Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-31
THE CITY.
FRB Battle AT wTSoHEsFRR.
A BLOODY BUT eLoRIoUs REOoRD.
aaIlassry Of eur TrOOPs.


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The overWheIming victory Of our arms at
Wiaohester, on Sunday, tho SD inst bought
SAonsh It vas by The hearts blood Of many
noSle men, whose memories must ever be
dsaF TO Americans aud to the friends Of lib
srty throughout the world, presents one Of
the most brilliant records Of patriotic hero
ian 70 b. found In the snnals Of any nation.
sad tesufes, in the most pOtentlspguage, to
thsSspih and strength Of Northern love for
EhsUn nior and ths benefits It oOnfers. Darh
shOnsh the picture Of death and destruction
Vroaght hy such battle is In itsslf; deep
e. srs ths psngI Of pain and sorrow its rec
ord carries 70 every bsreaved and symps-
thslio heart; woful Is are the cries Of snguish
that ooas up from the Hslds that have been
REDEEMED By the blood It has shed yet do
thassxamples Of gallant heroism and noble
sscsihos Il furnishes iIlumins it with an
oa6gsnee that dlsIles the eye Of ssnsibility,
soOshss he aohing heart, and inspires the
nuni win ftslh zeal and devotion.
Ne conduct Of the Seventh Ohio Regiment
a Shs battle ct Winchester, a. indeed il has
bssb s:ncs g took the field, Is beyond all
prsiss. From the Reorganization Of the reg
imsnt since is fearful ecimation at Gross
Lars, Il has BY order Of Gen, Mcclellan.
bsst keptin the advance, and has done more
scouting and performed more active military
duty, than any other =. F.siment of the DivisS
ion1D which It Is attached, and indeed Of
any in Wsstsrn Virginia. At all times it
Aas been found ready for action, and in no
asiion has q ever been found wanting.
Opt. Burgess, Of Company F, 7th Regi-
msat, arFivea il. this city Saturday morning,
ha5ing left Winchester on Thursday morn
ings and from him We gain number Of in
tsTsiins fsstE eOaneotsd with the battls.-
FoztWelve or fourteen days prior to the bat
Gs eur troops had besn in hourly expectation
ofaboTi,iou With the enemy, and scouting
aad sktrniShing had been almost eontinn-
aus kspl mp, our forces gradually nearing
Ninshsstdr. On the afternoon Of Sunday,
Shs ssd, 8 8 O'Clock, when at distance Of
fron two tollthree miles from the town, an
aataok Wss made upon our right wing, the
rebels pouring upon our men q most CALLING
Are, which was returned with terrible effect,
the forces being distant from Zach other no
more than two hundred yards. The 6ght
sea became general along theline, but Wss
uost severe upon the right wing. Stead
ny aid hrmly our troops advanced, the reb-
els. hoWsEsT, fighting furiOusly and contest
ing desperately, every yard Of ground. A
large body Of them Wero posted behind 6
stone Wall, and from this they poured forth
8 deadly ere. At an important juncture
Whsn il seemed all essential that the enc
ny shOald be diSlodgsd from their position
bshind the wall, Gen Tyler ordered the 7tE
Regiment 70 storm the POsition. The ordel
was received with wild shout, and onward
pressed the gallant band less Than Eve bun
drsd in number, 70 the fearful ordeal. Blu
their impstuous onset dismayed the rebels
AID they broke from their stronghold ant
rstreatsd in confusion. They finally halteC
On an elsvation some distance from the wall
sad again the Seventh charged, and . SecOn,
tine routed them, capturing, also, two guns
which have since been presented to the reg
insnt ss mplimsnt to their gallsntry.-
Up0p thsss charges Of the Seventh it
aTrsed on ell hands the fortunes Of the da
tanned. The 6nt to open and receive hr'
they we're also the lsst to cease firing, an
keeping constantly in the van, did moro sz
sculion and coniributed more TO the viotorJ
thaz any other regiment on the Geld. Th
a@csrs bshG2ed with distinguished bravsr
and ooolnsaI. The Gag Of the regiment wa
literally riddled with balls, but was ksI
steadily In The breeze, sign Of gladneSa
cur men, Is Is was Of terror to the foe. Th
regiments that most particularly distinguish
a shsmsslEss beside The Seventh were Il
Ssh and stb Ohio, 7th Indiana, and llOt
Psnnsylvania, all Of whom fought most va
osoasly.
Incidents Of individual daring were nun
sPous. Capt. Bargess speaks in the mo
suIorIstic terms Of Acting Brigsdier Gensr
Tyler, who was at every point where du
required, inspirlting lis men and Presail
them forward TO new and glorious achisE
msnts. Gen. Shields was writing an ord
whsn be received the wound in his lefs arl
Turning his attention fOE moment to {
arm, and placing finger upon the Eour
hsrsmarksd, " ii res onl , one bone bro
en- and oomplsted his order, when he pi
eoedsd 70 have his wound dressed. Lie
Col. Casting cOlonoll Creighton had
horls ahot from under him and thsrsaf
fought with nushst IN the ranks. Lie
Hsrwin CLARK, with inpeftarbs5le cOOlne
stooa n an exposed posisiOnI before {
charge Of She regiment was msde, and
charged his revolver st the pesring be-
ofths robslS behind the wall Is rapidly
he could lead Epd frs, at tho same time
rsssing ths ere Of several Of his oOmpu
who s,ood about him. Sergeant VIII
KSws, compsny A, kept ths company
essbsri a e.pitsi style In the abssne