they could not be rallied. The road was filled with fugitives (not all from this division) as far as Bottom's Bridge. Col. Starr's regiment, of General Hooker's division, had to force its way through them with the bayonet, and a guard I placed at Bottom's Bridge stopped over a thou sand men. An officer informed me that after we had driven the enemy beyond our first intrenchments, he visited Gen. Casey's camp, and found more men bayoneted and shot inside the shelter-tents than outside of them.. As Gen. Casey, in his report, has not designated the regiments who did not behave well, I do not feel called upon to name them. The One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania, the One Hundredth and Ninety-second New-York, and Eleventh Maine, Gen. Casey says, made a charge on the enemy, under his eye and by his express orders, that would have honored veteran troops. The One Hundred and First Pennsylvania and Ninety-sixth New-York fought well. There is one statement in Gen. Palmer's report which it is necessary to notice. No portion of Gen. Hooker's division was engaged on Saturday, the first day. The heavy loss in Gen. Kearny's division will attest how much his division felt the enemy. After Gen. Kearny's division arrived in the field, our forces did not fall back a third of a mile before they checked the enemy. The next day they drove them back, and before night a portion of Sickles's brigade, Hooker's division, occupied at least a portion of Gen. Casey's camps, and brought off numbers of our wounded of the day before, and of the enemy's, too, whom they had been compelled to abandon on the field when they retreated. Gen. Keyes, all the Generals of division, and most of the Generals of brigades, are specially mentioned for good conduct and activity on the field. Many lost their horses. I have already mentioned Generals Jameson and Berry, of Gen. Kearny's division, and will refer you to Gen. Keyes's report, where he specially | refers to the exposure and gallantry of the division and brigade commanders of his corps. As all the reports I have received accompany this, it is unnecessary to report their names. Couch's, Casey's, and Kearny's divisions on the field numbered but eighteen thousand five hundred men; deducting from this force Casey's division, (five thousand men,) dispersed when I came on the field, and Birney's, (two thousand three hundred,) not engaged, we, with less than eleven thousand men, after a struggle of three hours and a half, checked the enemy's heavy Gen. Nagle, who is highly commended for his gallantry and activity, has not sent in his regimental reports. It is but just that these should be forwarded to the War Department, as an evidence of the good conduct of the officers and men of the regiments mentioned by their regimental commanders. masses. I When I started for the field, I have to regret was obliged to leave at my headquarters Captain McKeever, Chief of my Staff, to attend to the forwarding of orders, etc. Shortly after I left, he received an order from the Commanding General to remain and keep him informed by telegraph of the progress of the battle; and thus I was deprived of his services in the battle. His services and those of Capt. Moses, Assistant AdjutantGeneral, were very arduous in attending to the wounded, who were all sent to my headquarters for transportation to the White House. When I arrived on the field, I met Samuel Wilkeson, Esq., of the New-York Tribune. I accepted his services as volunteer aid, and I wish to bear testimony to his gallantry and coolness during the battle. When the rebel reënforcements arrived, about five P.M., and our troops commenced to give way, he was conspicuous in the throng, aiding in rallying the men. The officers of my staff, who were with me at this critical moment, Dr. Milhau, the Medical Director of my corps, Lieuts. Morton and Deacon, were also quite active and efficient. Lieuts. Hunt and Johnston, who also behaved with much gallantry, were absent at this moment, delivering orders. Capt. McKelvy, Chief Commissary, was very active in carrying orders, and rendered me most efficient service during the battle. The arrival of Gen. Sedgwick's division, of Gen. Sumner's corps, on my extreme right, late in the afternoon, was most opportune. Gen. Abercrombie's brigade had maintained itself most gallantly, but would have been overwhelmed by the masses of the enemy, but for his timely assistance. The greatest distance the enemy, with their overwhelming numbers, claim to have driven us back is but a mile and a half-the distance was less. During the evening the troops were formed in the lines before spoken of, and the artillery so disposed as to resist a heavy force should the attack be renewed the next day. At midnight I had an interview with Gen. McClellan, and was ordered to hold my position. On the next morning, Sunday, June first, a little before seven o'clock, firing of musketry commenced near the Fair Oaks station. This soon became heavy, occasioned by an attack by the enemy on Gen. Sumner's corps, on my right. I immediately gave orders for that portion of Gen. Hooker's division-one half was left at Bottom's Bridgepresent to advance between the railroad and the Williamsburgh road. Gen. Hooker gallantly led the Fifth and Sixth New-Jersey regiments forward near the railroad. Gen. Sickles's brigade followed, but finding the enemy in force