My effective strength in infantry, on the morning of the ninth, was seventeen hundred, of which about three hundred and fifty were left on picket. Subjoined is a list of killed, wounded, and missing, showing sixteen killed, one hundred and forty-five wounded, and two missing; total, one hundred and sixty-three. I can also bear testimony to the gallantry and good conduct of Colonel Tomas, and the officers and men of his brigade, whose timely arrival rendered my right secure, and whose deadly fire contributed largely to the repulse of the enemy. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. A. EARLY, upon the enemy's guns, and soon silenced several of them. Shortly after this, General Winder was mortally wounded and borne from the field, the brigade still resting where it was halted at fifteen minutes past three o'clock. A little after four o'clock P. M., I was ordered to put the brigade in line of battle, perpendicular to the road, and move forward, the line having been arranged in the following order, viz.: Twenty-seventh on the right, the Thirty-third on the left of the Twentyseventh, the Fifth left of the Thirty-third, Second left of the Fifth, and the Fourth left of the Second. I moved forward through the woods, but in a few minutes I was ordered to put the brigade in column of regiments, which order was executed promptly; but before advancing the column I was ordered to deploy the column, and advance in line of battle, letting the right rest about one hundred yards from the road. The line of battle being thus reestablished, I moved forward through the woods, under a heavy fire of spherical case and canister shot from the enemy's guns. Arriving at a fence that partly enclosed an open field, I halted the brigade, and sent Captain John SIR: Before the brigade became engaged in H. Fulton, acting Aid, to inform General Taliathe battle of Cedar Run, on Saturday, the ninth, ferro of my position, and to receive his order. Brigadier-General Charles S. Winder was mor- Captain Fulton returned, stating that the General tally wounded; whereupon the command de- directed me to move on. I put the brigade in volved on me. In obedience to your order, motion, and rode some two hundred yards in adtherefore, I have the honor to submit the follow-vance, in order to gain the top of the hill, from ing report of the part taken by the First brigade in the battle of Cedar Run, Culpeper County, on the ninth instant: REPORT OF COLONEL RONALD, OF FIRST BRIGADE. HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE VIRGINIA W. T. Taliaferro, Acting Assistant Adjutant General: The following regiments constitute the brigade: The Fifth, Second, Fourth, Thirty-third, and Twenty-seventh Virginia, commanded on this occasion as follows: The Fifth by Major Williams, the Second by Lieutenant-Colonel Lawson Botts, the Fourth by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert D. Gardner, the Thirty-third by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward G. Lee, the Twenty-seventh by Captain Charles L. Haynes. Captains Carpenter's and Poague's batteries are attached. The brigade bivouacked, on the night of the eighth, in Madison County, on the road leading to Culpeper Court-House, and about one mile from Madison Mills, on the Rapidan River. On the morning of the ninth, the brigade took up the line of march in the direction of Culpeper Court-House. The march was frequently interrupted from causes unknown to me at the time, and at fifteen minutes past three o'clock P. M. the brigade was halted in the woods a short distance to the left of the road. At this time, some cannonading was going on in front. Here several Parrott guns, from Captains Poague's and Carpenter's batteries, were ordered to the front. These were posted in the road so as to enfilade the enemy's batteries, then engaging our batteries on the right. General Winder was in the front, directing, with great ability and judgment, the movements of the batteries. These batteries, in a short time, succeeded in driving the enemy's guns from their chosen position, after which Captains Poague and Carpenter were directed to take position in a cornfield on the right of the road, where they opened a rapid fire which I supposed I could have a good view. Arriving at the top of the hill, I observed the enemy, about three hundred yards distant, advancing in line of battle, when I immediately rode back to the brigade, which, having advanced to within four hundred yards of the enemy, and in view of each other, this brigade then opened fire upon the enemy, and having discharged several volleys, which seemed to confuse him, I immediately ordered the brigade to charge, which order was promptly executed, and with fine effect, the enemy falling back in great confusion, leaving many of his dead and wounded upon the field. Arriving at the woods in his retreat, the enemy attempted to re-form his line, which I determined to prevent, by following him up; but at this moment, I was informed that the enemy had turned the left of the Second brigade, (which I supposed, until that moment, rested on the right of the First brigade :) whereupon I immediately directed a change of front, which was done as promptly as it could be under the circumstances, which enabled me to engage this flank movement of the enemy. But General Branch's brigade coming up at this moment, his line being perpendicular to the road, while the line of the First brigade was parallel, General Branch opened a vigorous fire upon the enemy, which soon succeeded in driving him from his position. He was here compelled to pass through a large grain field in his retreat, which exposed his broken columns to a deadly cross-fire from Branch's and this brigade. About sundown, General Pender's (1 think it was) brigade appeared on the extreme left of the open field I first entered. He continued his march by the flank until his right reached the north-east corner of the field, when I sent Captain Fulton to inform him that the enemy was in the woods to his right. He then continued his march for some distance, and then put his brigade in line of battle, his right resting on the left of the First brigade, and then the whole line advanced in the direction of the main road. Very shortly after For a list of casualties, see reports of regimental and battery commanders. