Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-06-26
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/ NEWS SUMMARY.
FIGHT AT VIENN.A 4.
u. S. TROOPS FIRED ON FROM
MASKED BATTERIES. 80
i Gallant Conduct Of the Troops.
Battle 1T BOOHyILLE!!
800 Rebels Killed.
THE -,SECE,S,SIO4YLSTS ROUT
Ed.
GOV. JACKSON FLED TX HASTE.
U. S. TROOPS FIRED ON FROM
MASKED BATTERIES.
800 Rebels Killed.
THE .,SECESSIONLSZ,S ROUT-
Ed. -a
GOV. JACKSON FLED TX HASTE.
WASHINGTON, juno IS.

Last night Gen. Scott received the
following dispatch;
left camp according to instructions,
with the First Ohio Regiment, Cos strong
and went on an EXPEDITION to Falls
Church to patrol roads in that direction.
then proceeded to Vienna with four
companies. 215 men.
On turning within quarter Of a mile of
Vienna, we were fred upon BY raking
masked batteries, of l should think, three
guns. with shelf, round shot and grape,
killing and wounding the men on the
platforms and in the cars. When the
tain stopped, we could not, on account
Of the damage done to some part of the
running machinery, draw the train out
of the fire, and we left the train and re
tired to the right and left through the
woods.
Finding that the cnemy's batteries
wei sustained by what appeared to be
regiment of cavalry and infantry, which
force we have since understood to be s.
90 South Carolians, We fell back along
| the railroad. throwing out skirmishers
on both TANKS. Thus we retired slowly
bearing off our wounded, for five miles
to this point.
About 25 were killed, wounded and
missing. The engineer, when the men
left the cars, instead of retiring slowIy,as
| ordered, detached his engine with one
| passenger car from the rest of the disa-
bled train. and abandoned us, running
to Alexandria and we have heard moth
ING from him since. Thus we were de-
prived of a railying point, and of all our
means for conveying the wounded. who
had to be carried on httors and blankets.
We wait here, holding the road, for
reinft rcements. The enemy did not pur-
sue us. have ascertaned that the en-
emy's force at Fairfax Court House,
| m les from Vienna, is now about 4, 900.
When the enernys batteries opened upon
us, Maj. Hughey was at his station on
the foremost platform car. Col. McCook
was with me in one of the passenger cars
| Both these officers with othors of the
| commissioned officers, and many of the
| men, behaved most coolly under this gall
ing fire, which we could not return, and
from batteries which we could not flank
or turn from the nature of the ground.
The approach 10 Vienna is through
deep cut 10 the railroad. In leaving the
cars and before they could rally,my men
lost their hayersacks and blankets, but
brought off all their rnuskets, except it
may be few that were destroyed by the
enemy's first fire or lost with the killed.
[Signed.] ROB.T SCHENCK,
Brig. General
WAsuISeroy, June IS.
Hera1ds dispatch has additional to the
Vienna affair: The attack commenced
shortly before 7 P NJ. Tie late hour ac-
counts for the failure Of tho enemy to
pursue, as they doubtless expected that
large field force was near. Gen Schneck
with his sword drawn, boldly threw HIM
self between the batteries and his men,
giving his orders in a cool and deliberate
manner, and telling the boys that Ohio
expected them to do their duty.
If tho train had advanced 100 yards
further, the loss Of life would have been
terrible, and the entire expedition been
made prisoners By the enemy.
1t is said that no previous reconnoi-
sance had been made where the fight
took place at Vienna. The same train
had not only proce ded three or four
miles beyond the sc}ne of the conflict
some DAYS before, but our scouts had pass
ed over the very grovnd on which the
batteries were erected. -
The battery consisted of six Founders,
which fired seven rounds. the first being
most destructive, scattering round shot
and grape into the passenger and plat
form cars which contained four companies
of the FIRST Ohio Regiment. The battery
was on hill, almost perpendicuarly
over the track, and it would have been
folly to attic mpt to take it. The troops
were therefore forced TO make a hastv
retreat The report that the battery was
manned by South Caroiansr is doubtless
mistake. The force of the rebels is esti-
mated at about 1000 men.
When the 2ud Ohio Regiment receiv-
ed marching orders this morning, every
inmate OF the hospital left the sick, bed
and joined the. ranks !, 30 La! 90 ssf
THE BATTLE AT BOONYILLE.
'so1 a"oa 1a's ST.. LoUIs. juno, ls
The Democrats special dispatch from
Jefferson City SAYS citizen of this place
Just arrived in a zkiff from SIX miles be-