The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-10
The Fight at Winchester.

From q gentlemen just from Jacxson's
army we Fave some pa! ticulars of the fight
ut Winchester or Sunday, May 20 h. Our In
formant was attached TO the 2ist North Caro-.
lima regiment, Col. ". W. Kirkland, which
was in the hottest OF tie fight. The 2lst was
on the right wing of the army, and being Oh.
gagged all the time suffered severely, losirg
loo men out OF 390-:hree companies having
been detached 3 support for Courtenay'x bat
terry. This battery and the 2lst wsrs the only
forces engaged on the right wing, fight ting
against the 9th Connecticut, G6 h Psnnsy
MA, 2sth New York, and 10Th Flame The
light opened III sunrise, the forces OH the left
under jackson, the right under Eweli. After
fighting about an hour hs fire was so hot the
2lst fsll back about fifty yards, being at the
time within twenty yaIds OF the enemy and
nearly surrounded. The Yankees were pro.
tscted by four rock walls which gavs them
the advantage Ot cover while they poured 10
q hot fire from different directions. - the
time the 2lst fsil bae the 10Th G sorgia came up
and fired one rou nd and the enemy seeing the
reinfOrcemsnts commenced retrea:ink and at
the same time cur force was ocdsrsd to charge
Aeantims, Cour tenhy 3 battery had bsen serv.
cd In an admirable manner, and caused seri.
GUS havoc IN the Yankee ranks. The snsmy
having retrea:Cd along the whole line, they
were followed up to MartinsburK, a distance
OF z. miles, where vs. eEcamped ior tho night
In the charge made in the early Part OF the
engagement We lost many valuable officers
Col. KirklaId, while calamity leading his
regiment, musket III hand. firing as rapidly Us
possible, received a painful wound through
the hight thigh. Lisut.-Cul. Repper was sh OF
through both hips and bladder, AID Is sap.
posed TO be MORALLY wounded. Captains
Hecgecock and L,gon were killed. The 10th
Georgia lost I killed and IA wounded. These
were the operations on tho ext rems right wing
which cur informant saw but at the same
time nearly all our force was engaged along
tbs liae.
In this battle We took six thousand tine
riff ., two thousand musSets, six hundred
sacks OF .alt. four hundred wagons, many
horses, twelve pieces of artillery, TIRES being
rifled Parrot guns, 100000 worth of medi-
ctnes, hospital stores Of every imaginable
kind-splints, ampatating instrum ents, chic
roforrn, oranges, lemons, frssh cheese, dried
fruits, every luxury sick man could de- sire,
and clothes without limit Col. Ashby, hear.
ing Of many Yankee suffers who had recon tly
sat up their shops In the country, seized thsm
and loaded 200 wagons with the plumber. A
portion of the captured stores had to bs de.
strcyed In our retreat, but all the guns and
medicines we're saved. The cohduc: Of Gen.
Banks was disslacsful. he had circulated the
report among the negroes that jackson was
shooting every negro that f,ll in to his hands,
end BY exciting them by such talss of horror
induced them to runaway. 1t is fact capa.
BILE Of proof, that he took his own sick and
wounded from tho an balances and loaded
them with negro families. Thus his wounded
fell into our hands, together with ten Yankee
Surgeons. The latter were released uneondi.
tionally. On this occasion tbs gallant coz.
duct of Dol. Kirkland was very conspicuous,
and won the praise Of the General in com.
mand.