Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-07-02
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The following items are, copied
from Northern papers
Important Nc,cs-1 Battle at ".
eRna-- Another Maskea Batterg
Disaster Tie First Ohio Reqt-
n1eht Engaged-1 number killed
- QFciat Report ef col. Schoach
Pour Thousand Confederate
noQp8 attFair1ar q. H-Battle
4 E.epected There - Later from Col.
| Ston6s Command.
| On Sundy last, when a train Of
cars was returning from Yiennas on
the Alexandra and Loudonn railroad.
(about fftee4milesefrom Alexandria,
a manfred On the train from an am
bush, wonpiing George Busbee, of
THE Connctticut Light Guards, and
casne near younding Gen. Tyler, who
was standing at his side ii an open
/ carr.
/ SIN Consequence of this attack, the
4 governmentresotfed to place ,piekets
lalong the pad, and oil Monday Col
.McC Cocks Ohio Regiment, accom-
panied by Cen. Schehck, set out III 4
train Of car, and the men were dis
ltributed I'M detachments along the
lline. Whelthe cars reached vienna,
at about fN o'clock, with only three
companies emaining, aslnasked bat
Htery was oened upon them, killing
Land woundig, according tothe report
1--we have abut two hundred of them.
Reipforcemnts were sent forward.
fN WAsHISGpN, June 1S.-The fol,
loving offcA dispatch was received
here at a lat houf last night by tele,
graph fromthe camp, addressed 70
4 Lieut. Gen. seott ii
\ "Lctt carp with 6GS rank and
| file, sincludig 20 field md company
officers, 'in ,uFsuapee Of Gen. Me
j Dowell & ordrss 10 go uponthis ex.
petition vital the available force
Of one~of mYegilnents.
4 Pie regifent selected being the
first Ohio vSunteers i left two com
Panies, an aggregate Of 1875 men, at
the drossingof tile road, sent Lieut.
!, Col. Parret with two companies of
IL liz rhen to hills Church, and to pat
! rol tile roadsn that direction. Ista,
/ toned two ct,panies, comprising 135
Inen. to guaiathe railroad and brid be.
between tiieBbssing and Vienna.
i then protsGedfslowly toward vi:
Jenna with fott companies, in all 275
1men. 0ntufing the curve slowly,
when within quarter of "a mileNof
Vienna, we ere fired upon by Ia
raking lnaskd battery Of, Iethink,
..Ithree guns, viii shells, round shot
, and grape, king and wounding the
men on the -plform and III the cars,
j before the traitould be stopped.
4 When the Tin was stopped the
j engineer conldot on account Of the
s damage done tsome part Of the mo-
5 wing machinei draw che train ont
pftheran ohe enemy's fire. The
; engine being 1.-THE rear, we left the
/ cars and retird to the right and left
! ofithe train tl}irgh the woods, find
I line that the emys batteries were
Sustained by vat appeared to be,
] Eabout a regimt Of infantry and by
/ cavalry, whiclforce wei haTe<since
Il understood to NC been some 500
Z ESoutli Caroliuhs. We fell back.
I along the railrd, throwing ont Skin,
M mishers on bo TANKS. This was
II about I o'clocl9. m. Thus we re
HI tired slowly beng off ours wounded,
lE five miles to ~ place, Little Falls
mi Church) wllicIMe. reached at IL
p. m. There were about so
1aHor 90 killed anKounded.
THU The enginecHhen the men left the
I cars, instead Getiring slowly, as |
i ordered, detaci this engine, with
II one passenger from tile rest of his
I disabled train la proceed direct to.
u Alexandria, anKe have heard moth
b tin = from him nce. Thus we|were
dIdeprived of atllying point, and of
/ all means oiaccompanying the
e wounded, whiclad to be carried on.
!, Elittersa and onlankets. We wait
holding troad for reinforce
lInients. The ehy did not pursue.
I have ascerAed thai the enemy's
l-Eforce at Fairfa Court House, four
miles from Eha, is now about
y i 900 strong. 4 s
" When all theltteries were opened
II Eupou u, as aye described, Major
u Hughey was at station on the plat
! form ofs the ffoIost car. Col. Nc
Y Cook was with in one of the pas
y 1senger cars. ii Of these officers,
. withtothers Of commissioned off,
ID GERS and many the men behaved
II mo 81 coolly nIr this CALLING fire,
which we coulbt return, and from
N batteries which could not flank or
l1 tnrn, owing the nature Of the
Tfgronnd. 800
The approach Viennais through
re- deep long cul the railway. On
,atleaying the ca and before they
q conld rally, md of my men lost
.si their haversael OF blanket, butt