, 1862-06-16
FROM FREH1ONT'S ARMY,
Sketch Of Weeks Operations. and the Fight
Eight Niles beyond Harrtsonbufg.
Our Loss in Killed and Wounded 9g0,

From the New York Hesa1d.1
On Saturday, May 81 the first collision oc-
Cured between tile forces Of Jackson and
Fremont, in the lower valley, near strasburg.
As soon as Jackson heard Of che advance Of
Fremont from Franklin to Strasburg by forced |
maEches to intercept him, he at once fell
back from the Potomac in the direction Of
Winchester and Strasburg.
TIE RAPID MOVEMENTS OF J4CKsoS's REBELS.
So rapidly did jackson move his worn-out
forces that many Of them, during march Of
thirty miles, which brought them as far as
Winchester, fell from the ranks exhausted,
and all we're more or less footsore and broken
down. Their cavalry, under its desperate and
undauIted leader, Ashby, always Occupying
the post of danger on the march, secured the
abouts Of the intercepting column. Jackson
was the first to occupy strasburg, though he
was only tive hours march live miles) in ad-
vance Of Fremont on the evening Of May 81.
TIE FIRST ENGAGEMENT, MAT 81.
About two o'clock that afternoon sharp |
engagement occurred between the rebel cav
airy and artillery, under Ashby, and the 1st
New Jersey cavalry and battery Of artillery
on our side. Beth sides claimed the victory.
AshbY fell back with his principal force, and
left . few cavalry to act as extreme pickets
and report the progress Of Fremont's army.
TIE RoADs-sTRESGTu OF sTRAsBJRG.
Jackson, it ehould be remarked, had the |
u
Fremont and at Strasburg, which is natural /
fortress, he was comparatively safsagainst any I
attack IRON any force Fremont could possibly !
have brought to bear against him. he there
fore posted his army and bivouacked for the |
night. Slight skirmlshing among the plckets |
continued all that night but Fremont did not |
advance.
NEXT MORNING, JUNE l.
| at six o'clock, Jackson's army, drenched with
rain and enervated by hunger, resumed its
line Of march. taking the road from strasburg
| to Staunton. iE1emont's column was likewise
early III motion, continuing the pursuit with
| energy. About half way between Strasburg
| and Woodstock the booming Of cannon an
nounced another collision Of the hostile col
| umns.
TRAP TO THROW OUR cAvA1aY-uN1ox Re-
| TALIAT1oS.
The rebels the night previous had stretched
! ropes croas the road to trip eur cavalry, and
| by this ruse succeeded in Killing and wound
troops 60 much that they, the next day, COM
ing up with Ashby's force between Strasburg
and Woodstock, charged upon them with
great fury, and caused the 9Th Virginia regi-
| service OF the rebe1s-to be totally routed in
quick time and with serious loss. Ashby ral-
lied forty Of the rebel infantry, stragglers,
however, and, posting them tn the woods on
from eayerlry, succeeded in checking for q
time the advance Of our cavalry, and probably
saved many Of our command frem destruc-
ton.
TIE ARTILLERY At WORE.
! Our artillery soon came up, however, and
Richmond battery. was halted to support the
, enemy's rear guard. Their guns were sileneed
; | by ours in J. few mfnutes, however, and our
cavalry dashing forward, captured ! small
t their success, charged upon the rebel battery
! with so much spirit that the rebel dragoons
4 once more fed and LETT the guns Of the Rich
mond battery exposed. Three Of these were
:. tempted to recapture them, but failed most
: | miserably. jackson had his prisoners now
l. near the rear, often in full view Of Fremont,
V and probably placed there purposely to pro.
tect him from the fire Of the Union artillery
!. The losses on either side in these encounters
u were not heavy in men, aud there is no means
u | at present OF ascettainilg the names Of any O
I. the killed and wounded Tho rebels took somt
:, prisoners; but our forces took at least twice
a as many; for they had the advantage Of com
g ing up with the stragglers Of the enemy
IS many Of whom we're compelled to surrende
7, as prisoners Of war+
e AT WOODSTOCK
a jackson took up an impregnable position, an
=. halted his force, after march Of eleven mile
that day. Fremont did not attempt to dis
lodge him. but hoyeEcd close upon his rear.
