, 1862-09-30

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- "'o.' 'A1a septsnSsrs isaasi :, i'd.
q GKnKRA1:-Punsuant to :tha orders Of Col
3. c. Miles commanding Railroad Brigade at
aazpere Ferry, stationed an outpost, On
the third instant ut = point hbout three miles !
south af Msttinshurg On the Winchester ro.d,
consisting of 1inety-aye men Of ths 18th III
Col, Davis, On the morning OF. the 4th I
Instant. Lieut. Charles Roden, Of said COM |
u1aud, having ten men with him, on recon-
noifeT3pg tour, suddenly came upon Twelve |
mounted rebels at Bunker Hla, six miles south
them pen nell before him, about three miles
beyond Bunker Bill. H. The enemy bad one |
horse sounded and uua nsn. In this affair,
Lieut. Roden and his men behaved very gal
: The pext day, At about 10 o'elocks 4 n,
mounted men, one hslf mfie north Of Bunker |
Hi, STACKED them with about as quat nutu-
ber Of his men. and drove them. back In: the
town; OF Bunker Hill. Hare the enemy dis
mounted, and from the TeaI Of some old ouud,
ings On bluff beyond Middle Greek, opened
= deliberate fire upon our advancing party:
Lieut.. Col Davis rapidly crossed the creek,
ordered the charge up the hill when the enemy
fed II The widest confusion, each party ex-
changing fireA The chase continued for ak
oncre, III of the 18th Virgins {Ashby's) cav
airy, with their mount and arms Two Of the
enemy were wounded; our men ~ escaped
unhurt.
Lieut.: Col. Davis, whose horse was shot an-
der him, deserves great Traise for the ability
me, he speaks very highly Of the conduct OF
Dr. Mccarthy, the assistant Bu1geon Of my
reRfu: ent, acting as his adjutant, VINO received
3 bal through bis sack and: had his hnT5e
Eou. ded; al5o Of Capt asydsD: Tho *s Led hs
anf 46e ne ensnS Ss es ss9Ps4S sea did not make
their appearance ut our outpost until
the iii day Of September, when
our yidettea were driven IN about y day.
Illinois cavalry. having been dispatched BY
Lieut. Col Davis, with eighteen men, to as
certain their strength and position, was 6ur-
rounded by the enemy. but succeeded 1n cut
ting hts. .Esy through to near OR outpost
oueiy woa5ded IN The breast by ariae ball. and
was carried from the field by his men One of
his men reached Lieut. Col Davis and reported
to him that battaiion Of Ashby' 8 cavalry,
400EfroDR, was drawn up on the Winchester
pike The leutenantrcolond immediately
| dispatched messenger to my eamp, request
| inE me to send him reinforrements- Alter
baSing reported this fsct to Brigadter General
White, commanding, and received bis orders
| to send forward sufficient force ct cavalty,
Infantry and artillery I immedi.te3y INN dis
airy, under Captain Grosvenor on the Win
| chester Pike to Licutenans-C Colonel Davis as
/ sistance. Ithen dispatched over the so-ca1lc3
Dirt read, running parallel with s1i1 pike,
companies B and E, OF the 18th Illinois cav
| a1ry, under Captain LsIgholz md Lieutenant
VassruT. and tour companies of the 65.h
Illinois Infantry, under Major Wood, aud
| with another company of caya1ry tcomp1ny
G, Capt. Bronson} and section Of Capt. Phil
lips ba1te11, under his command, I marched
I learned from Lieut. Col Davis report,
that about 81 g. n Capt. Grosvenor arrived
at tie outpost with his company, and reported
to him. adding this company to the force be
had on hand, he Immediately formed in col
umn on the pike, headed BY company A, and
1ny, They hastily retfeate1, firing II
they reached the town Of D.rksyf1le
about Geven nils south Of Marhns5urg
where they made stand, OCCURRING geEJ
/ strong position on the other eide Of tht
creek aud keeping mp brisk fire from thet!
