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The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Rappahannock lines. (search)
After marching all night through a country destitute of water, you attacked an enemy superior in you in number, admirably posted, and supported by the fire of their fleet you forced them from their positions, taking prisoners and several flag; killing and wounding many; destroying most of their camps and large quantities of public stores, and driving them to the bank of the river under cover of the guns of their fleet. The inability of the Arkansas to reach the scene of conflict, prevented the victory from being complete; but you have given the enemy a severe and salutary lesson. And now those who so lately were ravaging and plundering this region do not dare to extend their pickets beyond the sight of their fleet. You have proved again what has been so often demonstrated in this war, that the soldiers of the Confederate States, fighting in a just cause, are superior to their enemies. John C. Breckinridge, Major Gen. Comd'g. Official: John A. Buckner, A. A. G.