Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13

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Royal and is now in Washington. Capt.
Charles W. Wright, Of Company d, was
seriously wounded. but paroled, and is
now in the hospital at Winchester. 1t
was impossible for Colonel Kenly to give
the names of all the killed and wounded,
but this statement can be made. There
were but buried on the battle field,
and 8 buried at Winchester, making Is
in all. The number may reach 80, in
Guiding the dead since found in the
woods and a lew OF the wounded who
have since died. The wounded, includ.
ing officers and men, is estimated at so,
a large portion of whom are but slightly
hurt, while not more than a dozen are
considered dangerous. On Saturday af-
ternoon last those of the First Maryland
regiment taken prisoners were marched
out of Winchester to Strasburg, and from
there to Lynchburg. There were 500 of
them including the commissioned officers,
whose names are as follows:
Lieut.. Col. N. 7. Dusbane and Major
John w. Wilson. Company A-Oapt.
Xughler, First Lieut., j. s. Baer, and
Second Lieut.. David L. Stanton. Com
C-First Lieut.. G. r. Gillingham, and
Second Lieut. Norris b. Dutton. Com
pany D-Captain Charles w Wright,
Qeftat Winchester Company Capt.
Robert w. Reynolds, First Lieutenant
Frank NJ. Collier, Second Lieut.. Virgil
S. Mercer. Company Capt Robert
Smith, First Lieut.. Isaac Wilson, Second
Lieut.. Robert Nealey. Company H
Capt b. II. Schley, Second Lieut.. Maui
rice Albaugh. Company First Lieut..
Josiah B. Colony, Second Lieut.. Knop-
pell Company K-First Lieut.. VIM.
Il. George. All the officers of Company
b escaped. Company E, commanded by
Captain Edward Gillingham, and Lieut..
Harry Gillingham, were not present at
the fight, having been detached on spe-
cial service at Lindon, on the Manassas
Gap Railroad The entire company
therefore escaped, and made their way to
Manassas Junction, and at last accounts
we're on their way to Washington.
The list of prisoners, and the names
of those known to have been killed, OF
who may die of their wounds, will BE-
given in ashort time, by being published
in Riohnaond or Lynchburg paper,
which newspaper will be transmitted to
some officer who may have escaped.
There were only thirty-eight men Of
Knapp's Battery in the fight, but ten or
twelve of whom escaped being killed /,
wounded or taken prisoners. The great
est praise is awarded these thirty eight
men for their gallantry and the precision
with which they fired their cannon. 1t
is asserted that they held the Confederate
infantry in check for four hours.
After Colonel Kenly had fred the
second bridge across the Shenandoah riv-
er, his small force became fully known
to the Confederates, when Ashby's caval-
ny swan the stream in large numbers,
and completely surrounded them. 1t was
not until then that the order for retreat
was given. The estimated number Of
those who escaped from the battlefield,
including those retaken at Front Royal
and Captain Il. Gillingham's Company Il,
is 200. There were number upon the
sick list, and number on furlough, to-
gether say about 100, which makes the
total number of escaped at 300, prisoners
500, killed 30-total $50, which covers
nearly the entire number of the regiment
at the time of the fight. Sergeant Knee
land, of Company A, was killed. It is
not certain that any other non-eommis-
stoned officers were killed, and hence the
names Of those rumored to be killed will
not be published at present.
Colonel Kenly speaks in the highest
terms Of the manner in which his regi-
ment acted, obeying every command, and
| fighting until the last hope of succor was
gone. The Colonel also speaks 10 the
greatest praise Of the daring bravery and
soldier-like behavior of Ashby's cavalry.
The story Of Colonel Kenly having
been shot in an ambulance, and bis
wounded men butchered upon the field,
and other like horrible stories, arc placed
in the category of base fabrications, the
true fact of the battle Of Front Royal
being that large force attacked small
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lighting, the smaller force, after being
surrounded, surrendered.
They we're then humancly and proper
ly cared for. After Colonel Kenly, with
bis command, was removed to Winches-
ter, the officers Of the LIST Maryland regi-
ment Gnfautry) on the Confederate side
visited him, as did also many Of the rank
and file, and likewise many Of the officers
and men Of Ashby's Cavalry who are
from Maryland The same visits were
paid to the other officers Of his regiment,
aud to the rank and file, and it is well to
state that during all these visits or inter-
views the kindest feelings were manifest
ed towards them, those on the Confede-
rate side honoring and praising these on
the Federal side for the bravery display
ed upon the battlefield, as II Gin their own
expressions) "did honor to old Mary
land"
The following are some Of the names Of