The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-19
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.)
From the Shenandoah.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune)
From the Shenandoah.
The Battle at Port Repu5z;c.-Pdr--
ticulars Of the Afair.-Fsderal loss
500 killed and acounded.-Re6ez loss
Betsoeen 700 and 500.
/ PoRT REPuRLlc, Va, June Q.
Stonewall Jackson took his trains
over the river here OH Friday, and re-
turned and gave us battle yesterday,
five miles from here, on the Harrison
burg road. The battle for two hours
ragged fiercely. Schenck had the right,
Milroy the centre, and the BIcnker d.
vision the left.
Schenck was not assailed except by
skirmish fighting. Milroy was in the
hottest of the fight, and drove the ene-
my back from point to point. The first
brigade of the Blenker division, under
Gen. Stahl, fought well and held the
enemy back for some two hours, suffer
ing great loss from the destructive
fire of the enemy.
The left wing finally gave way and
our whole line was ordered back half a
mile to a stronger position. The ene-
my did not advance, but commenced a
retreat, as we learn here, previous to
our falling back, and by ten o'clock this
morning the whole army had crossed
the river and set fire to the bridge. We
pursued bat not in time to save the
bridge.
;. Surgeon Cantwell, of the SD Ohio,
, was wounded, not dangerously. Capt.
Charles Worth is MORALLY wounded
r The 73d Ohio lost four killed and three
wounded. The Sd Virginia four killed
and thirteen wounded. The 9TH Vir-
| ginia, three killed and seventeen wound
/ ed, 25th Ohio, six killed and sixty ght
wounded 9th Ohio, four killed and
, eleven wounded. Gen. Stokes division
lost in killed, wounded and missing,
f 4o5 privates, and % officers.
Several colonies and captains were
wounded, and one captain killed in the
Blenker division.
Bohlen's brigade lost two killed and
seventy wounded. The Bucktails lost
one killed and two wounded.
!, Our total loss will be from 100 to lis
!, killed, and from 400 to 500 in killed and
= wounded.
;, The encmy's loss was terrible. 400
;. of their dead by actual count were
found unburied on the field. From the
> number of their dead scattered i'm other
parts of the battle ground, it is believed
. that there are 200 more of their dead
7 on the field, making their loss in killed
4 600, besides officers who were carried
. away.
Gen. Stewart was killed, Gen. Elsie
wounded, Col. Houghton mortally
= ). wounded, and Gen. Jackson wounded
in the wrist.
;, Col. Carroll, with two regiments OIL
! Shields division, reached the opposite
. side of the river from here yesterday
a morning, and attempted to hold the
= bridge, but was driven back by Jack
e son. He opened his artillery this morn.
. ing on the bridge as the rebel army
= were crossing, but was driven back by
. the superior forces of Jackson, and re-
treated down the river.
: WASHINGTON, June 12th.-A dis
patch from Gen. Fremont received al
the War Department dated Port Re
;, public, June 9th, via Martinsburg June
! 18th, states there was no collision with
: the enemy after dark last night. We
!, renewed our march this morning Or
- entering the woods in the order of bat
. tie the rebel cavalry appeared on oul
, flank. The enemy was found in full
retreat at Port Republic.
Our advance found his rear guard
= barely across the river and bridge,
I burning. A cannonading during The
) forenoon appraised us ofthe engagement
:, which we learned was Jackson's attacl
on Gen. Shields, who, after sever,
:. engagement drove him down the rive
!. and is now in pursuit. Ihave sent cav
airy to communicate with Gen. Shields
:, Our loss at the battle of Cross Key,
' will amount 20 125 killed and about 5O(
:. wounded. The encmy's loss is no
r. ascertained, he carrying of his dead
e. and wounded during the night. w,
= counted on the march 200 rebel deat
=, in one field.
:, Stall's brigade was in the hottest O
;, the fight, being the left wing, and los
= in officers five killed and seventeen
j." wounded.
7 One of the Bucktail rifle companie,
= lost all its officers. One of my staff
:, Capt. Dunnka was killed.
!, Our officers and men behaved gal
- lantly and efficiently.
= ]. G. FREMONT.
" WASHINGTON, June l2.-Advices re
=, ceived at the War department stat
y that Jackson's army attacked Genera
:, Shields advance on Monday morning
# near Port Republic. The conflict j
:, said to have been maintained for fou
: hours by about 1000 of our mel
= against the main body of Gen. Jack
= sons army. The enemy's force be
came so overwhelming in numbers tina
our advance was compelled to fall back
IL which it did in good order until it me
$, the main body of Shields command
~ near Conrad's store. As soon as thi.
was effected, the enemy in turn retired
= The fighting is said to have beersevers
re and the loss heavy on both sides. s.
)f A private letter states that Genera
IS Shields had previously succeeded il
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