Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-15
Letter from Our 1st Virginia ReEI-
ment near WInChester.
CAMP NEAR EDENBURG, VA,
:. April 9Th. lse2.H -
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4 AASAAE AAuAFNN0Es
CAMP NEAR EDENBURG, VA, u
April 9Th. 1892
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1t has been some time since / last wrot,
you, and ! have concluded to send you 1
few lines by way of explanation in rela
tion to the fight on Bills Farm, three mile.
southwest of Winchester. r.
The battle commenced by the firing o.
artillery in the morning, and continued al
Intervals until 81 o'clock P. H., at which
time the infantry arrived. There were
ten regiments engaged, viz: Tth Ohio, 9Th
Indiana, lst Virginia, 29th Ohio, and 1lOth
Pennsylvania, constituting the 3rd Bri-
gade the s4th PennsyIvauia, 18th and
l4th Indiana, 9th and 9Th Ohio, consti-
tuting a portion of the lst and Cd Bri.
gades. A portion of the lst Virginia Cav
airy and Michigan Cavalry, and two COM
panies of the lst Virginia Infantry, (Com-
panies A and G, Captains WeddeI and
Melvin,) were deployed as skirmishers.
These TWO companies were the first to
open the fight, by firing volley at The mo-
torious Shriyer Greys, who were protected
by stone wall, about one hundred and
twenty-five yards distant.
The fight continued without intermission
for two hours and forty minutes, when the
rebels gave way aud were completely rout-
ed. The number of killed in our regiment
was five. including two Orderly Sergeants,
and the number of wounded %, among
them our worthy Colonel, Jos. Thoburn.
he received a pretty severe wound in the
left arm. The rebel loss in killed, wound
ed and prisoners WAS about l6OO.u .Our to-
tai loss in killed aud wounded was about
$50. The killed and wounded were cared
all u E..
learn, there was no distinction made
They were taken of the field Just as the
carriers came to them. A large number of
tue killed on the rebel side were natives of
Winchester and vicinity, and were taken
by their relatives.
We have succeeded in driving the re-
mainder of the4Eebel forces this far, and
why. weldOl not proceed is not for me to.
Know. Gen. Banks, now in command, un-
derstands that part of the play, and that
is sufficient. There is one thing certain,
1t is not because we cannot do It, for we
could make them skedaddle in double,
quick, if we were SO disposed. -
was Informed, from very reliable
source, that the Shriver Greys had but
four members LETT in their company. A
great many of them received their rights,
and am sorry to say that a great many of
them didn't.s . ~ a.fils 80 an
90 We are all as well as could be expected.
We have plenty to eat and plenty to wear,
and can whip the rebels easy, and throw in
stone walls and considerable odds. We
have had several little skirmishes with the,
rebels acrossi the creek, but they didn't
to much. 20
p expect before this month shall have
rolled around, that soldering in the rebel
States will be at as great discount as
their money now is in Winchester. The
people of New Town looked upon us with
eyos of scorn but it made the hearts of
many of us glad, when we were passing
through little town, called Woodstock.
We saw a great many smiling females in
this pleasant little town. There was two
young ladies, never shall forget, that had
the patriotism to wave their handkerchiefs
at US as we passed, and it would have done
yonr soul good to have heard the cheers
that was sent up by the boys, although
they were not in very pleasant mood for
cheering, having been on the go for sever
al days. H.' tHt a4 ID
There is few Union people in this part
of the country, but it is my opinion that
they are few and far between. es
Yours, Respectfully, P. A. B..
P. s. Company A did not receive
scratch. a