Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-10
Aifl]mol0 Enquirer.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1862.
WHAT MAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE
EAILEY

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WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN Tut
VALLEY.
We have seen II gentleman who sr,iysd il
Richmond on Sunday evening from the corn.
mand Of General I j Jackson, aud from him
gather some interesting particulars as TO the
results OF his late rout of Banks and re &C.
cnpation Of the Valley.
He occupied Winchester Oh SuGdly, May
25:h, and lying over one day with his infantry
and artillery, reached Boiver Heights, just
above llarpri's Ferry, or Wednesday. From
this point he shrlled ill.,. last If the Yankees
oGl OF llsrpet's Ferry Tie enemy had q bat.
terry, supposed To DO fixed one, on the Mary.
! laid Heights, with which to protect the bridge
ac:tss tbs Potciuac. This bridge, which has been
r.built by Or for the Baltimore and Ooio Rsil
rosd Company since its destruction by Gen.
Joseph l. Johnston in ls6l, was not destroyed
by Gen. Jackson; doubtless ii would have
l'cen had he deemed it Of sufticisat importance.
ii may 10 that he 'tss'cel IL for future ass
General Jackson renamed In possession of ths
Heights CT Bolivcr from Wednesday until Sat-
urday morning, when he fell back up tho Val.
lay. Tue Federsls re.crosSed the Potomac on
"Wednesday, supposed 70 te uuder Gen. Dix.
Genorsl Jackson, in falling bnck, secured
lnost Ut tho fruits of lis victory
In Cusrlesto~n he lef. considerable
am 'unt Of hour belonging to tho enemy moi
having transportation f)r it, and not dso ming
1t advisable to burn it, lest it should be uadu
up 10y folc sd contributions on the inhabitants.
The real value OF our captures will never be
known, as the soldiers were con blefl 10 MA =
ply HI mse!vss lite, ally, and independently
it1m ti!n battle iieu, and from the Yatkse
stores III Winchester. In the wake Of tho
Yankee militant slUhvs follows ibe Yankee
cheata1i. their n.ax'n bp!rs to rob by inrs.
hu'ty all ~, eScaps pluador bS violence. -
This amy Er,iun. vendors pitched beadlGnp
"ticr Banks flying columns, leaving their
Ssr,s ind ,nerchan6ze behind thc,u and our
boys We're enabled to srGriy themselves lber.
ally with ihdaruEber blankets, shoes, MICS iet
thinks tie s,anll arus osplurai. Must rsaih
10000 stand. via. eighty wagon loads ord
nance stores 200 tinu atmv wagons, from so
10 $4,000 pounds kacou, 2UO elegant cheesss,
40 head oi O1ib csit!s. cavalry hors0s, saddles,
;;iar n::,i lusny "t:,rc valuable artco;i. A,nuns
l.- sf,,a uele a.,uut ;;,ur handrea rfaolcino
rd'hiHrs, SIX sho 'irrs.
'rno ":cmy ks re lad ;h:- " lnclieat.r and
n1,.u:sS Railroad & :,ll nae heavy iron, aad
'ra":tr rcd, ~. Gr.uurY t"iLe Baltimore and
oHto t::'!:',.l G9up,nf Col. Aihty ,ho-
roughly demolished It rl'or nur etrrSt. The
tic Al ui his hrsvr ard vairablr officer orr
in!ormsnt cunii ms, though he had mol learned
,h- particulars.
In tho bait ui Front Royal We los, :i:ee
other valuable Cavalry officers, rap,s. Shsstz,
Plelctec .nd Baker; i.ssut dol ID 1rsev, Of
the MARY Land he. Was ~nnniud st the same
t'!nt; Elsa IL. Davis, Uulnmisslry Of thu Ssh
Briea'i- :" h, v"iuntee.c'i III he charge OF the
rIrslrr.
We cstnu very bear :nr'urms he notorious
trailer, Dave Stroller, III Winchester, snd
again III Ohariestown. Ii is said he left Tsy-
lars Ho;el i'll ;ho 'o'ner town, So our troops
wars entering ,ha subu:hs.
Tbs Wild joy With which TIM inhabitants,
especially the ledivs, greeted cur army in
VIII cd,s:,r hrd Charlcstown, cen be more
resdily imagined than described. The Second
Virginia Regiment, composed OF volunteers
rom j, ff.Isoa, Clarke aud Berkeley. marched
through CharlesLown with scarcely i,y,ll;
such ~ss te pr.s sure ct the military discipline
in v hicli their brave cdiamander trains them,
lba. ;tey neither asked nor received thn priri-
legs o! hating 70 shake hands wish their
frienis snI t;..ar uuoE, though ~eYe. uen:h
and lEo,= la. elapsed sincs they took the
tieid. Tho activity Of ri erp slnai 'jorDarM"
seems TO pervade this whole ARMY, in every
deosrtmen!. In the Ordnance they never get
out u. an,uluniton; III Inc Qllrter,nastsr they
never lose bag gage or stores. whether drawn
from our Govorunen! "r captured froui the
enemy; in he CommlssarIst 10 army III the
field has i~ci, so Wc.i--.alm ost iuxuriousiy fed.
Is it wor dariul that IN ;:rot!er column we
chtonicie if.sii v:c.ories Won. aud fresh glory
gathered o. suci, an AMY: