Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-02

From Our Is. virginia Regiment
Editors IntsIligeHcer:--
Tho battle near Winchester, on the 2ad
inst, was, for the time of its continuance,
one Of the most fierCely contested actions
of the war. The rebel forces under Jack
son were evidently misled by their friends
in the neighbOrhood, as to the number of
the Union forces. They were confident of
victory. They were, without doubt, to sup
that night in Winchester, with their Sc
cesh friends, from whom they had lately
parted in evacuating the place. From the
statements OF rebel prisoners, and from
other evidences, whiskey was freely dis
tributed to their forces upon the COM
mencenlent of the attack. IL needed but
one bold dash, and their old position, with
all the honors OF the achievement, was to
be theirs. How sigually this whole pro-
gramme failed, the telegraph has already
informed you.
The position of the enemy in the AFTER
noon was admirably chosen. A large force
was found by the third brigade (Gen. Ty-
ler'S) posted behind one OF the stone fences
with which this country Abounds, aud
which are almost impregnable to any at
tack except that of artillery. Other forces
were placed in the rear OF this, and as
ceuding the slope At intervals to the top,
where their artillery was placed. Tyler's
brigade advanced upon the enemy thus
placed in the following order Tth Ohio,
eth Indiana, LIST Virginia, 10th Pennsyl-
vaui0 and 39th Ohio. Companies a and G
of the LIST Virginia were deployed to the LEFT
! as skirmisherS. The Union forces reached
to within about 100 yards of the strongly
euircnched rebels behind the stone fence,
before either side seemed to be fully aware
of the others presence. AMI it was here,
directly facing each other, and almost in
sight of the whites of each others eyes,
that the deadly conflict ragged for over Two
hours, 1t was pending this struggle that
Col. Thoburu, of the LIST Virginia, placing
his cap on the point OF his sword. and
waving it to his men, called upon them to
follow him in a dash across the open field,
and directly fronting the enemy'S fire, for
the purpose Of gaining position on his
flank. II was severe ordeal; but noblv
| did the LIST Virginia boys endure it. OF
the tive men killed in this regiment, four
| fell during this deploy. Others-of whom
Col. Thoburn himself was one-were
wounded at the same time, But il is per-
hapS scarcely too much to say that the
movement saved the brigade, and twraeI
| iAs fortunes ar :As ias. The rebels soon
gave way in the face Of the flank IRE and
the direct TIRE in front. The 18th Indiana,
as the rebel retreat commenced. was
brought up on our left, and aided ma
terially in completing the rout. Night
soon after closed in, putting az end for the
time to the conflict
Major Duvall's horse was shot under
him, pierced by half dozen balls, during
the first round. The coolconrase aud SOL
dieriy bearing of this officer. during the
entire engagement, are the theme of uni.
verSal COMMUNICATION. The Other field and
company officers of the regiment behaved
valiantly throughout the fight, and the en-
tire regiment, IN this the FIRST battle IL
which many OF them were ever engaged
/ displayed an intrepid valoc not often sur
passed by veterans. Their friends at home
have reason to be proad of them. These
remarks are not to be taken as Cfsparsrinr
Others of the Union forces, when all acted
bravely.
! The slaughter was terrific. Rebel pris.
onerS who were in the fight at Bull Run
say that there was no such desperate cour.
age displayed there as here. You he
have had. probably, before this, access to
official reports, are perhaps better informed
than the writer Of the numbers killed on
either side, The general opinion here
among well Informed parties is that the
rebel loss Is AZ least two or Ihree times as
great AS ours, Their dead and wounded
were found all along the road to Strasbusg
the next day, besides ihose LEFT by then
on the field,
The following is list, so far as vet as.
eeEtAiue6, 0fIhe killed ami wounded in the
First Virginia Regiment;
kIliel-SerEt J, E. EveaS, Co. D: 7. II.
Burnley, do: Cor. Wm. Miuuehau, Co. G
Erederick SullwaGOusr, Co c: LIST Ssrc',
William CiOhan, CO. X.
| Wesrais'i iaassraasiy-David Reed. Co
+: David BsnueIt, Co. B; John W. Near.
land, Co, c, Daniel Bennett, Co. X: Ed.
ward White, Co, D.
WesEaisi ssyEsss{s-Cui ]. Thoburn
Thomas Robinsoa, Co. F; James Simmons
CO. F. SerE't James MeCarty. Co. F: Henry
NeCorOie6, Co. Il; SerEI VIM. GRAY. Co.
d; Tho rtea J. Crow, Co, y; c. J. Rowling,
Co, !; James Brown, Co. c.
hs's'.sts A'ls-GeorSe God, Co. F;
Alexander LackhASt, Co. F; Samuel J.
Martin, Co. &: Walter H. Hitchcock. Co.
| d; George Traeax, Co, H. Capt. Raleh Rs.
! vel, Co. l: Cor. Wu- ]. Tipperc, Co. I:Wm
AmNs, Co. K; Lieut.. John Craig, Co. q
Charles PopiSson, Coz.
( The most of The above wounded srs II
the hospitals At Winchester. G.B.
I CANr SslxLps, March 81, 1852.
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