The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-11


have used burnt rye, substitute for Tea
and Coffee. Dry goods commands any
price asked. The only circulation they
have, is q sor; Of shin plaster affair, is
sued at Winchester, valued from Ave
cents to one dollar, rcdcemshlc at any cf
the Banks in Eastern Virginia in curren-
oy, upon presentation in sums Of five
dollars. Where this currency is, is not
known to us. II is said that this scrip
has real estate foundation.
There is also In circulation here Con-
federate scrip, issued at Richmond, in
sums Of from five to fifty dollars, redeem
able in currency, at Fredcricksburgh, Va,
Charleston, s. c., New Orleans, La,
Columbus, Ca, and most Of them ct
Nashville, Tenn. suppose that those
redeemed at Nashville will be redeemed
under Buell's administration.
The enemy had retreated as fer os
strousburg, where, it was said, they had
intended TO fight us. On the 18th Gen.
Banks ordered Shields Division 20 oecu.
py Strausburg. The division was ct once
put on the march. The sth Ohio and
7th Indiana, were sent eight hours before
the rost otthe division took up their line
Of march, on the Ccntreville and Front
Royal road, with view OF cutting OF
their advance guard, by coming in on its
rear.
We moved out eighteen miles, having
started about O'Clock that morning, and
then we moved across to the Strausburg
road at Middleton. When near Middle.
ton we drove in their pickCts. We werp
at once put on double quick" and
moved down the Strausburg road, driving
back their oaval Y and pitched into five
regiments Of infantry, drove them across
the North brunch OF the Shannndouh, and
to prevent us from getting across the riv.
er. they had mined TIC bridge and blew
it up and opened out upon US with thcir
artillery. Our forces in the rear were
signaled, which came up, and fierce
artillery duel washed until il was to,
dark for either party to effect anythin.
and the firing ceased.
Jackson's entire forces were encampes
upon the opposite banks. In the morn.
ing they had fallen back q short distanc,
from the river. A temporary bridge wa,
at once built for infantry and our divis
ion crossed and moved up the road. They
retrcated two miles 10 the Southward oi
Strnusburg and planted their canon upon
some heights, and gave US battle. Can.
onading, fierce and rapid, upon both sides
! cfotinuCd for about an hour end a half
when the infantry was sant forward in.
tending to give them siege of musket.
ry-ihe sth Ohio in front, deployed as
skirmishers. This was hazardous task
but il had to bo done. We wcro threat.
ened upon both our right and left by cav
airy, but an onward and hasty movement
was made by the infantry, and our twen-
Iy-iour guns belched forth both she'll anI
ball, in rapid succession. They lifted
their cannon and beat retreat. We
pursued them four miles further when
they made another stand and opened out
on us again. We made rapid move
ment against them and they rotreated
again across the South branch of the
Shenandoah, burning the bridge and hay
ing burned all the bridges between Straus.
burg and Wooddeck, as they rctreated on
the Manassas Gap R. R. We fell back
to Srausburg and camped for the night.
after desperate hard march and skirm-
ishing over the hills. In the morning
our cavalry scouts reported the enemy
retreoting towards Staunton. We were
then ordered by Gen. Banks to counter
march to Winchester.
Banks wos ordered to Centcrylle on
the 2lst INST, and his entire forces had
left, leaving us but Shields Division, three
brigades, in all ls regiments, averaging
600 effective men in each regiment. On
Saturday evening, the 22d, Gen. Jackson
attacked us, drove in our pickets, and his
entire forces were within FIVE miles Of
winchester, and opened out upon our
cavalry with six pieces Of cannon. Our
forces were out as il were IN a moment,
they poured in upon Us shell, thick and
fast. Our regiment was the first rcgi.
ment on the ground and took the front
Gen. Shields had not more than compile.
ted instructions to Colonel Carroll, when
a shell fell near by, bursting and frag-
ment shattered the right arm of the GEN
eral so severely as to disable him entire
ly.
Our Artillery got position upon the
hills and the enemy were upon a height
near the city. Our infantry poured in
to the valley, our guns shooting over us,
those of the enemy at Us and over, as we
were partly masked by the hills; this
was the lharpest cannonsding l ever
heard; not less than 40 guns belehing
forth the missilea Of death at the rate of
one shell per minute. The infantry ad- /.
Vsneed upon them ut double quick,
them TO fall back upon their
infantry. 1t was now fairly dark and the
iring ceased, the men were not allowed
10 return to camp or build fire, but
stand fast in the position we were whom
he firing ceased. This was most cruel
ipon the men, as it was very cold night