Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-22

was one OF the uarQebg OF Lne war, II
proof of which, it is stated that couple
Of days after the fight General PleasantOn'
command made requisition for t,oenty
grindstOnss with which to grind up their sa-
6res. This is a positive fact, and illus
trates very pointedly the nature of the
contest. The 9Th Ohio cavaley were en-
gagged in the contest and the following
casualties are reported:
SIXTH ONO CAVALRY.
". B. Wamener, Com-Isergeant A. s. Rekard,
pany K, hip. Company II, killed.
William Aeker, Compa- g. B. Cutchan, Company
nv II, leitleg. K, killed.
H J. Pepper, Company Vim. S. Boose, Company
K, side. H, killed.
wm.I Carpenter, Com H. Leopold, Company
pany q, arm. II, head.
VIM. B. Warren, Com Sergeant Anderson Bar
pany K, K, quin, Company K,
B. D. Kesfer. Company right shoulder.
I, bruised Sergeant A. NJ. Basllin,
E. Hin oorn. Company Company K, wounded
G, lef. foot. in breast.
Sergea It Geo. H. Stone, Major Benz. C. Slenham,
Company E, right leg. arm.
TIE following particulars are from the
correspondence Of the New York Times:
AID1E, Wednesday, June II.
"The advance Of General Gregg's cav
airy command reached this place about 2
o'clock this afternoon, where two brigades
Of the enemy, commanded by General Stu
art in person, were found in possession
After three hours hard fighting they were
forced to retire. TIE fight while it lasted
was one of the sharpest that has occurred
during the war, and as consequence the
loss of officers and men on both sides is
very heavy.
The enemy's pickets were first encOun-
countered little east Of the village by
Companies H and NJ, of the Second New
York Harris Light cavalry, under the
command Of Lieutenant Dan. Whitaker
and were by them driven through the town
back to ridge of hills half mile to the
west, extending across from the Middle.
burgh and Snicker's Gap road, where the
rebel force was in position ready for ac-
tion. The advance brigade, under General
/ Fitzpatrick, Immediately moved through to
| the western edge of the town. The First
Maine, Colonel Douty, was sent off to q
point half mile to the left, and the 4th
New York, Colonel Cesnola, to the right,
to support a section Of Andrews battery
placed on a rise Of ground north Of the
Suckers Gap road The enemy at this
time occupied the hill, ss before stated,
where they had four guns in position; a
line Of their skirmishers occupied fence
on the eastern slope, and a long ditch,
just in front Of which were half a dozen
stacks of hay-thus commanding both
Middleburgh and Snicker's Gap roads
A stronger position could not well have
| been selected.
When the exact position of the enemy
had been sscertained by drawing their fire,
General Fitzpatrick rode up to the Second
New York Harris Light and said then
was the time for them to wipe out the re-
Election cast upon them for their alleged
misconduct in the fight of last week, al
Brady Station. He ordered them to charge
into the valley and secure the hay-stscks
the ditch or ravine at the rear Of this
position had not been discovered. Compa-
nies II and NJ, accompanied by Lieutenants
Whitaker, Raymond, Martinson, Homsn
and Stuart, moved off down the Middle
burgh road, the fence to the right was
| quickly thrown down, and with a dash
this fOrlorn hope rushed up to the,haystaeks
For the first time their fire was open
ed from the ditch little to the rear Of the
hsy-stacks. This was filed with rebel
cavalry-many Of them armed witl rifles
Captain Grintar, with Lieutenants Matti.
son and Shafer, and Company K, dashed
up Immediately to the support Of these
companies, F, I, D, and G, went to the
right up the Snicker's Gap road a piece
turned to the left, crossed the field, anG
reached the scene of conflict in time tC
take on 1.-Two ra-f TLe oVHtest for zC
minutes at this point was about as spirited
a scene as is often witnessed on battle.
field. The Sixth Ohio, Major Stedman,
was sent up the road to the left to support
the Harris Light, when the whole command
with the Major at its head, dashed into the
fight just in time to decide the unequal
contest.
| "The rebels were forced to abandon
their position, and all who were not killed
or captured fed precipitately up the hill.
They made short stand behind the fence,
when dash from battalion of the 4th
Now York, called in from its position be-
hind the battery, together with the regi-
ments already named, drove them pell
nell over the hill. The lst Maine, at about
this time, was called in from the left, and
with the 1st Massachusetts,, stationed on
the Smokers Gap road, to a position held
by the I'd battery of the 4th New York.
The rebels, at this time, charged down the
same road and drove before them a squad
ron, when General Fitzpatrick ordered the
1st Maine, Colonel Douty, 1st Massaohu-
sets, Lieutenant Colonel Curtis, and a
battalion of the 4th New York, under
Colonel Gesnola, to charge up the road.
There was little hesitancy at first, when
General Fitzpatrick, accompanied by Colo
mel Douty, Of the Ist Maine, and Captain
Foster, of Gen. Pleasanton's staff, went to
the front and called upon the troops to
follow. There was no hesitancy then.
The Maine boys gave three cheers for Gen
eral Fitzpatrick, and the whole column
made q dash up the road in the face Of a
terrific fire from carbines, rifles and can
non, sweeping everything before them.
This virtually ended the fight The rebels,
after little more skirmishing, fell back,
and our forces tonight occupy their posi-
ton.
California UnionIsm.
There is no discount upon the loyalty Of
the Golden State The efforts of secessionists
in the early part of the war to seduce the
State from her rightful allegiance, signally
failed, as did the schemiDg ofadventurous
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