The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-02
orspERATE FIGHT NEAR RICHMOND!
The enemy Attack Mcclellan
And are aSepulsed.
HEAVY LOSS ON BOTH SIDES
TIE VERMONT TROOPS IN THE FIGHT

WASHINGTON, May 81. A Dispatch received
III, morning at the War Department states that
Rrgade OF our troops, preceded by four COM
1, Ds of Rhode Island cavalry, under Major
Eo.on. entered Front Royal yesterday morning
o'clock. and drove cut the enemy, consis-
M the 8th Louisiana, companies of the
oI Georgia Regiment and "A body of cavalry
Our loss IS eight killed, five wounded and one
,,;,.inc-all OF the Rhode Island cavalry. We
.,rrpred six officers and fifteen prlvates Among
H., officers are Capt Bckwth West, of the 4Sth
Iirgpia Regiment, LIST Lieut.. Gemmel, of the
SrIouiyiAna. Lieuts j. R. Dickson and Wa
,-rman Of the 10Th Georgia
We captured IL Of oar own men taken at
Front ROYAL week ago, among whom were
uei,r Win. Collins, LIST Vermont cavalry ;
Geo II Griffin, Adiutant 9Th n Y. cavalry ;
.utpnants Duryea, 18th n. Y. cavalry, and
Trqj Fair, AdiutanJ Maryland infantry We
.s,tured large amount OF transportation, in
,I1ajog two engines and eleven cars. Our ad-
vance was 50 Ipid that the enemy was surprised
and was therefore not enabled to burn the
ridges across the Shenandoah.
dl.mtci to the Associated Press reporter
,lyes tao names Of our killed as follows: Capt
Wm AuosWorth Corporal John e. Babcock
.ouoraI ~ b. Barnard. Edward r. Barnard
.yrus 4 Bracket, Calvin Cushman, Ben Lash
are and f. g. Aler--all of the Rhode Island
a@Ty.
The loss OF the enemy is not yet ascertained,
lat il IS s4ld to be large as our cavalry cut in
among them in SPLENDID style.
BALTIMORE, May 81. \ dispatch Just received
avs Colonel De Forest, OF the New York Cav
airy, Of Gen. Banks corps, has advanced be-
,on4 Maltnsburg Tie reports this morning
that colonel Henley is at Winchester, wounded.
WASHINGTON, May 81. A dispatch from Gen.
Banks to the Secretary Of War states that the
j,a New Jersey Cavalry, Col. De Forest COM
handing, entered Martinsburg this morning, and
PASSED several miles beyond, where they encoun-
tered the enrlnY'a cavalry, and captured several
I7sonerS wagon Of muskets, ammunition
md an American flag. Col. De Forest reports
that Col, Henley is at Winchester, wounded.
WASHINGTON June The following despatch
aa> received at the War Department this al
rmo0n
FIELD oi BATTLE. ,Iuro /, ID \. NJ. We
nave hal desperate battle in which the corps
v. Nel> sumner, ileutZleman, ana reyes nave
."a Engaged against greatly superior numbers,
Yesterday at one o clock the enemy taking
advantage Of terrible storm which had flooded
The valley Of the Cbickahominy attacked our
roops on the right flank.
Gen, Casay's division, which was in the first
Inc. gave way unaccountably and diannltedIy
This caused confusion, during which the guns
.Hi baggage were lost bat Gems Helntzeman
and Keaney most gallantly brought up then
!1oIs, which checked the enemy.
At the same time, however, we succeeded ny
great excitOns in bringing across Gems. Sedg'
wick ana Richardson 5 divisions who drove BACK
,le enemy at the point Of the bayonet covering
The ground with the dead. This morning the
.romy attempted to renew the conflict, but were
TepSed at every point
We have taken many prisoners, among WHOM
IS Gen. Petugrew, and Col. Long. Our loss
heavy, but that of the enemy must heen)tnr 5
With the exception of Gen. Caseys division
the men behaved splendidly. Several tine bay
met charges have been made The Second tx
'elSor regiment made two to day.
(Signed) G. b. MCCLELLAN,
Mai. Gen. Commanding.