The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-02
Particulars of the Battle Near
Winchester.


the B Baltimore company.
Particulars of the Battle Near
winchester.
WINCHESTER, March 25.-On Saturday,
at two O'Clock in the afternoon, the enemy
showed themselves mile and half from
Winchester The enemy consisted Of five
hundred OF Ashby's cavalry and two guns
They drove in our pickets and then skir-
mshed with the Michigan cavalry and apor.
ton OF the Maryland First Gen. Shields
brought up his forces and fred rounds of
shell, drove them back, and took several
prisoners.
Gen. Shields was wounded in the arm By
the first fire of the enemy. ..
jackson had been informed by tho inhabi
tants that the town was deserted by tho
Union troops, and be advanced to retake it.
Gen. Shelds's force slept on their srms
Saturday night. ....
On Sunday morning at sunrise, Jackson
being reinforced, attacked Gen. Shields near
KearnestowE, three miles distant. The en-
emy's force consisted OF five hundred Of Ash
by's cavalry, five thousand infantry, nine
pieces of artillery, with reserve Of eighteen
pieces of artillery. The fight was kept up
! till noon, when charge was made by the
Ohio infantry, First Michigan and First Vir.
ginia cavalry. on their right, drove them
back half mile, when the enemy got their
guns in position again in dense wood flank,
ed by infantry, and drove us back. A short
artillery engagement cnsued, when Gen.
Shields ordered Col Tyler to turn their lie #
flank, which was executed by our troops, but
with considerable loss. The enemy being
protected by stone ledge 1.-The Eighty fourth
Penrsy lyania and Thirteenth Indiana
charged their center, and the fight became
general. Col. Murray, OF the Eighty fourth
PENNSYLVANIA, was killed.
Tho enemy retired slowly, bringing theil
guns to bear at every opportunity. Our men
rushed forward with yells, when apanic en-
sued amorg the enemy. Our troops follow.
cd and drove them till dark. capturing three
guns, three ca:sEone, muskets, equipments
etc, innumerable.
Our troops bivouacked on the field.
Gen. Williams first brigade; Col. Donnel
ly of the 28th New York, commanding, re
inforced Gen. Shields. Gen. Banks, wit
was On the way to Washington on Sunday
returned and assumed command. Mean
time Gen. Shieldss division pursued th
enemy beyond Newtown, shelling them tn
whole way.
Jacksons men we're perfectly demoralizet
and beyond control They threw ovsrboart
the dead and wounded to tighten the wag
ons.
1t is noticeable that nearly all the Con
federates wounded were shot in the head AM
breast, testifyng the superiority of GU
maj ksman.
The loss on our side was chiefly OF Penn
sylyania, Ohio and Indiana troops
Those who conveyed the false intelligenc
to Gen. jackson, causing this disaster to th
rebels, have heavy weight of guilt to shoul
, der.
1t was evidently known to many in th
town that Jackson was approaching, fror
! the holiday attire and bnoyancy ofspirlts
mong men and women here.
, Gen. Shields's command being screene
from observation, on the east side of til
town, led the inormants 10 believe that q
our troops were eyacuating, and that Jack
+ son could enter unnolested.
/ Good judges say the enemy's loss is ovt
, two hundred killed and five hundred wount
ed, and three hundred prisoners, includir
! an aid to Jackson. Our loss is about sixty
five killed and one hundred and twenty fi'
wounded.
( On Sunday morning, the rebels receive
. reinforcements under Gen. Garnett, amour
ing to five thousand men. The Union for
1 es did not exceed ten thousand men, an
q with the exception Of about five huDdre,
4 we're OF Gen. Shields's division exclusive J.
2 At half past ten the enemy made fsint {
] our let, commanded by acting Brig. Ger
). Sullivan, openinga heavy fire Of artiller
, while u Q real attack was directed against o.
!. right, with the objcect Of fankingit.
d Gen. Kimble commanded on the righ
4 where the heaviest fighting was done.
III The enemy were strongly posted in WOO
and behind stone wall, and the rebel arti
Iery was posted on eminsncss on both sid
Of their lett wing. a
Our whole artillery force engaged cons
/ ted Of four batteries Of twenty-four pieces
l. all. .Y
" The contest ragged frriously till three
y clock in the afternoon, the fighting bel
j, done chiefly by the artillery and musketr
y at range tf not more than threo hundr
u or four hundred yards, and often much lei
The rebel infantry opposite our right nj
V emerged from the woods and attempted
y capture Doan's battery by charge. n
u first effort was nearly successful, but
heavy discharge Of grape flnanally compel
? them to retire in confusion. A second al
4, weaker attempt likewise failed, and the en-
X X my fell back, with hesvy loss, beyond t
p stone parapet. ai
, Gen. Tyler now ordered his brigade
charge the enemy's batteries on the left, al
o most deadly encounter followed. Twi
y our men Aeeled under the storm, but in Il
third effort they routed the rebels with tr
e mendous slaughter. H
! Our loss IN these struggles were heavy.
e Out OF three hundred men in the 84th PEN
o sylvana regiment. twenty-six were kill
!. and eighty three wounded The 5th and 81
Ohio shared tho glory and the losses wi
" ths 84th Pennsylvania.
n The enemy's killed and wounded strew,
n the ground in profusoD, and their leia vii
was utterly broken and their center wave
ling. On their side, the 4th and 9th Virgil