Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-18
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MAR PoRT REPun1lC, VA june 8. Z.
At last We have o7ertaken Jaektop, aud
yesterday were engaged in an atIair which,
hit was not battle, vas strong recOn-
noissanee. The road taken by the Iebels
after deserving the main ''pike' leading to
Stanton, DIVORCES to the left. Now and
then little openings relieve the otherwise
oppressive gloominess of the dense forest
through which il winds. over this road
the entire rebel army had passed, carrying
their heavy train of provisions aud wagons.
We Knew that Shields had gained the other
side of the river at Port Republic, and dis
puted the passage of jackson.
IL was about 10 o'clock in the morning
when our tOoops, regiment after regiment,
hled out of the woods and took position in
the battle fields For an hour our infantry
drove them back, half a mile and into the
woods. BY this time nearly all the SOL
idiers had arrived on the ground. Stahl
and Milroy hold the centre of the position,
supported on the left flank by Bohlen and
Oh the right by Sehsnck and Clnseret. The
lighting was bard along this liHe of near
y three miles. Milroy and SChenck drove
the enemy back at every point. The ar
tiilery, which was splendidly placed by
Col. Pilsen, and served with persistent en-
ergys soon silenced battery Oflthe rebels
which had bothered us somewhat by
pitching shells and round shot into our
camp. In the course of two hours the ar
ttllery OF the enemy were driven back and
took new positions in the rear, from which
they were again driven back and again 81.
fenced. Il ei5 90.
It was about four O'Clock in the after.
poon when Stahel. misunderstanding an
order, Withdrew from his position, leaving
both TANKS open toithe enemy. Itbecame
necessary to withdraw the other brigades.
twas a beautiful sight to see one afterthe
other march out of the woods in perfect
order, impatient that they did not complete
their victory. -as
tits not easy to say which regiments de-
serve the most honOrs or fought the best
The New York Eighth lost heavily, as did
the Garibaldi Guard. Gluseret fought his
little brigade magnifcentIy; and now holds
the advance. We are not fighting this
morning r =
The force engaged was mostly composed
of western men. The Seventh Indiana re-
lgiment did noble duty, holding their posi-
ton on the right for four hours against q
vastly superior force, Colonel Gavin re-
peatedly charging and driving the enemy.
They left Fredericksburg eight hundred
strong and arrived ct Port Republic with
i bu6 ESlHaluUGtE
been LEFT along the route, sick and disa bled,
and after the fight they mustered about
one hundred and forty, losing more than
half their force. ss,is
The following is a list Of our losses:
-...-..:. !
s4th PenusyIyania...., i 80 a9s az
10th Pennsylvania. "a %
9Th Indiaua."......s.....is l33 IS 2lO
9th Ohio..,.....!.........s4 go 176 i 24C
Tth Ohio..................ll GO 10 81
29th Ohio.................l7 80 1873 l8g
Goth Ohio ..............-2O go lO7. a.ls7
Battery d, of lstO Ohio. 2 g. 3 lC
i Battery Z; Of lst Ohio. | 5. lC
LIST Virginia Cavalry. L. 4 q 6
Total......... .......66 36la ga 1901
A messenger from Mount jackson re.
4 ports allquiet in front of that place this
morning. The enemy's ptckets, but few il
number, are about Eve miles beyond.