shotesor while, Lieut.. Col. Scott ordered !
charge, which was gal1antly executed BY hi
| men, when the enemy turned and fed. The,
made no stand at Bunker Hill, but hur1ies
through that town on to Winchester, no
would be there In q half m hour. Capsai1
Langho1z ard Lieut.. Vasseur with their rc
spectivc companies were sent 3n pursuit. q
the flying enemy, making several prisoner
sud cagrusfng 9 number Of hoE9ss ~
ter,. whence they returned and joine
me- with the main foEre near Bunke
, Hill. Before returned to camp, : cause
Capt. Bronson Of the 1eth Illinois cavalry, !
( pursuance OF an order to that effect from Ger
White, to make 3 reconnaissance in the dires
1 rf Eaf4 Swt tYes
party OF mounted rebels, taking one Pri'
!, | oner. He reported to me having met no fore
Of the enemyi in that direction. At 8 o'clock
the evening, the forces under my comn.an
, had all returned to camp.
The enemy's loss ia toTty-oae prisoners an
twenty-five Killed. We had none killed, an
I but ore man ta6Eu prisoner. We have th1
i teen wounded-most Of them badly-auon
them Capt. Grosvenor, who received pist'
snot y TIE charge 4 parssvle p ~ F;s.1 am IT,
are doing well, and will speedily recover
= list OF the names Of our wounded Is appendt
= hereto. Among the wounded on the 9th
+ side are Capt Mcdonnell aud Lieut.. Albe
- | Carroll, of the Maryland line cavalry.
Z The officers aud men Of my command 3
d hayed admirably. The 18th Illinois cayal
= were the only troops engaged in this fgt
= and they fought b1aSely and CALAMITY, 1nai
d inning in high degree the honor Of the ST.
from which they hail The infantry, und
ont skirmishers on both Aanks, and march,
H. double quick to the SCENE Of action, eager
j.. ba7c Share in the fight. Captain Phil
brought his section Of attillesy promptly II
position LieutenantrC Colene1 Davis Is e1
lied to special mark OF distinction for
bravery and gallant1y exhibited In these Sc
raj encounters. Captain Grosvenor and Lii
tenants Logan and Assistant Surgeon McC
+. 4 thy also deserve special mention
l. The number Of horses Killed and Wount
On our side was fifteen From the prison
I1earn that the force opposed to us on the
IN inst. consisted Of the 18th battalion Fifgi
cavalry, portion Of the 18th Virgins caya
e. (Ashb5's}, and the Mar5land Inns cava1r
r numbering in AL 200.
II lam, general, very respectfully,
Ia -Four obedlent servant,
A. Voss. Col. Com'd{
n 10 Brig. Gen. Julius White, Com'dg Briggs
L1sT OF NAMES or WoGSDKD or THRTWELl
i, ILLINOIS CAvAIRT on TIE 7TH SEPT. l65
= Cspt Thom&s ". Q.osvenor, Co.. l.
Y:o Lieut.. Joseph Logan, CO. g.
~ George BanEhArdt, 60 i. seyerely-
~ Noah Mitchell. CO. 4 dangerouely. eincn died.
CHS, .. Clark, 90. 4. eexe!ely.
ef ao1Isnteef, IL Sss4h e. g. 4 4 siie6t!y! se&a
~ ~ ". L. Oakes- CO. 4, slightly.
ods Hiram T. Robbins. CO. l. slightly.
tTn | DuK1er, Vim. q. eche1mefhurn, CO. a, 61ghtl{
~ Valentine Ktn1ne, CO. G., dangerously, since
4 u JAR Z. Simpson. co. F. dangerouAaJ.
. John S. Lee, co. F, aim btola.
Another Democrat Washes his Ha1
of VallAndlEhanllsm4
pErERaBuRa, Sept. %, Is!
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