The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-05

tiers, teamsters and servants, frightened
themselves, and giving warning to 9TH
ers 10 look out for shells which would
Immediately be bursting over our heads:
There was for few moments rush of Ii
men, mounted and dismounted. hack
upon the roads aud through the fields.
as if they. had already seen large nun.
bers of the enemy. Everything seemed
to indicate an immediate battle. The
soldiers received the intelligence with
shout and with animated faces.
! Orders to halt, righ: face, were I'M
mediately shouted from the head of the
column, and repeated all the way down
TO the other end. In moment all
were ordered to take off their knapsacks
which were Immediately stacked up by
the roadside, and guards were APP
Ipointed over them. All were ordered
forward at once, and the men, though
ordered to march, moved almost at the
speed of double quick. e r
Presently General Williams, who
had not yet left Strasburgh, came rid
ing rapidly with his Staff to the head
of the column, and the soldiers raised
a hearty cheer as hepassed, which con-
tinued up the column as he advanced
to the front. Gen. Banks soon fol
lowed, aud was greeted with similar
manifestations of pleasure and conf
dence in their commander. 80. ESQ
We followed closely, and the road
was filed with wagons, some broken
down, others with mules cut suddenly
away, and all deserted by their drivers,
5 who had taken fright on the appear
n ance of a few of the enemy's cavalry,
s and fled in a miniature Bull Run STAN
$ pede. ae1
The infantry was kept somewhat in
: the rear until the General and his body
guard had advanced to ascertain the
# position of the enemy, and the space
g between was filled WITH the baggage
!. wagons, which were being repossessed
n by their timorous possessors, under the
o inspiring influence of the Wagon Mas
% ter's whip, who, enraged at their COW,
" ardIy rout, was driving them back viii
m most unmerciful lashes TO their de
i. serted charges. Men were now see,
fncking back, and the baggage trail
/. was soon supplied with transfers. ~
8 On again we moved. into and thro
g MiIdletown, and when we reached
= Newtown, eight miles from Winches
~ " ter, numbers of the enemy's cavalr.
v were seen, and we dashed into the vii
;" lage, and into small grove at the fur
- thest end of town, in which several O
= the enemy were seen as soon as we al
u rived in sight. Forty of our soldier
(, had been captured in the town only
~ few hours before orr arrival, with
:, 20 small quantity Of baggage. Most
- the captured were sick.
- One of them who was killel-Davl
Nv Dickerson was his name, / think-wa
." of Company B, Goth Ohio Regimen
:. ] saw lady who was with him imrn
u, diately after he was shot. He askc
-" Nv for paper, wrote upon it his name an
:" regiment, and wished that his fami
~, should be Informed of his death.
IT, Two of the rebel cavalry had bee
- in tile town in the morning, and m:
H. who had come. in from the Front Roy
l .'N road stated that large force of infa
try were but few miles away. W
me passed through, however, without met
ieo ing them, and on to Winchester al
'o' encamped. . risa. ~
The other end Of our column G
DO" countered the force which was To ha
'e" been sent TO attack our rear. First
Tue Zonavc d'Afrique, body-gnard OF Gt
e"' Banks, had been stationed in the re
sur H. ,,r;J,,o ..ross Mead
Oh Creek, three miles from Suasburgh
' u, ter all had passed except the cava
'"'" under Gen. Hatch,g who was yet
'he come up, and would ford the riI
'c'y While they were besmearing the brio
n ~. with tar, unsuspecting any danger,
OH enemy charged down upon them FIR
:, the mountain on the left, cutting I'll
. a'' MP in a most unmercifnl manner, :
- ca,turing all of them except five.
ever The rapid flight of cavalry caused
resi- l; great panic among the tcamsters,
one. Hed from their wagons. The re
h"' cavalry came up, and more than h
,nty bred wagons were taken possession
ny" by the enemy. .
Que The cavalry, which were behi
'Hel- have suffered much more than
HIS able now definitely to speak OF. II
IVES were ordered at daylight, when the
u ." fantry and artillery and baggage
i1n started toward Winchester, 10 max
law reconnaissance to Woodstock to sc
/ by ANYTHING could be learned of the
His iicipated attack in the rear. L
, and were cut off by the cavalry OF the
'7as nv, and unable toretnrn. Maj. Co
side is among the captured. and Major 5
{ the yer. whose horse fell under him ane
f The iurcd his foot made good his csc
com with NJ further injury. ! 81
es ar The loss in the cavalry it IS impt
lery, bic to state at present with any a
ps Of racy. After wandering through
g. roads and forests they arrived in \
f the chester by midnight. and the REM
miles were on hand next day.. ar
leces- aae SUNDAYS FIGHTING.
nemy After long and anxious days M
,.d9y I retired to rest in the town of
Mary chester. BY daybreak upon the
=. lowing morning, the voices OF car
sssiE and the rattle of musketry, comm
was through my open window, brough
or i'm suddenly to my consciousness tina
saved other day must be broken OF its pa
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