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line of battle, and took position designated near St. James College, which strong of itself, was well entrenched, but occupied without battle till the evening of the 13th, when I withdrew at dark by your order, moving to
Williamsport and thence to
Falling Waters, over the worst road and during the worst night of the season.
The river was reached and crossed in safety about 9 A. M., the caissons having been sent on before under
Lieutenant Price, who conveyed them all safely to camp, about a mile and a half from the river.
The
Whitworth guns, under
Captain Hurt, were put in position near the bridge by
General Pendleton, and several shots were fired from them at columns of the enemy's cavalry.
Captain Hart, withdrawing by another road, rejoined the battalion at
Bunker Hill.
From
Bunker Hill the battalion moved with
General Anderson's division to Culpeper Courthouse.
Annexed is a statement of casualties with amount of ammunition expended:
| Casualties in men killed and wounded | 24 |
| Men captured | 16 |
| Horses disabled and killed | 38 |
The horses, from the
battle of Gettysburg to the time of reaching Culpeper Courthouse, received no corn, subsisting entirely upon grass with a little
sheaf oats and wheat.
Ammunition expended in battle:
Respectfully forwarded,
