Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-21
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End Of the Jacilson Pursuit..

End Of the Jackson Pursuit.
The pursuit of the rebel Jackson is end
ed. After following him closely and faith
fully nearly 70 the head Ofthe valley, Fue
mont was compelled to turn back and re
treat lest he should become the pursued in
stead Of the pursuer. Jackson's force
which at all times greatly exceeded Ere
mont's, was reinforced by LOngstreet
command. At the same time Gen. Shields
Division, which Fremont had expected
would join him in his pursuit, was order.
ed to Richmond, and is now marching
thiiher, if it is not already in the immedi.
ate vicinity Of the rebel Capital Il would
thus have been madness in Fremont TO ear
~ the pursuit farther, especially as he was
marching away from all subsistence and
into starvation. On Monday morning
therefore, Of last week, the column leH
Port Republic, and on Thursday reached
Mount Jackson, between Front Royal and
Port Republic. Where Jackson viii next
tnrn up cannot be conjectured, unless his
increased force marches rapidly back af-
ter Fremont The rebel chief promised the
secessionists at Winchester that he would
shortly be with them again, and he may at
tempt the feat. Fremont did all he could
but could not catch the willy foe
A correspondent of the N. Y. Evening
Post gives these interesting details from
Fremont's column, dated Mount jackson,
June 18th:
HARD WORK.
For more than three weeks we have
tramped over mountains, through forests,
Eading rivers; we have foundered through
the dep mud, ragged, dirty and shirtless.
We have followed brave and skilful gem
eral with a strong and courageous army.
The swift arm has been stretched forth and
he stood at bay. With our Wearied wasted
force we attacked and defeated him Just as
he was about to elude our pursuit. It was
bold, brave and heroic undertaking, that
Of our general. L IS glorious that we
have won. It would have been
utter destruction had we lost Our
march Of over twelve miles from Port Re-
public to Harrisburg, over the rocky hills
and through the deep slonghs in the midst
Of furious unrelenting rain storm was
the best days work we have yet dOne-
The entire army was in camp before night,
and all cur trains came safely on except
six wagons left above the hills in the mud,
To-day the army resi- To-day the oues-
tion so often 50 often asked me, " Sir, when
can we have days rest p is answered.
FREMONT AT MOUNT JACKSON.
We have moved on to this place and
shall make a stand here for many excel
lent reasons. With the river between us
and the large army Of jackson, for We are
confirmed in the previous knowledge Of his
having been largely reinforced the day
after the battle, here, with the natural for
nation Of the ground in our favor We can
make stand against ten times our num-
Der We are in a capital position strate-
getically considered. Ne can 90 forward
over three roads if we please; and now 1
may state facts having important bearings,
which more than justifes our original
movement TO Newfeld and Strasburg, in
stead Of crossing the mountains to Harris
Onburg, supposing such thing to have
been possible without food to sustain life
in us.
If you could conceive the wretehed i'm
perfect state Of the road from Port Repub-
lie to Harrisonburg, you would be con-
WINGED at once that our occupation Of Har-
risonburg, in JacksOn's rear, would not in
the least have interfered with his escape f;
he would simply have given us the slip on
either side, and laughed at our obstruction.
As Ashby said, when he laid the shell and
powder train on the bridge, whose ruins lie
within sight Of my tent as 1 write, 'sThere
the d-d Yankees think they can outwit u.s.
do they. Let any Of them step on this
bridge and they'll 60 hellwards straight
1t was the last impediment he ever put in
the onward step Of freedoms heroes, for
he was most certainly killed in the skir-
mish the night preceding the battle Of Cross
Keys.
There are other reasons which give great
importance to this point, which I may not
mention
GENERAL NILROY.
General Milroy is a man often mentioned
in this department he is an odd specimen
of an American. Standing about six feet
four inches high, he towers above his men
with commanding physical force his face
is square with reedish gray beard, cover
ing, but not hiding, small mouth Of sin
gular directness and decision. BE speaks
hesitGtingly, and is evidently not a large
nor quick thinker A nervous sensibilitv,
or sensation Of fear never came into his
composition. So when his name was mem
toned on the day Of battle, as to leading
the advance he replied;
-00h, yes, let me do it; will 60 ahead
yes, to-. General, my boys ! tx en-. y
HThere is no trouble about your going
ahead, General Milroy, but you are in dan
GER of going TOO far
+" But / onit-t-his time Generai1 III
obey orders strictly
So Milroy went ahead About three
o'clock Of that afternoon / saw him in a
wheat field peering over the grain tips into
the wood in a moment the leaden grain
fed its iron stalks and the air was full OF
hustling sounds and brave men fell bleed
ing and dying. In that glorious little
band Of patriot heroes there were no pale
cheeks nor livid lips, there was no moan
nor shrek Of pain. " Put me down gently,
boys" said q wounded captain Of the Six
tieth Ohio, as his men rested for q moment
bearing the shattered body 70 the rear.
he lay quiet there in the shade, his sol
diers, companions, townsmsn, may be
turned again to the sheet Of fame, bursting
she'll and vhizzing bullet
Oh, but our soldiers are noble brave
men. I sneak Of tie Anerioans more espsc-
ially, for have seen them under FIRE; cool,
brave, determined No eloquence Of the
historic pen can ever do them justice. Nt
poet is worthy to sing their praise.
COLONEL CLUsERET.
Colonel Cluseret, who is 8 French officer
Of many campaigns, says to ne that he