The public anxiety which succeeded the battle of Saturday last, has greatly subsided, and a deep feeling of gratification at its glorious result in everywhere felt.
The matter which most interests the public mind now, is the whereabouts of the discomfited Yankee hosts.
When
McClellan was thrashed and retreated from below
Richmond, it was soon known that he was skulking at
Harrison's Landing, where he had the protection of his gunboats; but so mysterious has been the retreat of the redoubtable
Burnside, that his sudden disappearance from our front has created a general curiosity to know where he will next turn up.
The reports from the late scene of action yesterday were somewhat contradictory.
By some parties it was represented that everything was quiet, whilst others state that the enemy had reappeared on the
Northern side of the
Rappahannock and that during the morning there was a pretty brick infantry firing between the pickets of the two armies.
Casualties.
List of casualties in the 12th Virginia infantry, Dec. 12th, 1882 in battle near Fredericksburg:
- Co A — Ira Brockman, eyes shot out.
- Co B — John L Freeman killed.
Wounded: Ph Massey, head, slight At Dalin, slight; R W Tweedy, arm; Jas Trent, slight, inside.
- Co C — Wounded: J P Duval, finger shot off; M R Figgina, slight.
- Co D — Wounded: W W Pattus, leg, severe; Lewis Napper, finger; Wm Carpenter, slight.
- Co E — Wounded: Martin Smith, arm slight; Wap Pemberton, arm, flesh; Philip Redd, leg amputated; Jos McMurrain, leg, slight.
- Co F — Killed: Wm Thompson.
Wounded; Sgt N Wilhoit, finger; T J Pettit, finger.
- Co H — Wounded: Serg't Mattmgly, nose; Doctor Bailey, shoulder, M T Mattox, hand; Serg't G W McDaniels, leg, slight.
- Co I — Wounded: Rd Robertson, thumb; Joseph Nickson, shoulder.
- Co K — Wounded: Mitchell Poling, slight; B F Naloney, finger; F W Sheetz, hand, slight; J M Riddle, ankle.
List of wounded in the 1st Reg't Va Vols, on the 11th instant, before Fredericksburg:
- Co C. (Montgomery Guard)--Corp'l John Moriarty, privates Willis Clarke and Daniel Sullivan.
- Co D--Private Tazewell Morton.
- Co G — Serg't Wm H Dean, privates Jno Spraggies and — Wood.
- Co I--Private Wm H Lipscomb.
Lot of Killed and Wounded in the Rockbridgs Artillery.--Killed: Lieut J B
McCorkle, of
Rockbridge;
Randolph Fairfax,
Alexandria;
Jno Beard,
Jos Agner,
John Fuller, Rockbridge Wounded: Wm G
Montgomery, mortal,
Rockbridge;
Robert Fraser, in leg and arm,
Orange;
Arthur Robinson, above the knee, not dangerous,
Baltimore;
Joseph McAlpin, foot amputated,
Rockbridge; E S
Alexander, arm amputated,
Moorfield;
Dan. Rader, slightly,
Rockbridge;
Jos Shaver, slightly,
Rockbridge; H
Dixon, slightly,
Rockbridge; H M
Paine, slightly,
Miss;
Jas A Ferd, slightly,
Rockbridge;
Wm Carson, in face and arm,
Rockbridge.
