Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-06-25
From the Shenandoah.
General Fremont's Off
cial Report.


the river here on Friday, ard returned
ana gave US battle yesterday, i've miles
from here, on the Harisonburg road The
battle for two hours ragged hercely. Sche-
meek had the right. Milroy the centre, and
the Blenker division the left
Scheneck was not assailed except by
skirmish-fghting Milroy was ia the hot
test of the fight and drove the enemy back
from point to point. The first brigade of
the Blenker division, under Gen. Stahl,
fought well and held the enemy back for
some two hours, suffering great loss from
the destructive fire of the enemy.
The left wing finally gave way and our
whole line was ordered back half a mile
to stronger position. The enemy did
not advance out commenced a retreat as
we learn here, previous TO our falling
back, and by ten o clock this morning the
whole army had crossed the iver and set
FIRE to the bridge. We pursued but not in
time to save the bridge
Surgeon Cantwell, Of the SD Ohio, was
wounded, not dangerously. Capt. Charles
Worth is mortally wounded. The sd
Ohio lost four killed and three wounded
The 81 Virginia, four killed and thirteen
wounded The 9TH Virginia, three killed
and seventeen wounded 10Th Ohio, six
killed and sixty eight wounded; 9th Ohio,
four killed and eleven wounded. Gen.
Stokes division lost in killed, wounded
and missing, 405 privates, and twenty-five
officers
Several colonies and captains were woun-
ded, and one captain killed in the Blenker
division
Boblen's brigade lost two killed and sew
enty wounded The Bucktails lost one
killed and two wounded
Our total loss will be from 100 to ll5
killed and from 400 to 800 in killed and
wounded
The enemy's loss was terrible 400 of
their dead by actual count were found un
buried on one field From the number of
their dead scattered in other parts of the
battle ground, it is believed that there are
200 more of their dead on the field, ma
king their loss in killed coo, beside OIL
GERS who were carried away.
Gen Stewart was killed, Gen Elsie
wounded, Col. Houghton mortally wOun-
ded, and Gen jackson wounded in the
wrist
Col. Carroll, with two regiments of
Shields division, reached the opposite side
OF the river from here yesterday morn
ing, and attempted to hold the brigade,
but was driven back by jackson. He
opened with his artillery this morning
on the bridge as the rebel army were
crossing, but y~s driven back by the SUI
perior forces Of jackson, and resreated
down the river.
Washington, June 18Th /. dispat h from
Gen Fremont received ut the War De
partment dated Port Republic, June 9th,
via Martinsburg june 18th, states there
was no collision with the enemy after dark
last night We renewed our march this
morning. On entering the woods in order
Of battle the rebel cavalry appeared on
our flank. The enemy was found in
full retreat on Port Republic
Our advance found his rear guard bare
ly across the river and bridges burning
A cannoading during the forenoon appri-
sed us of the engagement which we learn
ed was Jackson's attack on Sen. Shields
who, after a severe engagement drove him
down the river and is now IN pursuit /
have sent cavalry to communicate with
Gen. Shields.
Our loss at the battle of Cross KEYS viii
amount to rs killed and about 600 woun-
ded The enemys loss IS net ascertained
lie carrying off his dead and wounded du-
ring the night. We counted on the march
900 rebel dead in one field
Stahls brigade was in the hottest of the
fight being the left wing, and lost in off
GERS FIVE killed and seventeen wounded
One of the Bucktail rife companies lost
all its officers. One of my staff Cant
Dunkd was killed
Our officers and men behaved gallanu
and efficiently. }. G. Fremont
Washington, June 12-Adyises receiv-
el at the War Department states that
Jackson's army attacked Gen Shields ad-
vance on Monday morning, near Port Re
public The conflict is said to have been
maintained for four hours by about 1000
Of our men against the main body Of Gen
,Jackson's army. The enemy's force be
came so overwhelming In numbers +fiat
our advance was compelled to fall back,
which it did in good order until it met the
main body of Shields command near Con
rad store. As soon as this was effected,
the enemy in turn retired. The fighting
is said to have been severe and the I)ss
heavy on both sides.
4 private letter states that Gen. Shields
had previously succeeded in destroying q
large quantity Of supplies belonging tothe
rebels ut Milford and at Courad store
The damage by recent rains, including
carrying away of bridges over the branch
of the Shenandoah River, materially in
terfered with the commissary arrange
iu&utS diltl TIC ti9A Glilcllb VI ttOOko.
LURAY June TO- via
WASHINGTON, June II.
Col. Carroll. commanding the 4th brig
ade, consisting of the Sth Penn, IIth
Penn, It'll Ind, and LIST Va, about l 500
strong, reached Pore Republic on Sunday
accommodating for the enemy in town and,
had n skirmish He concluded to hold
the bridge and ordered it not to be burn
ed, and put in position commanding 1t
At a. M, Monday, he was opened on by
some twenty heavy guns placed in posi-
ton during the night. Our forces tried
to reach the bridge repeatedly to destroy
1t, but were met by storms OF bullets and
had to retire. 4 large cavalry force cross
ed and attacked our troops, while their
infantry followed our men, opposing them
at every step, often driving them back with
heavy loss. But the numbers, after Gen.
Iyler's brigade arrived, We're so much in I
terior to the enemy, and being at least /
five to one, that it was impossible to hold I
our position, and we were compelled to
fall back, our boys fighting every foot Of
the way. After falling back three or four
miles, body Of cavalry were sent toattack /
US, but they were compelled to retire, /
when the engagement ended, having last F
ed five hours.