a coolness and steadiness which I venture has killed and wounded, one hundred and 'forty men, not been exceeded in any battle of the war. while we lost one man killed, aud eighteen Too much credit cannot be given General Rick-wounded. The number of rebel casualties is etts for his skill and courage. During the main fight, skirmishing across the river went on uninteruptedly, and down at the Baltimore pike bridge assumed serious form. My right, extending from the railroad to the bridge mentioned, was under charge of Brigadier-General E. B. Tyler, now supposed to be a prisoner, who, though not tried by so severe a test, met every expectation, and performed his duty with ability and courage. I do not now think myself seriously beaten; there was not a flag lost, nor a gun. The rebels captured no stores whatever, and, in face of their whelming force, I brought off my whole command, losing probably not over two hundred prisoners. My casualty list will be quite severe, but cannot possibly equal that of the enemy, as they charged several times in close lines, and with a recklessness that can be justified only upon the ground that they supposed my command consisted of raw militia. over Each one of his four lines of attack presented a front greater than that of General Ricketts' division, all deployed. By calculation this would give him about eighteen thousand men engaged on the left bank, while he had at least two thousand more skirmishing and fighting in my front across the river. Permit me to state that, in fighting, I had three objects in view: one to keep open, if possible, the communication by rail to Harper's Ferry, the second to cover the roads to Washington and Baltimore; the last, to make the enemy develop his force. I failed in all but the last, and from what I saw, it can be safely asserted that the enemy must have two corps of troops north of the Potomac. In the computation I include his column_operating in the region of Hagerstown, that about Harper's Ferry, and the one which fought me yesterday. A rebel officer dying on the field, told a staff officer of General Ricketts that Lee was managing these operations in person, and would shortly have three corps about the Potomac for business against Washington and Baltimore. This circumstance is true; give it what weight you please. I regret to add that we were able to bring off but few of our wounded, and none of our dead. The hundred-days men straggled badly, while the men of the Sixth corps reached this place in perfect order, and covered the re given on the statements of citizens of Frederick. Brigadier-General E. D. Townsend, Assistant SIR-In my official report of the battle of LEW. WALLACE, Major-General, U. S. V. REPORT OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL E B. TYLER Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel B. Lawrence, Assist- COLONEL-I have the honor, sir, to submit the following report of the part taken by my command in the late engagements at Frederick City and Monocacy Junction. On Thursday, the seventh instant, LieutenantColonel Clendenin of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry, under the immediate orders of the Major-General Commanding, drew the enemy from the mountains west of Frederick City, and I reinforced him with three guns of Alexander's Maryland battery and the Third Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Volunteers, under Colonel Charles Gilpin, then at Monocacy Junction. The promptness of these troops soon brought them in front of the enemy, who were occupying a commanding position a short distance west of the city. The action soon became warm and spirited, continuing some five hours, the enemy being handsomely repulsed just as darkness The Third regiment Potomac Home Brigade, came upon us. The conduct of both officers Colonel Gilpin, of Tyler's brigade, also main- and men was brave, gallant and creditable. tained good order. I will make a more com- Colonel Gilpin and Lieutenant-Colonel Ciendenin plete report with your permission when I receive conducted themselves in the most gallant manthe report of Brigadier-General Ricketts. I ner, deserving great credit for their skill and wish to make honorable mention at this time of efficiency from first to last. These officers Lieutenant-Colonel D. R. Clendenin, of the speak in very high terms of the officers and Eighth Illinois cavalry; of Captain F. W. Alex-men under them, and they deserve it all. The ander, whose battery was well served throughout the day; and of Colonel Charles Gilpin, who, commanded during the fight at Frederick City on the seventh instant, in which the enemy lost, treat. three guns of Alexander's battery were served splendidly under the command of Captain Alexander, and I do but simple justice when I say that the officers and men are entitled to high esteem and admiration for their skill