to the left of the Williamsburgh road, turned, by my direction, a portion of the brigade to the left of this road. The ground was so boggy that the artillery, after making the attempt to follow, had to return. Gen. Birney's brigade, on the right of Gen. Hooker, and now under the command of Col. J. Hobart Ward, promptly and gallantly supported the former. After some firing, Gen. Hooker made a gallant charge with the bayonet, leading himself the Fifth and Sixth New-Jersey against the rebel troops, and driving them back nearly a mile. In Sickles's brigade, the Seventyfirst New-York volunteers, Col. Hall, after one or two volleys, made a charge, and soon drove the Third Army Corps,. Total,.... Third Army Corps,.. enemy before them; the Seventy-third New-York, Total,.. +Prisoners in hands of the enemy, 2. Doc. 93. ammunition, baggage, wagons, subsistence stores, BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN, VA.* and forage. In one out-building at Fair Oaks, half-a-dozen sacks of salt were left. These things indicate their hasty retreat. On the next morning, I sent forward General Hooker, with the portion of his division engaged the day before, to make a reconnoissance, which he did most gallantly far beyond the position we had lost on Saturday. As he advanced, the enemy's pickets fell back. Our pickets got to within five miles of Richmond. In the afternoon our troops fell back, by orders of the Commanding General, and occupied the position we held before the battle. Our loss on the first day was seven pieces of artillery from Gen. Casey's division, and one (the carriage being injured) from General Couch's. One of these was recaptured the next day.. As the enemy selected his time and point of attack, and failed in his attempt to drive us into the Chickahominy, and as he, in his turn, was driven back with immense loss, abandoning many of his wounded and leaving his dead unburied, we may well claim a victory, and such it certainly was. I inclose a list of the casualties in the Third and Fourth Corps in the battles of the thirty-first ult. and first inst. Respectfully submitted, S. P. HEINTZELMAN, LIST OF CASUALTIES IN THIRD AND FOURTH CORPS AT THE BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES AND FAIR OAKS. Commands. OFFICERS. Killed. Wounded. Missing. Total. Brig. Gen. Kearny's Division,. 9 1: Bool 55 7. Total,.. 9 02 Brig. Gen. Couch's Division,.. 9 41 12 Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry,. Total,... 64 7 71 GENERAL POPE'S REPORT. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA, Į ON Thursday morning the enemy crossed the Rapidan at Barnet's Ford in heavy force, and advanced strong on the road to Culpeper and Madison Court-House. I had established my whole force on the turnpike between Culpeper and Sperryville, ready to concentrate at either place as soon as the enemy's plans were devel oped. Early on Friday it became apparent that the move on Madison Court-House was merely a feint, to deceive the army corps of Gen. Sigel, at Sperryville, and that the main attack of the ene my would be at Culpeper, to which place I had thrown forward part of Banks's and McDowell's corps. Brig.-Gen. Bayard, with part of the rear of McDowell's corps, who was in the advance near the Rapidan, fell slowly back, delaying and embarrassing the enemy's advance as far as possible, and capturing some of his men. The forces of Banks and Sigel, and one of the divisions of McDowell's corps, were rapidly concentrating at Culpeper during Friday and Saturday night, Banks's corps being pushed forward five miles south of Culpeper, with Ricketts's division of McDowell's corps three miles in his rear. The corps of Gen. Sigel, which had marched all night, was halted in Culpeper to rest a few hours. On Saturday the enemy advanced rapidly to Cedar Mountain, the sides of which they occu pied in heavy force. General Banks was instructed to take up his 65 position on the ground occupied by Crawford's 76 brigade of his command, which had been thrown out the day previous to observe the enemy's 131 movements. He was directed not to advance beyond that point, and if attacked by the enemy, to defend his position and send back timely no142 tice. It was my desire to have time to give the corps of Gen. Sigel all the rest possible after 1,108 their forced march, and to bring forward all the 1,366 forces at my disposal. 1,182 1,824 2 *This battle is also known as the battle of Slaughter's Mount 2,476 ain, Cedar Creek, and South-west Mountain. The artillery of the enemy opened early in the House, as will be seen from Gen. Buford's desafternoon, but he made no advance until nearly patch. A cavalry and artillery force under Gen. five o'clock, at which time a few skirmishers were thrown forward on each side, under cover of the heavy woods in which his forces were concealed. The enemy pushed forward a strong force in the rear of his skirmishers, and General Banks advanced to the attack. The engagement did not fairly open until after six o'clock, but for an hour and a half was furious and unceasing throughout the cannonading, which was at first desultory, and directed mainly against the cavalry. Buford was immediately thrown forward in pursuit, and followed the enemy to the Rapidan, over which he passed with his rear-guard by ten o'clock in the morning. The behavior of Gen. Banks's corps during the action was very fine. No