Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-27
THE ROUTE OEERWHELMIFG
GlLLINTRY OF cOlONEL TYLER
FROM ISLAND NO. 10
Rebels Taking Cannon to the
Main Land!
This Mornings Report.
FRO1RIRnINIA.

f- FROM Virginia.
.7ea WIEcHEsTER, March 25.
On Saturday, ct two O'clock In the 81.
ternoon, the enemy showed themselves &
mile and q half from Winchester The
enemy consisted Of i've hundred Of Ashby's
Cavalry, and two guns. They drove in our
piekets, and then skirmished with the
Michigan Cavalry and g portion Of the
Maryland First. ,rf.-.s
General Shields brought up his forces
and fred rounds Of shell, drove them back,
and diteOk several prisoners.
Gen. shields Wss wounded In the arm
By the first FIRE Of the enemy.
Jscks1n had been ipfoEmed by the in
habitants that the town was deserted By
TIE Uni0n troops, who advanced TO retske
il. General Shields force slept on their
arms Saturday night.
Sunday mOrnibg, ct sunrise, jackson be-
ing reinforced, attacked Gen. Shields near
KearnsioWn, three miles distant. The en-
emyls force oonsisted Of I've hundred Of
Ashby Cavalry, 6, 900 Infanlry, nine pisces
Of artillery, with reserve Of eighteen
pieces Of artillery. ;44 s-.gss5
The fight was kept up till noOa, when a
charge made BY the Ohio Infantry, list
Michigan and Ist Virginia Cayelry, on
| their right, drove them back half mile,
when the enemy got tksir guns in position
again in dense wood fsnked BY Infantry,
and drove us hack. A short artillery en-
gsgemeht ensued, when General Shields
ordered Colonel Tyler TO turn their left
/ h1nk, which was executed by our troops
but With considerable loss, the enemy be.
I To- rpnfoafad ku afnpa Iadra
The s4th Pean. and 18Th Ind charged
ihsiE osntEe. and the dght. bersUa general.
The enemy retreated slowly, bringing
heir guns 10 bear at every opportunity
Our men ruahed for ward With yelis when
panic ensued among the enemy. Our
troops followed and drove them tfl DARK,
oapiuriBg three guns, three osissonsi mus
kets, equipments, so. s...-
Our troops biVousc csd on the field.
Gen. Williams LIST Brigade, Col DOnnelly
Of 18Th N. Y, commanding, reinforced
Gen. Shields. Cen. Banks was also on the
Way to Washington Sunday, bat returned
] and took command.
Meantime, Gen. Shields division pur
sued the enemy beyond Newton, shellini
them the whole Wsy. tts ta
: Jsckson's men were demoraliEed and be
!. vond control. They threw overheard tn
? dead and wounded TO tighten the wagons
P 1t is noticeable, that nearly all the Con
J. federste wounded were shot in the head o
9 breast; testifying the superiority Of on
Is marksmen.
. The loss on our side we're chiefly Penn
svIvania, Ohio and Indiana troops. Thos
T vho carried the false intelligence TO Gen
ID eral jackson, causing this disaster to Y
IS rebels, have heavy weight Of guilt
ie shoulder. II WAS evidently known to mai
is in the town that jackson was approschin
IL from the holiday attire and buoysnoyI
at spirits among men and women here.
ot General Shields command being screen
r. from observation on the east side OF {
y, town. led the informants to believe that
cd cur troops were eTacuating, and that 90
en- son could enter unmolested
't- GOOD judges say the ensmy's loss is oy
Lth two hundred killed, five hundred wound
Ol. snd three hundred prisoners, including
aid 70 jackson. 4fA
III Our loss is about sixty-fye killed q
~. ons hundred and twenty i've wounded.
sX- On Sunday morning the rebels receiV
reinforcoments under General aarn'
en-. amounting to 5000 men. The Un
the forces did not exceed 10, 600 men, and y
lee The exception Of about i've hundred v
the Of Gen Shields division exclusively.
Fed At half past ten the enemy made q 4
ef- On our lsft, commanded By Acting BFi
Ini- iler General Sullivan, opening q hei
an Ere Of artillery, while the real attack
lille directed against our right with the OBJ
Of hanking il. Gen. Kimble oOmman
tly, on the right where the heaviest fghl
9 is wss done.
day The enemy were strongly posted IN
and woods and behind stone Fsll an6
rebsl srtillery we're posted on emineE
YER on both sides Of their left wing.
rks, Our whole artillery force Was enga
.ary, II consisted Of four batteries, Of tWsl
iipsl four pieees in sll. The contest ragged
med onsIy till three in the afternoon, the &
cssd me being done chiefly BY the artillery
king n1sketrV. at 6 range Of not more
,osts .hree hundred and four hundred u
] Of and often much less.
the The rebel infEntry, opposite our T
from nov emerged from The weeds, aAd ate
np in cd to cApfnrs DOan's battery ~ a OH
this The frSi effort was nearly snsoessful
isas- he heavy discharge Of Craps comp
after them 10 retire in confusion. A second
tnen F6eker attempt nkeNlee talAsoi an1
d By enemy fen bsck with heavy loss d
& ball the Globe parapet.
head General Tyler now ordered his sr
Mis- 10 charge the enemy's battery, and o.
fall lefs 6 most deadly encounter folk
5 dis Tviee our men reeled under the stcrr
shave in ne third effort they routed the ]
enc with great slaughter.
Our loss In these struggles vas
z the out Of tbres hundred men in the n
} head Fodfth Pennsylvania, tWenty-six
X yes- killed and eiEhty-three wounded.
by ofRosrs we're killed end woanded.
: that The 9Th cad 9Th Ohio shared the
snd The losses with shs S4lh Penn
3 this The enemy'a killed and wounded 81
7enys the ground noW in our possession
A. and shsir lsfl vas utterly broken, and the
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