Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-19
From General Fremont's Army.
Our Forces Occupying Mount :Jaek.'
SOn--ImpOEtRnee OF the POSI1IOn..
Gen. FrelnOulss Recent.
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MouHT JACKSON, Va, Juael2.
At last. q day has come when oar poor,
ragged, tired soldiers can have peace and
rest. This morning, At an eAFly honr. the
army left New Market; aud by noon the
wagons were packed, the soldiers dismiss
ed, and in = mArEellously short space Of
time, the little sIOping tents, made by plas
eng their waterproof eaPes over few
parallel Rats were covering the hill-tops
the blue smoke Of camp fires cpried
gracefully out of the forests aud brush
wood. Along the river banks were thou
sands Of men, In every stage of toilette, en-
Joying the lu1Ey of Geld water of their own
willing.
HARD WORK
For more than three weeks We have
tramped over mountains, through forests,
wRding rivers; We have fioundered through
the deep mud, ragged. dirty and shiruess.
We have followed a brave aud skilful geu-
eral, with q strong and Courageous army.
The swift arm has been stretched forth and
be stood at bay. With our Wearied, wasted
force we attacked and defeated him just as
he was about "a elude our pursuit. Il was
bold, brave aud heroic undertaking, chat,
of our general. Its glorious that We have
utter destruction had we lost. Our march
of over twelve miles from Port Republic
70 HArrisonburg, over the rocky hills and
through the deep sloughs, in the midst OF
furious unrelenting rain storm, was the
best days work We have yet done. The
entire army Was 10 camp before night, aud
all our trains came safely on except six
wagons left above the hills in the mud
To-day the army rest. To-day the question
so otter asked me, "Sir, when can We have
a days rest2" is answered..
FRENOsT,AT MoUNT JACKSON.
We have moved on to this place and
shall make a stand here for many excellent
reasons. With the river between us and
the large army of Jackson. for we are con-
frmed in the previous knowledge OF his
having been largely reinforced the day aft
ter the battle, here, with the natural for
nation of the ground in onr favor, we can
make stand against ten times our num-
Der. We ars in a capital position, strate-
getically considered. We can 20 forward
over three roads If Weiplease; aud now /
may state facts having important bearings,
which more than justiies our original
movement to MoOrefeld and Strasburg, in.
stead OfcrOssing the mountains TO Har-
risOnburg, supposing such thing to have
been possible without food to sustain life
in US.
Ifyou could conceive the wretchedly i'm.
perfect state Of the road from Port RepUb.
lie to Harrisonburg, you would be con-
WINGED At once that our occupation of Har-
risonburg, in Jackson's rear, would NOT 10
; the least have i1terfeFed with his escape
he would simply have given us the slip on
either side, aud laughed at ouEobStruetion
: AS Ashby said, when he laid the shell and
powder traia on the bridge, whose ruins lie
within sight of my tent as / write, sGThere
the id Yankees think they can outWil
: US, do they. Let any of them step on this
: bridge, and they'll go hellWards straightr
1t was the last impeachment he ever put ID
! the onward step of freedoms heroes, for he
was most certainly killed in the skirmist
the night preceding the battle of Cross
Keys.
There are other reasons which give i'm.
portauce to this point, which 1 may moi
mention.
GENERAL NILRoY.
General Milroy is man often mention.
; ed in this department He Is n aodd
specimen of an American. Standing about
six feet four inches high, he towers above
! his men with commanding physical force
! His face Is square, with reddish gray
beard, covering but not hiding, small
r
: He speaks hesitatingly, and is evidently
] not large or quick thinker. a nervous
sepsibility or sensation of fear never came
into his competition. So when his name
was mentioned on the day OF battle, a,
!, leading the advance, he replied
! = "Oh, yes, let me do It; will go ahead
!. yes, To-. Gen-ar-al, my boys'll FL
: en-"
.'Phere is no doubt about your going
ahead, General Milroy, but you are in dam
: ger of going TOO far.
"But won't-t-hiS time, General, I'll
obey orders StriCtly.Y isze A5H
So Milroy went ahead: About three
o'clock of that afternoon / saw him in a
wheat field peering over the grain tips into
! the wood, In a moment the leadeu grain
fiedits iron stalks and the air was full oil
hustliug sounds, AMI brave men fell bleed
ing and dying. Inthat glorious little band
of patriot heroes'the were no pale cheeks
nor liVid lip, there was no moan nor shrfeE;
of pain. "Put me down gently, boys,'' said
. q wounded captain of the Sixteenth Ohio,
as his men rested for a moment bearing the
shattered body 70 the rear. He lay quiet
there in the shade, his soldiers, compau-
ions, townsmen, may be turned again to
the sheet Of flames, bursting shell aud
whizziug bullets.
Oh, but our soldiers are noble, brave
men. speak Of the Americans more es.
peeially, for have seen them under FIRE,
eool, brave, determined. am. prond OF
them, and glory in them. No eloquence Of
the historian pen can ever do them justice.
No poet is worthy to sing their praise. %
III eal COLONEL OLUsBREF.
Colonel Oluseret, who Is q French officer
! Of many campaigns, says tome that he new
j er SAW such sang .froid and pluck. It's not
the result of discipline nor drill-Heaven
, knows we have little Of that-nor Is Il the
clan ofthe ZouaVes or Chasseur d Antiques.
} The sublime courage of our native soldiers
e high form Of Development Of pure NOR
al principles.
THE RBBBL SOLDIERS
The rebel soldiers-wheu they are not
messed into the herviee md a = ,,i,oF 49,