greater gallantry and daring could be exhibited by any troops. I cannot speak too highly of the ceaseless intrepidity of Gen. Banks himself during the whole of the engagement. He was in the front, and exposed as much as any man in the command. His example was of the I had continued to receive reports from Gen. greatest benefit, and he merits and should reBanks that no attack was apprehended, and that ceive the commendation of his government. no considerable infantry force of the enemy had Generals Williams, Augur, Gorman, Crawford, come forward. Yet, towards evening, the in- Prince, Green, and Geary, behaved with conspiccreased artillery firing having satisfied me an en-uous gallantry. Augur and Geary were severely gagement might be at hand, although the late- wounded, and Prince, by losing his way in the ness of the hour rendered it unlikely, I ordered dark while passing from one flank to the other, Gen McDowell to advance Gen. Ricketts's divi- fell into the hands of the enemy. I desire pubsion to support Gen Banks, and directed General licly to express my appreciation of the prompt Sigel to bring his men on the ground as soon as and skilful manner in which Gens. McDowell possible. I arrived personally on the field at and Sigel brought forward their respective comseven P.M., and found the action raging furiously. mands, and established them on the field, and The infantry fire was incessant and severe. I of their cheerful and hearty coöperation with found Gen. Banks holding the position he took me from beginning to end. Brig.-Gen. Roberts, up early in the morning; his losses were heavy. Chief of Cavalry of this army, was with the adRicketts's division was immediately pushed for- vance of our forces, on Friday and Saturday, and ward, and occupied the advance of Gen. Banks was conspicuous for his gallantry, and for the -the brigade of Gen. Gordon being directed to valuable aid he rendered to Generals Banks and change their position from the right, and mass Crawford. Our loss was about one thousand themselves in the centre. Before this change five hundred killed, wounded, and missing, of could be effected it was quite dark, though the whom twenty-nine were taken prisoners. As artillery continued at short range without inter- might be expected from the character of the enmission. The artillery fire at night by the gagement, a very large proportion of those were Second and Fifth Maine batteries, in Ricketts's killed. The enemy's loss in killed, wounded, and division of Gen. McDowell's corps, was most de- prisoners, we are now satisfied, is much in exstructive, as was readily observable the next cess of our own. A full list of casualties will be morning, in the dead men and horses and broken transmitted as soon as possible, together with a gun-carriages of the enemy's batteries, which detailed report, in which I shall endeavor to do had been advanced against it. justice to all. JOHN POPE,* Major-General Commanding. GENERAL GORDON'S OFFICIAL REPORT. HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, IN THE FIELD, Brig.-Gen. A. S. Williams, Commanding First SIR: I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken by my brigade in the recent battle of Saturday, August ninth, at Cedar Mountain, three miles from Culpeper CourtHouse, with the enemy under General Jackson. Our troops rested on their arms during the night, in line of battle, a heavy shelling being kept up on both sides until midnight. At daylight next morning, the enemy fell back two miles from our front, and still higher up the mountain. Our pickets at once advanced and occupied the ground. The fatigue of the troops from long marches and excessive heat, made it impossible for either side to resume the action on Sunday. The men were therefore allowed to rest and recruit the whole day, our only active operation being that of cavalry on the enemy's flank and rear. Monday was spent in burying the dead and in getting off the wounded. The slaughter was severe on both sides. Most of the At nine A.M. on the morning of the ninth, after fighting being hand-to-hand, the dead bodies of hurried march of the day before, which was proboth armies were found mingled together in longed until twelve o'clock at night, I received ormasses over the whole ground of conflict, The ders to remove my brigade from the town of Culburying of the dead was not completed until peper, where we were in bivouac, rapidly to the dark on Monday, the heat being so terrible that front, as General Crawford, commanding First Severe work was not possible. On Monday night brigade, First division, had been attacked and the enemy fled from the field, leaving many of needed assistance. My brigade was put in mohis dead unburied, and his wounded on the tion at once, and reached the position of General ground and along the road to Orange Court- * See Gen. Pope's report of his Virginia Campaign. a Crawford at about twelve м. I was directed by General Roberts, of General Pope's staff, to take position on the extreme right, which I occupied with my command of three regiments and two batteries. me. the reports will show. I had lost more than thirty in every hundred of my command; I therefore reluctantly withdrew, assembled my diminished numbers between the timber and my first position, and fell back to the right of the line which I had held since the morning. This posi tion I occupied until relieved at a late hour of the night by troops from General McDowell's division. There we slept upon our position. We had not driven the enemy from his; further than that, if he had any thing of which to boast, it is not in his numerous dead which fell before the rifles of the First and Third brigades of the First division. With my shattered brigade I occupied the front of the centre of our line of battle until near day. light. In conclusion, I ought-as I thus do—to mention the names of Colonel Andrews, Second Massachusetts regiment; Colonel Ruger, Third Wisconsin regiment; and Colonel Colgrove, Twentyseventh Indiana regiment, as deserving praise for gallant conduct. I by no means limit my commendation to the names mentioned. I would add the names of many commissioned and noncommissioned officers of my command. The dead, the honored dead, speak for themselves; they gave up their lives for their country's sake. The living yet live for their country, and the wounded, in their suffering, may be cheered by the consciousness that all this and more they can bear for the cause of American freedom. Until four P.M., only a few discharges from the enemy's guns announced his presence. At this hour a severe cannonading began, extending from the left of our line across the road upon which our centre rested. Our batteries, served with great vigor, responded manfully, and with such success, that the whole of our left, consisting of General Augur's division, advanced considerably from our first position, notwithstanding the enemy occupied a height which gave him advantages of a plunging fire. Until half-past five P.M., this artillery practice continued with unabating severity. At this hour I heard quite a rapid musketry firing in my front behind a range of timber, distant about one third of a mile from my position. I was ordered by you, sir, to move at once with my brigade and support General Crawford, who was engaging the enemy's left. I moved at once from my well-chosen and exceedingly strong position, gaining the scene of action as briefly as a double-quick movement could carry I led into action the Second Massachusetts regiment, Colonel G. L. Andrews; Third Wisconsin regiment, Colonel Ruger; and the Twentyseventh Indiana regiment, Colonel Colgrove. I should state that five companies of the Third Wisconsin regiment, previously deployed as skirmishers in this same timber, had been order- Among the killed are Lieutenant-Colonel Crane ed by you to join General Crawford's command, and Captain O'Brien, Third Wisconsin regiment; which after engaging the enemy with much gal- Captains Cary, Williams, Abbott and Goodwin, lantry, had been compelled to retire. I arrived and Lieutenant Perkins, of the Second Massachu in the timber as Colonel Ruger was rallying his setts. These are some of the names to be remen, and added them to my command. The en-membered as heroes - men who have died that emy were posted in the edge of the woods, on the opposite side of a newly-mown wheat-field-distance across this field, about two hundred yards. As I approached the opening, the enemy, from his concealed position, received me with a rapid and destructive fire, but my regiments, particularly the Second Massachusetts and Third Wisconsin, coolly took their assigned places, and replied with commendable coolness. For at least thirty minutes this terrible fire continued. Companies were left without officers, and men were falling in every direction from the fire of an enemy which largely outnumbered my brigade. Still there was no general falling back. Some disgraceful instances of cowardice there were, but these only served to show in bolder relief the majesty of the courageous bearing of others. The enemy having gained my right and rear, which, by their superior numbers they were enabled to do without a check from me, poured in a destruc tive fire from this new direction. The fire from the front had not been diminished. It was too evident that the spot that had witnessed the destruction of one brigade would be in a few moments the grave of mine. I had resisted the suggestion of a staff-officer of your command to withdraw when the contest seemed almost hopeless; but now my duty had been performed, as our country may survive. I carried into action less than one thousand five hundred men. I lost in about thirty minutes about four hundred and sixty-six killed, wounded and missing. I refer specially to the reports of Colonels of regiments appended. My Staff, Captain H. B. Scott, A.A.G., Captain Chas. F. Wheaton and Lieutenant Robert Shaw, Aids-de-camp, rendered me especial service in my movements. I owe them many thanks for their labors and coolness under this terrific fire. I am, sir, with great respect, truly your ob't REPORTS OF COLONEL ANDREWS. Brig.