Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26

tuan when, at ln.d-uay tlo 1o,n, s.ood oi the opposite shore.
 My command had not suffered an attack and rout, but accomplished premedattd march oi near sixty miles in the face of tie enemy, de' teatlng his plans and giving him battle wher> ever he was found.
 Our loss is stated in detail, with the names o' the killed, wounded and m sSn2, in the fuil r. port of brigadier general A. $. Williams, com> manding division to which reference IS mat.
 The whole number of killed is thi.ty elght; wounded, one hundred and fifty five; mlSains seven hundred and eleven. Total loss, one thou sand, one hundred and i've. It is undoubtedly true that many of the miss ing wll yet return, and the entire o may bt assumed as not exceeding seven hundred. II !, also probable that The number of killed and wounded may be larger than that above named, but the aggregate lUss will nut be changeC thereby.
 All our guns were saved.
 Our wagon train consisted of nearly 800 wa gons. O this number 55 were lost. hey wer' not, with but few exceptions, abandoned ID th enemy, but Were burned upon the road: Nearly all ot our supplies were thus saved ne stores at Frolt Royal, of which had no Knowledge until my visit to that position on the Zlat ln>r., and those at Winchester, of which a considerable portion was destroyed by our troops, are not en- braced ill this statement
 The number of sick men in the hospital al Strasburg belonging to Gen. Williams division was lo9-l25 of whom were left in hospital al Winchester, under charge of surgeon Llucoln R. Stone, second Massachusetts: sxy-tOur were left in hospital at Srrasburg, including attend. ants, under charge of surgeon Glsple, 1th ID diana, and assistant surgeon Porter, t. States army.
 Eight of the surgeons of this division volun tarii7 surrendered themselves to the enemy h the hospitals and on the field for the care ot th >ick aud wounded placed under their charge They include, in addition to those named Bri gade surgeon Peale, at Winchester; surgeon Mitchell lst Maryland at Front Royai; surgeon Adolphus Bests Battery, United States armi; surgeon Johnson, 10th Indiana, and ST2eon Francis Leland, second Massachusetts, on the field.
 It is seldom that men are called upon to make a greater sacrifice of comtort, health and libert> for he benefit of those entru,tedt to their charge. Services and sacrifices like these ought to eui tle them to some more important recognition ot their devotion to public duty than the nere his torca record If 4se fact. The report of U ( medical director, surgeon ". s. klng exhibits the disposition of nearly 1000 sick and disabled men lett at Strasbnrg of Shields division, upon is removal to the kiFpahanuock Valley.
 My warmest thanks are due to the officers and men ot my command, fir their nnilInching con rage and unyielding spirit exhibited on the march and ia attendant conIbitS, especially tn br.ader general A. $. Williams, commanding the .iivision; Gen. Geo. $. Greene, and Gen. L. ". Crawford, who had rsp lrted for duty, bat We're yet unas igned to separate conn auds.- They accompanied the column Throughout th- march, and rendered me most valuable assist ance.
 My thanks are also due to the gentlemen of my staff; Naior b. D. Perknsc ciet oi staff: Ca t. Jas. ". Alert of the typographical engineers, Capt. ShelIier, Capt. Frederick Muulher, and Capt Frederick l.. HautenVlle Tor their ardu- oas labors.
 IL gives me pleasure also to t0cOmmend the con duct of Col. D0nneily and C,I. Gordon. com manding the two brgades l would also re spec,fuIy ask the attention of the department to the reports of the sever,Ioiicers command. ing detachmants separate fr,m the main culufn, and u the officers named li the report oi Cen. Williams, AS worthy of cOmnendaton for meri tOrIous conduct.
 The s4u4l corps, Lient. V. ". Rowlcy. cons mandng, rendered most varabe service on the field and in the march. Tlvre should be som- provision for The prompt TDmoii3u of o!Hctls and man SD brave and ustl a these cump $ ing this corps. The ~ltetyut the train and SUD- pnes is in great degree dip tp the d~crrlon experience a q untaing energy of Capt, E. G BeckAith, Uuitr,i $ aies ann
 have rbe honor u be.wuh great expect, your obedient servant,
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