Posted on 12/04/2022 6:01:26 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
Wednesday Evening, Dec. 3.
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning parts of two companies, numbering in all sixty men, belonging to the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry, under command of Capt. WILSON, who were stationed at King George Court House, were attacked by about 300 rebels, who crossed the Rappahannock in small boats, at a point some distance this side of the Court House, thus getting between this command and the main body of the cavalry. Forty out of the sixty escaped, and there is reason to believe that more of them will yet return. Capt. WILSON is among the missing. How many we had killed and wounded is not known. The enemy left three dead. Citizens living in King George County, and who had applied to guards to protect their property, were known to be among the attacking party. They doubtless gave the information which led to the attack.
The following order was issued to-day by Gen. BURNSIDE. All others who may be guilty of such gross neglect of duty, will thus be promptly dealt with, without reference to rank:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, Va., Dec. 2.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 190. -- GEORGE JOHNSTON, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, while in charge of a cavalry picket on the 28th of November, having by his negligence, continued after repeated warnings from his commanding officer, permitted his party to be surprised by the enemy, and himself and a number of his officers and men to be captured, is, subject to the approval of the President of the United States, dismissed the service for disgraceful and unofficerlike conduct.
The Commanding General hopes and believes that a lack of discipline in the regiment and brigade to which this officer belonged did not warrant him in so gross
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