Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-12
TR0y WINCHESTER.


Anything from the Valley interesting, and We there
fore give place to the following letter. Notwithstanding
the lapse Of time since it was written:
WINCHESTER, 29.h May.
TO the Editor of The Wig:
You have doubtless heard Of the brilliant achieve
ments of the Napoleon of the war, Gen. Jackson, with
all of the incidents connected Herewith, in clearing the
entire Valley Of the enemy, capturing from four to i've
thousand including not less than one hundred commits
stoned officers from colonies down. say nothing OF the
thousands of new arms captured aud never unlocked,
ammunition sufficient for six months campaign, and
countless numbers of wagons AmbulAnce horses mules
and stores of all kinds in 6ne, he has made clean
sweep of the Valley, completely destroying Banks grand
army, driving them pell nell across the Potomac We
have here now upwards of three thousand prisoners
and they still being brought in every day by the
score from the surrounding countless little boys twelve
years of age, have brought in two at time from the
country That the citizens Of Winchester were rsjpiced
at their deliverance you may well imagine, il you Fave
ever heard anything Of their treatment by the brute
who have been cur masters for the last two months The
little Union sentiment that formerly existed here was
speedily crushed out after the Yankees came 10, and but
for the made just before the evscui-
ton of this place two months SINCE believe with one
unanimous voice our deiverers would have been wei
coined back with shouts of rejoicing As We believe
the population of Winchester is nearly unanimous as
any other town in the South and to-day BY far the hap
pest.
The conduct Of the Yankees whilst here was truly in
famous; all Of them with but occasional exceptions be.
ing rowdies, ruiilns and BLACKBOARD few Of them
require especial attention Col w. D. Lewis, Of Phil.
adelpha was perhaps tie of ALL He wss for time
Commandaot Of the Post He a low dirty, drunken
brute periec. tyrant great fool and would steal from
his cwn prisoners when he had them confined. good
match 10 him was the Rev Me-. D1nnison, the chaplain
Of the Post He told some he Baptist Others again
lhA: he Was Presbyterian, but he WAS such notorious
liar, no one could believe anything he said. 1t was
generally believed that he WAS bar keeper in asaig
nation house 10 the Eve PointS New York. He con
Guided an abolition harangue few Sundays since, to the
negroes by calling for three cheers and tiger and then
FOR the band to play that sacred piece Yankee Doodle
He wGsraher worse than ire OF the chaplus, but
they were all very great ecoundrels; certainly none Il
them had the iaintest iieA OF what true religion
was BE- the way Dsnnison had just started the Wiz
ehes.er Republican again. which Office entirely de-
stroyed By the Yankees the FIRST week Of their advent
here Mr. Meade Vas th,red, besides having his ofice
entirely restored heavy Governmen! contracts, If be
would again take charge and ed. good Union paper,
which III r he Indignantly spurned. Your readers should
have seen the SECOND edition OF Bull Run through our
town on Sunday morning. o. Saturday VIC heard OF the
occupation of Front Roya.On Friday night, by, ss VIC
supposed, General VEIL but supposed he had SUI
fhia ma .TnNOa then
of our surprse when We found the hills to the South
OF town overed With the Federal soldiers BY sunrise
Sunday and their artillery keeping up ircessant fire.
But presently We heard the whistle Of shell and shot, as
they occasionally reached the town. which assured US
TIA, Gus friends near srd then could see from
the tops Of our houses the accused Yankees fall bach
from What we had ftared would have been impreS-
nabs position, the summit Of the high ridge to the
Southwest Of town. which covered with their ar:-
ely aud commands the approach to town. In wild con-
fusion they came at 24O speed down the hill and then
again we locked and the hill Top covered with cur
own og looked for Sad an1Ousy prayed for gray coats
and pants. Onward they came with wild shout; we
Hsw to NEE: them, to know the gallant men who had
s,orned and taken that hill What was our surprise and
delight when we found the frs; regiment that entered
the iowa was own glorious Second, with too gallant
Louisianaus Tsa our frsl ntimlton that General
Jackson was ,sy-he had deceived everybody,
the enemy Thought u was West of the mountains -
Blu: thank God, here he s,oved and idOl.z.t By cur
poOplc
As have chance 70 send this of will do so. II
of interest do with it as you please. You may hesr from
me again LuNPRMs.
Our loas in the fight here about forty killed, sixty
wounded. Enemys about the came. The gallant North
Carolina Regiment East of town lost most. send edi
ton OF Republican by Dennison.