The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-29
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The Fighting near Winchester.
FULL PARTICULARS.
WncnsrxR, Va, March 25.--On Saturda
.ta o'clock .. m, the enemy showed themselve
mile and half from Winchester The enem
consisted Of 500 Of Ashby's cavalry and tw
suns. They drove in our pickets and then Skin
mished With The Michigan cavalry and portion
81 the Maryland lst.
Gen, Shields brought up HE artillery and tire,
several rounds Of shot aud shell, drove then
back and took several prisoners
Gen. shields Was wounded Ia the arm by the
first fire of the enemy.
jackson had been informed BY the inhabitants
that the town was destroyed BY the Union troop,
and he advanced to retake il
Gen. Shields forces slcps on their arms Sat
urday night.
On Sunday morning at sunrise, jackson heinz
reinforced, he attacked Gen Shields near King
ston.
The enemy's force consisted Of 500 of Ash
ley's cavalry, 5000 infantry, nine pieces Of ar
tillery with q reserve Of ls pieces of artillery
The Eight vas kept up till noon, when charge
made by the Ohio Infantry, LIST Michigan and
LIST Virginia cavalry on their right, drove them
back half mile, when the enemy got theiu
guns in position again In dense wood. fanked
by infantry, they drove US back. short ar.
tillcry engagement ensued.
Atl0& the enemy made feint on our left.
when Gen. Shields ordered Col Tyler OF the
9Th Ohio, to turn their left flank, which was ex.
ecuted by our troops but with considerable loss,
the enemy being protected by stone bridge.
The s4th Pennsylvania and 18th Indiana
charged their centre and the fight became gen.
eral Col. hurry. OF the 81 Pennsylvania was
killed.
The enemy retired slowly, bringing their guns
to bear at every opportunity. Our men rushed
forward with ye'ls when q panic ensued among
the enemy. Oar troops followed and drove
them until dark, capturing three guns, three
csissons, muskets, equipments, &c, innumera-
BILE. Our troops bivouced on the field. Gen.
Williams first brigade, Col. Donnelly, of the
2sth New York, commanding, reinforced Gen.
Shields.
Gen. Banks, who was on his way to Washing
ton ON Sunday, returned and assumed command
Gen. Shields Division pursued the enemy be-
yond Newton, Smelling them the whole way.
Jscksons men we're perfectly demoralzcd be-
yond control. They threw overheard the dead
and wounded to tighten the wagons.
1t is noticeable that nearly all the Confederate
wounded were shot in the head and breast, tes.
tifying to the superiority Of our marksmen.
The loss on our side were chiefly Pennsylvania
Ohio, and Indiana troops
Those who conveyed the false intelligence to
Gen. jackson, causing this disaster to the rebels
have q heavy weight of guilt to shoulder. 1t
was evidently known to many in the town that
jackson was approaching from the holiday attire
and buoyancy of spirits among men and women
here. Gen. Shields command being screened from
observation on the east side of the town led the
nformsnts to believe that oil our troops we're
evacuating and that jackson could enter unmo.
Tested. Good Judges say the enemy's loss is
over 200 killed, 500 wounded and 500 prisoners
including aid to jackson. Our loss is about
IS killed and 1875 wounded.
On Sunday morning the rebels received rein
forcements under Gen. Garnett, amounting to
500 men. The Union forces did not exceed
1000 men, and with the exception of about 500
were of Gen. Shields division exclusively, CON-
manded by acting Brig. Gen. Sullivan opening a
heavy fire of Artillery, while the real attack was
directed against our right, with the object of
fsnking it. Gen. Kimble commanded on the
right, where the heaviest fighting was DONE -
The enemy were strongly posted in woods and
behind stone wall, and the rebel artillery was
posted on cminences on both sides of the left
wing. Our whole artillery force was engaged
consisting Of "a Parrot guns in all. The combat
ragged furiou.ly till 8 o'clock p IN, the fighting
being done chiefly by the artillery and musketry
at range Of not more than 800 or 400 yards,
and often much less.
emerged from the woods and attempted to cap.
ture Davds' Battery by charge. The first ef
fort was nearly successful, but the heavy dis
charges grape compelled to retire in confusion.
second and third attempt likewise failed, and
the enemy fell back with heavy loss behind the
stone parapet. Gen. Tyler now ordered his
brigade to charge the enemies batteries on the
left and most deadly encounter followed
Twice our men recoiied under the storm, but in
the third effort they routed the rebels with ire
mendous slaughter.
Our loss In these struggles was heavy. Out
OF 800 men in the Saith Pennsylvania 26 were kill
ed and 80 wounded. Many officers were killed
and wounded
The Fifth and Eighth Ohio shared the glory
and the loss with the Eighty fourth Pennsyl-
vana. The enemy Is killed and wounded strewed
the ground in profusion and their left wing
was utterly broken aud their centre wavering.
On their side the Fourth and Fifth Virginia Reg
iments suffered most. The former was totally
demolished. Several attempts to rally the right
wing failed, and to add to the confusion the
Irish Battalion of $50 men, were brought for
ward, ordered to fire upon our troops refused and
rebel regiment Immediately drove this gallant
little band forward, but could not compel them
to fire upon US. Forty corpses Of the hundred
and fifty afterwards strewed the field. Mean
while the rebels gave way on their left and cen.
ter with loss of 20 killed and wounded and
2S6 taken prisoners. Besides these about 1900
muskets were taken and many other valuable
trophies. Our loss does not exceed 100 killed
snd 500 wounded