Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-05
From Gen. Banks Division.
CAMP NEAR NEW MARKET, !
SHENANDOAH VALLEY VIRGINIA, !
Friday noon. ADril 26. 1852.

Editors Lntslligeneer:
laval myself of the present opportunf-
ty of informing your readers concerning
the events that have occurred in this VAL
ley since we moved from Edenburg.
On the morning of the l6th of this
montllwe rhe regiment) were sent out to
do picket duty on Stony, Creek. The rebels
had been very active the day before in
shelliug out our troops who were engaged
in picketing and we rather supposed that
we would have warm time. We arrived
at the picketing guard about nine O'Clock
and relieved the 29th Ohio who was pick
citing the day before. Nothing of impor-
tance occurred until about 3o'clock in the
afternoon, when one Of our batteries COM
menced firing hot shot into u straw stack
on' the far sideso of the creek. The rebel
pickets had been in the habit of coming
down to the straw stack after night and
firing on our pickets in the morning, some
times hitting them, others coming close to
the piCkets and making them vamose to
some place of safety. This they could do
with perfect impupity to themselves.
Cn that evening orders came from head
quarters to be ready for an advance at two
o'clockin the morning. One days rations
was sent out to us from camp, we having
had three days rations in our haversacks
that morning and after using one days ra-
tions another was put in leaving US our
original three days rations. At two in the
morning we were en- route for EdenbuTg,
arrived there and wRited for lot OF cav
airy to pass us, and some infantry that was
ahead of us to cross the bridge and clear
the woods in advance of us. Gen. Jack
sons army the main body of it was between
Mount Jackson, and New Marketapd around
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We sent down a regiment from Mount
Jackson every morning to do picket duty.
They came down to- Stony Creek, opposite
rMonnt jackson, on the cars and tetprned
/ in the same manner. 1t. is currently. re.
ported, hut i think without foundation,
lthat jackson has a breech- -londing gun, of
Il the Blakely pattern learn that the state
ment is not believed at Head-quaTters,-
Colonel AshbS's Cavalry bus been con-
stantly securing the country, in search Of
/ our scouts and accommodating parties, and
1 sometimes with success.
Il About four o'clock in the morning our
lmain army had crossed the bridge. over
] Stony Greek, and was advancing on the
1 ssrebs" in gallant style, who were retreat
i ing in such style as Eastern Virginians on
lily can retreat, burning large and small
/ bridges on the railroad and turnpike, but
tbey did not retard US much. Just before
we reached Mount Jackson, we saw a large
1 hospital building, that was nearly compile
4 ted, and many graves, on the right hand
side as you pass up or, in reality, down
supposed to be some of those who were
wounded in the late action, at Winchester
on the 23rd inst. go.
Passing through Mount jackson, every
4 fourth house had a yellow flag hung out
Indicating that they were hospitals, We
4 captured several prisoners, and some very
4 fine horses, a great amount of commissary
stores and other unmenttonables.