Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-06-18
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irving them back with heavy loss but the
numbers after Gen. Tyler's Third Brigade ar
rived, were so much inferior to the enemy
theirs being at least five to one-that it was
impossible to hold our position and we were
compelled to fall back, our boys fighting every
foot of the way.
After falling back some three or four miles,
a.body of cavalry were sent to attack us, but
were received in such a manner to compel
them to retire, when the engagement ended,
having lasted five hours. Our loss in killed
and wounded is not known but it is large, as
is also that Of the enemy. We lost large
number cf prisoners. During the fight Col.
Carroll's horse fell with him, injuring the Col
onel badly. Capt. Reilly, of Gen. Shields
staff, was badly injured inthe head. He re-
ceived praise from all who saw him fighting.
Col. Buckley, of the 29th Ohio, was badly
wounded. His men charged three times in
order to get him, but he was carried off by
the enemy. This was one of most hotly con-
tested engagements of the whole war, as indi-
Gated by the loss compared with the num-
bers engaged.
| HEADQUARTERS MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT,
PoRT REPUBLIC, Noon, JUNE 9, VIA MARTINS
BURG, JUNE Ito Hon. E. NJ. Stanton, Sec
retary Of War: There was no ollision with
| the enemy after the dash last night. This
morning We renewed the march against him,
! entering the woods in battle order, his cavalry
appearing fanks. General Blenker
had the left, General Milroy the right, and
General Scheck the centre, with reserve of
| General Stahl's and Bayard's Brigade. The
enemy was found to be in full retreat on Port
Republic, and our advance found his rear
| guard barely across the river, and the bridge
| in flames. Our advance came in so suddenly
that some OF the officers remaining on this
side escaped with the loss of their horses.
Cannonading during the afternoon apprised
us of an engagement, and | am informed heIe
that Gen. Jackson had attacked Gen. Shields
this morning, and after severe engagement,
drove him down the river, and is now in pur-
suit. l have sent an officer with a detach-
ment of cavalry to open communication With
| Gen. Shields.
This morning detachments were occupied
in searching the ground covered by yester
day S action, at Cross Keys, for remaining
dead and wounded. | am not yet fully in
formed, but think that l25 will cover loss in
killed, and 500 that IN wounded. The enc
| my's loss we cannot clearly ascertain, he
was engaged during the night in carrying off
his dead and wounded in wagons. This morn
| ing, upon our march, upwards of 200 of his
dead were counted in one field, the greater
part badly mutilated by cannon shot. Many
| of his dead were also scattered through the
| woods, and many had been already buried. A
| number of prisoners had been taken during
the pursuit.
l regret to have lost many good officers.
Gen. Stahl's brigade was in the hottest part
of the fight, which was the left wing, from
the beginning of the fight. The brigade lost
in officers five killed and seventeen wounded,
and one of his regiments alone, the 9Th New
York, have buried sixty five. The Garlbaldi
Guard, next after, suffered most severely, and
following this regiment the 45th New York
and the Bucktail Rifles, of Gen. Bayard's and
Gen. Milroy's brigade. One of the Bucktal
companies has lost all of its officers, commits
stoned and non-commissioned. The loss in
Gen. Schenck's brigade was less though he
inflicted severe loss the enemy, principally
by artillery fire. OF my staff lost good
officer, killed, Capt. Nicholas Dunnka. Many
horses were killed in our batteries, which the
enemy repeatedly attempted to take, but were
repu sed by canister fire.
feel myself permitted to say that all our
troops, by their endurance OF this severe
march, and their splendid conduct in the bat
tie, are entitled to the Preident's commenda-
: tion, and the officers throughout behaved with
great gaIlantry and efficiency, which requires
that L should make particular mention of them,
and which, trust, will receive the particular
notice of the President; and, as soon pos
sble, viii send in full report, but in this
respect | am unable to make any more partic-
ular distinction, thanlthat pointed out in the
description of the battle.
JOHN G. FREMONT, Maj. Gen. Commanding.