The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-13
Rirllmon1 pispatli1.
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The Valley of the 'sEenandoah
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The Valley of tho asheaandoah
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The history OF tcs pss:sps asmps!gn -.he
Valley Of Virginia, III which 1sn. Jackson is
nobiy illustrating The vslor of his Sta 10, s.
frauSat with more intsrss,, perhaps, tiiap
tina. OF apy o thar period OF our W r for i,.e,e
p:adsace. We fad IL late .tortht -. pa
psr @ nuInbsr CT letters from ths EeCeral
army IN tLas dirscIion, soma CT which Isyay
psrEsal, not~ithstsnd:hg the hctious 1ltE
which they aSozad. Ths following Is ffQm
the Kew York as,.Ia. ct Jans:t5.
rsas Rsox gasxs's coLyas.
WILLIAssPoRT, xay 81, I<s,
Great regret and some Indignation Ia felt
bore that exaggerated, unauthorized and uo.
founded statements o! iosssS OF pu blic proper.
sy sustained by oursrstrsat from S.r6sbn G
and Winchester, ,haTs found publicity shrough
.he rapsrs at distances, At prsaer. the Cg
ures cannot bs acearaisly ascer tanned but ths
heaviest loser ars known 70 30 very light
conI ared with ths am unts exposed to cap
tars CT abandonmsnt by such rapid rstrsat
as is N:s scsssary to perform.
tbs intelligence recsfyed he%a thiS morn
IL Z from other points in this % Hilary depart
msnt is calculated 20 srcse reGctiou ia Il .
corps in anticipation OK bsing ahoTtiy abie 10
.
j. Ia copfifmsd thai our reoonr oiter.n- : PAR ~
OF last night aold Aiartinsh urg, aad that tha
enemy wsre too wsaa TO respond 10 our smells
,aAs l.. .ghs and this morning at HarpeT's EsT-
ry. Tnsy have pro oahly thought 1t wiss 80
sffee: Il nasty retrsat southwark and by
whichever route thsy InGy take, there is no
doob. will meet with an unexpected ohstruE.
ton.
WHAT sr9oLLINa PLAYER ERP0gTs.
An interesting account is given cy Gerald
Fitzgerald. attached TO travelling thsatrics!
company accompanying tbs army. He left
Strasburg on Saturday, ard conseQusct upor
fatigue, slept too late at Winchester on San.
day morning to escape before being cut of by
tie eaemy. dressed in citizens clothes and
being q Southernsr by birth, he readily &C.
csivsd the rebel Cf1fcsrs, ard finally Solun.
seerad to dsiye an ambuiancs containing the
veritabls Ashby To MsrtiGsbarg, who, in coz
Hqusncs ct a wound Ia the is1s shoulder re.
ceiyed A. Front Royal, found IL iRc0nysni en- :
to Perform the Journey en- horseback. Before
leaving winchester he observed that oar
prisoners were generally tTsatsl with kind
Ecxs says there WAS 10 killing o! our sick
and wounded, nor, es far 80 his cbscryatloa
attended, any black nag. On the road near
winchester bs noncsd q fAtgued Union pris-
oner-too tired to retain-struos In tho tace
By tie rebel guard, who, irrttate ted At being
compslisd to abandon the pursuit., carsed his
prisoner 6s' "A id lazy Yankee.
Ashhy said but Is.ls along the road. frs-
-qusnIiy mut;sriSs TO himself. Passing ii body
in Union uniform by the roadside, Ashhy re-
susstad his driver 70 see il ne vvas alive. XII 4.
gerald said hG " as dead. Ash1Y thsu ord cred
him 70 carry .hs bcdy ictO g adjoining Gslj
and put in position where /. coulc b readi
i ~ discovered, IL order, as he said, TO prevent
II utilization by animals. Ettzssra,d discovered
that the diseased belonged TO the IO.h Mains
regiment. Tnis occurred just IL the rear OF
our retrsaG-ns t,rmy, and amid the noise OF
cannonaalng, musxstry, and Gust. accord.
irg 10 Eii=geraid'J inform G,icE, Lisntenaut-
Cciorsi Dasaans, Of the 1st Mary land, was
killed by Il bal! through the head On Satur
day, At FFcnt isoyai. lis heard nothing oi
Got. konly CT Col. Murphy.
