The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-06-27
LErTEm FROM THE asTn.
CAMP NEAR MT. JACKSON Va. \
June 18th, 1869. (

Jackson, and on the goth our brigade left.
We passed through Petersburg rnd Moor.
field and overlook the rest Of the army 10
miles from the latter place, and campcd
one day for rest. Nothing worthy Of note
occurred, but travelling all day and part Of
the night generally.
We turned off the Moorfield aud Win.
chester pike, about 80 miles from Moor
field, and our advance overlook the rear
Of Jackson's army miles from Strasburg
and opened fire on them. Word was sent
back to Gen. Nllroy to hurry forward with
his brigade as Gen. Fremont wished US to
be there at the commencement.
We hurried forward as fast as possible,
but when we arrived on the ground we
r found that the rebels had lett on double
quickj 20 VIC abandoned the pursuit for
the day and camped. Just at night,
heavy rain storm coming on, we got thor
oughy soaked, our regiment having no
rubber blankets TO protect US from the
rain. The next dty cur advance opened
fire on their rear guard, about s or 10
miles from Strasburg. They would fire
few times with Que piece of artillery
and thon retreat.
Several Of the rebels were Killed by
our cavalry Nt that time, and one of the
> 1st New Jersey cavolry on our side was
killed and several badly wounded.
The next day we commenced the pur-
suit again aud Jackson got across the
Shenandoah river at this place and burnt
the bridge. II our cavalry had been sup.
-, piled with some sort Of buckets they might
, have succeeded in putting out the fire.
A heavy rain coming ON as we got here
caused the river to rise and overflow SO
that we could hot put our pontoon bridge
across for two days and that delayed us
1 and gave Jackson time TO rest little and
get fresh start; aud from this place on,
us far as he went on this road, he burnt
every It'll, bridge that he crossed.
- Twenty-Five miles from this plucc, at Il
town GA led l.arrisonburg, he turned ofl
this rotd ard went on the Gordonvllc
road aud cuinpcd about three miles from
/ llarrsonburg; and, on the l7lh of this
month, when our division got into town,
some Of our cavalry and infantry went cut
and attack d the r advanced jls and had
;. Il sklrmish, which caused them TO retreat
d 10 better position, 7 miles from the main
Il pike.
y Our loss in this skirmish wns killed
At II re the famous Col. Ashby of rebel mo-
n toriety was killed, as we learned iron
d. good authority.
&c The next day, the 9Th inst, the hardcs
lc part of the fight took place in which
ut good part of the division was engage,
= and the 25th had chance to frs som,
el more ut the trdIorous dogs.
&c The rebels had taken their position be
=, hind high ridge that run across the val
ic ley and bordcred on the lcn and righ
with large groves and in tho centre, wher
the road ran along, 1t was cleared of Ii
- this cleared space they had one batter,
placed, and on the left Of US in the woods
- they had another battery placed, support
ma cd by several regiments, while on ou
"a right and lcIt they had large numbers o
,o skirmishcrs dcployed in the woods u
-, bushwhOckers.
,s The ottack was opened on the left b,
nd Shircmon's battery aud the sth Va, 6otl
,o Ohio, 27th Penn, Sth n. Y. and fou
n companies OF Rangers. The firing wot
70 heavy on the left and the Sth N. Y. an,
25th Penn. suffered most ofany that wcr,
n engaged on the LEFT.
Of Capt. llyman's and Johnson's Ohio au,
,r Ewing's Va. and R.gby's Indiana batter
% les opened the attack on the right, ant
/, shortly after our brigade was Crderet
down, and the 25th was ordered down tc
f the attack.
= We marched down past Johnsons bat.
= terry amid perfect shower of shot and
5 shell aimed ut cur batteries, the shells
: singing as they passed over US, some OF
!, them bursting in tho air and some burst
q ing close to us and tearing up the ground,
m One burstcd u short distance from, us aud
wounded one man in Co, IL, slightly il
is the lcl shoulder.
We halted in the road for few min
uCts behind the ridge over which the reb-
els wore throwing their shells.
+ Here We were within 400 yards of this
wood on the right that first spoke of aud
/ the rebel shells coming into the woods,
Is At this time they fred at our regiment,
the balls whstling Close to our heads
Here Capt. Charlesworth OF company A
II was mortully wounded by muske,
!, shot.
nj Ina few minutes our regiment wa,
>, ordered TO deploy up through wheat
d field, along the fence to the right, an,
y commence firing. As sonn as We got in
Vi to the field, then it was that the bail,
Il. began to whistle thickly around us. w,
OF got to tho fence and then the firing be
" gan in earnest ON both sides.
r. The rebels were scattered alonl
IN through the woods and were well pro
T, ,ceted, and We were about 400 yards Of
~ along the fence, in plain sight OF them
and all they had to do was to fire at III
fence.
ye We fought for about an hour, not