Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-03


count Of the lae sate of K.rasvlN, Winchester
l: is the mos; minute no.ios of the .Elr have yet
ssen, and vii be read ~h general interest The vri
ter's statement Of the achievements of General Jack
soas army aa=t Federal fc;ca oveEPowering in
numbers, would b. o;ed improbable we're 1t not
verified by the tos,inory Of ali the participants in TIE
asat from when We have heard. AL honor to Stone
Val Jackson srd his goriaus little army
THE BATTLE OF EERNSTOwN-AN INTERESTING
NARRATIVE.
Nj. JACKSON, VA, March %. 1862
On Saturday the 90 "A irst General Jackson rapidly
moved Bis E,lc srcy fom camp near this place, back
u e6.r Gee. t=5n;y--i1 .iies - day, aud camp
q there tbss ui.tt r-szing his headquarters il Sra
,a-- which vas evacuated ~ The er"ny tho day be-
f5rs E.-lg che n x morning tSsGdsy) he sg in rove
tors Atd All hc sr -ry open on he cuomy scar her-
Town about IL o'cl-0k. The hga5 Tss inside by the
Yankee IS they Slt al SNCasa-, tr5t ushirg &c
M u--,ror ri-ht aud then ,trorios ,teif "to
f5r.sr.ody 10 cu7 lets An "grtl!sry duel WAS keO'
M al .b6i four O'clock our f0rcos r,ovng era ua1
o h To- he eurm7s lN'anr! advanced IN ioIt c.
T,ey VI. met b - S7h and Die! VisgiEa regiment
ana r-nuls tire tines. Three timer the Stare sid
O. an sad t,r.e tnss did our gallant troop, drive
. OF h,aal,-G duua Iae bill. The lss brigade, The
5 o7esal" ihel came NJ, and .gsin fiesh column Of
cLenv Wa cJvea hack, leaving tae side OF Tic h.
/ lick wish their dead AID wounded.
i
il st; Another column CT the enemy came up % At
scs cur WcsIed roop', aud overpoSered by numbers,
thsy we're forced TO esve the field The 5a Virgins,
| -. ~. - - 49, - =: ------I
row cane up rspulsed three regiments Of the enemy
three tines AID with the aid Of the 42l Virginia. Co..
B1rks saved the artillery and gave our scattering troops
me 60 rsl, the rsIt range OF hiiia By this time,
lish. was RPp,o.c inS, and The enemy tired Ut uyHe
20 Conquer our hte band OF heroes, osaSeu ung' SLe
| the battle ended
Mob ass been fough: during the war against such
DDS and under the same trying circamstlnces With
| 70 c. 10: exceeding 800 men-meu Sho had been en-
! forced mMcSCs for ueeks-the ranks thinned by the
noeess Of reorganElion in front OF the enemy, st.
lacked 20 900 fresh sroOTs repuse them again aud again
until oyerpoverei by numbers and 60 crippled the enc
nv that be dared not follow us on our retreit The
history Of the so ds no contrast TO the gaantry o.
our ,r,ors and tie desperation With which they fought
/ q, Sunday March PSI The Yankees fought b,,;Cr
,ban a. Nsrassas bet their ccers could be riding
Behind thir columns sab-eus The men on TO the work
While the battle listed the fiog sharper and mole
RAPID than o. the glorious 2lsi Of July IL was equally
"A hsrd fought battle and against greater odds md il
n so succ ssl on our side the result leaves blush
o. sham, behind ard adds Aurels 10 the desperate
bravery Of both officers and men OF our little army.
ON, los is estmlted at about 800 killed, wounded
aui rislirA Letters received from Winchester las
nigh from reliable persons, state that ore hundred N
fo-ty-six Of our men prisoners, some forysI be
Ing " uldes The Yankees admit loss Of loss Of so
siled ard from 900 20 500 wounded and missing
Zoe same t.srs State that there is mo eIultson amorg
the Yauksss and that they look upon Jlcksous army e
b,rd Of hercesn Oar ladies' ia Winchester gave every
A. ent,oa 10 cur wounded and prisoners For the fret
tine since the Yankees entered the town, they crowded
Q streets and the march Of cur men 20 The rArc sd
isp1. va a. one expresses IT, "a march OF triumph
tier tan Of defeat Tle Yankees did rot inter ere
uh this pa rOic demonstration, o. tie shouts OF oar
brave b5ys for - n DAvs and the Confederacy" The
same letters ssnt the Yankees looking upon Jack
sons aruy particularly Gel. Ashbys cavalry with fear
and treublirg The men claim no victory over w.
t1cu-a he usual noise will be mlde 10 their papers
Cu people on the border lock upon our gallant fight o.
