The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-03
The winchester Battle-Par-
ticuIarg of the 6yht

O'CLOCK p M. tho enemy showed them
selves nile and half from Winchester.
| They consisted of 500 of Ashby's cavalry
and guns. They drove in our pckets and
| then skirmi shed with the Michigan cavalry
| md portion Of the Maryland lst Gen.
Shields brought up his forces and fired
rounds Of shell, dtivins them hack aud
taking several prisoners. Gen. Snielda was
wounded in tho arm by the hrst fire of the
| oncmy.
jackson had been informed by the inhlb.-
tants that the town was deserted by the
| Union troops and he advanced to re-take it.
| Gen. Shields force slept on their arms all
| night
Sunday morning at sunrise, Jackson being
! reinforced, attacked Gen. Shields near
| Kearns,own, three miles distant. The
cncmys force consisted of 500 of Ashby's
cavalry, 5000 infantry, pieces of artillery
with reserve of 10 pieces of artillery
| The fight was kept up till noon when a
charge made by the Ohio infantry, lst MIchi-
ran and lst Virginia cavalry on their right
flank drove them back n mile, when the
enemy got their guns in position again III
dense wood llanked by infantry aid drove
| them back half mile, when the enemy got
their guns in position again i'll dense wood
| laukcd by infantry and drove us back
4 short artillery engagement cnsucd when
! General Shields ordered Colonel Tyler to
turn their left flank, which was executed
by our troops, but with consi lerabc loss,
the enemy being protected by stone ledge
! The 9lth Pennsylvania and the 18th Indiana
charged their centro and the fight became
general. Colonel Murray, Of the 8lth Peun
| sylvania, was killed.
The enemy retired slowly, bringing Their
! guns to bear every opportunity. Our men
rushed forward with yells, when a panic
ensued among the enemy. Our troops fol
lowed and drove them till dark, capturing
three guns, three cajssons, muskcts, qulp-
ments, Sc, nnumerable. Our troops b.
vouacEed on tho field, and in the meantime
Gen. Williams LIST brigade, Col. Donnclly of
the 2Sth New York, commanding, reinforced
Gen. Shields.
Gen. Banks, who was on tho way to Wash
lngtoa, Sunday, returned and assumed com
mand. Meantime General Shields division
pursued the enemy beyond Newton, she'll
inG them the whole way. JLckson's mon
were perfectly demoyalzed and beyond
control They threw overheard the dead
AM wounded. to Tighten the wagons. 1t is
noticeable that nearly all the Coniederatcs
wounded were shot in the head and breast,
testi(yins to the superiority Of our marks.
men.
The l)Ss on our side was chiefly among
the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana troops.
Those who conveyed tho false intelligence
to General Jackson. causing this disaster TO
tho rebels, have u heavy weight Of guilt to
shoulder. It was evidently known to many
in the town that jackson was approaching
from the holiday attire and buoyancy of spir-
its among men and women hore. Gen.
lIo' Il hnin srrnnnpH from n
vationon the East side of the town, led the
informants to believe that all our troops
were evacuating, and that Jackson could
enter unmolested.
Good Judges say the enemy's loss i'll over
200 killed, 500 wounded and 300 prisoners,
including an aid to Gen. jackson. Our loss
is about IS killed and l25 wounded. On
Sunday morning the rebels received rein
forcemonts under General Garnett, amount
ing to 600 mon. The Union forces did
not exceed 20, 600 men, and with the except
tion orabout 500 were of General Shields
| Division exclusively. At half past ten the
enemy madc feint on our left, commanded
by Acting Brigadier General Sullivan, open
ing heavy Ere of artillery, while the real
attack was directed against our right, with
the object of flanking it.
Gen. Kimble commanded on the right,
where the heaviest fighting was done. The
enemy were strongly posted in woods and
behind n stone wall aud the rebel artillery
was posted on emiucnces on both sides of
their left wing. Our whole artillery was
engaged, consisting of four batteries, of "a
pieces in all The contest ragged furiously
till three p. NJ, the fighting being done
| chiefly by the artillery and musketry at a
range of not more than 800 or 400 yards,
and often much loss. The rebel infantry
! opposite our right now emerged from the
woods and attempted to capture Doaus s
/ battery by a charge. The first effort was
nearly successful, but the heavy discharge
! of grape compelled them to retire III con-
! fusion. second and weaker attempt
| likewise faile aud the enemy fell back with
heavy loss behind the stone parapet.
Gen. Tyler now ordered his Brigade to
! charge the eremys batue. on the left and
a most deadly encounter ensuei. Twice
our men recled under storm, but in the
thitd effort they routed the robcls with
tremendous slaughter. Oar loss in these
struggles was heavy. 0at of 800 men in
the S1th Pennsylvania. 30 We're killed and
wounded. Many officers We're killed and
wounded. The 5th AMI Sth OHIO shared the
! glory and the losses with the Sth Pennsyi-
vauia.
The encmys killed and wounded strewcd
the ground now in profusion, AMI their left
wing was utterly broken and their center
I wavcrihg. On their side the ith and 9th
Virginia Regiments suffered most The
former was terribly dec.matel, Several at
tembts to rally the right wing failed and tc
add to the confusion the Irish Battalion OF l5(
men, when brought forward aud ordered to
fire upon the Union troops, refused, and 9
rebel regiment Immediately drove this gal
lent little baud forward but could not com
pei them TO fire upon as. Forty crpses q
the l50 afterwards strewed the field.
Meanwhile the rebels gave way on their
left and ccnter with Il loss OF 700 killed and
wounded aud 236 taken prisoners Besides
these about 800 muskets were taken and
many other valuable trophies. Our los
loos not exeood 100 killed and 800 wound
ed.
=. Beauregard commands at Corinth. FL
teen thousand troops have arrived frou
Pensacola. Cheatham and Bragg have
divisions near.