New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-13
TIE RECENT CAMPAIGN IN THE
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

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his army, has evidently escaped from the
Valley over the Blue Ridge III the direction
of Gordonvi!le aud Richmond. His retreat
has evnced good qualities-strength Of arm
and feetness of foot. Ii was the known pur-
pose of his raid to "wipe out" Banks's skele-
ton army and "raise Maryland that is, so
much Of it as sympathises with the Rebellion
the residue being considered Yankee "mud-
sills" of no practical account. He did demo-
ISL tine first regiment he pOuDced upon-the
/ First Maryland, Col. Kenly guarding the
pass from the Valley toward Manassas juno
ton and Washington at Front Royal. But
this cost him some hours, and gave warning to
Banks, who finding hIs force but fraction OF that
sweeping down upon it, put his trains In mo-
ton, and, turning TO fight when Indispensable,
/ followed them rapidly down the Valley from
/ Strasburg 10 Martnsburg and hence to VIII
Transport, where be crossed the Potomac and
stood at bay on the Maryland side. "Stone-
wall" pushed on eagerly and resolutely so far
ss Charlestown, and sent his cavalry on to the
/ Potomac, but was not in force to prosecute
his daring enterprise further, having COM
menced the raid with less than 40,0 900 men Of
the gu, coo men he had expected. The residue
had been necessarily retained for the defense
of threatened Richmond.
JachsOns scouts and spies soon warned him
he must retreat as rapidly as he had I'd
yanced that foes were gathering 10 HE
rear, and that or he would be bagged.
So, tearing himself away from frateruizing but
powerlcss Winchester he pushed mp the Val
ley, and passed Strasburg just in time to elude
: Fremont, who, with a force considerably
smaller than bis own, and just about as hun.
CRY and weary, was there descending the main
ridge q the Aneghanies, which lac had crossed
by forced marches from Franklin and MoOrfed.
Fremont pressed after him, being joined at
Strasburg by Gen. Bay ard with brigade of
cavalry from McDOweirs command which left
him still inferior in numbers to Jackson. After
passing through Harrlsonbgrg, closely pressed
b. FremOnts cavalry. jackson turned TO fight
on Friday afternoon last, a little south Of that
village, preparing an ambuscade into which tie
lst New-Jersey Cavalry, Col. Wndham, FELL
and was repulsed, losing % men, Col. Wind
ham being endorsed aud captured. y battalion
of the Pennsylvania Buckiails, Lieut.. Col Kane,
which went forward, with three other regi-
ments. to the rescue Of the Wmdham cavalry. was
severely handled, losing So out Of 1915 men;
Col. Kane being wounded and taken prisoner.
jackson OF course, retreated during the night,
not waiting for the main body Of Gen. Ere
monts army 10 come up. Cen. (late Coli
Ashby. tie best cavalry officer in the Rebel
service, was here killed. Major Green, Of
Ashby's old regiment, was also killed.
Gen. Fremont resumed the pursuit of Jack
son early On Sunday morning, oth inst, and
found hm strongly posted at Crcss-Keys, on
the road 70 Port Republic at point seven
miles east of south of Harrisonburg, where a
determined fight between the two armies en-
sued. Gen. Fremont won the field, but the
victory was much Ike Gen. Buell's at Shiloh
and Gen. McCleilan's at Fair Oaks. Our Lose
IN killed and wounded was about 500, in
Guiding Col. Won elisa of the De Kalb regi-
ment of this city and several captains. The
Rebels left 800 dead or MORALLY wounded on
The field, notwithstanding they fought under
cover OF woods and in strong, wel-choseD
position. Their total loss cannot have fallen
below 1900, and was probably greater.
Jackson decamped during the night. and
pressed on to Port Republic, where the road
over the Blue Ridge into Central or Eastern
Virginia crosses the south fork of the Shenan-
doah. Here Cot. Carroll, commanding brigade
of Gen. SLields's division, 800 strong, had
arrived during Sunday being sent hither on
purpose 10 head jackson. Gen. Shields, with
the residue of his division, was not far behind.
Col. Carroll reconnOitered, saw no force in his
front concluded that he could hold the bridge,
and decided not to burn it, but place his can
non where they would command it, and re-
tired to bis slumbers.
His mistake was grievOus. At daylight next
morning, he was aroused by salute from
Jacksons artillery. Stonewall had arrived
during the night, retreating from the bloody
field of Cross-Keys, aud at one glance com
pretended the necessities of the case. He
posted his artillery quietly where they would
command the bridge, and, when day broke,
opened upon our astonished Colonel from
twenty iron throats, backed By an army to
whom the passage was matter OF life
and death. CAROLS fearfully Outnumbered
brigade fought like heroes, but their
artillery was commanded. and senced
by Jackson's, and tho bridge saved. Re.