CAPTURE OF THE REBEL PROVOST MARSHAL
It should be mentioned here that our cay
airy, under brigadier General Bayard, entere
or strasburg so suddenly that the rebel proyot
marshal and his command Of about t~o hur
u dred men were captured on the afternoon {
in this day.
IS TIE RETREAT CONTINUED MONDAY, JUNE 2
IS BAD ROADS.
~ About s o'clock 9. NJ on Monday, June
ad Jaekson's force, now consisting Of about 20
~ Geo men and fifty guns, vontinued their r
on treat. Fremont was again upon their heel
Several artillery skirmi5hes occurred durin
,n- the march from Woodstock to Edenbnrg, bs
- nothing in the fighting line Of much in:ere
Nv happened. Some Of the rebel wagons e
ho stuck in the road, which WAS rendered soft t
ct, the vast amount Of travel on 1t and the recel
,en heavy rains, and these we're burned by Il
~ rebels to prevent their capture. When the
'nr batteries got stuck, however, they were d1a
to ged out, and BY extraordinary exertion hu
nd ried forward ont Of danger.
tho AT THE VILLAGE OF EDEEDURG,
ine five or eiz miles from Woodstock, the ret
a,1 General Ashby, by Jackson's orders, af1
alA seeing the rear-guard safely across the brid
r. over Stony Greek, fred the wooden structul
see | and It was soon committed to the fam,
inp The cavalry, under General Bayard, coni
~" up, found tile creek not fordable. It was
out foarDing food, produced By the unprecedens
the rains Of the Season.
all TIE REBEL RETREAT sLAcKEEED.
the jackson was now more composed S1oe
,ra. and carefully did he march his haggard fore
Tha One hour afterwards rain began to fall in t
lne rents, during which Fremont halted to ba
nat | bridge, while jackson pursued his retrogrz
any movement TO Mount Jackson, eight miles
taTy JJba 49, ~, ho,, ~ sa4n5 of tha ~ cot. ~
hest 2eain announced the proxiu1itY Of bis uutir
&C. pursuer.
THE1 MOVE OK AGAIE-THE BRIDGE OVER Z
rand SHENANDOAH REACHED.
vas The rebel army Vas now in motion O.
.,r more, and one mile beyond Mount Jack:
"as they at length reached what they had Il
mp, pined for, the bridge over the SheDando
and | The river WIS SO high that it had overfos
lctly 10 nInAs f 20 pi1ee aa4 1u 1ap,1
they were swept down the stream. To pass SUI
that. river under such circumstances was certai
/ the no easy matter without bridge.
III THE BRIDGE FIRED.
~ II AS soon as Jackson'5 army had cros:
ltn H. he 81 ~ ran1n;tte3 tn ia a anes
pick burned well, notwithstanding the dampr
5, IS Of the timber, on account Of tile rain,
III IN quantity Of combustible matter prepared
49,. insure it's destruction being SO large, AL
WAS | efforts Of the Union cavalry to save it ara
them nothing, and, after advancing his armF e
|, and miles beyond the bridge, Jackson halte
,oou. fancied security. The succeeding nigh
hv The rsbes k1sM tha
that time to rest. They we're not aware eithe
"a in the energy Of their pussaer or tho fac: tha
fno1 Wa6 provided with p0ntoons to couuteract
brag- very obstacle that now presented ITSELF
find HOW orR ARMT BUILD BRIDGES.
#ere One bridge was built thst very night; ;
that anotl>cr vas eommenced the enccee5Inr
toms and finfshed at half:past eleven D. NJ:
at be- more secure fastenineB. uThc rain fal] .
not f1onds came and heat aoaipxt il: but X
Is are not.N The Eame nip6t the column "a
NOV. over under the fire part of the time of I
neral battery. by which no other mischief was
lever than the killing Of a "Bucktaii," while
uring | enemy had two men wounded by round 8
1g on | ricochcttinc from our batteries,
c that ,,o s,o1v,r. f,.,7ppsn.v s,
ck Us "eAA oao11A1'1 'NA
I'd by ING enemy resumed LIS !eslc4e, aAe
,nTer- mont MS pu1fmt Az tHo ociocR
9 the Ashby's rear guard eVacuateo Ne"mafke'
y did ter having Fa1nly manenVered 1of many .
Taey to draw our cavalry Into an ambuscade