, and only left then through fuability to remain any longer. J rode with him to Spring creck, where we found a parcel of cowards running from tho field in disor- der, Knowing what effect such men would have pon others, the Captain drew bis sabre, ant, wenk as he was, threatened to cut down tho first man who should attempt torun away. He afterwards organized the « ® provost guard, and planted thein across ihe road ¢ prevent others of the same fort from abscon ting. Tho wage of the Captain will bo glad to learn that ho is doiag well. GENERAL NOBERTS. ‘This yoteran officer sve:mod almost omuiprerent on the field. He is, as you are aware, chief of cavalry on Geno ral Pope’s atai{, and in that capacity was in the thicker of tho carnage. When I saw him iast he was riding along the road trying to cheer the wounded troops along, and to shame the cowardly oncs into a sense of duty. Cevan Carex, Auguet 11--6 P.M ‘The Henaiy’s special correspondent assigned to Goncral Banks’ command has obtained a minute acoount of the origin, disposition and reult of the blooly battle of Saturday, August 9, donoiinated by the enamy “Codar Creek,” and by the Unionists “Siaughter’s Mountain.” As comprehensive statements have already appeared in your columns, I reserve to the end a history of the earlier features of the fight, and refer ia the bog!nming to facts as yet unrecorded, but highly interesting. SLAVGUTER’s (crDAR) XODNTAIN. About seven miles from the little town of Culpepper, in a southwesterly direction, and to the left of the igh road that leads te Barnett’s ford of the Rapidan river, « woody knob or mountain rises and commands frou ia crest a view of all the surrounding country. It is scarcely a mountain in elevation, but 80 high uit the clouds often envelope its erest. There are ciear- ings up its sides, which constitute the farm of Rev. Mr. Slanghter, a Presbyterian clergyman; and at ite base, nearest to Culpepper, lies tho pleasant “Elm Farm” of @ Mre. Crittenden. Directly bebiad Mrs, Crittenden’s house @ valley or bottum opens out to the south, and by @ road that follows the windings of the valley itis believed that most of the rebel army wow advanced. The position was a powerfa!, not to impregnable one; for batteries could roadtly be « up tho hillsides, and our infantry had oftes marekod up stosper eminences. But an opposing army scattered about the slopes and fields below would du its vovoral components exposed to shot and sholl discharges from batteries two hundred or even five hundred fee’ ove them. The conuiry is open and uneven arvurd the front of Slaughter’s Mountain; but across the main road re- ferred te there is @ decp woods, admirably adapted fur tho concoalmont of infantry, the covering of skirmishe or the masking of batteries. Im front of the wool tive ‘ap olf whoatile!d, spotted with stone heaps, that contd capitally protect sharpshooters, and across the road there in a cornfield, perhaps « hundred acres iy area, A shal- low run waters both wheatfleld and cornfield, tric bliquely across the road and ti ibutary to oa ~ CEDAR OREES, a large but lusignificant rivulet, which flows over pebbles, pools aud miniature catarnets, towards the distant Ryp! dan, A bottom ‘of soggy grass enviroun Codar creek, but the ground developes into a good grazing Seid diroot- ly, which latter ascends toward # fine plowe of tinber: From the timber grove to Culpepper—stil! ©1114 north cannot bo more than 6Ix miles, and the iw'ervening land {a of that rolling, often rugged natare, which hax earned for this part of Virginia the popular name of “Picdmioat.” It waa by there quiet creek sides, and at the foot of this picturesque mountain, that the freak of fate, or the mad noss of man located a frightful seene of carvage and des- al FAMILIARITY WITH THE COUNTRY. osibly have taken position upon Slaaghter's scure hav + forenaiied the euemy; for someut Gonerai MeDowell’s brigades lay back of Culpepper, and our cavalry went rogularly far beyond the knob to the targia of tbe Revita, The First and Second Ponnsyl- vant, First New Jersey and Rhode Island regiments bad pickoted the mountain avd beyond It ata time when the ‘evomy’s cavalry lay quietly back at Orange Court louse, ‘As the main body of or troops lad not yet come ap from Little Waslangton, Sparryville, Waterloo and \ar- fronton, we Rete compeliet to tte qiterly at Calpepper end concentrate for a geseral advance. The enemy. awaro of the impurtance of the mvuptaia and of oor neonrplote preparations, and being also heavily te jurorcot, determined to maken bold ovareh across the apidan, take possession of the bigh country ant maume tho offensive. ‘This ho accomplished with the wsaat prompiness of Stonewall Jackson, and ao, omtend of wating to be attacked at Gordoneyille, ae coed ws te (CONFINED | COM EIGHTH PA@iad