The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-11
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FRIDAY moRn.a. :. APRIL II. ,ss,
The Battle Of Ksrnstovvn.


FRIDAY MORN'0.. APRIL II. 1877
The Battle Of Kernstown.
The following communica lions. received q.
the omcs Of the Dtspssca. will be psrustd with
Ia serest
I1olDxSTs OF fHa ,xiaAf.
NBwxaHKEr, Va, Arri! 8 1881.
Several accvuats OF this msmor aole day
nave already been Givep, but a. the lapse OF
time ts required to .e quaint the reader win
the full And true account of ell battles, We
think sni:l. y nothing amiss 70 give another dc.
town. We Will, therefore, mention briefly
few incidents Of this remarkable occurrence,
rian.
On the morning Of tbe ssd OF March, we
were ordered from camp ct . very early hour.
Afer travelling distance OF 10 miles, aud
about m ,ddny, we heasd . loud aud repeated
cannonadtng in our front A closer approach
assur ed us Ii at il was our picksts commanding
with those Of the enemy, and that the enemy
WAS not r distant We were marched OF
the Dad few hundred yards 70 our leIt,
where we remained till 3 O'cl ock p. r when
the caAnonadiTg and bonn bardm snt iLform-
ed us that the time for action Wss drawing
nigh The movements OF the enemy having
at lei g.h c1ndidoned the b:ule-ground
upon our left, one BY ore the batteries
snd regiments were seen making their
way 70 the glorious ssruggis for liberty
or death. Soon the echoes Of musketSy
were heard asceL Dig the moun tain summit
40 our brave toys marched hs'adly mp TO the
eucmy's 'front.' Never, perhaps. did south
erIers stand more firmly, or 6xn more coura-
geousy under moe discourasjnE circumssan.
Ksrnstowa. For six long hours they con-
tended with At tes 81 I've times their own mum.
b srs; yet, till tho order was announced from
the lips Of our gallant General Jackson him.
- 49, ALI >A-
Of victory Whilst every rsximent doubtless
acted Its part well In this engagement. yet We
could not tn taxa particular cogniz,nce of
'he acts Of bravery that marked and distin
manded BY Colonel Burks Never before hsv.
ing hAa an opportunity OF displaying their
valor. they seemed anxious for the hour
when they. too. might share blow in their
country's cause For seven long months
they traversed the mountains Of Northwest.
ern Virginia, subsisted upon scanty supplies,
and performed many hard and tot'some
marches. Thus hal deaed to their country.
service, they cared but little for the life they
once held go dear, and seemed even enraged
at the cannon's roar. Led on by theirdaunt
less commander, they marched forward to
the battle-ground with stern and expressive
countenancss, and fought with calm and de-
liberate energy. It Is useless to say they did
l execution, for every vOlley Of their musketry
| is said to have played havoc In the enemy's
r.rks.
The last regiment Of this brigade that Was
ordered 10 the field was the 42d Virgin COM
manded by Col. Langhcrns, Of Lynch burg.
When the sun was but an hour high, the bat.
tie being Ia Its hottest state, the command
wes given 10 the'4ad to "fall in" They were
pl ompt to orders, and in few minu tes were
approaching the bloody feld on doub,e.quick
nigh:fall, when the whole force, wearied and
broken down, were ordered to retire from the
field. This regimen; was the last tn It received
the order, the last that left the field, and the
kAHS knl@ cnA fhA NatR A~~A vwySx
strikes Us so ssnsi1ly is that, when Left alone
upon that drsary night, and apparently de.
serted by all these brave sons Of the Old DO.
minio1, they stiit stood and eravsy fought
number Wera among the killed, WOun6o l, aud
missing. The horse Of Col Langhorne Yves
shot doWn on the Held. Bu. we cannot dwell
here. We can but say to the boys Of the AID
nsid."
The Yankees did not pursue Us further that
night, bat are said to have spent the night In
gathering up their dead and wounded. Con
Jackson encamped but few miles from the
battle. ground, where he remained till late
hour the following morning. 1n the morning
one OF our regiments ofinfantry was sent back
under q nag of txuce TO bury our dead, but
the whistle OF the Yankee ball told them in
musical terms to let their dead alone. We
have not - yet be en- able to get an accurate
account Of the enemy's loss In the engage.
reached us from quite reliable sources, 1t
does not amount to less than l SEQ killed.
wounded, and missing, while ours does not
the Valley. Gen. Jackson has fallen back
within two miles OF NEWMARKET, where he
seems to be making every preparation to give
them another warm reception at their next
arrival. MILLS.
. fwEITY.1HIRD VIRGINIA llaIMlHf.
NBwnARKsr, SHENAHDoAH, VAL
April 8, 1899
Having seen in your Issue Of tho lot a state.
ment thata list Of those killed. wounded, and
missing in the battle OF the 7sd Of March had
not been furnished for publication, I send
you below list of those from our regim ent,
Oapt J E Perkinson' 5 compsny ,B)-wound.
ed-J + Foster. Bstssing-dso L Sander1on,
Thomas b Hall, w A bearing.
Ospt a Y SCOTS company. tC}-Woundsd-
Oapt " Seargeanrs ccmpany, (DHMtss.
ing-usps W Sergeant. Private Richard
Capt WIN Hsyne.'s company. Gl-wound.
Captain " Harrison's company. (F)-
wounded-Edward 8 CLARK. Miss!ns-Jas
Cap. Coleman's company, y,(Gl-Killed-Hsn-
~ L Francisco. Wounded-Wm A Garrett,
Martin sharp. John p Wsddy. Missing
John Z BpsrIss: : Henry Duss. henry Oliver.
opt \ A Tompkins's company (H.,-wound.
ed-1ieut 3 q Orump. Missing Simon
OptJ p Fi.sssrald's company. nAwissinr
list ss't n 4 venable, privatss Frank Ham
bletcn, Jas N Hamnleton.
Capts z Walton's company, x = Killed.
John Y Pettus, q Eobenk Wounded
o Hankips. Missing--Oorporal r A Booth,
priva,es q B Andurm, N b uooch, VIM Gas.
sad :. " L Eubank, y Esbask, N Flsm
ming; Z = Harms. HsysEd. a v Keel.
ins, 6 ,,s Q Robertson J } meosfso' W webb,
a copy Of the Baltimore A~~sesn has found
it, way into our camp, containing list OF
prisoners now in that city, which contains
Our regiment was much redaoed, the 70.
enlisted men being absent on farioush. and
mary c ssT: On ,dy.a rscT1is,,e .sryics Only
portsd in the regimsnt for duV the morning
Of the flght. There we're Psny individual
instancss OF personal bravefy.
LIEUT.. Col 4. G. Tsliaferro. cammanding,
seen the print OF three musket shots on his
sword; hat he escapsd unhurt.
Ool g. W. Cursia, Of Brook county, who
was sosc:s 70 Leave e. b. home y the inv;dsr:.
tenant in company =, was wounded In the
nght, bat, nothing deunted, boldly led HE
men safely on the Aeld.
The sta'emsnt in your issue Of tho sist.
enemy fora stone fsnce, vas amtstaks. The
13d and S7;h engaged the ensmy at that
point, and, reaching the fsrcs about 90 y ysrds
In advance, poured Into their ranks moss
destructive Are and put the few not left upon
the dsid 70 Aight. We have no disposition
to quarrel with the ''6tonswali" Brigade
about positions, feeling conhdeut that each
and oil endeavored 70 do their du'y. and that
Gen. jackson, In his report, will give all .
tair share Of the glory. J..
Loss Or 1Hs ROC xDaIDaf xRfILL81Y n fHy II.
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