The New York herald., 1862-03-26
ANOTHER R0UT OF THE REBELS
Splendid Victory of Major Gene
raj Banks at Strasburg, Va.
Terrible Panic Among
the Rebels.
Their Flight and General
Banks Pursuit.
The Greatest Rout of
the War.
The Irish in the Rebel Ranks Refuse
to Fire on the Union Troops.
The REBEL LOSS very LARGE.
One Hundred of Our Troops Killed
and Three Hundred Wounded.
The Irish in the Rebel Ranks Refuse
to Fire on the Union Troops.
The REBEL LOSS VERY LARGE.
One Hundred Of Our Troops Killed
and Three Hundred Wounded.
&C., &c., &c.
THE DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.

&C., &C., &c.
THE DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
WINCHESTER March Is, 1862.
On Saturday the rebels advanced upon Winchester,
under Generals Jackson. Longstreet and Smith, and
cd within three miles Of the town, and, bringing up a
battery Of artillery commenced playing troops
General Shields ordered Robnsons Ohio battery
TO return the fire, and while he was direct
ing the operations the splinter Of a rebel
she1 struck him in the left arm, and dis
ing to the battery the only casualties besides this
side that day The rebel loss supposed to be
twelve men. few Of our pckcts were captured.
At night both armies drew up in front Of each other
and awaited morning renew the contest The rebel
force thousand infantry, twenty eight pieces
Of artillery and twelve hundred cavalry.
On Sunday morning, at O'clock the rebels received
rcinforccments, under General Garnet, amounting 70
five thousand The Union forces did exceed ten
thousand men, and with the exception about five hun
sivey. At haMpast ten the enemy made .
feint on our left, commanded by Acting Br-
gadsr General Sullivan, opening heavy fire
Of artillery, while the real attack directed
against rsh. with tho object Of naakng IL. General
Rimble commanded on the right, where the heaviest
nghting was DONE There the enemy we're strongly
posted woods and behind WALL and the rebel
artillery posted eminences both sides Of their
left wing Our whole ARTILLERY force engaged consisted
Of four batteries, Of twenty -four pieces in all.
The contest ragged urously ill three O'Clock In tho AZ
ternoon the fighting being done chiefly by the artillery
and musketry at range Of than three four
hundred yards, and often much less.
The rebel infantry opposite right debouched
from the woods attempted capture battery
by charge. The first effort nearly successful but
the heavy discharge of grape compelled them retire
confusion second and weaker attempt likcw failed
and the enemy fell back, with heavy loss behind the
stone parapct
Gen Tyler now ordered his brigade to charge the ene-
my's batteries the left, and deadly encounter
followed. Twice reelcd under the storm; but
the third effort they routed the rebels with
slaughter and loud cheering capturing two Of their
guns and four caissons.
Our loss in these struggles heavy. Out Of 800
engaged in the Eighty fourth Pennsy twenty
we're killed and eighty three wounded. Colonel Murray
fell leading this gallant corps forward and many other
dashng officers were killed wounded Tho Fifth and
Eighth Ohio shared glory and the losses with the
fourth and the Third Virginia regiment also suf
fered Lieutenant Colonel Thoburn, commanding this
corps was everely wounded leading it forward To the
last charge
The enemys killed and wounded strewed the ground
now in prouson and their left wing utterly broken
their wavorine On their side, the Fourth and
Fifth Virginia regiments suffered the most The former
was terribly decmated Several attempts 10 rally the
right wing failed and to add to the confusion the Irish
battalion Of hundred rfy ~s, waes brought fer~drd
and oraevd 10 fire upon e union troops Refused fire.
and rebel rsoims impssdiateiy drove this gallant III
band for~ard, but could not compel them to fire upon As
Union army Forty corpses Of the hundred and y after
yards are,Oed the field
| Meanwhile the rebels gave way their left and cen
tre with less Of seven hundred killed and wounded
and two hundred and thirty-sx taken prisoners Bs.
sides these about fifteen hundred muskcs were taken
and many other valuable trophies Our loss does not CT
ceed ome hundred killed and hree hundred soounded
| The roar Of musketry and was pcessant for
several hours, and particularly between two and six
Pm The rebels withdrew under cover Of night in some
confusion and rereated about four miles towards sas
| burg.
Yesterday General Banks at the head OF large force
pur sued them and at they are at stras
burg, losing everything in their fight.