The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-10
r,rss vermsa, Cavalry.


The afAsial fspert u Col Tcmpkisa has
bssn r~esisei lie gives detailed aeeosni
u he Rags u this regiment % the 2tsh
Esd 9ssA elias, @ossh, Iiappears from the
rxtsrt thai eh the morning u the oath the
csaoasl rscslyed orders 10 ssnd the baggage
10 the rear Aad make rcady to march At
shout s'eioek N the afsrbooa be vas d.
reesed BY Brig. Gen. Hatch, commanding
Cavalry. to prseesd With ths rsgimsas ,s
wobdsseck. 10 order 10 rccOnaossse the posl-
tioa u The spemy there. and held thea IN
check 10 further the advance Of the division.
Net finding ths enemy 10 force there. be
eoensermarchei the regiment and fctarped
to bis camp near S,rasbsrg. arriving there
shosi the nsrt forenoon. Al 10 o'clock
A. NJ. companies r, c and y. under com.
snasd u Capt Hall. were ordered 10 report
% NJ. Gen. Banks Cor immediate service
~ IAN. Companies 4 and O, under CON-
mand a Senior Major Collins. were ordered
10 Fvpors 10 Orig Gen. latch. A. the same
time. Col ToupkIas Was instructed to bring
ap the rear Of the army aud destroy all pub
lIc properly amer the army had advanced be-
yvad sirasharg On arriving OF the latter
place the instructions 81 the Col uere eoan-
teFmaHslei. ard he was ordered 10 join Gen.
Hatch isamsliatsly With the Ave remaining
companies.
{, seems that on arriving - Gar as Middle
town be foahd the enemy ia such force, sup
poStel BY cavalry and artillery, and having
saly. be,iIes his ave companies. one New
York battery II lO-pound parro,t guns. and
one company IL zoaa,es. he jeemel II ad,
,tsablr 10 retire In order. abandon the wAg.
chs. aud make an At,smPs TO join Gen. Hatch
By making Ssioar to the len Of the tnemy's
right asnk Ia this he was successful. join.
ing Gen. Hatch a, Winchester. At half past
II o'clock ,ha, night, bringing 10 with him
siI piece. % artillery and portion Of the
9Th n Y cssalry. The entirc baggage train
IL the rrgimcn, was abandoned and fired ,Aad
rendered. utterly useless 10 the eneny. The
men wers uithsui food and ~ere completely
exhausted from the faligacs Of the day. The
conduct Of the men excited the admiration of
their commander. Ne makes the following
mention of several Of bis command =
capts Preston and Congers and Lieu
tsDants iluntcon. Beaman and Adams. and
Private e. Y. Stone, Company - acting
chief wagoner, are particularly deserving Of
attention, aud would respectfully recon-
mend them 10 the attention Of the Brigadier
General Commanding.
must slsO speak 10 terms OF the highest
praise u the efficient and valuable service
rendered me By Adjuiant T. Piikin. and
Q0Alermaslcr A. s. Dewey. To these gen.
tIeneH arm particularly indebted, owing to
the absence ~ The Lieut.. Colonel. who had
avA,led himsslfof sick leave and was away
from the Regiment. aud Of the detachment Of
my senior MaiH. (Collins.)
In samming up the occ nFFeuces Of the day.
regret 10 rrpors sn accident bcfslliug MAJOR
Sawyer, occasioacd b. the falling Of bis
hre. seriously injaring bis ankle joint. and
rendering him unhi for du,y. aud dcpriving
me Of The services Of : valuable ofiosF."
The aOilowlhg are the casualties:
Knitted.
Company B--chiOs's. WAGNER. reported
killnd-
Go. Ching and Dudlsy. privatss. report
- killed.
CO. D--Messhaa. corporal. killed ct Win
chester.
&c. F-gsyss. wagoasr. rspsrssd killed.
Wessded.
CO. A-Shram. pfivsts. woundsd.
Co. A--Thomss Hall. private. wounded
10 tbs thigh
E-Dodgs. w.goass, wounded in the hand
slightly.
f-kash. private. wounded in the hand
Slightly.
0-bAaforsh. Lieut., wounded 10 fore.
kead--doing well
H--Barke, priyais. wounded dangerously.
li--Headen, private. mortally wounded. y
.Nissiag ia Action.
Mabor Wm. d. Collins. reported killed.
A-iss Sergeant, W. Gibbs, reported
wounded
ssrg'. ?. Hogan. reported prisoner.
CospI Landon, :"
wsgOnsr. J.. HogAa. reported wOundsd.
naglsss. sqairss sad Flosefs
Privstea Barlow. Balm. Blihen, Basha-
gay. CArisson, CFvnaa. DAniels. fsalknez,
L.'0r~es. Hall. Hayass. Hatehins. Lynds.
MzxAs9ss, Rsssa. ayaa. Raiph. Tsbhs.
TrAaa. Weber.
C.. D--Corposal Knighs. and privsies
BrikAam sad kesay
C.. c--Cerpsrsi NssAola. and prlvatss
Huut ard Ricksrdsoa-
Co. -nuieAlnAen. vagsDer, aud priv
atss Merrill. ClsFk. and Ksssrsoa.
c. E-ssrEeAns Jones; Daaisia. black
snfih. ard psivsssa Badger. FssFisy, Goald,
Hmsksas, RaEsrs, Thuuiia. and Linsis.
Co F-Prsates Andersca, Carver ard
kichArdsoa.
c. G--Cap,. Geo. H. Bean
e<ressnu CeaFtngAl asd DERBY.
hAFEwst. haKier, Garry. s~diies.
PrSvsars Brovn, E4sar1. Carl, Fkruum,
fTussr. HlH. Lash, lsict In Ftr~sbarg.l !
kseAmnpd, ReyaslAs. stoae. sgairs, Tar
TsyicE, MSi@s, NsckwArr, Hay~r. wsrten.
Sscwars. Smith. Reses, NrMaun, Grant,.
psttsAsu. b ieus an Rasssli.
c.. H--H~rgsant Aashes, sttvens. BLACK 1
saish. ssd prisaass Barrett. EsE.os. Eagvr-
ga, nAsaes, Hubaara. Lsakiin. Rebsusen.