-Gen. Geo. H. Gordon, Commanding Third In compliance with orders from brigade headquarters, I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Second regiment Massachusetts volunteers, August ninth, 1862. The regiment, with the rest of the brigade, marched from camp near Culpeper Court-House, on the morning of the ninth instant. After a fatiguing march in the intense heat, from the effects of which one private died, on the march, the regiment reached a wood near Slaughter's Mountain, and some sixteen hundred yards from the enemy's position, where it was formed in line. Arms were stacked, and the men allowed to take the rest of which they were much in need. At about half-past five o'clock, some time after the action commenced, I was ordered to report with the regiment to General Banks, near the centre of our line. This order was, however, changed, and I was directed to take the regiment to the right, to support the troops there engaged. I led the regiment through the wood. Company A, Captain Abbott, deployed as skirmishers, covering the advance. On emerging from the wood, I found the enemy concealed in the woods and field opposite, and pouring in a heavy fire of musketry. The regiment was formed in line at the edge of the wood, but was soon moved further to the right. The fire of the regiment was mostly reserved until the advancing of the line of the enemy afforded a fair mark, when I ordered the fire by file, which was opened and continued with perfect coolness and great effect. The conduct of both officers and men was, without any exception that came under my notice or that I have been able to learn, in the highest degree creditable. Both officers and men appeared cool and determined, waited for orders, and then delivered their fire coolly and with careful aim. The line of the enemy opposite appeared much shattered. The enemy having gained our right, their fire became so destructive that the right was obliged to fall back, my right company losing its captain and more than half its men. The enemy still advancing, their fire becoming more and more destructive, and finding my men falling rapidly to no purpose, one flank having been turned, a retreat was ordered; and in compliance therewith, the regiment fell back to nearly its original position, thence, by order of the General commanding the brigade, I marched the regiment to a position near the centre of our line, where we passed the night. Seven of the enemy's cavalry have been captured by the sentinels from this regiment, they having advanced under the impression that the sentinels belonged to their own army. I have to lament the loss of Captains Abbott, Cary, Goodwin, and Williams, and Second Lieutenant Perkins, all of whom fell on the field, having done all that officers could do to encourage and direct their men, and displaying perfect coolness and courage. Saddening as is the loss of these brave, gallant officers, all of whom were men of education, ability, and high social position, who had devoted themselves to the service of their country in her hour of need, and proved themselves able and faithful in the discharge of duty, there remains the consolation that they died gloriously in the defence of as righteous a cause as a man could fight for. I have also to report Major Savage, wounded twice and a prisoner; Captains Quincy and Russell, prisoners; Surgeon Leland, wounded slightly while attending wounded men on the field; First Lieutenant Robeson and Second Lieutenants Grafton, Oakey and Browning, wounded the latter severely, and Second Lieutenant Miller, missing. Second Lieutenant Heirvack, of the Zouaves d'Afrique, is also missing. The loss of the regiment so far as at present known amounts to five commissioned officers killed, six wounded, and three missing, out of twenty-two in action; twenty-five non-commissioned officers and privates killed, ninety-five wounded, and thirtyseven missing, out of four hundred and seventyfour in action. The company of Zouaves d'Afrique, attached to this regiment, honorably and creditably discharged their duty on the field. They lost one commissioned officer, missing; four non-commissioned officers and privates, killed, and seven missing. The list of killed and wounded will, I fear, be considerably increased as the reports from the companies are corrected. Several of the non-commissioned officers and privates were conspicuous for coolness and good conduct in action. Their names will be published as soon as a perfect list can be made. Respectfully, your ob't servant, Colonel Second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. CAMP NEAR CUlpeper, Va., August 18, 1962. Brigadier-General Wm. Schouler, Adjutant-General Massachusetts: SIR: I have the honor to forward to you the following list of killed and wounded and missing from this regiment in the action of August ninth, near Cedar Mountain, Va. : FIELD-OFFICERS.-Wounded, Major Savage; taken prisoner. REGIMENTAL STAFF.-Surgeon Leland, wounded slightly in the head. BAND. Smeath and Rawson, missing. KILLED AND WOUNDED.-Company A--Killed: Capt. Abbott, Sergt. E. B. Whitten, Corp. J. C. Bassett, privates H. C. Bright, J. Flemming, L. H. Dyer, M. S. Livingston. Wounded: Corp. F. H. Phelps, flesh-wound in right shoulder; Corp. G. W. Buxton, right ankle broken, flesh-wound in left ankle; Corp. C. F. Tilton, flesh-wound left wrist; privates, C. F. Buxton, flesh, left ankle; M. D. P. Foster, breast, not serious; C. H. Fuller, right ankle; L. Page, flesh, right shoulder; J. H. Shirley, flesh, left hip; 0. Spaulding, flesh, right leg, and right arm broken; P. G. Gilman, right arm broken; L. Lane, flesh, left leg; J. Upton, flesh, right arm; L. O. Ferrson, do.; T. D. McAlpine, shoulder, severe; M. T. McAlpine, flesh wounds in right arm and leg. Missing privates J. Burns, H. F. Hazelton, G. Page. Company B-Killed: Capt. Wm. B. Williams, Corporal James Oakes, private Albert Gibson. Wounded: Lieutenant D. A. Oakey, hip, slight; First Sergt. R. Hatch, chest, seriously; Corporal |