Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-09

THE RFBEL RAID IN THE SHENANDOAH VAL
LEY.
MANASSAS JUNCTION, Va, Nay 27-AETiT-
ing here to-day from The SJUth, | was enabled
10 collect ths facts as 10 the position Of affairs III
The Shenandoah valley. The Manassas Gap
railrosd, starting from dis point. rcas through
tho valley, s0uching both Front Royal and otras
bug. The fosces driven from Royal are now
here, ard are telling tho bloody story Ger and
o'cr again The news wss, no doubt, startling
10 the country, bat | an able to explain tho past
ard present position of affairs, which will show
shat the alarm 4, Washington. end the t:emen-
dous rush 20 arms, and the hurrying Of useless
miliiis 10 the defense Of Washington, vas not
only q big scare, but a shameful panic.
fl SITUATION II TIE VALLEY BEF THE
RETREAT.
Tsr or twelve days ago, after traYer5ing the
valley beyond Newmarket, ! left tho Shenandoah
with Shields division, and hsye since been fol
lowing il in al lis ms2udsr;n5s. Iaas division
had pursued the reteiJ from Inc Potomac 10 the
uoTtksrn base Of tEe Aa5lznutioa mountains,
and knov ali about the valley. They, uiiVer-
sally, including Gsn. SbieIds, condemn tho With
drswsI Of he DIVISION ~ suic dsl. The nigh;
bsrors the march, Con. Kjnbs!lsaid 30 me: In
less than tHo weeks Gen. Banks will b driven
from ths valley, and the york Of a whole winter
and q vhUIs spring will Rave to be coao over
again" His prophecy has been lu hlled. !
eoncuTel in tho opinion, and So wrote you q; the
time.
Az S1abarZ, a raUgs Of mountains rise in the
middle Fl the vsllcy, which divides il. StTas-
burg is favoTsb!y located for dsienss from the
south, by las western vsllcy. But the eastern
valley, opening ont st Front Roysl, affords an
Other road, not MY 50 th- Potomac, but G good
plank road runs from there direct 70 Winchester,
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the withdrawal of Shields division, tho Wal De
parsment ordered him 10 fall back to S,rssbuFg
and Grtify.
Banks hsd not actually fallen back to that
point, when Shislds marched over .hs mountain
aad down the eastern branch Of ths valley 70
FroGs RoySl. When Shields marched, an at
tack wac vxpSesed on ths froat, snd q portion o!
his to-ccs hai been daily skirnishing with an
osaer Tebsl fOrts In she gap Of lha Aassanutson
m~ountais. Is WA known that jackson, after
having in vain attempted TO dislOGge hilrOy in
As Allsgheniss, Wa ~Tssurnining 20 she Sl-usn-
doab, and that Rusl WAS, with a strong tJTcs,
on the r7sd running from IIarrodson5urg to
G~ordonsviiio, aad Taylor was still higher up the
valley. With another army. Besides, Jackson
eoa!d be easily reinforced from Cor ionsvil @. !
s4y ihess fsea were kn0T WI 70 tbs army, aud il
lh5 Wax Department did rot know il, Shields,
Who vas in tho front, was guilty # pAlpsblc
negligence il net transferring tho Important IL
formation TO WashiuztOl.
With this f7Ees m-Eagigg the valley, BAaks
wAS lsft wish isss ihAn SI thousand msn, in.
Gliding cavalry end artillery, 10 deisHd tbs
Whgls vallsy, and ibs., ;oO, befJrs 10 had tins TO
prspzrs hinss's Tor assistance by Qualifications.
From F:eut Royal eastward sAero was another
force, under Con. Gssgy, charged with the pro.
s-ciisn Of the 4snss5as Gap railroad. General
Gsazy lad his headquarters st RsosortOwn, and
Tiers eoald not havo Eeon more than seven or
eight hundred troops at Frcnt Royal when I
Esa Ih,rs, ten days $50. Tho military author
Ess dill not ss.n 10 dream Of az attack upon
that Psiui, except by 4 email patty Of cavalry.
Sill further east, az Cs.t,stt 5 station, on the
OcaRgs aul AlsTs1iris railroad, about ten
Aiies south Of Manassas function, vas thu
brigade Of G5n. DUryes, consisting Of ihreo
New York and one Pennsylvania regiment.
Tbs 0ress embraced lEo connection between
BANKS apd ths main body Of ihe army Of the
Rsppshsnnock, siIusssd ~ fredericksburg.
rHA PLAs OF II BtEELs.
