The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-04-04
The Great Battle in the Valley.

sons Of Virginia was there poured out
profusely, and the Yankee invaders have
received blow which robs their occu-
pancy of the field of conflict Of the need
of victory. With our little army-searce
$500 strong in the experimentation.
jackson fought $4,000 of the foe for three
hours, and only yielded the field when
;. night closed in upon the struggle. 1t
was desperate fight, daring and gal
lant conflict; and although many brave
and gallant spirit has fallen upon our side
whose loss we mourn, We rejoice IN
combat which has so fairly tested and so
fully proven the inextinguishable ardor
of our Virginia soldiery. Better troops
than those who fought in the battle o..
Sunday last were never drawn up in line
! of battle. The testimony of Gen. Jack
s,,n is that every man acted the hero.
The loss on both sides is very heavy !;
our own from 800 to 400; that of the en-
emvN estimated Mt from 1900 to 1000
ANON, the killed we have the names of
Col l.. T, Moore, of Winchester; Thomas
II. Townes. former delegate in the Legis-
lature from Jefferson county; and Bush
rod and George Washington. privates in
the Bolts Grays, from Jefferson. OF the
wounded we hear Of Col. Echols, Of the
9th regiment of Virginia volunteers and
Lieut.. Richard Henry lee, OF the "a regi-
ment. The latter was shot down while
waving a flag and CALAMITY cheering his
men, sixty PAGES in advance OF his regi-
.nent. This regiment is said TO have ,sus-
tanned a loss of about one hundped, :
: Gen. jackson had fallen back as far as
Woodstock. at which point he was sta
toned on Tuesday night.
The gallant Ashby was picketing about
five miles below the town, and lighting
was going on between the pickets OF the
two armies. The enemy were at Stras'
burg with heavy force.
r The following dispatch was received by
: Gov. LetcheI last evening:
: Shannon, March 26.-Gen. Jackson's
t army is between Mount jackson and
e Woodstock, in good condition. Col
i Echols was wounded in the arm, near the
n shoulder. Captains Robertson and Hol
o laway are wounded and taken prisoners
s Lieut.. Junkin, instead of Major jackson
e is missing. $50 wounded arrived here
= this evening. The Yankees fired on ouI
a flag of truce, and refused to permit us to
bury the dead. The enemy's loss is very
heavy. They were repulsed and driven
from the field twice."
r We append two dispatches which were
6 received by gentlemen in this city yester'
# day afternoon: -,
+ "SauntOn March 26.-No one killed in
!, Rockbridge artilery-four wounded. So
/ soon as list of casualties gets here this
y evening, will send it to you"
It "Staunton, March 26 IS o'clock ?. M
i Capt. Clarke has left Ashby safe. Colonel
@ Ecbols wounded. Our loss is 35O-the
# enemy's much larger"
$ From gentleman who came down on
d the train last evening, we learn that the
1 withdrawal from the field was effected IN
!. the. most admirable order, and that the
l. finest spirit prevailed among the troops
l. on Tuesday. They were anxious for an
# other conflict with the invading horde.
d Gen. Shields, the Federal commander
y is reported to be seriously wounded.
t, After the fight was ende1, and our ar
e nv had withdrawn from the field the
G 5th Virginia regiment, which had beer
d held as a reserve during the engagement
lc was sent forward with flag of truce tC
4. bury the dead when the dastardly enem,
fred upon it, killing and wounding sew
eral. Another evidence of the uncivil
"a lied warfare that is being waged upon us
From the Dispatch of the 2Sth.]
VI We have received some few additional
is particulars of the fight near Wincheste
t. on Sunday last. As stated in our issue o
&c Yesterday, our force in the engagement
n scarcely exceeded $500. One regimen
~ was held as q reserve, and from l,5O0 t.
at 1900 of our troops failed to arrive in tim
s. to participate in the engagement.
We append list of the wounded il
4 company C, of this city, which has BEEF
=. furnished us by gentleman who lei
a Woodstock on Tuesday night: Sergean
~, 70 Tucker Randolph; Privates Grey, Picot
., q Annually, Kenny or Renwig, Danforth, {
10 Taylor, and f. Taylor. Most of thes
III we're only slightly wounded. There wer
ID none of the members of this corps killed
~ Among the killed and wounded in tn
ODD regiment we have the followin
he names: Lieut.. E. G. Crump, Of compan
,e II, Richmond Sharp-Shooters, wounded
10 but not dangerously. Lieut.. G. is fror
this city, and was an occasional CORE
10 pendent for this paper, over the signatul
'e. of Ned"
ar H. L. Francisco company G, killed.
e. He was from Louisa county.
n Serg't Venable, company l, killed.
be From Prince Edward county.
lie Capt. j. 7. Walton, company II, woun
n ed in the arm. From Charlotte count
ul Private John 0. Pettus, of same comp
- nv, killed, and P. G. Eubank mortal
ir, wounded John II. Pettus wounded al
w. missing.
on Lieutenant Curtis, Of company F, Sigh
ulr ly wounded.
an Second Lieut.. Jack Heth, of the Iris
n battalon, was killed in the action.
'r, we are not mistaken. Lieut. Heth was
of stepson of Frederick Boyden, former
to proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, in tn
'rl city, and is doubtless remembered
&c many of our citizens.
N, A gentleman who was engaged in II
w fight arrived in this city yesterday ev
az ming, and from him we obtain some fu
cit Their particulars. On Saturday morning
III brush fight took place between the con
IS. mands Of Col. Ashby and. Che9,s Artill
+, nv, and the advance guard Of the enemy
forces. 1t is alleged that it was in tn
fight that Gen. Shields was wounded
He was wounded in the arm, which w
OF amputated after his return TO Wincho
u.s., ter. Gen. Banks had his horse shot u
lie. der him.
bo After the fight on Sunday the enen
no retired to Winchester, and informatiC
from citizens who came out the next di
ey states that they were engaged all mig
N. in bringing in their killed and wounde
~ which they admit to be not less tha
w 1900 Some even put it as high as 3, OO
NJ General Jackson in person headed fl
different charges, each time driving Il
enemv hack upon his reserves.