The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-29
The Fight in Warren County.

s. 1AiTespon dent, who WSS In tie engage
ineni vi Friday isst. near rios7sl: la WaI
.aa county, III which the coInbiSsd forces OF
Gems Jackson aad EWsli 80 completely ana
s1so tuaMy T-0aed the easmJ. siveS az some
particulars With reference 10 this CTiiiian
success. WHICH may prove OF interest to tho
reader From the letter OF ouI frienc we
learn that the advancV or our army sncouue
tered just above Front Royal~-ano guarding
tue bridges over The Shanandoah--a Yankee
force, consisting oT three regiments OF iaf41
try. FEW companies or cavalry. ana two
pieces u artillery. Tnsy were Immediately
charged by Wheat's Tiger Batteiion and dTiv-
Ell across the river. the enemy Tell back
slowly fot a Few niiss Under cover OF their
guns. when portions Of the 9th sno I'd rsSi-
meats Of cavalry were OF dsHed 20 the mont III
purs0M. Alter advancing sons distance, this
force Mas divided, lew COM paniss being
thrown across the neids upon either mark.
and The rest procSedins straight down the
road
Ths oeusre was LED Wy a portion OF lns nsp-
pahanno 4 Troop. te:h rssimsntD WIZ, al.
Sancins SapidIy, We're soon TAR ahead oI ths
other coax ?antes. They came upon the enemy
~ Achhy =. and were 1T once ords,ed 10 pre-
pare IoT lie charge. Inc enemy, osserv wing
their sMa II number. halted and formed to
rscsivs thenA. The order WIS given then, to
Charge. aud al ruI' speed NOT oniy did this
small force charge d body immensely supe-
rior TO tn cir own Ii numbers but they broke
their lines and rOu ted them, snd took one han
drsd priiSons1> before vtheT assistance arrived
The early arrival Of the other com panies rem.
dered tie success complete. Nearly the wnols
Yankee command, omcsIs and men, wagons
ANA bsIySa age, two piecss OF arrii.sTy, cavalry
horses, Ao., fell Ito the hands oI our vieto.
rioV.s f0rcss.
Le0T success was complete and xlori0us ana
THERE was nothing 70 impair II but the IOss OF
some Of our best aud bravsst soldiers. Ma lor
Davis fell at the head VI the kappahannpcK
Troop, and "a tbs thirty SIX Of this comp any
who made the charge twenty three were
killed or wounded. A partial list OF these
we herewith append Killed --- Haddux.
Frank Duncan, Phil. Field. --- Burke, ----
Starks, Samuel Yates, Joseph Fulisn. and
OdliaA Brown Wounded ---~ Brady. ---~
CaAp1on. Dsbnsy Eastman. Richard Field.
0esA johnson, UyTus Atkins, ---- Kendall.
--~~ hsntoa, --- HanK1ns. Captain Baxter
~ss also killed, sallanuy leading his men
uIyon the enemy. There were some other
not obts In n list.
The charge OF the -happahannock troop was
desperate and daring one and Will forever 70.
me W the odium WAida was SO aDjastly sought
TO be fixed upon tns cOmpany Tor It's condact
at Fairfax Uoars. House. one yeaf ago,
sURrHHR s1os T1R VALLEY.
V0s following dispatch was received Oy
dov. i.stchsf ast evening
STA UHTos, HAY as lsez
10 60Oeraos LetcAss.
Eanks las led with nis army AZ broken
squads across ths Potomac. The stores We
eaptaIsa at MartinsbUSS are innUnsrsDis.-
Ire BALTIMORE and OHIO. Railroad snsctuaity
brnksa up. a. ". HAEsAs.
SDaf0siAL AbsIv Al &---AicnsTo Yeadon
Esq Editor or the Char sstop q. o. CoSssG.
cAs arrived IN mis- city. aud has taken lods'
'nG' Al Billiards. ExcnsugV Hotel. h" Il on
visit TO his D~sAhsw AID doptsd sos. Coz
poral HiOhard Yendor If AZ the washing.