Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-30

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DELATED coRREsPoNDRNCEs7fI
EFemont's Late March up the valley.
Correspondence of tile Iltellfsehser.l
Ny last sketch closed with an allnsion To
our retreat from Mcdowell, on the night
following the battle at that place. Before
continuing the history of subsequent events.
Elsh TO make disclaimer, the necessity
for which recent peruSal of my former
article suggests. 81 go, -
Il strikes me that in that article, by some
inadyertancy of expression, n have seemed
TO censnre HMiIroy and applaud Schenck
nnduly for conduct The Mcdowell battle.
IL such be the case in reality, both the ecu
sure and applause were unjnst- Gen. Mil.
roy and oaptain (now Colonelj Latham de-.
serve the chief credit due for the planning
OF that battle. Schenck deserves some
credit, but only little; although his pres.
enee had very favorable influence on the
troops. The chief brunt of the hard fight,
lug, however, tell upon the 25th, 18th, 32d
and SD Ohioregtments, aud upon the Sd
Virginia; aud it Is now inc6ntestably IL prov
en- by seeesh authority itself, that by far
the largest number of the enemy was kill.
ed that day by the Sd Virginia. But to
proceed sflls cs4i,tz 9EIsI 8Td
During the night of the 9th, we retired
toward Franklin, Pendleton county. The
enemy was some time retiring to the valley
OF Gow-pastpfe river. they did not COM
mence pursuing us,itheretore, until late in
the day on the 9th, and did not come up
70 our column until we arrived at Franklin
on the 10th. There we had greatly the
advantage of him; for the position is one of
the most favorable for artillery that / have
ever seen. The heights about the town
commend the only gorge sthfoqsh which
road can pass, and the mural mouutain
sides as we'll; besides Overlooking, all the
positions for artillery within cannon.range
oil the place. On these heights our no :,
merous guns were placed, aud whenever n
rebel showed his head ii was saluted with
warm and deadly welcome. The boys
swore that there was not d knob ID all that
billy country which was not crowned with
battery OF aFtilleryIat leasta Iiackass
battery 'sis =
TIE secesh kept s'pushiug about in front
OF us for nearly week, apparently seeking
some point OF tngress upon Oprcsmps sorits
rear At length, however, some days after
forcemen:s, they ceased to make special
demonstrations, aud only kept up an ap-
pearance of being present. But, meantime
as we have since learned to our sorrow they
were making show nearly all the while;
for jackson merely came down, to Frank
lin, observed its sinvipcible Gtrength, and
retired, leaving a small force before us, to
deeetye US, as to his continued presence,
while he went sweeping down the valley
70 surprise, discomft and disgrace the un..
wary Gen. Banks.
1t was with utter amusement that many
of US rose on Sabbath mOrninR, MayE2btb.
to find that Gen. Fremont had pous 6Gek.
yard, as we called 1t, with large part Of
the army; and that the rest had orders to
march Immediately in the same direction.
We had been expecting to move ,forivard to-
ward Staunton, Vta Mcdowell, and "onward
to Stauntonn was the cry which had the
same effect on our troops as the cry t'on.
ward to RiChmOndP has had on the Eastern
forces. sttt 3 e s,5l} -
Little by little we gathered the facts tn
the case, aud It was not long ,bef0rsit was
generally understood that Banks had been
disgracefully surprised and beaten, and
that we were being pushed forward in orr
der, II possible, to relEieye the injury which
the country had received u t6s blow
TheH came. the ipCitiqg rpmor that Fre-
mont WAS attempting to get behind Jack
son aud cut him OF. Itwas this assurance
which kept up the troops dnriug u march
as severe Ns any that has ever been made ID
This eouptrE-57a mlPch, as rapid; as sudden
IN origin, and as little He1nbGfrassel by
| tofy,s at least. el.A' eet sstFt zsits 10
On Sabbath morning, june lst, when on
North Mountain, and about seven miles
from Strasburg, i heard the booming ofthe
Grst cannon fred during the expedition.
That sound was opportnne, and especially
rs tt5was followed by yimore.ibana Hundred
Others; for It roused the energies of our
faggi1g soldiers, and stim11hte cd them. 70
endure and do what would otherwise have
seemed to them fmpossible.e Meantime,
many sseeslh priAo nsrs We're being captured
and sent to the rear; aud this Was addiIg
ti6nels encouragement TO the bby5! The
sight too Of the palLty !ef HStgliiia ia4-lzthaf
lOng-hesrd of den-whieh was soon de.
scried from the ui0uhtafn-t0p, was highly
exhilarating TO us all. n
onr advance had met Jaekson,s near
Strasb1Tg, In full retreat. Fhsu was the
time for 8 isplay Of geReral Ship upon. oar
side. A boldHp Hpnsht In force Tonlds have
eheeked the hyihg guerrilla, and made
him stand, on unfay9I bic gr6und, 1htI
our iarrangementsto Tor capturing him could
be made. But he Wa sbreNd enough to
make 3 show of preparing for general ems
gagement, onsonr side (Westl OF StFasburk
here be sstsuiished with; Is for 5 ttme,s
while he pushed his main column past the
town andi igotfit, proper sitiOn Tor eo1g
tinuihg hls retreat; WI d . y NithtiteW bis
sktrmishing party aud proceeded On his
way. Wefolloyed on Monday aud sFuesQ
day s aud 90 4ofth sSirmfsbing frequently.
with the enemy rear, which was brought
up by that codsammAt5 ptttizan warrior
GenefiSI Astiby. ~ .s.ssa.is % n II
AZ Mount 4ae1Ssoni our advance WAS
checked bT The sFpl len q alsrs on the She.
ddnd6ah ;ef09 the bridge WAS burned l5J
the retiring foes in sPitsIo IoE oar saYalfS,
which made . chow of attenP ping to pres