The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-05
Banks, Retreat From Strasburgh.-..Ine
Three Days':Operations.

- Iuree DdyS.OPcidtiV"Ss
~ HAGERsrowS, Nd, May %.
fridays FIGHTING.
The MARYLAND LIST had been sentfrom
to Front Royal. a small vii
lage twelve miles distant, inst beyond
the Massanuten range, which com
mences its course just at this point, and
upon the eastern bank of the Shenan-
doah, over which is the large bridge
the Manassas Gap Railroad, which has
now for the Sd time been destroyed
by the rebels. III
Yesterday they were known to be
in danger, and so much had our appre-
tension for them increased before night,
that the commanding officers were
ordered to remain at their posts TO
await Instructions. AT midnight, word |
came to the different brigades that the |
g news from Front Royal were very un-
favorable" with orders to prepare to
march Immediately.
Col. Henley, the lamented officer OF
the Maryland LIST received notice of the
approach of the enemy only by the sur
prise and capture of some of his pick
cts. No intimation of their coming
had been received, and 1T was, there
fore, impossible to have supported him
in season to have prevented the sad
havoc which succeeded. sa.' -
But he defended himself during the
entire day with an ability and energy
which bcspeak loud praise from him in
the hearts of all his loyal countrymen
With scarcely a thousand men in his
command he was compelled to sustain
himself against the three fnll brigades
of Gen. EwelI, who had abandoned his
camp, fifty miles above in the valley.
for the purpose of making descent
upon regiment of loyal Marylanders.
Three o'clock aud detachment of
cavalry, one hundred men, Companies
b and l of the Ira Harris Guard, COM
manded by Major Vought, arrived from
> Strasbnrg and reported Immediately to
: Gen. Henley, who ordered him at once
to charge the enemy. The cavalry
o obeyed the order, charging upon then
. with great force, though greatly interi
or i'm numbers.
d w. H. Mapes, commanding pionee
corps, arrived and reported to Colone
!, Henley, who gave orders immediatel,
It where they should be stationed, ant
d they continued with the remainder o
the little force, doing noble service, ant
n holding in check successfully not les
# than six times their number. Secin!
d the danger of their position, the com
is mander of the brigade gave the orde
=. to retreat, which they did in excellen
= order across the Shenandoah. Mape
A was then ordered to burn the bridge
N which was accordingly fired by placin
" upon it piles of fence rails, but was ne
N destroyed. The rebels came on
rs closely and. SO hotly that we wer
no driven away and did not succeed
I'd the attempt. They soon arrived at an
ad crossed tire bridge on the north branr
IS. of the SHENANDOAH, which they SUI
ceeded in firing and destroying, bl
Inf not, however, in dctaining The rebel
a who, cavalry and infantry, plunged
%. and fordcd it, and were soon upon Il
nv other side. e 9ze4no9 81
ed Soon we received the unwelcon
an news that the enemy had snrronnd'
he them, fianking them with their superi
numbers both by right and left. %
al. Our men, undaunted, dashed up
nd them with such vi9or as to effect tht
escape, and cut their way out from t
est coils of the rebels, thrown around the
re- not, however, without being again 81
rounded and so effrctnally beset
ry, every side, behind and before, with
at most unSurmOuntaDie superiority D'
rds in the numbers and freshness of
rebel troops, that they were conplet
= DESTROYED or captured, together W
the their noble Colonel and other field q
GERS. a H%Q5
The severity of the fight beggars
attempts at description.
TO No man upon the field of battle e
The governed his men with more coolnt
the Judgment AID bravery than did Colo
Henley. His cry to his men was
90" but "come with me-" and II
did SO, every man of them. WI
'"' ordered to surrender, he shot the I
Iron who demanded it, and when oN
am powered and summoned to give up
r. of sword, he broke the blade in hall
rces was shot, wounded aud placed IN
7si ambulance. Ill 81,
d as He was a Baltimorean. and
and yer of fine ability and esteemed
erty a large number of his friends. .
res loss is deeply felt in the division,
city his worth acknowledged by all. 81
rate The. forces engaged upon enr
the comprised eight companies of
wave Maryland First, two companies OF
your Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, two
eTaa panies Ira Harris Guard, two pieces
5 dor iilIery of Captain Knapp's Bait
~ and Captain Mapes Pioneer Corp
ayor fifty men. 3o.. - =, :.
o re. Our gun which was carried OFT
80 field and brought to within a few n
'ls. of Winchester, was abandoned nc
the sarily, and was captured by the en-
ecial before the following morning. ss,,ga
D sig "A considerable number of the NJ
allied land regiment have come in. sfsi
king .f TsATuRpAY's FIGHTING.
oo"' At l o'clock Sunday morning |
!. awakened to make preparations TO
~ mediate retreat. The remnant 81
: The from the battle at Front Royal ha
e and treated upon the road which conf
EN- of Strasburgh with Front Royal, ant
eturn enemy were known to be in close
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