Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-04-01
Battle Of Winchester.


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al o clock T. W." Vne euVuly s"2"tu '" 'rl
selves mIie and man, from w IncneS'eT' me
enemy consisted % oVo u AS"o{ cavalry anu
guns lhey uIoVe ~ our pcAe'S, anu VIZ"
skrmished WIN the Mlen'ean C4'a'iy ana d
part OF tne Maryland ISL iteSInien'' zen,
shiiedS Drought up ms 'orcc'' Hled Iou"u -
shel ana Grove tnell DacN' laA'ue S'''l"' prs"
oneIs. zen. oHieIuS was "ouDueu !" 'no arm
/ oy ug ITc I"' 81 enemy
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VoaI INC low" vas u1o'i 'Vu y ''1 O''0'' 'i0'lS
anu He "u''"'eu ~ io''No ~ 80
loIce eielI oh 'hcI aIHH o"'"!N'J "'E"" D"H
day morning JACKSON u7lnS rel",ote3d' al.acAeu
Gen onied5 near henhestoWh, lhIeS alHlaht'
Inc enemy loFce consisted Oh 'VV Oh AsIoy
cavalry, 3OuO infantry ana pieces ol af.nIeiy'
with a reserve oi - p ces OK arl"lefy' me
tight was Kept UP uaul noon Wheh charge
made by the ONO infantry lst Mlch'san ana
lst Virginia cavalry On the enemy right drove
them BACK hai q lhAe, "htA ltey GOV iNtii
guns again 70 POSITION ~ dcn's Wool A'hEsu
by infantry ana drove us 'ach
a short artillery engagement eh-u'd' "aen
ten shIelds, through Ool. Nlh7aIl' oIasreu
COL IayIef g turn TIER IcI5 hank, Na'ch was
executed ny our troops DuI WIN ''tlla4' 4osH'
the enemy peng protected.
The lotn Penn. ana Jhe lolh ma" chafse"
their centre, ana one hght became genera, WIN
q terrible massacre on both SIDES OoI Murray
'ol the litn Penn. was killed. line enemy Re-
tired slowly, bringing their guns . bear a eye
|ry opportunity. Our men rushed forward with
yells, Wnen p panic ensued among inc enemy
Our men followed aud drove them until dark
capturing three guns, three eaissohsi ana mus
kets, equipments, &c., innumerabe. Our troops
biyouackel on the field and the dead and Woun.
ed were sent mere Yesterday noon on, nj .
D'eu w. " a,as - - e,.od ;;nn St;o,ds
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cy of sniri1s among men and women here. Gen
Shields command being screened from ohserya
non on the east side of the town led jackson :,
iniormants to believe that all our troops yer,
eyacuatinr the place. ana that jackson woul,
cntor uno6strueted. This evidence is from rris
onors
Good iudg,s say the encmy's loss is over 2Ot
killed. 500 wounded, and 200 prisoners. inclu
DING an a,de 10 Gen. Jackson. orr loss il
killed is G5. and in wounded about l2j.
N,su,,cro, March % Gan shields bo
'4'..',,t g., NJ; ,,,a MI. l,,.
five miles beycnd StrasburS. IL saws die en-
emy are still in retreat. ami our forces m no
nursuit. The loss of the rebels must have beer
Enormous. They have abandoned wagon, alon,
the road filed with the dead and diving. TIN
houses ON the route are found crowded with th
wounded and dead. The dwellings in the town
adjacent to the battlefield of Sunday. are ais
found filed with the wounded The inhabI
Itants aided the rebel soldiers in CARVING Of
their wounded during the day. and in buryin
en- quickly. as soon as dead. Our artiiler
makes terrible havoc among the enemy in tAei
flight, and the rout bids ialr to be one of til
most dreadful of the war
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o,,nrod a, ,hn hat,le Of ly;nchos,a~ orr;,a
r. ,Sis aetar,,o,n No, 'ra os ,;sar,lJ
art and aron, Ioo,n., nr',r
NJ ~ wer r"I eyer seen Tbov ma all Vircinan