and bravery exhibited in this action. companies of the Hundred and Forty-fourth Ohio National Guard, under Colonel Brown, considering their inexperience, behaved well, successfully resisting several charges of the enemy. Colonel Gilpin's regiment, with the three companies of the First Maryland, Potomac Home Brigade, that were assigned him, although serving in detachments along an extended line, fully sustained the enviable reputation they had won on Thursday. Receiving information that the enemy were being heavily reinforced, I went forward with the regiment composed of companies of the One Hundred and Forty-fourth and One Hundred and Forty-ninth Ohio National Guard, commanded by Colonel Brown, who took possession of the enemy's deserted lines soon after daylight Friday morning. The most of Friday was spent in cavalry skirmishing with the ene- The Eleventh Maryland was not brought into my under the personal direction of Lieutenant-action, but were exposed for a time to the Colonel Clendenin, and was very efficiently artillery fire of the enemy. done. I continued to receive reports during The cavalry was placed under the direction the day of the increasing strength of the ene- of Lieutenant-Colonel Clendenin, who will furmy, which was communicated to the Command-nish a separate report, and I would very respecting General, who directed me to fall back on fully call the attention of the Major-General to Monocacy Junction, which was successfully this gallant and valuable officer, and the officers done during the night, leaving the One Hun- and men serving under him. They certainly dred and Forty-ninth Ohio National Guard to acquitted themselves with great credit. hold the stone bridge across the Monocacy on the National or Baltimore pike. A force of the enemy's cavalry came down upon me while on the right of the line near the stone bridge, and forced me, Captain Webb and Lieutenant Goldsborough of my staff, into the woods, surrounding us, and by their persistent watchfulness, prevented our following the column for nearly three days. To the officers of my staff, Captain W. H Wiegel, Captain F. J. D. Webb, and Lieutenants Goldsborough, George W. Startzman and R. E. efforts and energy during the whole movement. Captain Weigle, in the heat of the engagement, took command of the twenty-four-pounder howitzer on the bank of the river, serving it with marked courage and ability, and with telling effect upon the enemy. His conduct must have been observed by the Commanding General. Saturday morning found us in line of battle, my command forming the right of the line, my left resting on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and connecting with General Ricketts, the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Ohio National Guard and three companies of the One Hundred and Forty-fourth Ohio National Guard holding the extreme right; Colonel Gilpin's Third regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Volun-Smith, I am greatly indebted for their untiring teers, and three companies of the First Maryland Potomac Home Brigade, under Captain Bamford, extending along the base of the hill, holding the ford between the stone bridge and junction; and the Eleventh Maryland, Colonel Landstreet, completing my line. The enemy appeared directly in my front about nine o'clock A. M., and opened on us with artillery, and attacked in considerable force our skirmish line, formed on the west bank of the Monocacy, and composed of the troops of the First Maryland Potomac Home Brigade, under command of Captain Brown, three guns of Captain Alexander's battery (three having been SAMUEL B. LAWRENCE, sent to General Ricketts), and a twenty-fourpound howitzer soon checked their advancing lines, and the action in my front, with the exception of sharpshooters' and skirmish firing, was an artillery fight. This at times was quite spirited, continuing until near the close of the action-we maintaining our position without serious loss. I send you herewith a list of the casualties as far as we are able to obtain them at this time. Very respectfully submitted, E. B. TYLER. Lieutenant-Colonel and A. A. G. REPORT OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CLENDENIN. BALTIMORE, MD., July 14, 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel B. Lawrence A. A. G: SIR-I have the honor to report that I left Washington, D. C., July fourth, at seven o'clock P. M. with two hundred and thirty officers and men of the Eighth regiment Illinois cavalry, and arrived at Point of Rocks at two o clock P. M., July fifth, where I found Moseby with two pieces of artillery and about two hundred men posted on the south bank of the Potomac. Dismounting one half of my command, I skirmished with him for an hour and a half, killing one of his men, and wounding two others, when he retired down the river. He fired but