Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-07-01

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to mo timber, hhd also ordered Vsngra
Elliott slih ths Two ferimenu Nho bod
been skitmishi ng south OF NE town W
advance towards NIL creek bat ~ coon
NJ NE troops on the east N The town
teaohcd The timber they found ihs rebel
division drawn up IN force, and before our
troops could realize their position, the on
envy opened upon them q mufdsfous IRE
from tie eholc line. But ono alternative
. eas left. aud that was TO got back ~ best
and NJ soon as they could. General Elli'
OFT charged down 10 and drove IN the reb.
81 skirmishers in his front TO fieir line OF
battle on the south side OF Nil Irun.
rHE REnrLs IN roRcE.
About i've o'clock 10 the afternoon the
enemy appeared IN strong force, with two
I eipht.gun bait cries, directly west OF tho
main fcrt, north OF the Romney road, and
about fifteen hundred yards west OF the
autworks held by the One Hundred and
Tenth Ohio regiment and Company h,
Fifth regiment artillery. As soon as the
batteries could 10 got into position they
lopened fire ugon the outwork, and though
our pieces replied vigorously, the rebel
general mnised his infantry and charged
across the open fields and through tue
woods up TO the very muzzles OF our guns
With q veil the rebels came across the
ditch and over the S~reastworkS, planted
their colors upon the embankment, drove
the gunners from their pieces, and the
One Hundred and Tenth Nhio from the
works at the point of the bayoDet, and IN
less time than ! have taken TO write 1T had
complete possession of the position, Such
as could made their way back to the main
} fort, and the remainder were captured or
killed.
hi FINAL ATTACK.
General Milroy, finding that the enemy
we're already on three sides OF him and
wereamoving around toward the Martins.
burg road, ordered all the troops and ar
tillery from the south and east of the
town within the inc of earthworks encir'
cling the main works, whore the fight be-
tween our own and the rebel artillery wat
continued until nightfall.
Al night the following was the position
OF our forces The First brigade, under
General Elliott, occupied the main fort
the Second, under Colonel Ely, the town
and space between there and the main
fort, and the Third, under Colonel Mercy
lnolds, were posted in the Star fort.
Shortly after dark the enemy came
charging across the gully between their
new position and the main work, yelling
like tends but they were met at the ditch
/, by volley after volley from infantry, and
after a few moments fighting were repuls-
ed. Matters now became quiet, and oul
men took advar tage OF the lull to get q
few moments rest from their two days
fighting. At one o'clock on Monday
morning Ger eral Milroy called a council
of war. composed of the brigade comman-
Iders and then it was decided to abandon
the works and retreat to Harper's Ferry.
THE EvACuATIS or WINCHESTER.
After the council had concluded TO re,
treat, at about three o'clock on Monday
morning the troops were quickly put in
motion, taking nothing with them except
what they had on their person. They had
marched out on the M%artinsburg road on
" about 4 miles when they were fired up
on by a strong force Of infantry and artill'
cry, which had been posted in the woods
TO tie right OF the road. AS soon as the
firing commenced the main body of OUT
infantry charged down in densa timhsr, in
the direction of where they supposed the
+ enemy to be, but insted Of finding a weak
body Of rebels ga they expected, they
found at least full division, well posted
and drawn up in a line of battle. Wheu
our troops reached the enemy's position
they we're met with a terrible shower o
missiles, and were forced to f,ll back Or
reaching the road they pushed on toward,
Martinsburg, except the Eighteenth Con-
necticut and Fifth Maryland regiments
who we're upon the left of the line, anG
we're captured almost entire. The com.
mand reached Harper's Ferry on Monday
afternoon-all thatswere left of it, al least
OUR LOSSES.
Our losses have indeed been terrible
Not u thing was saved except that which
was worn or carried upon the person o.
the troops. Three entire batteries OF field
artillery and one battery of siege guns
all the artillery Of the command, in fact
about two hundred and eighty wagons,
over twelve hundred horses and mules, all
commissary and quartermaster's stores and
ammunition Of all kinds, over six thous>
and muskets and small arms without
stint, the private baggage of the officers
and men, all fell into the hands Of the en-
envy. OF the seven thousand men of the
command but from sixteen hundred tc
two thousand have as yet arrived here,
leaving to be accounted for over FIVE thou.
sand men. These comprise the list Of
horrors, except the names that were kill.
ed and wounded, which it is impossible 10
ascertain, as the slain remain unburied
and the wounded u~nsurgsoned where they
fell.
Quite q large number of officers had
their wives with them, and these %unfortu.
nate ladies are still in Winchester, (if they
have not been sent to Richmond, mot
knowing whether their husbands are dead
or alive, prisoners, or safe among their
companions in camp.
Pennsylvania Colored People.