TIE rebels RusW tbs pOsiiJu aud strength Of
oUr f0eo4s, Just ~ rsll IS if their generals had
booked dsra On ihs naioaAl camps. Il does
not take a losc s.sy in lhi8 Stske 20 lea n thai
syOIy :s:essiJDisti is a spy, AID that every spy
hiss ready means II communicating with tbs
roboI ssmy. 4 plan wss formed TO capture
Banks Asd his whsle srDy. and than precsed
rapidly 80 the PosOlEo, dss:Ioy !he Baltimore
and Oais rAilToai. sAi make a sudien raid
across : { srBsr Of Il tTyl2ad and Pennsylvania,
and Tighten he North Oat OF 10 boots. The
plan was wsll laid. A haavy column was rap
idly advanced bssrssn the BiHs Ridge and
N Assauslos, 10 Front Royal, wish tbs design Of
capturing GssrJ's forces lhsre, AID thsn press
ing Oh 20 = good plank road 50 Winchester, get
into Banks rear.
A! he proper inns another heavy column was
10 Sd ;anc, on Banks front, aud tho whole 10
CLOSE il aPOn him. Th5 gallant dsisEsO made
by thu alss HarylAnI reg nsns 81 Fron. Roys.
unsIgas.tdy impsdsd tIe rebel movement there,
and gave banks waning. lie Ui'ely clu-
msuesd a. imEsdik g retreat, and b.rely saved
h msslf ft0n Ssina 1aaksd st Winchester. Al
though pursued shs entire d~isiaEcs, he kept Ira
trains bsfUrs him, and Tended trains and army
On he nOrsA sils Of the Potomac. Il his re
trssi be had 10 encounter tEe hostility Of Gil
s,ns along ths liCs, Ci'iseHs whom tbs govern
uent hal taken special pains 10 be liberal with.
| conf Ter his roIest, under tho extraordinary
Circumstances, s mastery one. | had fCrmed !
very poor opiuien Of he generals military qIili
Si-s, bat Is haads,m1 retreat hss changed it.
III FAEIC.
Ths psuic which las crested the great alarm
at " AtAIi ZION AhI ~CisoNu5ict CODulclCeu on
.h4 Esn>ssSs G,p railroad. Ge.ry picked az
his buds en- denly ard FASTENED with railroad
speed 30 this poiut. His troops ,u2posing they
wore sJyGg 20 be swallowed up, after hearing q
Ihe faIe Of TIE gallant lst Maryland, m1lg ali
haste TO the Junction, taking tins, however, to
burn their Auts ard destroy a quantity Of arms
Duryea, whngs devotion to the spleDd5rs Of
military life | had the pleasure Of presenting the
Otlor day, and who Is prCns 90 sham and not
real battles, "a is l0nd ct magnificent reviews,
becams alarmed on leaning Of Gsary's with
d.a7al.
Bundirg up his three New York regiments,
and leaving his Pennsylvania one behind, he
mSie 9 ~as1stcrly advance on CsnterEille, within
the shade" Of the Washington fobiieations. and
teltzrephed to Washington for help H1 left
an Immense quantity Of army stores behind,
and br two dsyS forgot his camp cquipags. l
have thess facts from ono Of his own officers
who expressed himself Disguised at the uueallod-
for fright. For two days tn panic at Junction
aud Csttictss was amusing. Tho ~entinel kept
the camps In constant alarm At night, firing at
slunps or b5wing bush-s which they mist5ok
for rebel E~ueFilias. These fsc's are not pleasant,
but I think tbs country should know the truth
There Is this cxcuse Gr the PInic here:
We sge near Ball RIM, AID many Of the oil
c8s con handing herCsbOuis were promoted fOr
tnSiI UlSlla EU4>I-d httiU-4s II .Ldt ALDlaD AAsNN
valley.
Tho alarm spread TO Washington, and for
once Eluad Stanton made a fool Of himself by
a,scntinz 10 ? eel Of tho militia 10 defend Wash
irRfon Il wss a lich nino FOR the sensation
nowsmong,rs, and they worked out al the ore
So SION as possible. The fact is, that admitting
lie largest estimate Of the rebel force, :he ma
tioH1l capital, now that Boston b soUndiY loyal,
could not POSSIBLY have been menseej, and tbs
calling out Of the militia 70 deseud il is a hugs
jOto.
TIE ANTiDJFE.
il can DO no injury fer me 10 write you now,
and for yen 10 publish, when ycu get th.s letter,
that already ample preparations have beon ms1s
10 clear tho Shenandoah valley of the rebels. a
column moved from bore today, With tho gal
ant Matthias RimbHll ii liz hsai, Tor Frsut Royal
and Su ssburg. N'asa Issy that Shields entire
division fern part o. that column, you will
know that somebody is going to be huIt. With
no scrious opposition they willrrsch Front Roysl
in shr-e Sa1 SrasblTg in fouf days. II the
reb-l fore now r~eveliing st Winches:er, and
- e. 60 L.