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, CHARLES A. RONALD, Colonel, commanding First Brigade. OF SECOND BRIGADE. CAMP NEAR LIBERTY MILLS, HEADQUARTERS Major W. T. Taliaferro, Assistant Adjutant- this connection was formed, a short but very vigor- REPORT OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL GARNETT, ous contest ensued, which succeeded in completely routing the enemy. [It is proper here to state that the enemy engaged in the woods, at this point, is the same column whose re-formation of line I attempted to prevent when informed that the left flank of the Second brigade had been turned.] Here the enemy's loss was very heavy. This brigade pursued the now retreating foe until after dark, when I was ordered to halt and rest for the night. The conduct of the troops in this brigade was, indeed, splendid; men never behaved better. Regimental commanders were conspicuous for their gallantry, and company officers deserve great praise, not only for their gallantry, but for their successful efforts in keeping their companies together. Indeed, when the brigade was halted for the night, nearly all were present. MAJOR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the Second brigade in the battle near Cedar Creek, on the ninth instant: -- By order of General Winder, commanding First division, the Second brigade was ordered, about half past three o'clock P. M., to march to the front-passing the First brigade — to rest its right near a school-house in the vicinity of the battle-field. Remaining in this position until General Early's brigade had driven in the cavalry pickets, I received orders to move rapidly forward along the main road toward the enemy's position. In executing this movement, the brigade was fired upon by the enemy's batteries, killing five, and wounding six men of the Forty-eighth Virginia regiment. To prevent any further accident, the brigade was filed to the left For individual acts of gallantry, I refer you to in the woods, and proceeded along the slope of a the reports of regimental and battery command- hill parallel to the road, until it had marched to ers, herewith presented. Upon assuming com- a point where the road emerged from the woods mand, Captain John H. Fulton, of the Fourth into a field directly in front of the enemy's batregiment, and Major Holliday, of the Thirty-teries. third regiment, kindly consented to act as Aids, in connection with Lieutenant Garnett, of General Winder's staff, and to these gentlemen I am much indebted for their valuable services. The brigade captured three stands of colors, one of which was improperly taken from a private of the --- regiment by a commissioned of ficer of some other command. Two stands of colors were taken by the Fifth regiment. Captain Fulton was conspicuous in the fight, transmitting every order with great promptness and despatch. Major Holliday, a gallant and brave man, while in the execution of an order, was severely wounded in the right arm, rendering amputation necessary. He was wounded early in the engage ment. Here General Winder ordered me to file to the left along a by-road in the woods, and to follow it as far as I could, under cover of the woods. On reaching this last position, I was to place the brigade in line of battle, and charge the nearest battery by a flank movement, while our artillery engaged it in front. On reconnoitring the position of the battery, a heavy body of infantry was discovered in its rear, and a long line of cavalry, behind a fence covered with brush, on the left of the battery, commanding perfectly the field the Second brigade would necessarily cross in reaching its destination. I reported these facts immediately to General Winder, through Lieutenant White, Acting Aid-de-camp, and received orders, on his return, to remain where I was for a few moments. This was the last order I received from General Winder, whose untimely death none more deplore than the Second brigade. We were proud to be under his command, and mingle our sorrows with those of the nation at his early fall. General Taliaferro, now assuming command, ordered such a disposition of the The casualties in the brigade were, ten killed Second brigade as would afford some protection and fifty-one wounded. This includes General | to the batteries on our right, and some four hunWinder; and in his death the brigade was de-dred yards to the rear. The Twenty-first Virprived of his great services, the army of an able ginia regiment formed the extreme right, and the and accomplished officer, the country of a good citizen, and society of an ornament. Lieutenant Garnett was active in the field, and his gallantry was conspicuous. With the aid these gentlemen rendered me upon the field, my new position, as brigade commander, was relieved of much embarrassment. Captains Carpenter and Poague are deserving of especial notice for the great service they rendered with their batteries. Captain Carpenter was wounded by a minie ball in the head, though I think not severely. I attribute so few casualties to the fact that the brigade charged at the proper time. Forty-eighth Virginia regiment was placed on the left of the Twenty-first, and were designed to repulse any charge of the enemy on our batteries, as ordered by General Taliaferro. The Forty rily as prisoners. Such fiendish barbarity is not to be found in the history of warfare among civilized nations. To the members of my staff all praise is due for their bravery and efficiency in the discharge of every duty. They consisted of Captain Wilson, Assistant Adjutant-General; Lieutenant Dabney, Aid-de-camp; and Lieutenant White, First Virginia battalion, Acting Aid-de-camp. For further particulars, the General is referred to reports from regimental commanders, herewith enclosed. THOMAS S. GARNETT, Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding Second Brigade, First Division, A、 V. D. V. DABNEY, Aid-de-Camp. REPORT OF COLONEL TALIAFERRO, OF THIRD BRIGADE. HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, A.V., MCGRUDER'S FARM, ORANGE County, VÁ., August 14, 1862. To Brigadier-General W. B. Taliaferro, commanding First Division, A: V.: second Virginia regiment and First Virginia battalion formed our left, and commanded a field nearly at right angles with that in front of the Forty-eighth and Twenty-first. In this position, skirmishers were thrown forward, and, on the extreme left, a courier was left with Major Seddon, with instructions to report any movements of the enemy in a thick woodland on his extreme left, which was supposed to be occupied. At this juncture, General Jackson and staff arrived, and I received orders from the General to look well to my left flank, and to report at once to General Taliaferro for reenforcements. Accordingly, Captain Wilson, Assistant Adjutant-General Second brigade, and Lieutenant White, Acting Aid-de-camp, were sent in different parts of the field to insure an early interview with the General, and to secure, without delay, the support required. Before these officers returned, the enemy had advanced rapidly, already engaging our right. With coolness and determination, the regiments on the right delivered their fire, keeping a superior number of the enemy at bay. Firing now GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the folcommenced on the left, and hastening to the po-lowing report of the part sustained by the Third sition occupied by the First Virginia battalion, I brigade of the First division, Army of the Valley, discovered the enemy in heavy force rapidly ad- in the battle of Cedar Creek, on the ninth instant: vancing, not more than fifty yards from our front, This brigade was under your immediate combearing down upon us also from the left, deliver-mand until about four o'clock P. M., when I was ing, as they came, a most galling fire. Unable to notified of the death of General Winder, comwithstand this fire from front and flank, the First manding the First division, and that you had asVirginia battalion gave way in confusion, and sumed its command. The command of this brirendered abortive any efforts of its corps of gal-gade thereupon devolved upon me, as the senior lant officers to re-form it. Finding our left turned, I rode up to Major Layne, commanding the Forty-second, and ordered a change of front to meet the enemy in this new direction; but, before this could be executed, he fell, mortally wounded, and the movement could not be accomplished before the enemy had commenced a fire in their rear, producing some confusion and disorder. The other regiment, all the while engaged in front, were also attacked in rear, now that the left flank was turned, producing much disorder in their ranks. In this double fire, front and rear, fell the gallant officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Cunning-given, which was obeyed with alacrity, under a ham, Major Layne, and Captain Dyerle. Reenforcements coming up, portions of different regiments were re-formed and assisted in driving the enemy, discomfited, from the field. The terrible loss in this brigade resulted from its left flank being turned, thereby subjecting it to a double fire. Had reenforcements, momentarily expected, arrived ten minutes sooner, no disaster would have happened. The long list of killed and wounded officers, accompanying this report, is the best evidence of their courage and fidelity in the discharge of duty. Lieutenant-Colonel Cunningham, as all who knew him expected, behaved with distinguished bravery and coolness. His place is not easily filled. The same may be said of Major Layne, Major Seddon, and Captain Hannum, commanding regiments, and of the officers attached to their commands. It would be improper to close this report without calling the attention of the General to the acts of savage brutality perpetrated by the enemy upon our officers and men who fell into their hands tempora officer, and my report is confined to the conduct of the brigade subsequent to my assumption of its command. The brigade at that time occupied a position on the left of General Early's brigade, and on the right of the Second brigade of this division, under Lieutenant-Colonel Garnett, the First brigade, under Colonel Ronald, being in rear, as a support to the Third. The brigade was then exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy's artillery, which it sustained with great firmness, officers and men alike displaying the coolness of veterans. Soon after, the order to advance was galling fire from the enemy's batteries, firing over the heads of their infantry. As soon as this brigade arrived within musket shot of the enemy, it commenced firing, and continued a destructive fire until it was discovered that the enemy, in strong force, had turned the left flank of the Second brigade, exposing it to a fire so destructive that it was compelled to give way in some disorder. This left the regiments on the left of this brigade exposed to the fire of the enemy in front, and also on its left flank. Under this fire, and the example of the Second brigade, the Fortyseventh and Forty-eighth Alabama regiments, commanded respectively by Colonel Jackson and Colonel Sheffield, (for the first time under fire,) gave way, and fell back some distance, but were promptly rallied by their officers. A part of the Thirty-seventh Virginia, commanded by Colonel Williams, was also thrown into confusion, and the whole compelled to fall back. The Tenth, Major Stover, and the Twenty-third Virginia, Lieutenant-Colonel Curtis, likewise fell back, un The der my orders. The whole brigade was speedily With my command, I reached, by doublequicking, the battle-field just in time to hear the last guns fired and to witness the stragglers of the retreat. Immediately after forming line of battle, the brigade was thrown forward as the advance dense woods, heavy skirmishing was kept up beguard, and for a quarter of a mile through a tween the skirmishers of the enemy and those of my own deployment. In an open field, after passing the skirt of woods, I found the enemy in large force, much superior to my own, and in line of battle. By orders of General Jackson, with I have to regret the loss of many brave and my brigade, I formed a line of battle along a good officers and men. It will be hard to supply fence separating the field from the woods and at their places; but they fell on the field of honor, in right angles with the main road by which I was defence of their homes, their people, their liberty, times during the night, while the firing of the advancing. I was severely shelled at various and all that makes life dear to man, and a grate- skirmishers was periodical from a little while after ful country and posterity will award them their dark until near eleven o'clock next morning. meed of praise. Lieutenant-Colonel Curtis, com- The entire brigade remained in line of battle unmanding Twenty-third regiment Virginia volun- til ordered back at or near ten o'clock a. M., teers, fell, mortally wounded, while gallantly tenth instant. The following companies were deleading his regiment into action. He came to the regiment in September, 1861, from Brooke ployed as skirmishers, and behaved with that County, Virginia, a private, and a refugee from gallantry and coolness that entitle the officers and men to the highest praise, viz.: Company the tyrants of the North-west, and, in the reor- A, Captain Grigsby; company B, Captain Cumganization, he was called to the position he so gallantly filled a fit testimonial by the officers to ming, and company D, Captain Hodges, of the Ninth Louisiana regiment. The casualties of his gallantry and good conduct. He has fallen the brigade were twenty wounded and four killed. far from his home and friends, but will long be remembered by all associated with him in the Deeply do I regret to state that the following named officers (and a few privates, who could not cause of liberty. Colonel Williams, of the Thir- be detected) absented themselves without leave ty-seventh Virginia regiment, was slightly, and Colonel Sheffield, of the Forty-eighth Alabama during that period of the engagement in which regiment, was painfully wounded. Both these my command participated, viz.: First Lieutenofficers behaved with great gallantry. All the ant B. F. Jackson and Captain Singletary, of the Ninth Louisiana regiment. All of which is reofficers and men of this brigade behaved well, and I beg leave to thank them for their gallant and spectfully submitted. good conduct, manifested under the most trying circumstances. For the details of the killed and wounded, I beg leave to refer you to the reports of regimental commanders, herewith returned, and which sum up as follows: L. A. STAFFORD, Colonel, commanding Second Louisiana Brigade. REPORT OF COLONEL CRUTCHFIELD. HEADQUARTERS ARTILLERY, SECOND CORPS, March 14, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. Faulkner, Assistant Adjutant-General: COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the artillery of this army corps in the battle of Cedar Run, of August ninth, 1862: The road on which we advanced debouched from a piece of woods upon the immediate battlefield, which was open and somewhat broken, a brook running across it and the prolongation of the road, and making a small angle with our general line of battle. The advance of our troops was the division of Brigadier-General C. S. Winder, and its artillery became first engaged. The ene my's batteries occupied rising ground to the line across the cornfield, and Lieutenant-Colonel right and beyond the mouth of the road, while his Walker's guns were turned on them exclusively. infantry extended from these batteries toward In a short time our infantry on the left of the our left. About two P. M., a gun placed at the road was apparently thrown into confusion and mouth of the road by Major R. S. Andrews, com- gave way; the enemy