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returned the fire, and many a rebel suffered in retaliation for this act of treachery.
The First Maine cavalry, which was cut off Monday night near Jefferson, reached Bristoe Station Tuesday night. They lost twenty men, who were sent to communicate with General Gregg.
Our men behaved handsomely.
The following is a list of the casualties:
Killed--Colonel James E. Mallon, Forty-second New-York, commanding Third brigade, Second division, Second corps.
Wounded--Captain S. M. Smith, Seventh Michigan infantry, Inspector-General of General Webb's staff; four captains of Forth-second New-York; Lieutenant William B. Driver, Nineteenth Massachusetts, slight; Lieutenant J. I. Ferris, Nineteenth Massachusetts, slight; Captain Frank Wessels, Judge Advocate, Second division, Second corps; Captain Thomas Sinclair, First Minnesota, slight; Lieutenant J. D. Gray, First Minnesota, slight; Lieutenant Stevens, Fifteenth Massachusetts, slight.
The Fifteenth Massachusetts lost two killed and eight wounded; Nineteenth Maine, one killed and twelve wounded; First Maine, one killed, twenty wounded, and one missing; Eighty-second New-York, seven killed and eighteen wounded. The above were in First brigade, Second division.
The casualties in the Third brigade, Third division, were four killed, eighty-five wounded, and twenty-five missing. In the Fourth brigade Third division, the loss was fourteen, in killed, wounded, and missing.
General Tile, of the Tenth Pennsylvania reserves, was wounded in head and foot.
Among the rebels slain were Colonel Ruffin, of the First, and Colonel Thompson, of the Fifth North-Carolina cavalry.
The battle-flags captured belonged to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-sixth North-Carolina infantry.
The battery captured consisted of one large Whitworth gun, two fine Rodmans, and three brass field pieces; one of these, however, was so badly broken up as to be worthless, and was left upon the field.
Besides the rebels killed, whom I have mentioned, there was Brigadier-General Cooke, a son of General Philip St. George Cooke, of the Union army.
His body was left on the field.
After the fight had closed, we buried all our dead, brought off all our wounded, and came over Broad Run in perfect order and safety.
We have not lost a dollar's worth of property by capture.
Our forces are now safely and securely posted, our trains all parked, and the army in excellent spirits.
The rebel Colonel Thompson states that it was General Lee's object to head us off before reaching Centreville, and supposed when he made the attack upon General Warren he was at the head of the entire army with his corps; consequently he only threw forward one portion of D. P. Hill's corps, numbering in all about twelve thousand men, with four batteries of artillery, in order to hold us in check until the other corps of Ewell, together with the two remaining divisions of Longstreet's corps, could come up.
Probably our entire loss in killed and wounded will not reach two hundred, while that of the enemy will not fall short of five hundred, besides the prisoners captured.
We lost none in battle except the killed and wounded, though it is probable a few stragglers fell into the hands of the rebels, between Warrenton Junction and Bristoe.
General Meade's order.
headquarters army of the Potomac, October 15.
The Major-General Commanding announces to the army that the rear guard, consisting of the Second corps, was attacked yesterday while marching by the flank.
The enemy, after a spirited contest, was repulsed, losing a battery of five guns, two colors, and four hundred and fifty prisoners. The skill and promptitude of Major-General Warren, and the gallantry and bearing of the officers and soldiers of the Second corps, are entitled to high commendation. By command of Major-General Meade. (Signed) S. Williams.
Richmond Examiner account.
Richmond, Oct. 26, 1863.
No connected account has yet been published of the movements of our army during the recent campaign in Northern Virginia.
From the information in our reach, we make up a hasty and imperfect narrative.
It would appear to have been General Lee's plan to send A. P. Hill's corps by a route west of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, there to cut off Meade's retreat, whilst Ewell's corps followed on the right flank of the retreating enemy, and would be ready to fall upon his rear when he should be brought to a stand.
In furtherance of this plan, Hill left Madison country on or about the eighth instant, and moved toward Sperryville.
On the same day Ewell crossed the Rapidan at Raccoon Ford.
At this place occurred the first cavalry fight, in which we drove the enemy back, but not without sustaining considerable loss.
Here Newton and other gallant officers fell.
Meade having apparently seen through the designs of General Lee, began his retreat simultaneously with our advance, and, having the benefit of the railroad, and moving on a direct line, it is no matter of surprise that he managed to frustrate them.
On Sunday, Hampton's cavalry, under the immediate command of Stuart, moving in advance of Ewell's corps, reached Culpeper Court-House, and, moving along the railroad, encountered the enemy at Brandy Station.
The battle took place on the farm of John Minor Botts, one of the charges of our cavalry being made through his front yard.
We may here remark that the property on the farm of this extraordinary individual, of whom the government of the Confederate States stand in such fear, had been religiously respected by the Yankees: whereas the country around was little better than a wilderness, his fences and crops were untouched.
But that 