six shots from his artillery. I lost no men. Hearing that he was crossing at Nolan's Ferry, I moved down and drove him back about ten o'clock P. M., and went into camp for three hours; eded to Point of Reeks by see the next nocacy Junction, via Baltimore turnpike, about and sent one agradron to Besin and daylight. After two hours rest I deployed a ok to protect the Baltimore and Ohio squadron (Eighth Illinois cavalry) on the GeorgeAt 11:30 A. x. I received a telegram town Pike between the junction and Frederick; al Howe to repair to Frederick and sent Captain Lieb with the mounted infantry to the force of the enemy reported in hold a ford above the bridge where the Baltiof Boonesboro. Calling in my foress more pike cross the Monocacy, and one comat Frederick at eight o'clock pany (Eighth is cavalry,) down the Monorooved orders to report in person to chey, to move wall round on the enemy's right Wallace, at Monocacy Juetion, flank. The squadron on the Georgetown pike ordered to take two pieces of wet the enemy's skirmishers within a mile of ttery and move forward by the way the junction and held them in check until comand dad the enemy. I left Frede-pelled to retire before vastly superior numbers, 4. M. July fifth and met the en- which they did in good order. I moved with in equal force approaching from all the available force I had to our left, where I d immediately engaged and drove had been informed the energy were making demen they were heavily reinforced, onstrations with their cavalry. I had posted owly to Catoctin mountain and one company on the left of the infantry to cover ery in position, from which it a ford across the Monocacy and was down beall the enemy'a skirmish-line with tween the river and the road to Buckeystown, y had used two guns of longer which was the line I designed taking up, when for metal than those of Alexan- the enemy charged neres the river with a briwe had the advantage in po- gade of cavalry upon the company I had just hours' skirmishing, the enemy posted. Lieutenant Corbit, in command of the reinforced, and Banking me, I company, drove the advance back, and for a fad back on Frederick. For few minutes held his ground, then retired in been fighting at least one good order to the Buckeystown road, which he I could ese additional rein- held until the infantry came to his support. The moving up from fiddletown. enemy dismounted their valry, and engaged presed me closely as I retired on the left of our infantry. During this time I was ere I found an additional gun and out off from the main body of our forces, havPlacing is guns rapidly in posi ing three orderlies with me, and directly in d of cavalry and opened rear of the rebel cavalry. Two squadrons of approaching column, which my Iment were also cut off, but further down seployed to our left, bringing up the river. One squadron I directed to accomposted south of the Hagers plish the work of destroying bridges and obcommanding position. At this structions crossing over the Monocacy and Gliphs with the Third Maryland regi-making circuit of the enemy's right to join me Potomb Hosos brigade, came up, and on the Georgetowa pike, near Monocacy Juncor other took command of all the tion; the other squadron I brought around the moved to our left, and with my enemy's flank, and took a position on the left of sented, engaged the enemy, fight the infantry. During this time I had scouts and ninally til dark, repulsing them of patrols on the Georgetown pike as far as Urlees this day was one officer, bans, and fifty men of Major Wells' command hert, mortally wounded, two at the latter place, patroling toward Buckeysand seven wounded. The enemy town. Mctin mountain during the night. wing I sent forward a portion of nt to and the enemy, and skirmished greater part of the day, repulsing and driving their skirmishers mountain. Captain Lieb, Fifth Uniavalry with ninety-six mounted Major Wells, First New York veteran wish two hundred and fifty-six cavalry regiments, and the Independent Lonors were ordered to report to me that I had eighty (80) men of my own regiment of whom I had supporting the men of and thirty-five (35) mon of Stahl's cavalry I regiment or on the flanks watching the could not bring into action, and ordered them ts of the enemy. The loss in the to the rear to enable me to keep a clear road in Talinois cavalry, was Captain John V. my rear. Deploying my eighty men as skirmau killed, and seven men wounded.mishers, and making a show of having received The infantry having fallen back, I called in my reinforcements, the enemy dismounted their adforces covering the rear of the column, leaving vance regiment to fight me on foot, sending Frederick City about two o'clock A. M. on the their horses to the rear, and blocking up the morning of the ninth of July. I arrived at Mo road. I immediately called back my skirmish |