The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-06-06
War News.
The Retreat from strausburg-
The Three Days Operations.


lege twelve miles distant, Just beyond tb,
Messanuten range, which commences IL
course just at this point, and upsn III,
eastern bank Of the Shenandoah, owe
which is the large bridge Of the Manos
eos Gap Railroad, which hiss now agaii
for the third time been destroyed BY III,
r.bcls.
Yesterday, they were known TO be il
fanrcs, aud 30 much had our upprehcn
ton for them increased before night, tha
the commanding officers wcro ordered tc
remain bt their posts 10 await instruc
iion'. Az midnig ight word came 10 The
different brigad,s that the news from
Front Royal was very unfavorabl,, with
orders TO prepare TO march immediate.
ly.
Col Kenly, the lamented officer Of the
Maryland First, received notice OF the
approach Of the enemy only by the sur.
prise aud capture of some OF his pickcls.
No intimation OF their coming had been
received, and IL was, therefore, impossi.
bic TO have supported him in season Ia
have prevented the sad havoc which sue.
ecdcd.
iIut he defended himself through the
entire day, with an ability and energy
which spcak loud praises for him IN the
hcaris Of all his loyal cuuntrymcn. With
scarcely thousand men in his command,
he YVES compelled to sustain himself
against tho three full brigadcs Of General
Ewcll, who had abandoned his camp, ff-
" miles above in The valley, for the pur-
poseof milking thir descent upon rcgi.
mont ot loyal Malylandcrs.
Three O'clock aud a detachment orcny-
nlty, one hundred men, companies II aud
|, oi tic Ira IIa Guarts, commanded
by VI, jor Vuught, arrived from Siruus.
burg, and reported imm diatrly TO Colo
rel kenlcy, who ordered him at once To
chargc the enemy. Tho cavalry obcycd
The order, charging upon them with prult
force, though greatly inferior in Nun.
bcrs.
VIM. II. Mapcs, commanding pioneer
corps, arrived aud reported to Col! Ken
ley who give orders immediately where
they should stationed, aud they continued
with The remainder OF tho little force. do
ing noble service, and holding in check
successfully, not less than six Times their
nnhber. Seeing the danger of their po-
siion, the commander OF the brigade
gave the order 10 retreat, which they did
IN excellent order Gcros d the Shenandoah.
Maocs was then ordered 10 burn the
bridge, which was accordingly fired by
I acing upon II piles OF fence rails, Tut
WIS not destroyed,
The rebels came on so CLOSELY ard hot.
ly that We wcrr driven away, and did not
succeed In the attempt. they room ar.
rived at aud crossed the bridge on the
north branch of the Shenandoah, which
they succeeded in filing aud destroying,
lu' not, however, In ictaining the rebels.
who, cavalry aud infantry, plunged in aud
iordcd II, nnd were soon upon the other
s'dr.
Soon was received tn, unwclccmc
news that tho enemy had SURE rounded
them, hanking them with their superior
numbers, both by right aud LETT.
Our m, n unduuntri, fasbed upon them
Win such vgor Us 10 make their cscanc,
and cut their way out from the coils oftho
rebels thrown around them, not. however,
without being again surrounded and IN
eiirc'ually heset on every side, behind
bud before, with the most unsurmounta-
lie superiority both I'm numbers aud fresh
ness Of the rebel troops, that they were
completely destroyed ur captured, topcth-
cr with their noble Colon and other
Field officers.
The severity of the fight bcggars all
attempts at description
No man upon the field of battle ever
governed his men with moro coolncss,
ju gment aud bravery, than did Col. KEN
! y. His cry 10 his men was not "po.n
but "come with me-" aud IN Y did SO, cy.
cry man OF them. When ordered 10 sur.
render, he shot the one who demanded II,
md when overpowered aud summoned
to give U? his sword, he broke the blade
IN halves, was shot, wounded and placed
IN an ambulance.
He wes d'Bnltimorcan, aud lawyer Of
iine ability, aud esteemed by lcrgc mum.
Der Of friends. HIS loss is deeply felt in |
the Division, and his worth acknowledge |
ed by all.
The forces engaged upon our side COM (
rised eight companies Of the MARYLAND
hrst, two companies of the Twenty.
ninth Pannsylyan a, two companies liza
Harris Guard, two pieces rrlillory of
Capt. knapp's Battery, and Capt. Mapcs'
Pioneer corps ofiiity men.
One gun which was carried oflthc field
mud brought to within short distance of /.
winchester, was obardoncd necessarily,
and was captured by the enemy before
The following morning.
A considerable lumber Of he MARY.
land regiment have come in.
SATURDAYS FIGHTING.
Al o'clock S turday morning was
awSked TO make Preparations for immcdi.
ute retreat. The Z, mnunt saved from the
battle al Front Royal had rctrcatcd upon
The road which connects S,rsshurr with
Font Royal and the enemy were known
!, be in close pursuit.
Their movement, too, seemed evidently
int cnded TO cut or cur connection with
w lnehestrr, ana we saw, very naturally,
before us the prospect of an enemy
(EweiD 10 our front, while Jackson, VIII, m
we had known TO be behind us near Har.
seemed more than probably In.
tending TO push upon Us In our rear, plac-
ING Us between two fires, each doubtless
larger than the little command which re.
manned 10 Gen. Banks, after the with
drswnl Of so large portion OF II TO re
inloree other loss exposed divisions Of the
army.
We soon learned that the forces ofEw.
Gil w.re on the road upon which we were
retrea,lng, aud in front Of us. But we
moved on, and had proceeded three miles
beyond Strssburg, had crossed Cedar
Creek Bridge and useondcd the hill be.
a CONSERVATION seemed to have been
c1a'ed ahead ofus, indicated by the re.
turn CT suffers, teamsters and servants,
r'ghtened themselves, and giving warning