Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-04
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE NEAR
WINCHESTER.
The correspondent Of the New York World
furnishes he following account Of the battle
near Winchester


WiNCHEsrER. March a.
We are Unexpectedly called upon to report anoh.
battle which has added the list Of those
ine coumn.-a victory brilliant in the fact that not
cy hc most distant suspicion u an approaching foe
Jackson had been driven away in ugiorious retreat
had abandoned bis suughuds which hc had held Tor
mouths 20 security hts hasgage had been transported
previous % he removal OF Dts nfccs, as ihe retreat had
been carefully provided Tor and be- hadbcen pursued by
The federal troops several miles beyond strasburg where
The chase abandoned, the forces Withdrawn Win
chester, and jackson lch pursue bis down the
valley of Virginia
lhi tax having been fully accomplished, as was sup.
posed, the whole column bel ~ removed ~ Fairfax
Court House, upon the turnpike which leads directly
from this place T. Alexandra, aud the greater part Fhh
ro US d1rwcr WAS on its way some having proceeded up
ou the mrch across the shenandoah over the pintoon
which bad bccu constructed far as the village Of Snick
cls'iic, distance Of nineteen miles from Winchester,
nuf miles beyond the riser or those which had not
crossed large number encamped this side, and
nearly the whole force had Withdrawn or preparing
% do
Do such condition and with such preparations, did
Jackson make this bold aud unexpected onset which
suited aisasuousy 90 bus Command aud conferred adj
dunnh testimony TO the inircpdy aud GOODNESS Of our
Ihc military bridge arross the shenandoah broke down
on sunday, as the hfst Of brigade attempting
cross, aud half day was employed n repairing the dam
age. Had this accident occurred twelve hours later az
ef nearly all had passed the river, the remnant might
have been sadly exposed t0 attack from JACKSON having
means of escape aud nu means for being reinforced
lts rumorcd IA town among sccc,siouss that this at
80 a gi,'U ~ y" .''o"' '". ''''i ~ "
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once fum thus vicinity % seems probable that,
'rt'l. lnose OF our n'''i' TO nave B'he 20 f"'l'A'
,', w. 1'su eAly...nt ~ o'p'o.' SUM p''ne,s
and "fce e lew remaining 20 wage an unsuccessful bat
tie with him.
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'P' 'iiti'...-' 'i "A'''is was iulleu'a'uil
n p'''1t 'N'Wlse' az the f5h' OIL the ioau ana
40 luliIWt aud Zen Suicide with Is staff. rode tue
front aud himself gave The Ulder fire. when shell
ifou She enemy battery exploded near him, fragment
skiu4 hs arm and causing fracture VI the long bone,
not manI the slightest rupture OF the skin The skirm-
sh closed at dusk, The opy other accident Of Wh,h was
"a. kiius % OF The artillery aud one horse.
Durins DE hght Co.'S Shields continued give his
orders as 10 nothing ha happened auI n rcpJ to an of
f.tr Nhl asked, You are hut Gcueral arc you not %
c sand, es am, but lay nothing OF It, aud he cou-
nued Go issue his commanls with nfuness and appaout
uucoueeru uutthe severity of bis wound CAUSED faint
Four tunes has thc General uuw received wounds
which have endangered his fe-thtee times in Mexico
aud nov again
nArFLE OK SUNDAY.
From early morning pckets were engaged with the
cavalry Of the enemy. who rode uI and vyu In Tho
woods aud the road, shooting at ouf men both hom
che saddles and disuouutcd.
The firing brought out art ery agun to the posi-.
ton where the enemy had commenced 10 hare.s our
pickets.
The whole battle conducted by Gen Shields who
issued bis orders from hiss siokroon two miles distant
at his headquarters iu Winchester.
The artillery, VINO had ped near the place where
the sk,rmsh had occurred the previous evening were
ordered be reiniorc ell by the eutr, command Of Gen
Shields, composed " three brigades NJ infantry, the first
commanded by Col Nathan kimball, Of Indiana the
by COL 4 b Tyler. of Ohio whose command leii,e
the ghi wing, appeared most spouously Throughout
the taule.
There also engaged four and half batteries Of
artillery, commanded bs Lieut. Col. Z Daun and six
teen companies OF cav,ry commanded by Col Broad
mead, ui Michigan Our pickets, whom the cavalr, Of
ihe enemy mad annoyed much the morning, were Of
was the first their assistance who Engaged in
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