Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-04-08

We copy from the Dispatch the following ex>
tracts IRON private letter written by a Young
gentleman belonging 10 the "Rockbridge Artii-
lery," OF '.Stonewall Jackson's" army -
CAMP RUcHANAN,l
March 26, 1862.
This is tbs first opportunity lave had for
iuoce than week 10 write IA a single line au,l
now | am com ,selled to be bret an.i hurried IN
whist hsve "a tell You about or battle a.
kernstown, on Sunday last. 1t was a teri fl,
fight, aud ali men behaved Ike heroes N"
one left his Jst until ordered off The gronnd =
The loss 10 battery c,iniaIativ -iy slIelil
being less than dozen. Henry au Charles ~.
safe SO is George Is &C.; a, is wouderiGi
Low all got eff -. Well. a round shot kiile!
one of our men Lot far from me, and another
cut a spoke out OF wheel by which WAS sial d.
ing Will my toot 90 The hub. Shells burst ri.
around us. One struck driver on The leg and
cut II off, then passing tlrougl one horse ana
entering the body of another, tuist inside of it
and inortaily WOUNDED its rider.
The secoId regiment (eur glorious reei-
fnent) behaved nagEIticenlly, a. q Colonel Allen
proved himself worthy OF BIS gallant command
Amongst :iany instances OF galantry wnc.s
characterized tie conduct Of our nen, must tell
yon one or two. The barner bearer Of the Cad
was shot down, killed; wheleupon Lieut. R:ci,
it onward in front OF the Inc until he fell wornd-
ed III the thigh. Then Lieut.. Davis seized il.
when lie, too, shot, End he fell anutber
man caught it before it touched the ground
when he also was moltally wounded Colonel
Alien theu slrang from his horse took % the
tattersd standard from tie ground, and galani,
charged at the Leac OF his regime nr with the
coDsecrased coors in his hand The iagstatf
was shot in two, aud bears, besides, the marks
If fourteen bullet holes!
Harris Tower VAS k He'd and John FeaIuan
also, ufShspherdstown. Poor Selby Hamttamck
was wounded III the hip aud LETT on to fl Id
Busnrod Fa-hing.ou Was wounded, and. when
asked 10 leave the field add GO To The rear. re-
piled thai mot so long as he bud a drop of blood
left IN his body poutd he cease fghtingJ.r Virgin.
a. dts brother GOD oJ i'i,. aad assisted una
in loading his qua, wGen ~ enerny Is r,infosee
nents cauie up and both tbs popr boys We're
killed.
Oar bat cry lost one gun aud two caissons !;
but the execution We dld upon the eeeIny grea-
~ exceeded the loss We sustained A regiment
OF Infantry charging np within u
hundred yards OF our battery. when or canister
scattered them like scared sheep, aud ruade thein
run all 'has were lei oil them, like 50 many -
Yankees!
The Minnie balls OF ae sharp shooters ratified
ike bali asoand Us killing five OF our horses arc
@OuuOliiS SOiUS vi Oui uieu. Dub, dS nave
said bef're. battery escaped wonderfully
well. We retired in good r, at our leisure,
and regard the result as BY no means discoara
ging; tor with less than 3 ,0C0 VS. iung'lr fro.n
three to five tim. Number OF fresh troops
until night put stop To ID esgagemapt Oar
loss WAS 400, ali told; that of the enemy from
1900 TO l, 800.
Ga the evening after the lie my gun, with
Chew's and Blakey's were ordered 10 check
The enemy advance, and cover the retreat 81
our men, when a fnll battery o;'ened upon us.
aud did some ve7s good firing. O.ie she'll struck
immediately III front OF me- | threw myself o.
my iace aud the fragments flying over me killed
horse fron uuder Sergeant who was direct
ly behind me Anotiler came running owes our
heads, aud, bursting behind Killed five ann
wounded ten 81 tLa lufaplry ~ho wee supper
ing rs. We then iet-iot*e u,,on q column II
cavalry ilch cautiously approaching u
and cut tiBetn up considerably.
Yesterday mofning my qua was again order
ed down Il picket ~lfli Col. Ashby, and we gavs
the enemy few rounds. 80 you see SOW ou-
" We are Kept AZ eur work. Within :be la
five days we have ,'a'chad 100 miles and has-
been liz TIRES eDgag ments.