Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-07
RICHMOND WHIG.
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it ,sron not~;ths ling much Of the Information it
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TstSs RAlor Ofh. giis:
SrAuNroS, March Slst, 1862.
send you such particulars es / have been able TO
gl.h,r of the bioody O,te near Winchester. tis iu-
possible to &c, accurate accounts OF the details OF the
oouf those engaged can Olyspeak of -ha. ecsurr.
ed IN the range Of their obsrvaiion aud. they sFere
KEEP 100 bu.y {, lock much srouad them. Fsem all sc
eouats it vas the most desperate contest oftle well
SlDy who participated IN both engagements biuk !ha!
Nlnsssls was cLlds play compared with Winchester,
la5 from the fact tba. the loss side 20 per
cent OF The uhcl3 rubber engaged and that Of the enc
ny stil greater am inclined think their opinion is
WI founded.
Guers JlcksoLH cfic's report will give Il orly re
gaols soecu1t Of the battle wkoie; but we have
e-hsred some facts from soldiers e"g,gei, and civil
i,. w. lot; Winchester siuce the fight which vii shed
o,as rglt On the rn,jsct.
Il,l,a from rei,sls scu-ce tha. the number Of iu
.rr.gg engaged ou or SIDE EGs 22o0. In addition to
rsc were the Rockingham and augusta bat:er;e7 and
prob tir sore cthsr-, making an sFgegH's force of
gbru 25oO The force Of the enemy yss about l2 600
70. many hours our isls band Of heroes mantlined
@ cir sud gairst lie benDg hosts ol the enemy
5 6rsly vi'hdre~ in good crdes when the increasing
r,abs,s Of toe fcs threatened 10 surround them.
Tao 6st runor was that J-eksOn had been caught in
a TAP aut dreadfoly vors,ed Ba. this is altogether
'~t-ke J4cssol WAS doIy sppriz'd cf the movements
Of nay ard acted with HE eyes vide ofon II the
s5cii air.. lis obiss, to g;vs the enemy for
t,s,e " hat they had to expect in the vsrcy, and il
A5y we're sa,i,f with the Tesult em "old Stone
-aG' :
/ learn through a gentleman vic IN Winchester or
TUESDAY, ths; Hr Poip Wiisms, ard ether genteu''n,
srped to So Federal commander for mission TO bury
our d.a5 ThG was granted, ard the piOus duty was
| performed in a suisbl, man-er. Tie number Of cur
dad was S. which LGs bssn increased b. subsiquen,
deaths 70 nJoI, 90 Our whole los in killed wounded
4a5 gsiscn1s "a 465 o. th,se Atol, 200 wound
Cd Gc5t OF t1s soulled have been brought to S'sun
tn saera they are comfortably qIartsTed AMI well
cared fer 10 The hospisl which lG been es,ati-hcd IL
the spacious and CON not,us buildings OF the lasu.
ioa i,r The 6,af dcub aad blind l hsppy to say
ha much the g pro IsioU OF tie wounds fight,
izvolyug NJ pe,mueat is4biIi.y. Toe wounded
cheerful sud srxoas TO be Sufficiently restored to JOIN
tasi; r.sp-e.ise commands.
Reliable .6vio,5 from Winchester represent the lOsS
Of .be ,acny a kisd at near 1890 and the wou' dsd
a. mucl larger ars I. IS said tia. about 500 dead
ooij.s Egrs bouynt to Winchester for transportation
N,riAsard T-ess 81 We suppose, were the sis whose
st nl, weye -b.r 20 incur the cost of remOvaL Tie
mass Of course were buried In he neghtorhood OF tie
5,yts s-6.ld
Upon e. qlrrs IS {, he cause of the disparity in the
casual les Ia se two armies, lsara from soue Of cur
nsu bs. tie enemy -.ra 30 tbsS Ia. /; imposs b.
fer sur ncn to rs Every aho took e',e:ifis rissoj
bs column g: which :. sincj it TO hi: one
ia t5sJstr.
