Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-03-27
Battle Near Winohester-The Rebels
Routed with Heavy Loss.

WASHINGTON, March 23d.-Telegraphic
dispatches received here from Winchester,
dated last night at lOi o'clock, says a slight
| skirmish occurred this afternoon a short
distance from Winchester, on the Strasburg
road, between. q portion Of Gen. Shields
troops and the rebel cavalry, with four pieces
Of artillery. The enemy retreated with q
loss, as soon as our guns opened lire.
One mar was killed on our side, aud Gen.
Shields suffered a slight injury in the left
arm, above the elbow, from q fragment Of
u shell which burst near him.
A prisoner brought in tonight says that
the enemy were under the impression that
our troops had left Winchester, and Jack
sons forces we're on the road from Stras-
burg, under the same impression.
WINCHESTER, March %, 8 o'clock p. NJ.
Il have just come in from the very front
Of the battle three miles out.
We have gained a complete victory over
jackson, taken two guns aud c~aissons and
killed at least 100 and wounded twice as
many. Our loss is not over $50 killed and
wounded. Our men did well. They took
a great many muskets. The enemy Is in
full retreat.
LArER-S O'clock, p. M.
We have this day achieved a glorious vic
tory over the combined forces of Jackson,
Smith and Longstreet.
The battle was fought within four miles
Of this place. 1t ragged from halt. past 10
o'clock this morning until dark.
The cnemy's strength was $4,000. The
strength of our division was not over 8 1000.
The loss ofthe enemy in killed and wound
ed is not ascertained but is double that of
ours.
We have captured a large number Of
prisoners and some of their guns.
The ground is strewn with arms they have
thrown away in their flight.
The cavalry is still in pursuit of the fly
ing enemy. go aft'
The particulars cannot be accurately as
certained till daylight.
sTILL LATER
WINCHESTER, VA, March 24.-The re-
bells have been driven back to Strasburg.
There has been very little fighting to-day.
In the skirmishing to-day we have lost
about ten killed and wounded.
Mr.. Lace, assistant to Capt. Albert, of
the Typographical engineers, was taken pris
oner by the rebels.
We have captured more than 200 stand
of small arms.
WASHINGTON, March PA despatch
from u Surgeon in Gen. Shields army to
the Surgeon. General at Washington says in
relation to the battle of yesterday Our
loss is from seventy-6ve to one hundred
killed and two hundred and fifty wounded.
l have seen two hundred and twenty-five of
the enemy dead. o
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
WINCHESTER, March 25.-The latest
from Strasburg is to the effect that Banks,
with Shields command and one of his own
brigades, was there, with jackson in sight.
A battle is expected to-day.
On Saturday, at 2 O'Clock in the after
neon, the enemy showed themselves a mile
and q half from Winchester. The enemy
consisted Of 500 of Ashby's cavalry, with
two guns. They drove in our pickets and
then skirmished with the Michigan cavalry
and q portion of the Maryland First. Gen.
Shields then brought up his forces, fired a
round of shell, drove them back and took
several prisoners.
The enemy appeared. Jackson had been
informed by the inhabitants that the town
had been deserted by Union troops and he
advanced to re-takc il.