The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Jackson's Achievements.


struction of private property. GAR.
Jackson's Achievements.
From the Richmond Enquirer.l
In his official report Of his disaster and
flight, General Banks states that he lost
fifty wagons.
Agentleman Of our acquaintance, who
has had o responsible post in Jackson's
army for twelve months, sures us that
at lenst 100 captured wagons we're driven
out from Newton; that he himself count.
ed 40 at Cedar Creek; that they were
stretched along the road between Mid.
dletown md Newtown, distance of five
miles, there being one in every fifty or a
hundred yards; that Banks burnt thirty
wagons with commissary stores below
Newtown; that he left many between
Winchester and his crossing place ON the
Potomac, and that his whole loss in wap
ons were not less than 300 or 400.
The gentleman above referred to fully
confirms what has heretofore been report.
ed in: our paper respecting our achieve.
ments OF Jackson's army within the last
month.
There is no truth in the report that the
prisoners at Front Royal had been recap.
tured by the enemy. All the prisoners
were brought off except few of the
wounded. A company of the 18th Geor-
gia Regiment fell into the enemy's hands,
by some. blunder on the part of an officer.
About three thousand prisoners were Sc
cured as the fruits Of the expedition down
the Valley. Our informant, physician,
estimates the value of the medical stores
taken, at Winchester at from S75, 900 to
100000. The stores embrace almost ev-
erything useful and valuable in the med.
ical department, including very large
| dttsntiey' Of opium. The value of all the
articles secured to the Confederscy is es-
timated at several millions The loss to
the enemy is admitted, by one of Banks
Chief Commissaries, who is now prison.
er, to- be almost incalculable.
The gentleman above alluded to, states
on authority which he thought entitled
to credit, that General Banks put stolen
negroes into his wagons and made his
tired soldiers walk-for which and for
other alleged bad acts, he is severely de-
nounced by some of the prisoners. He
seems to be disliked by his soldiers.
Jackson did not 20 into Maryland, as
reported. Some of his cavalry may have
crossed the river, and probably did,
They burnt one or two bridges on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and tore up
the track for some distance.
He occupied Winchester on Sunday,
May Goth, and lying over one day with
his infantry and artillery. reached Boil.
war Heights just above Harper's Ferry,
on Wednesday. From this point he
shelled the last of the Yankees out OF
Harper's Ferry. The enemy had bat
terry, supposed to be fixed one on the
Maryland Heights, with which to protect
the bridge across the Potomac. This
bridge, which has been rebuilt by or for
the Baltimore and Ohio Company since
its destruction by Gen. Joseph E. John
son in 1861, was not destroyed by Gen
jackson; doubtless it would have been
had he deemed il of sufficient impor
lance; it may be that he reserved it fol
future use. Gen. Jackson remained in
possession of the Heights of Bolivar from
Wednesday until Saturday morning, wher
he fell back up the Valley. The FEEDER
ais re crossed the Potomac on Wednes
day, supposed to be under Gen. Dix
General jackson in falling back secured
most of tho fruits of his victory. Ii
Charleston he left considerable amour
Of flour belonging to the enemy; no
having transportation for it, and no
deeming it advisable to burn it, least
should be made up by forced contribu
tiofs on the inhabitants. The real valu
! Of our captures will never be known, q
| the soldiers were enabled to supply them
selves literally, and Independently fror
the battle field, and from the Yanke
;, stores in Winchester. In the wake G
the Yankee militant always follows tn
Yankee cheasant, their maxim being t.
: rob by ingenuity all who escape plunde
: by violence. This army of notion ven
ders pitched headlong after Banks flyin
columns, leaving their wares and mel
chandize behind them, and our boy
were enabled to supply themselves libe,
ally with indianrubber blankets, shoes
nice felt hats, etc., etc. OF public store
our informant thinks the small arm
captured, must reach 10000 stand, wit
,, eighty wagon loads of ordnance stores
200 fine army wagons, from 80 to 5000
: pounds bacon, 200 elegant cheeses, Is
D head of Ohio cattle, cavalry horses, sa'
dies, gear and many other valuable a
, ticles. Among the arms were about fol
Il hundred revolving carbineS, six shooters.
= The enemy had re-laid the Winchest
9 and Potomac Railroad with fne hea'
u iron, and transferred it as a gratuity
$ the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Comp
>; ny. Col. Ashoy thoroughly demolishe
it upon our retreat. The death of tn
4, brave and valuable officer our informa
q confirms, though he had not learned II
le particulars.
In the battle of Front Royal we Ii
o three other valuable Cavalry Office
10 Captains Sheetz, Fletcher and Braxte
is Lieut.. Col. Dorsey, of the Maryland Lir
N was wounded at the same time; also NJ
IN Davis, Commissary of the 9Th Brigat
lie who volunteered in the charge OF t
~ cavalry.
re We came very near capturing the !
le 1orjous traitor, Dave Shorter, IN Winch
us ter, and again in Charleston. II is 81
In he left Taylor's Hotel in the former toy
to as our troops were entering the subur
ed The wild joy with which the inha
as tants, especially the ladies, greeted {
w army in Winchester and Charleston
~ Gan be more readily imagined than
re fscribed.. :.
20 Z The second Virginia Regiment. 90
no1 posed Of Volunteers from Jefferson. Clat
O. and Berkeley, marched through Charl
as town with scarcely halt; such was
On pressure Of the military discipline
which. their brave commaAder ira
'e- them, that they neither asked nor
SO ceived the privilege of hating to shs
Dr. hands with their friends and dear on
e. though twelve months and more
n. elapsed since they took tho field. ]
We activity of perpetual ferward! I" see
dis lato pervade this whole army in every
ca partment. In the Ordnance they no.
no get out of ammunition; in the Quart
he master they never lose baggage or stoI