advancing, the rear of the manding the artillery of General Winder's divis- guns of General Winder's division was exposed, and sion, opened on the enemy. His cavalry skir- they were withdrawn by General Jackson's order. mishers and outposts had been previously driven At the same time the enemy made a feeble effort in by Brigadier-General Early's brigade, which to advance through and, from the cornfield; but was just to the right of this point. The reply was a well-directed fire of canister from the guns of immediate; and from this time the enemy kept up Captain Pegram and Lieutenant Hardy, supported a sharp fire at this point, as one near which our by, I believe, the Thirteenth Virginia regiment, troops and batteries must pass in taking position. Colonel J. A. Walker, checked them, though I found that to the right and front, some two their skirmishers got quite near under cover of the hundred and fifty yards, were rises in the ground accidents of the ground. The temporary confufavorable for positions for artillery. I therefore sion on the left was soon overcome, and in a directed Major Andrews to move forward his rifle short time the enemy gave way, and our whole guns to these points. He moved out four rifles line advancing, the artillery moved along the and one twelve-pounder Napoleon. The latter road, unable to cross the brook in front through and two rifles were from Captain Poague's bat- the field. The pursuit continued until, having tery, and the others from those of Captains Caskie and Carpenter. Their fire was directed against the enemy's batteries in order to protect the deployment of our infantry. They were excellently served, and so completely occupied the enemy's guns, about twelve in number, I think, that Major Andrews proposed to move one or two smooth-bored batteries farther down the road, and endeavor to enfilade the enemy's position. In trying to do this he was wounded, and the complexion of affairs just after prevented its subsequent execution. Meanwhile the battery of Captain Latimer, which had moved with Major-General Ewell's division, had opened on the enemy from a position at the base of Slaughter's Mountain, far to our right, while the batteries of Captains Brown and Dement (the two comprising six guns) had position between the battery of Captain Latimer and those of Major Andrews. These two bat teries were capitally served, and evidently damaged the enemy severely. Thus far the fight had been between the opposing artillery exclusively. At this time the enemy's infantry advanced in line of battle; that is, a regiment of them through a cornfield just beyond the brook and in front of Major Andrews's guns. Unable apparently to cross in this formation, they formed column of companies for the purpose. Just then Major Andrews turned his guns upon them, (for it was before he had been wounded,) and opening with canister, soon broke them. At this time Lieutenant-Colonel R. L. Walker coming up with the artillery of MajorGeneral A. P. Hill's division, I directed him to place four rifle guns on the rising ground to Major Andrews's right. He placed them by sections-two from Captain Pegram's battery and two from Captain Fleet's, the latter under command of Lieutenant Hardy. These guns now were formed in echelon Captain Pegram being in advance and to the right, next to him Lieuten crossed a second brook, we came upon a large body of woods. It being deemed advisable to shell these before advancing farther, the batteries of Captains Pegram, Fleet, Braxton, and Latham were placed in position under Lieutenant-Colonel Walker, some eighty or one hundred yards distant, and a heavy fire opened in various directions. After a short time, Captain Pegram's battery was ordered forward, with an infantry brigade, through these woods about a quarter of a mile. It took position just beyond, and opened upon what was thought and proved to be the enemy's camp. A battery was soon opened in reply, and a heavy cannonade was the consequence, for some time, causing Captain Pegram severe loss. His battery, however, retained its position till next morning, when it was withdrawn. We lost no pieces or caissons, but had two guns dismounted by the enemy's fire. We captured one twelvepounder Napoleon (spiked) and carriage and caisson, with two other caissons and a limber, all of which were brought off. The gun and caisson were sent to Richmond, one caisson exchanged into Captain Poague's battery, and the other caisson and limber also sent to Richmond. It is due that I should call especial attention to the gallantry displayed by Major R. L. Andrews in this action. He was severely wounded, and, in our withdrawal, fell a prisoner into the hands of the enemy. Captain J. Carpenter, a most excellent officer, received a wound, from which he has since died, while fearlessly exposing himself in looking out a position for his battery. I have the honor to remain very respectfully, Your obedient servant, S. CRUTCHFIEld, Colonel and Chief Artillery Second Corps. REPORT OF CAPTAIN WITCHER, OF TWENTYFIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT. CAMP NEAR GORDONSVILLE, August 13, 1862. ant Hardy, while the guns from General Win- Major John Seddon, commanding Second Brider's division were farther to the left and something in advance of Lieutenant Hardy, giving an gade: SIR: In obedience to order, I offer the followoblique fire across their front. At this moment ing report of the Twenty-first Virginia regiment the enemy's infantry advanced again in general in the battle of Slaughter's Mountain, on the |