The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-06-05
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WASHINGTON, May 3

partment states that a brigade Of our
troops, preceded by 1 companie. of the
Rhode Island troops, surprised and drove
out the ennemy, consisting of the Sth
Louisiana, 1 companies of the 10Th Ga,
and body Of cavalry, from Front Royal
yesterday morning, with a loss Of killed .
/ wounded and mis ing, all Of the r. .
|. cavalry. The enemy's loss is suppos,
ed to be as large as ours. We captured 6
officers 30 privates, aud large amount
Of Transportation, including engines and
IL cars. We also recapturcd Is of our
troops who were taken a week ago at
Front Royal We surprised the rebels
SO suddenly that in their precpitatc flight
they were unable to burn the bridge over
the Shenandoah. The 9Th n. Y. cavalry
entered and passed several miles beyond
Martinsburg, where they encountered the
enemy's cavalry, and took several priso
ners, wagons, muskets and ammunition.
FREMONT HEADQUARTERS,
NEAR SrRAsBURG, June |.
Gen. Fremont, with a strong column,
left Franklin, last Saturday, and ha.
crossed the Shenandoah mountains,
marching nearly 100 miles, with little
means of transport and no supplies in the
country. This morning, five miles from
Strasburg, he overlook Jackson. 10 full
retre2t, with his whole force on the road
from Winchester to Strasburg. General
Fremont brought his column rapidly up
and formed in line of battle Jackson
declined to fight, and, while holding Col
Clasouet in check with portion Of his
troops, withdrew his main force aud con
tinued his retreat.
WASHINGTON, June
Indications are fast increasing. that
General Sigcl may be designated for the
command Of the troops in the valley Of
| Virginia.
During the whole of the battle of this
morning Prof. loves balloon was over.
looking the scene at an altitude of 1000
feet. Telegraphic communication from
the balloon to Gen. Mcclellan, and di
rect communication by the military wires
was successfully maintained, Mr. Park.
spring, of Philadelphia, acting as repor.
ter Every movement Of the enemy wa.
obvious and instantly reported This is
believed to be the first time balloon re.
connolsssnce has been successfully made
during battle
The following dispatch was received at
the War Department this afternoon:
FIELD OF BATTLE, June l.t-l2u
We have had a desperate battle, in
which the corps of Gems. Sumner, Hcint
zeIman and Reyes were engaged agains,
greatly superior numbers Yesterday al
one clock, the enemy, taking advantage
of terrible storm, which flooded the
valley Of the Chickahominy, attacked oul
right flank. Gen. Casey's division which
was In the first line, gave way unaccount
ably. This caused temporary confusion
during which the guns and baggage were
lost, but llcintzelman and kearncy mos
CALAMITY brought up their troops, which
checked the enemy, ard at the same time
succeeded, by great exertion, in bring
Ing across Gems. Sedgvick's and Rich
ardson's divisions, who drove back the
!, enemy at the point Of the bayonet, GOV
oring the ground with his dead Thi.
morning the enemy attempted to renew
the conflict, bu. was everywhere repul.
ed. We have taken many prisoners
among whom is Gen pettigrew and Col
, Long. Our loss is heavy, bu. the enc
N.Y. must be enormous. Excepting Ca
+. scy's division, our men behaved SPLEEN
didly. Several fine bayouet charges were
made.
(Slgned) G, B. MCCLELLAN
The following additional particulars Of
the fight have been received from Me.
Clellan's headquarters:
, We have taken some 800 prisoners.
On Sunday, as soon as it was light
the fight was renewed by Gen. Sumner
, with marked success, the fight lasting
nearly the whole day The rebel, were
driven at every point, with heavy loss.
ten. Heintzclman succeeded, on Sun.
day morning, in retaking the ground los,
the day before by Gen. Casey, after a
severe struggle. Our loss in the two
days engagement, In killed and wound
ed, is about 5000 A great number are
missing who will probably return, hav.
ing strayed away. All the enemy's kill.
ed and most of their wounded fell into
our hands The country in which the
battle was fought was swampy, with thick
underbrush, and most of the fpbtino
was IN the woods All the troop. left
Richmond and marched out in the direc
ton OF the battle ground The railroad
mas been Of inestimable service Thew
are running within II miles of the bat
tleheld, bringing forward ammunition
and supplies. The wounded were imme.
diately put aboard the cars and sen, to
Gen. Mcclellan arrived on tho battle. !
held on Saturday evening where he has
remained ever since, directing all the
movements in person. His presence
among the troops had a most splendid
effect ''N'O
Four separate charges with the bavo.
net were made during yesterday in one
instance the enemy were driven mile
during which l73 rebels wer. killed With /,
the bayone. Wv"