Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-11
The Engagement near Winchester.

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The Winchester correspondent of the
Richmond Examiner, under date of July
2, furnishes the following: .
At ten o'clock this morning a courier
arrived from Martinsburg, announcing that
large Federal force, under General Pat
terson, had attempted to cross the Potomac
at Williamsport, and were met by Colonel
Jackson's command, consisting Of four regi.
ments of Virginia infantry, Capt. Pendle-
toms battery of flying artillery, and Col.
Stewart's cavalry, numbering about five
hundred men-the whole force amounting
to about $500 men, Assistance was asked
from Gen. johnson. Orders were imme.
diately issued for three brigades to march
to Martinsburg. The first under Col. Elsie,
of the lst Maryland regiment Successor to
Col. HilD; the second under Col. Barlow,
of the Sch Georgia; and the third (embra-
cling the 2i and 18th Mississippi, 4th Ala
bama and lst Tennessee), under General
3. As l write, they are passing through
Winchester on their way to the scene Of
action.
10 O'Clock P. M.-The stage has just
arrived from Williamsport, bringing a mum.
Der of passengers, and among them wound,
ed soldier of Col. Stewards cavalry, who was
in the engagement this morning. From
him and others present at the fight, gath
er the following particulars: Last night, o
large body Of the enemy crossed the Poto'
mac, some above and some below Williams
port, and marched two miles this side Of
Falling Waters, six miles east of Martins
burg. Col. jackson hearing of it, advan'
ced to meet them, taking Col. Stewards
cavalry, Col. Harper's regiment of infantry
and one piece of Captain Pendleton's bat
terry.
The vanguard of the enemy consisted OF
company of eighty five men, distributed
fifteen in front, thirty at distance Of two
hundred yards from the front, and forty,
three hundred yards in rear Of them Col
Stewart advanced within thirty steps of the
first fifteen without receiving single shot,
the Yankees evidently mistaking his men
for friends. At this point two of Stewards
men dismounted and let down fence, and
Immediately the Col. rode up to their line
and demanded their instant surrender on
pain of death, with which demand they
promptly complied. The next thirty fired
a few shots and did likewise. Of the re-
naming forty, four we're taken prisoners,
seventeen were killed and nineteen wound
ed. In the mean time portion of the
main body came up, and were engaged by
Col. Harper's regiment, with one piece of
artillery, for one hour and half, when
they (the enemy retired to falling Waters,
and Col. Jackson prudently returned to an
entrencbed position two miles west (this
side) of Martinsburg. The number killed
on our side is said to be eight killed and
eleven wounded. The wounded man who
came to night is only slightly injured
The loss of the enemy is variously reported,
but | take the minimum-sixty seven kill
ed, eighty nine wounded and forty nine
taken prisoners. The front of our column
from this place is reported to be within
seven miles of Col. Jackson's present posi-
ton.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 9th in.
stant, says:
Several persons present at the recent en-,
gagemeuts near Martinsburg concur, sub.
stantially, in the following accounts:
On Tuesday last the Yankee forces, mum.
bering near 10000 while approaching Mar,
tinsburg, were met by Col. Jackson's ad.
vance, consisting of a portion of Col. Har.