Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-27
Communicated.
For the Poneroy Weekly Teleg raph.
Mountain Department.
CAMP IN MOUNT ] JACKSON, Va,

lHf. E01or:-My promise to supply
you with weekly communication from
this department, has met with signal
failure, which you will be able to ex-
cuse when tell you We have been on
constant run from the date of MY last,
till yesterday noon. We are stopping
here long enough to breath and soothe
our blistered feet, when the order con
ward" will be heard again, and we off
to s'Dixie."
Again you must pardon errors that
will easily slip into letters written un-
der the most unfavorable circumstances.
While at Franklin, Va, an order to
fall back on Petersburg was received
with astonishment by the whole army.
Soon, rumors of sad reverse to our
arms, began to stir the blood of our
troops. When we reached Petersburg
late copy of the Ohio State Journal
told of Banks defeat at Front Royal, of
the danger of our National capital, and
of the terrible uprising of the people at
sheme. Then another order rushing
the whole of Fremont's command to
Strasburg, distance of 73 miles, was
received with gladness, and eheerfully
obeyed. Nothing of special interest
occurred on the way save little skir-
mishing between our cavalry and the
pickets, until we were within three
miles of Strasburg, when our advance,
consisting of the 9Th Va. and Goth Ohio,
commanded BY acting Brigadier Gene
raj Clusseret, came suddenly on bat.
terry Of 6 pieces artillery, supported by
a brigade of rebels. Here skirmishing
began in earnest. A battery of our ar
tillery was soon at work; the sth Va.
and Goth Ohio sent out their skirmish-
ers, Who soon drove the rebel skismish-
ersthrough wood, then large meadow,
behind their guns. This work occu-
pied the whole of last Sabbath, result
ing in no casualty, save some wounds
received from shell by seven of the 9Th
and pne- of the Goth.
Tie rebel loss could not be ascer-
tained. When We finally advanced we
found in a house near the rebel battery
the humb and first finger of man, and
marks on the Aoor of great clots of
blood. N
p the evening of this day the ad-
vance was ordered forward to make a
reconnaissance, which was pushed to
within mile of Strasburg, resulting in
the discovery that there was no enemy
nearer than town. After dark an effort
was made to surprise the rebel camp,
which resulted in forcing an imme-
dite evacuation. of the place by
tn. enemy At about 8 o'clock the adj
vance, assisted by four hundred cavalry,
and battery of two pieces, was orde red
forward. ~ Is
We arrived before the place at eleven
o'sloek. TheSinfa1try was placed on
hill side, about one hundred yards from
town, while the cavalry made a furious
Charge into the place. The enemy was
piepared. Ashby's cavalry, supported
bT infantry, were in line, and before our
brcss could take proper position, an
srder for the rebels to charge, brought
whole regiment of cavalry upon our
noble four hundred The fight lasted
about ten minutes, resulting in the cap
lture Of or 10 rebel cavalry, and loss
lon the side of the foe, of 8 wounded and
killed. We lost, in prisoners, 6, and 8
wounded. ..,---.=s@.-.
The cavalry rushed from the place
hoping to draw the enemy after them,
when it was designed 10 charge on them
with the entire advance. The rebels
seemed to comprehend the whole plan.
Did not appear. But began at once to
exacuate the place, which fact was not
discovered till morning, The cavalry,
artillery and infantry fell back to the
main body ofthe army, where We ar.
rived at daylight Monday.
Early Monday Gen. Blenker's Divi
sion moved, and after little artillery
skirmish with Jackson's $ rear guard,
took Strasburg. Soon Gems Schenek.
and Milroy's Brigade's followed on, and
by ten o'clock the whole of Fremont's
command, except the advance brigade,
which was permitted to rest, after the
tolls of Sunday and Sunday plight, were
in ullapursuit ofthe enemy.
Constant skirmishing has been going
on. Ashby's cavalry is covering the
rear of Jackson's army Our Ohio 9th,
kave'ample opportunity to show
these "chivalry'' horsemen that OHIO
farmer boys know how to fight and
charge as well as the f. F. VS., and
they are doing it finely. Only yesterday
our cavalry pursued so hard on Ashby,
as to prevent him from burning the
only bridge on the road that could be
saved. The cavalry has also captured
seven pieces of artillery. We have over
three hundred prisoners. The road
between here and strasburg is covered
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