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The Daily Dispatch: August 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Later from the North. (search)
y deluding him in regard to his actual strength. The Confederates had now advanced all along their lines from beyond the Rapidan. Gen. Banks was this morning ordered to the front. Cannonading commenced at 3 o'clock P. M., and the accuracy of the enemy's aim was unusual. Gen. Angur, who commands the second division of Gen. Banks's army, was upon the Jeff, and suffered much from their shell. He was himself wounded. Gen. Geary was also wounded. The guns bore less heavily upon Gen. Williams's division on the right. For them was reserved the shock of the terrible fire of musketry which commenced at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Crawford's and Gordon's brigades were spread out upon the right under the shelter of a line of woods. A right flank movement was determined upon intended to have been the decisive stroke of the day. Crawford's brigade was ordered to advance. Slowly and steadily they were moving on, and though they knew it not, almost to their entire destruction.