Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-12
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ThE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.


GENERAL JOHNSTON AT WINCHESTER AGAIN
Gen. Johnstsuhas resumed his original ncsition at
Winchester. This place is the Commanding stra1e-
gio point of all that country. He moved forward
from It 70 meet Patterson, but that General fell back
into MartiIsburg, TO await reinforcements HaTine
the protection of the town fertilization and ITS
wemen and children as shield, he lies secure
Johnston. with his far inferior force, did not feel
justified in attacking and Winchester being the com
mon con7erging point of several roads, he has fell
bound to fall back upon the town. lest Mcclellan or
some other enemy might get into his rear. He thus
gains the advantage of choosing his own fighting
ground against superior force and places his adj
versary at the disadvantage of making the attack
Surely after so many efforts to get fight out of the
enemy without success, our General may be excused
tor resumlng his best positiOn.-RioEdlO7d Dispatch
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THE sKRNIsH NEAE 4AINEsvILLE--G GROSS NEsREPREsES-
TATIoN or GEN. PATTERsoN-ANoTBER sKIRmIsH
Correspondence Of the R.shzona Dispa,ea
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va July 5.--You have doubt.
less been apprized Of the engagement on Tuesday,
at or near Hainesyille, in Berkeley county where
portion Of the gallant Fifth Regiment of Virginia
under Col Harper, encountered large Federal
force. under Gen. Patterson, Gen. Patterson's re-
port OF this engagement las published in the BaIti-
nore S0O has ELECTED no little amusement here
where It's UntrutEnulness is so well known Gen.
r says his men routed and put to flight ten tbous
and of the rehes when the trath is that only about
four hundred and fifty Of our men were engaged
That this lying report OF the Hessan General should
have been sent to headquarters is not at all srpris
ing, as 1t is in perfect keeping with other reports
which have been rendered of incidents TRANSMITTING
IN this region OF country Our loss in the engage
ment referred to, amounted 20 two killed and six
Wounoed. The less of the enemy in killed and
wounded was certainly much greater; and it ls as
serted on quite as good author 5tv as General Patter
son himself that not less that three hundred killed
ana wounded were hauled into Hagerstown on
Tuesday night Besides this, some eighty prisoners
were taken, who are now in Winchester The
principal loss sustained in this fight, was suffered
by the Winchester Commercials. commanded by
Capt John Airs, than whom. more gallant officer
does not wear a sword In defence of the Southern
Confederacy. His cO0lness and galLantry on Tues
day are highly commended.
For several days exciting reports have been cir
culated here of the presence of q large Federal
force near Harpe7s Ferry, on the Maryland side,
and yesterday EaOrnmg we received intelligenco
from an unqueSaionsole source that some twenty of
the enemy halk crossed over and were attempting
the hosting OF Federal flag on the staff of the
ArmOry yaz5. Acting upon this information, Lieut.
henderson, o. the Virginia Rangers, with twenty
i've men, repaired to the Ferry, with view of cap
turing the flag. The II ssians, however. had he
come alarmed, and fed across the river without
accomplishing their purpose, and only succeeded In
carving away small portion of the Confederate
stresmer which was lett floating there when our
troops evacuated the town. Lieut. Henderson, re-
NAMED at the Ferry several hours. when the enc
my again appeared the Maryland side of tie riy-
err IN force supposed to number from Cd e hun
dred and fifty to two hundred. fire was at once
openedupon them by our boys, which was respond
ed to by the Hesslans, supposed to be de tachment
OF the Ninth Regiment of New York A lively
skirmish was then kept up for over an our. dur
ing which time three OF the hirelings were OBJ
served to drop from the rnnks Our men fought
under cover, and consequently came off without in
jury They left their POSITIONS only when they had
exhausted their ammunition, and l. eutenaGt II ,
with several of his men, visited town last night
TO obtain supply, with the intention of opening the
fight in the morning, should the enemy present him
self. You may rely upon it, an attempt TO cross
there to-day viii subject old Abe's boys TO no little
annoyance. las Lieut.. Henderson and his men are
determined to dispute every inch of ground, which
they can do successfully, with very little risk I'M,
der cover Of the bridge abutments and stone tres
sle>work, of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Yes
terday evening, after Lieut. Henderson left Hsr-
per's Ferry, Mr.. Roeder, a quiet citizen, bit
staunch Union man. was walking on the platform
of the railroad in front of the Wager House, VIVA
fire was opened upon him from the other side
and one of the balls striking him, he was almost in
stantly killed In this instance they were guilty OF
the assassination Of one Of their own friends.