TIE r1o d,sd!y s'siN occaTsd neaS The boundary Of
twa f,ltt Wish were sep rated by stone wall Two
Of ou- regiments we're in cue 6d and six Y,Jkse regi
raso.s 10 thc o,scs = 6ss: hsy a.ei eevos the vail
bo sfer Will, each party alvaueel in rul, to get
n, 2, Of the shstsr Cf tie Nait-our reached
t. rst aud the Yaaksss were then about 80 yards dis
tln,-ous uien sdi4tgly drofsd t'er knees, ar
tkrg di1srate ain cred deadly veil - iato the %.
ts.,ia- ass Of th- e.sry Tee 20 was ierEdo ard
Is s said hat e1 ohio and Pennsylvania regiment,
-rieh in al74aaa were SlHts. sa-iAii-'- :. . - e.
sid ,ii -fer ,as d,s no, lore than 20 q ole oi
,l,ss ,szi.,sots scre le:t s'4adirs
! lssrr that the regm-ns eneagcd in this i'r'.be
sg,,,.. were Bi,ke's aad Fasersos which greay'ds-
,vui.bcd ,t,u,clyes Col Eahois' -aid to haze act
"A zin si1nl coarsEs, ooolEess ard soi'y, a'd am
/ n NV 70 a!fib.t Col Allen had opportunity o.
pa.z- ths stamp Of seh9ol on the SANDERS tfa' Tefe
circulated ss,iast hn a. Haasssas Ny Informant re-
,.,kd he hzd covered himself sl over with elcTy -
T. Mig to ta,s' gsnil"neU, do rot wish to be re-
! c.riel ~, by izru.stor, dspaTa5irs Others. E'eT'
o.l il hs duly notly, ard l learn TIA: General jack
sou szI5sset The opinion that thy we're band OF be-
r,s TIE % v.sisa Reg uisn: was held ia reserve,
A.. d rot 2,r ipA,e 5oyey in the ss'i'er part Of TIE
6,s bu. vas e4,d in to psijrm the perlous tax OF
,,ye-r, ID, retreat This duty it performed noby, i's
, rsuy of jis lsat members, bu. dealing death en-
L,s.sac.a' uoog .hs enemy, who vers kept a bay.
/ y lls! tso guns IL The ba'lo-oGs from toe Rock
/ b-tg lra one hom 5ts Augusta battery. The k1sk
/ b s,. "a. wa rlck by a cannon ball rad disabled
m o, OF bo uhsr ses e4us'd by the kilicg Of orc Of
tr hors-s -isa g1:sasi tie olesa and caused Ih'm
go .l-- ,ud !erly I'D elp5z the earTnge The cnem!
sls, c5ss p,n Us l7d lsf time 10 r'P'seo It. Oar
a.r however ca on; and secured all the horses bit
o IN Es 7ss cut cut b. tho. enemy, and escap hon
tae,a AID came gaiePing 70 our camp. L. would seem
AS ii even the horses Infected win the pds OF re-
D. lou sld hatred to the Ylukels.
I Gel E,lors left arm broken by ar f. or mu'kct
bN, sbou FOUR ,ehss below the shoulder. lie qGte
ccafessble when ysd bin, aud hope will save his
s,m.
Tee report here s, that the eneRy lo't eight or
.5e Calres, aud largo number Of oi ers of inferior
sraaS.
A large proportion of the 4ogats militia wen; to j'n
J,,kson his day satk Gnd the residue, WHO required
les Days % make ther preparations, are rapidly assen'
6-g 10 leave, lhis afternoon. As wri'S tie tp!ri
s.lrlns drum and clrPicFci,g fife are clirg them to
their r, nd.zs,rs They noble set OF uen sud will
.l,s good account of themstlIce. When they reach
tasls d,t:us ion, Augusta Will hays in The fl I'D three
rsriners os,!s Inhodeus and wAl,ers batteries, and
P,,liek's AID S,vrr, t.'s companies Of cavalry.
,r ~, &C., ,,-s,sI in The haiile near Witches