, 1862-06-05
TEE BATTLE OF LEWISBURG.
An Open Field Ffght-The Ohio BoyE
DIstluguIsh Themselves--0ne Ma.
t1ona1 agnlnat Two Rebels.

Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazatte.l
Vme1s1A, MAY Is, 1s6s. +
The 36sh aud 47th regiments o. Y. L, two
regiments Of the Sd Provisional brigade, I
Mountain Department, bad battle with Gen
capturing four guns (two 1ified}, eaissons,
horses, etc, about one hundred prisoner5-in-
Guiding gLieutenant-C Colonel Finncy, command
ing the 50th vs.. regiment; Major Edgar, com-
manding EdgaFs battalion; surgeon, an ad-
iutant, several captains and ieutcnants. We
lost ten killed and fifty wounded. The enemy
carried off a part OF their dead and wounded,
but we have found between forty aud fifty OF
their dead On the field, and hare In our pos
session sixty-six wounded prisoners.
force, driving in our pickets, and took astrong
position Oh high hill, and brought his guns
into position. General Heath had FROM 3f500
to 5000 mon, including the ed Virginia regi-
ment.
dered by Col Crook Of the 3sth regiment,
commanding the BRIGADE, to attack the cue
my's lett wing; and the 36th regiment, COM
manded BY Lieut. Col Clarke, to att,ck their
| right. After our line Of battle was formed,
no the hill. In twenty minutes from our for
nation in line Of battle the enemy Was driven
from the hill, all the guns he had brought
| upon tie battlefield captured, and the whole
| force flying in confusion back to the bridge,
which they Immediately burned behind them:
not exceed 1,3O0. This was fair, open,
stand up fight, against very superior NUM-
| bers, strongly posted and defended by
heavy guns. The two regiments fought
>splendid1y:
ground, but not IN officer or company Of Ell
! their regiment hinched a particle; all moved
| on strongly at 8 quick aud often at double
quick step. The euemy's right WIS the long
est disputed, md Gen Heath was there.
and gloriously took their guns--one of them
before It could be fired even once-lost five
men killed and thirteen wounded. The 30th
lost five killed and forty-one wounded.
| From another Cor1esponaentll
The whole affair lasted not quite an hour
and too much praise cannot be given to Coils
Crook and Gilbert, for the prompt manner il
which their plans were laid and acted upon
and the gallant boys who won the battle O.
Lcwisburg, will be remembered as long as tht
Western Virginia service has place in tht
memory Of their counuJmen- Older tro sp:
could not have gone into action more coolly, Q
J done the work more speedily and compfetel,
than they did.
The number of killed, wounded and prison
: ! ers may snfeIy be stated as follows:
Rebel killed. seventy-t~o wounded, abou
. eighty; besides man, that we're know
| there we're captured 500 stand Of arms
fonr cannon, and over 100 prisoner
: all Of which were yesterday sent on to Ohio
! The rebel dead we're buried in the grayeyar
: adjoining the Presbyterian Church, yesterda
t afternoon. 4 captain and lieutenant we1
among the number. Among the prisone,
4 was Lieut.. Col. Finney, Major Edgar and Az
|. jntant Ran, or Wran.
e Our loss is, killed-36th, eight; 44th, 81
? fourteen. Wounded, under the care Of 81
d geonE-ahout thirty. No prisoners.
i Taken in all, it was as complete an affair
= has happened in this section Acknowled!
l. ing, as they do, their force to have been b
l. tween 5000 and 1000, It is disgraceful
b them and cheering to us to recapitulate.