Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-13
The Battle Beyond Harrison6urp
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June 8, 1859.
Gea- Fremont has Oyertakeu the enemy,
OF whom he has been IN pursuit for a week.
and has forced him to fight, and driven
nun, WIN heavy lOls 4rUu[ his GhOEen posi-
tiol. Helet HarEis6ubuf9 this naornin,,
ATS o'clock and adEaneei zin=Ra.snit 81
Jaekson by the road leadiag 10 Port Re-
public On the lett of the turnpike to Stan.
ton, miles beyond Hafrison6urZ, the i'd
Taneed guard discovered the enenay posted
/ In the Eoodss 70 the let and front, apf5ar.
emily in force. Artillery WAS scot 10 the
front and commeneed Smelling, without
eliciting any reply ss
Jackson having At last been forced to
make stand with his whole army. had
completely masked bis position 10 the
woods and various skirmishers aud eaval-
~ were sent forward. The whole column
came rapidly up, aud line OF battle ex.
tending nearly Two miles, WAS promptly
/ formed under The direction OF Colonel 4 s.
bert, chief Of the STAT. Before Il was Com.
(! pIeted, General Stahi with the GaribaIdi
Guards. became engaged with the enemy.
I. fall back y ~
AT half-Past twelve o clock a general adj
vance was ordered, aud the whole line be-.
gan to move forward, General MfIroy had
the centre, General Sehenek the right aud
General Stahl, with all his brigade except
/ the Gartbaldi Guards, the front. General
bIep lssE, General ohiep and Golopel Stein
Weickhers bFgades composed tue reserve.
( me line moved down the slope of three
mus into the valley, and up the opposite
aseents, which 1t the summit were covered
With woods In these woods; and in the
oeits and heavy timber beyond, the enemy
were posted.
! General Stahl, on the LEFT, was frst.en.
gagged. Generals Ailroy and SChenck found
the enemy soon after, aud the battle almoat
Immediately became general
Genefal Stahl, after Scrivner's battery
Tad shelled the rebel position, advanced
the StE and 46th New York Regiments
through the woods Into an opsu field, on
the other side of which the enemy,s right
wing was concealed ia the woods. The 9Th
| advanced CALAMITY uuder heavy Ere. but
oeipg so long unsupported by the 45th, and
! largely ontnumbered, were. finally forced to
retire. Colonel Wietshall was severely
4 Hepndedi aud the whole regiment badly
/ eat up. losing not less than three hundred,
more than half Of its strength. The enc.
myS pursuit was checked by the artillery.
General Stahl fiuaIly withdrew bis brigade
y strong position, TepuIsing q flank
moVementand holding his wing firmly.
i Gen, MilroY advanced his centre, the
4 ground. Q -
Geo, Schenck, on the right, twice drove
back the rebels who attempted to turn his
position.
| Along the whole line our artillery, under
d Colonel PnSon's direction, was served with
great Vigor and precision, and our,ifinaI
success was largely due to its effect,
Inc enemy suffered most severely. One
teoei regiment IosttWo-thirds of its num-
Der IN an attemptto capture Widrich's Bat
terry, which cut them 70 pieces with eanis-
ter at fifty PAGES. The rebel batteries were
repeatedly silepeed and forced to abandon
their positions.
l. Colonel Gluseret, with his weak brigade,
TOOK and held the centre of the enemy's
night, 5l03l n. ~ 4 = =
Our forces were outnnmbsred at all
| points, but have occupied the rebel lines.
! aud forced them 70 retreat
The loss is heavy on both sides, The
enemy suffering especially from our artil-
leEy. aa,.I .f,s'li.s.s ~ > -.
The GaribRidi Gnards lost nearly, 200,
the 25th Ohio go. The total loss Is estt.
mated At from 600 to 500 killed, wounded
and missing. Colonel Van elisa, eff the
Dekalb Regiment. Capt PaulI. of the sth
New York Capt. Miesner, OF the 29;h New
i York; Capt. Btehute, of the seth New York !;
Capt. Charlesworth, OF the 25th Ohio. aud
Surgeon Courtwell, of the s2d Ohio, are all
wounded. Many other officers are wound
ed or Killed. ITis5
The rebels fought wholly under cover.
while our troops were forced to advance
through open fields. The eueuoy's aiyanS
tages Of position and numbers were conn.
terbalanced by General Fremonts skilfai
handling Of the troops and the coolness
and determination with which he pressed
his success. q atslatss5l-s, 80
The tight was furious for three hours.
and continued till nearly dark, 30
Our army sleeps on the field-o battle.