New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-18
OUR FORCES OCCUPYING MOUNT JACKSON
IMPORTANCE or THE POSITION - PRE-
MONTS OFFICERS - TIE RECENT MOVE
NFNTS.

MONT'S OFFICERS - TIE RECENT MOVE
MENTs.
Correspondence Of The Evening Post.
Noun Jackson. Va, June r. 1869.
At lsst day has come when our poor, ragged,
tired soldiers can have peace and rest. This morn
ing at 40 early hour, the army left Newmarket; snd
by noon the wagons packed, the soldiers DIE.
missed and III marvelonslY shorI space Of time the
little slopns tents made by piercing their water
proof capes few parallel rails, were covering
the hlli-tops---the bne smoke OF camp fires curled
gracefully out OF the forests ard brush-wood. Along
The river banks were thousands OF men, III every
stage Of toilette. enjoying the luxury Of cold water,
OF their own willing
HARD WORK.
Tor mole than three weeks we Lave tTamped over
mountains, through forests, wadng Iiyer; we have
founiored through the deep mud, ragged, dirty and
shIrtless. We have followed brave and skillful
general, with strong and courageous army. The
swift arm has been stretched forth and he stood Al
bay. With our wealied wasted force we attacked
and defeated him lust as he about to elndc our
pursuit. IL was bold, brave and heroic under,ak'
Ing, that, of our general 1t Is glorious that we have
conquered QUr enemy. Ii would have been utter
destruction had we .os Our march ef over ~ miles
from Port Republic 20 Harrisburg over the rocky
hills end through the deep sloughs in tie midst OF
furions wIeIenting rain storm, was the best dgy's
work We have yet done The entire army was IL
camp before night and all our trains came safely
except SIX wagons left above the hills in the mud.
To-day the army res. To-day the question 20 often
asked me, Sir, when can have days rest 2" is
answered.
FHrW0sT At MOUNT JACKSON.
We have a.oved on TO this place and shall make
,tsna here foi many excellent reasons. With the
liver between and the large army OF jackson,
for We are confirmed ia the previous knowledge OF
bis having been largely REINFORCED the day after the
battle here with the natural formation Of the ground
in our favor can make a stand against ten times
or number. We are IN capital position sttate-
pi,aly considered. We go forward over three
Toaas ii we please; and now may state tac.s hav-
inc important bearings, which more than justihes
o1,r oIrinsl movement 20 Newiield and Siritbnrg,
instead OF crossing tue mountains 10 llGrnsonburg,
guppoeing such thing TO have been possible with
ont food 10 sustain life IN us.
III vou could corrective the wTetched imperfect
state OF The road from poIt Republic 10 Harrison
burr Won would be convinced al once that our occu-
nation OF Harrisonburg, III Jacksons rear would
not in the least have nteifeied with his csc"Pei hs
would simply have given w The snp on ti,hef tide
md laughed "a our Obstruction. IA Ashby SAID,
When he Lard tie she'll aud powder train on the
bridge whose ruins lie within eight OF my tent as
write. - here The did Yankees think they can
wit ~, do they. let any of them step on this
btjjpe aud they II 20 hewards straight " IL WAS
Tie las, impedineu, ne put in the onward step
of freedom heroe-. for he most certainly killed
in the skir1Iish the Night preceding the battle Of
CIoss-keys.
There are other reasons Which give s1ea, imYof.
lance to tins point, which may not mention.
GEH. GILRUI.
zen. Milroy Is man of.el mentioned in this de-
psftment. iie Il an cad specimen Of an American.
STANDING ABOUT Elk get four inches blgh, he towers
ABOVE MS meh y IN commanding physical force; Lis
lace u square with reddish-erEy beard, covering,
'dt no. "a" .n5, small mouth OF singular dIIec'hess
ana ~ ,.iou lie speaks hesitaiinely, aud Is evil
"-nily moi large no' g'tek thinker n nervous
seus6ihtv or senftion oi fear never came INTO LIE
co,nuo,ition So when lis name was mentioned on
The DAY VI battle az 20 leading the advance, he re-
" Oh. yes. let NE do it; will 20 shesd--yes, to
= G.n-ar-al, my boys / fix en-"
There IS no trouble about your going ahead,
Gen. Milioy, but you are IN dagger Of going TOO
But wont--;-his time, General, III obey
So Milroy went ahead About 3 O'Clock of tina.
afternoon / sew bim in wheat field, peeIing over
the ,rain tips in, the wood IN moment tue leaden
e1Aiu gej lis iron s,Ss and the AIR was full Of hust-
linz so,luds. and brave men fell bleeding and dying
IN iaat glorious little band OF patriot heroes there
were no pole checks nor hyid ~, there was 30 moan
uor shrek OF pam. Put me DOWN ethty, poyS,
.d a wounded Captain 0f the Goth ONO, a. hls men
rested foI a moment, bearing tie shattered body 10
ibe rear He lay 0uet there IN the shade, iis col
diers c0mpaDio-s, towuanen. may be, turned agiun
10 The sheet Of hGnes, bursting shell, aud whHzing
bullet. ,
Oh, bus our ~Dl4.CM are Hvptf uiUNc
.peah oi the Americans more especially, for have
,eeu them Under Ere, cool, brave. determined ain
prond Of them. anu glo,y IL them. No eOqneDce OF
The historian zen can ever 90 tlein Justice NO poci
j. WORTHY - -ing their preise.
col. CLUsERET.
Col Clnseret, who Is French Officer oi many
campaigns, says to that he never saw such sQAg
5r0,a and Iuct. IL i not the result o. discipline nor
drill-Hcavcn knows we bave little Of that-uor IN
IL Tie ca,s % the Zouavee or ChasSnrs d tirquc.
The sublime couIagc o. cor native solders is high
form ci development oi pure moral principles.
TnE RrstL sOLDiiAs.
The Rebel soldiers when they are not pressed
INTO the service ana do nCi fight with the mistaken
idea thai il +. q Nrrggle Tor ireedom-are just as
brave az ours. On tlai beautiful sabbath morning
v hen gtee met sieei in tie 0cttI conflict. they did
net vielc an inch of willing ground. Lit had been
solely an infantry fight we might have been al Of
Us p.s0ers Or dead before thu line but they could
not stand TIE elective OF our artillery. Ia ore
dfoharge Of Wd.ich'r baucy upon regiment oi
bc Rebels who were about TO ouiiaEk sherman Bat
terv more ttan go were killed and wounded. 1hey
,rere r.nght a lesson which they remembered on
thai side of the lei Tor The rest oi the day.
EtCENT MOtEALN1s.
never saw a more iuro,ing eight than the march
Lv ,iy;iou- in 60 rlu,u on of the woods when the
order came Tor Withdrawal This was 10 time Tor
straqgIirg. each in INF place, keeiIie stei
and tiue 81 il j. were dress parade hha We
.,oyyn .heir position ard the nature OF TIE ground
IN advance Ia force would nave driven the enemy
iuto cor1plete ro4t and that advance vo III have
iee, made even ~ tuo expense OI more biebiood.
Iod nae known that Carroll had failed 70 Uurn tbe
lido. "a yon Republic. daybreak would have
,olr,d 81. a,saihng our already oeieated Zoe: 4
q. II mistake ior lie held i more than IAN au hoi
am uermted jackson 10 occupy me i"sh'S OfSI
looking aud completely c0nnh'hu4Ns INC '"ii''
..f IL fle