Vhen thS sIemy occupied WinchsstsI, In
froot OF one of our hospitals was a pile OF
boxas Of medicines. guarded By o. hospital
steward. & rebsi otticsr rode mp ana lGq uired
OF the steward who and what he was ine
steward replied, II am u hospital stcy7aro lef
here in charge OF thsse medicines, Sec. for uU,
sick and Woendei. knowing that yOar army
10 deficient In these articles" "rake them
into trs house and remain ihars " said tas
Oficsr, and IGde or.
asAALD FIT2sEsALD xxFL.IssrH MILITARY
MOyghEsYR.
Jackson, with E:s whsle fofoS, pursu sd ou.
| army - Bunker Hiil wAsre, il CONSEQUENCES
OF tee fatiguad condition OF his men, and
nnding that he c3uid ~ Hank Cr cut rs Ii
hs TetarEed to WIncaesler, first f.rectia as
Ashoy 10 pursue us with lis cAvairy and
l artillery.
dan. J 90 aston wa. not Mt Winchsstsr with
| jackson. L. il more than probable tha. ht
| went up the Valley towards Woodstock. tc
prevent aAy advance OF our Western tTCopI
| In mis- rear.
The Twenty -ssooUd North Carolina csyi
| mont, which was nearly aAu Inflated by uon
noiiy's brigade. near Winchester, had re
l csivsd no cIothsg Or pay since :Eoy ware n as.
| tersd into ihs service. They were aimos
dsstitcts, aid looked much Hike sn ORGANIZED
| set OF IaSaln uitins.
| oapsain Snsets, tie late guerilla, was III III ec
I Il: Buckton Statio1, between Front Royal
! and Strasoarg. after Ashby took cnInr,!lDd 4
4 n "A Cgg u h@i
| 10 commend AgnDy's original regil,0A. --
/ another Captain III tie s2IG3 regiment vYas
: also sbot dead thora.
| FzRNcHrEAclEs.
! st the depot ct vTiac este. tao Tebsls fou unc
/ some LIN bCIss with a. elegant illuminated
| rspresen tatton OF 3 peach CT the cover, anc
iabelsd French peaches. An officer broka 0 IL x
| enc and discovered /: contained bad whissey
| "Wnat won't these id Yankees invent
| Lsxtf" was mis- reIaara.
AStsf remsining IL M:r.ius5arg :ill kl!iay
| Fitzgerald found his way 20 this place
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain alert. Of ths Uuitsd SGates Toco.
| graphical Engineers, was cYJ oil near Xiddie
town, ana after four days fatigue and march,
Ing arrived here, b. way OF Hancock, Ia com
| pany with Colonel DsForress and UapJslui
| Hampton and OCllis, with tnair command.
] Nine TsDei prisoners OF war. captured Sal
I morning by our cavalry, have just beeI
Brought into town. Some in ndigEatirn Wa
! exhibited by OR soldiers anu Union citiaeu.
/ re the prisoners appeared. bat ali damon. ira
/ tions OF cisrespse: were suppressed by Gen
| Eatcn.
! Dr. Kline, u. surg son OF Bgocke enblough'i
/ rebsi battery, wao was captured on Satur
/ cey, has bsen paroied, and ordered 10 = epor
ct w Washington. He is Irom Loadouu county
| near SnicEsrsyilie.
The Tui list OF Kill ed, wounded and nissins
are completed With some few exceptions
Contidsrins all tbs circumstances, and tn,
! disorganizsuOn attendant on the retreat grea
/ credit Is due 70 Assistant AoIutant. Genera
wilkins, OF Gen. WiilIsIns't 3 stafY as well q:
the brigade and regimsntai officers. General
| Willians's icial report will oe shortly com
| ple!sd.