Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-04-01
Rattle Near Winchester.

last week, and up to the time OF the issue oi the
paper, it was currently reported and conhoen''
believed here that the enemy, from sofhe caus
unknown, bad retreated precipitatey oeyoh'
Winchester. aud th,t Ool. Ashby's c1Vairy ha'
possession 81 that town. 1t was reported by va
rion, persons who came up the Valley thai -
Ashb5's CaSalry had killed. several OF TIE eielii
in the Main Street vi Winchester On the sam7
dsy, however, that lie paper was Issued, we re
ceived the unsxpe3ted Intelligence that battl' |
had been fought on Sunday evening, the 2oFd oi
March Al first it was reported thst zen JACK
son had been deceived by traitor who misrep-
resented the number and locality of the enemy,
and that he was caught in an ambuscade and
repulsed with heavy loss. It was rot long how
ever, before later AMI more reliable Information
was obtained, which established that the nr't
unfavorable reports were erroneous in aloios'
every particular. The engagement was br"nght
on by our own forces, Gnd one of the bioodies'
battles of the war was fought about five miles
this side of Winchester, and about one mile t.
the left or Vest of the McAdamized Turnpike
road Though our force in the action did cot
exceed 2, 200, whilst the force Of the enemy is
estimated to have been between II and 2o,00O,
we lost in killed, wounded and prisoners not more
than 400, whilst the loss of the emy in killed
and wounded is supposed to be between l,7OO
and 2,100. This battle will serve to show the
enemy how Virginisns will fight in defence oI
the State which gave them birth, and of the
rights and honor of the South. This battle will
increase the fame and add new glory to the
''Stonewall Brigade" Such is the well earned
fame of the 'Stonewall Brigade" that any sol
der may be proud to bslorg to it.
From letter received in this place from Win
chester we learn that the energy had 10 of our
men as prisoners, 46 OF whom were wourded.-
They were sent on to Baltimore. When they
arrived in Winchester, the truehearted South
ern ladies of that place, in spite of the demonac
and vengeful looks of the enemy, with loud huz-
zas for jeff Davis aud the Southern @ )nfe eraoy
rushed to where our prisoners were, that they
might contribute to their comfort. Our mep,
though prisoners, were in good spirits, and cheer
ed for Davis and The success OF the South.
We under tand shat, just as the battle was
abous to commence, the 'Shriver Greys," CON-
pany of only 81 men frois: Wheeling, command
ed by Capt. - shriver, belonging to the 9th
Regiment, commanded by Col Jno Echols o.
Monroe county, were thrown out as skrmishers
to ascertain where some # The Yankee regimen
were who were supporting some batteries of the
enemy, when they were fired upon by three reg
iments. This gallant Ii tie band OF heroes not al
all daunted, returned the 6re-then fell back 4
81 Il ro1
continued the very unequal contest Of III mel
against near 5000 pntl they were re,joined by
thair regiment. Col. Echols, the gallant com
mander of the 'bloodY 27th' received severe
wound in his left arm near the shoulder. he is
now at private house in this place, and is d.
ing very Aell. There will be no necessity TO
take his arm off
We lost three csssons and two pieces of artit-
lery-one piece belonged TO the West Augusta
Artillery" troin S'eunton, commended b. Capt
Waters and tue other belonged to the Artillery
company from Lexington, commanded by Cap
McGlaughlin, formerly by Capt. Pendleton-tht
latter piece was disabled by the first fire from
the enemy's battery. We have b, ard that Capl
mclaughlin lost two men xii ed and ilad two
two hurt by the upsettDg of casson, Thomas
Bryan and James Bare.
In the Augusta Greys," commanded by Capt.
Newton, Lieut. Jno. w. Wilson and Robt Grass,
private were killed, and Samuel Hays, David
H. user, Rob't Andersen, VIM Apple aud l.. IL.
Plunkett were wounded.
Iu the Ready Rifes,' commanded by Capt.
toi1
ed and died after reaching home. The following
were brought home wounded :-Thos. Reeves,
jr., John Stitzer, Henry Randall, James Cook
and Thos Cook, and Wtn. Beard was wounded
and left upon the field
In the 9th Regiment commanded by Colonel
,Echols, Howard Fisher, of Lewisburg, and -
Reeser were killed. In this regiment 81 are miss
ing, killed and woundtd.
During this battle two of our regiments, (the
23rd and 37th, we bel eve) and one or more reg
iments of the enemy bad rice for stone fence
each party trying to re 4ch it before the other
that they might have tie ADVANTAGE OF the pro-
lection which the fence wou'd afford Our regi
ments reached the f>nco by the time TIE regi-
ments of the enemy got within thirty yards of il,
and so destructive was the fire from our muskets
that one regiment of the enemy was almost to
tally annihilated. There left but barely a.
sufficient number to tell the fate of their COM
rades In running toaoa rds the enemy, our SOL
diers are mora fleet tEan the Yankees, but in
running from the enemy, the Yenkees can ''bs at
our boys out OF sight"
The following is list of the wounded, 148 IL
number, now in the G.ner,l Hospital of this
place.
= CkRT,trS
S. T. Walton, Company K, 23d Va. Regiment,
Robert Z Cowan, Cc cmpany l, 9th Va. Reg
iment, died Goth ult
LIEuTE SANTs.
D. G. Crump, Comps " II, 23rd Va. Reg't.
Charles Back, &C K, 33rd
Tnos. S. Ames, ss c, 2lst I"
D. W. Garrett, &c G, AID &C &c
Jno W. krltZ, Z" A, " &C &C
E. L. Hoffman, Sc d End &c &c
- Weaver, q, list ts &C
sERGEAVT MAJOR.
W. B. Kelly, Compa'g F, 37th Va. Reg't.
ORDERLY SERGEANT.
G. W. Sappington, c m Ii, Ind Va. Reg't.
sER6 ANTS.
Andrew Kelley. C.m. F, S7th Va. Reg't.
Abednego Hodges. K, AID
William NJ Ganley, L, &c