The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-06-26
WASHINGTON, June l8.

By telegraph from camp to Lient
General Scott. Left camp with 6sS
rank and file and twenty nine field and
company officers, 10 pursuance Of Gen.
eraI McDowell's orders. to go upon this
expedition with available force of one of
my Regiments. The Regiment selected
being the first Ohio Volunteers; left two
companies. and K, in the aggregate 13S
men, at the crossing of the roads and sent
Lieu. COL Parratt, with two compa-
nies, lit men, to Falls Church and to
patrol the roads in the direction, stationed
two companies, D and F. 1875 men to
guard the railroad and bridge between
the crossing aud Vienna; proceeded slow.
ly to vienna with four companies. compa.
nies E and G. afterward joined by Capt
Pease, CO. G., Capt. Bails. CO. H. Capt.
Hazlett. total 275 men, on turning the
curve, within one quarter of mile of
Vienna, were fred upon by raking masked
batteries. think three guns with shells,
round shot and grape, killing and wound
ing men on the platform and IN the cars.
before the train could be stopped.
When the train stopped the engineer
could not, on account of the damage
done to some part of the run-ing ms
chinery. draw the train out Of the FIRE
The engine being in the rear. We left
the cars and retired to the right and left
of the train through the woods. Find :.
ing that the enemies batteries we're sus-
tanned by what appeared about q regi-
ment of Infantry and by Cavalry. which
force we have since understood to have
been 1900 South Carolinians We fell
back along the Railroad, throwing out
skirmishers on both banks and this was
abou. P NJ Thus we returned slowly,
bearing off our wounded 5 miles to this
point. which we reached at l O o'clock.
Casualties Captain Haziett's compa-
ny II. 2 known to be killed, wounded
aud missing; Capt. Bsiley's company
IG. killed. Q wounded and 2 missing:
Capt. Paddock's compsny E. officer
slightly wounded, Capt. Peass's company
2 missing
Tue engineer, when the men left the
cars. instead of retiring slowly, Is l or
dered, detached his engine with one pas
senger car from the rest of the disabled
train, and abandoned US. running to Alex
andria, and we have heard nothing from
him since Thus We were deprived of q
rallying point, and of all means of &C
compahyirg the wounded, who had te
be carried on litters aud blankets. We
wait here holding the road for reinforce
men,s The enemy did not pursue.
have ascertained that the enemy's fore,
at Fairfax Court House, four miles frou
Vienna, is now about 1000.
When all the batteries opened upon us
Major Huehey was at his station on th'
foremost platform car. Col. McCook wa
with me in one of the passenger cars
Both of these officers, with others of tn
commissioned officers and many Cf tn
. men, behaved most nobly under this gal
ling fire, which we could not flank or turn
from the nature of the ground. The ep
proach to Vienna is through deep, Ion;
cut in the railway. In leaving the cars
and before they could rally, many of th
men lost their hsvresacks or blankets, bu
brought off all their muskets, except,
may be. a few that were destroyed by tn
enemy's first FIRE. or lost with the killed
(Signed) RoBT. c. ScHsNcK,
Brigadier General