Si1d,v IN the iSh: Of victory, and seem cheerful and
0 o3eful.
Where al acted so rallanty and fought so bravtly Il
Il hard 20 pSrtcuarzs but few instances deserve e.
% ca mention. |; is useless to say that General jack
o. sced b-sysly ne in TIE ,hickeet OF The hs {
aud e1oos. % every Gargcr Drawer man God never
rAdr Crl AIN, Of tho % ViFgirii, distinguished
n 1sif Tirte times the fg OF the . Vagina was
-sor Gown AMI tho s;sG shot away. Col. Allen, tie
l.szss Of IA, enemy clHe upon him, lmpsd from BIG
h5.ss AMI carried the coors rom the Geld. COL TALL
f,-ro of tic 2ls had his horsc sdOt uGtsr bin aud
as.rd 30, par well. Col E;tols. Of the 2ih, had his
am batlg biOkcu while caJiag bis men 10 the field
,li Bufs- OF &c AL received * shots through bis
cI,ihng and his horse sho four times Lieut.. DlI,
s-r' vac joined the . b at Harper's Very, va
kl.5, 6zdtng brasey. CloLAil Alsiin, Of the
u.s. n.f, vnradad rri lst on the hs.d. Clp'.u
Es5sf'-Or a che tw6l'y.sly.1t gtilR On. the field
r.ris Va 'aAes p"solCr l. eu.erart JJukil. c..
J Lsc.' A --l"-. amp, usz ,ss p prisoner IL nus
o. a bqiy o. Irk.g TO- Cu- Man, and was hko1,-
iii, Who'll. army sr-'s he o-s a the gallant Leutea'
s,s Cat. NORTON And L -ut Lac Of the Liberty lit
volunteers, Of Washington College, who fought SO 81
allv AZ Gas 90, were taken, and MS company 0si'y
cat Up T. Is impossible 10 so. toll list OF the AIed
,1d wounded The missing coming in every day,
sd th, fra cs.us.e made is greatly redrced. Gen
J.cssors report ~ i0u5. srCn settle aii doubts on
Pho infect Il he hurry Of marching sad ceuc.Cr
rolrc I.. give yog '.t hsvo picked Up "a isc's.-
W lost sv5 s.x FOUNDERS ard Urse ea-.s,us-one q
tle ckhriig0 Artillery aud o1o Of the Yves. Aug ,'a
"a. 10 Sr DE sul w,E cs hy the horses beng n led
cal, m se d-y; ,hst Of tic " 8. Arzust7, by the GER
ria e. tirn1g Uv on the retreit. Bob lcs some four
0 A., krJs Al OF our batteries &C ed vel en- the
T. and .h3 enemy admit hat they did terrcle exe,u.
ia.
Col Ash57 bell TIE right, and before the. fight Was
5y.r VS. completely in the rear o. the enemy. He COW
eyed our retreat and by til trelesl oCorgy has made
.-scli tie terror al the Ia kees.
TIE morning sfer tho battle We fe, back 10 rss-
blrr and eTonirg 20 our old camps near here
r. The enemy had possed courage and darlg train
7;zE, ba,s been taken ard would have been bus for
i John A Hlrmsn, Chic QIsrtsTmases OF this army
L 10 eliEh, lob 10 movo train three miles long aciO's
dangerous ford (Jsdsr creek bridge wss destroyed by
A,1by our FRS. fall back, in presence oil an enc
nv. Oar train IN sight OF the battle held, When
sej HsTma0 seeing the position OF sf'irF ordrod It
back By his energy during tho night he had ready
10 in tn morning carly and passed il over safely
and rapidly AN glad TO say he has had the enormous
proper ions Of the train down, ard the array Is no"
m lght marching order Few do much work for
the army, and mono DO il better than Join A. HArmsc
Bat must bring my rambling letter TO close, for the
signal for advance 10 Winchester has sgsn been
given, and our army, in no manner dispritsd, has
marched forth TO meet the hated Yankees SgAin. The
ranks are rapidly filing up, and the militia that pour in
are armed ard organic at If my letter. hurried
a. !, necessarily H. stops al croakers tongues about "he
defeat Of Jackson and gives an idea Of the grand
battle We fought my time has been well spent, and lie
Imperfec.ious viii be excused
VALLET DinhcT.