Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-10

alter few experiments, We're allowed In o...-
the passage Of the river before morning. 'Ay
The single ferry was occupied by t6e nr,..
nition trains, the ford by the wagons. ''u'lu'
The cavalry was secure in its form of O,...
ing The troops only had no transpor,a,;ns .V'''
Fortunately, the trains We had 90 seduloas,-
guarded served us in turn. Several bos,s sy
longing to the pontoon train, which W. LS ~,
brought from Strasburg, were laupchsd aaa asi
devoted exclusively to their service, Uisss,Sau auu
that river crossing of such magnitude Il Su st,Su
ded with greater success. There never ~,
more grateful hearts in the game number NJ ~
than whou at midday on the 10th we a,oo5 I'a al
the opposite shore. VI
My command had not suffered nu attaeL a.,
routi but accomplished premeditaied march ,1S w
near 60 miles in the face Of the enemy, delselins
his plans, aud giving him battle wherever Le Wos
found. "a'
Our loss is stated in detail with the nnmss .,
the killed, wounded and missing, in the fSll
report of Brigadier General A. s. Willian','
commanding division, to which reference e
made.
The whole number of killed is SO. wound.,
1856 missing III. Total loss, 9O5. '''
II is undoubtedly true that many of the mis,.
ing will yet return, and the entire loss NAV ha
assumed us not exceeding seven hundred hi.
also probable that the number of killed anS
\
but the aggregate loss will not be Chspeei
thereby. e''
All our guns were saved.
| Our wagon train consisted ofnoary 900 wacons
| OF this number 80 were lost. They wero no,
with but few exceptions, abandoned to the enemy
but were burned upon the road. Nearly ali ~
our supplies were thus saved. The stores n,
Front Royal, of which ! had no knowledge untiI
my visit to that post on the 2lst instant AMI
those Mt Winchester, Of which oopsiderahs
amount was destroyed by our troops are ma,
embraced in thi- statement.
The number Of sick men in the hospital nj
StIashurg, belonging to General Williams dyl.
siua, was one hundred aud tighty-nipe. ana
hundred and twenty-five Of whom were left in
the hospital Mt Winchester, under charge os
Surgeon Lincoln II. Stone, ID Massachusett.,
siGtg.four were left in the hospital at Strasburs
including attendants, under charge of Surgeon
Gillespie, 7th Indiana, und Assistant HurS,op
Porter, U. 3. A.
Eight of the surgeons Of this division youn.
tarily surrendered themselves to the enemy in
the hospitals and on the field for the care Of Tie
sick and wounded placed under their charge -.
They include in addition to those above named
Brigade Surgeon Peale, at Winchester Surgeon
Mitchell, LIST Maryland, at Front Royal; Sur,
geon Adolphus, Dest's Battery, U, s. A. Sur.
geon Johnson 9Th Indiana, and Surgeon Fran.
els Leland, ID Mass, on the field
1t is seldom that men are called upon to make
greater sacrifice of comfort health and liberty
for the benefit of those eentrusted to their charge
Services and sacrifices like these ought to entile
them to some more important recognition Of
their devotion to public duty than the mere bis.
torcal record of the fact The report Of the
Medical Director, Surgeon W. s. King exhibits
the disposition of nearly 1000 sick and disabled
men lett at Strusbnrg by Shields division unon
its removal to the RappabOnnOck valley.
My warmest thanks are due to the officers and
men of my command for their uuAlnehing cour.
age and unyeldug spirit exhibited on the march
and its attendant Combats.
u 4
The safety of the train and supplies IT, in
great degree. due to the discretion, experience
and uniailing energy of Captain S. b. lIolabird
and Captain L. @. Bcokwth, U A.
Signed,
N. p. BANKS. Major General.