The New York herald., 1863-11-23
NEWS FROM THE VALLEY.
The Recent Cavalry Fight
Under Col. Boyd.
VALUABLE CAPTURE OF STORES.
Co.. &C., &c.
Oar Harper's Ferry Correspoudence.
HARFER's FERRY, Nov. 20, ls6.

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COLONEL BoYD's CAVALRY r1GHr
Ths mo uoony garrison life was varied this mornn,
oy tho arrival OF considerable amount of rebel proper
and some thirty aybacka brought by cavalry
aOnafestown General sullivan sent out Colonel w. H.
BOYD com mandns the cavalry Of this dlvision) with
ABOUT I'VE hundred cavalry, consisting detachents
from the First New York cavalry First Maryland bat
talon and Twenty first Virginia cavalry with orders 70
march up the valley and ascertain the position strength
and pans OF General lmboden's command The com.
mand reached Strasburg about nvc O'Clock p on the
10TH encampsd and started early next morning IN the
valley Tue advance guard, consisting OF two companies
Of tho Flsst New York cavalry under Captain s,ophen
Sou mot strong force or the rebel cavalry about dyo
miles below Woodstock, and at once charged into them
and after sharp 6ght drove them capturing one officer
and thirteen mon, killing three and woundng i've The
rebels were closely followed until they reached ood
stock whore they reinforced by the balance of I'm
oodcas command, consisting OF about one thousand in
fantry ADD i've guns.
affksAr TIE REsgLs-ASoruER STAND AND rrcHr
The grayoacxs were evidently ready for a run aud \
che appearance of the blue bellies" commenced SIX O.
daddlins The First New York followed up the advantage
charged mpeiuously and drove them out of town
The rebe! Infantry fell back a pretty good order how.
over until they reached Mount Jackson, where thcy
made another stand. Al this point they made
siderable resistance and endeavored to get away
<csrnps. wagon train &c; but nothing could Withstand
the sabtes the New Workers, who charged into them
notwithstanding sharp Gre from the infantry and the
rattle Of railroad iron which they their guns in
stead Of balls
THE GaAY8ACKs WERE DRIVEN OFF,
leaving ln hands some fifteen prisoners and the
winter supplies for Inbodens command the result OF
his raids along che Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Colonel
Boyd was Obliged 60 destroy large amount Of goods
forage stores &C. for of transportation
mand was halted here the horses having
seventy mics within twenty four hours, and
ecting the rebel wagons horses cattle, &c together
shey moved back home.
AT the light at Mount jackson two men Corporal Hong
land, land and private Black, Company r First New
Iron Iron, eight Inches long Ppm one of the guns.
wounded, horses shot and three men taken pr
soners, two OF them wounded The rebels this last
for short time, until the balance or the command came
up, they had their hands full.
THE REsrIr OF TIE EXPEDITION
is quite satisfactory General sullivan. The property
IS worth over 800 900 70 government-one hundred
aud sixty head OF splendid beef cattle, eight wagons
loaded with tobacco ninety five horses arms &c. three
Officers sad thrsy.one enlisted men captured, some
twenty graSbscks killed and wounded, with only loss
eetwo men killed, five slightly wounded and three cap
tured This Is the third time the First New York have
nad tn4 pleasure OF driving Imboden away from his
camp and capturing t--oncc about year ago, when
Colonel Boyd (then captain In the First New York; and
Captain Baiiy. with hundred and afty men, drove
lmooden away from bis camp At Cacapon Bridge cap
arigg sro guns, eighteen wagons nifty prisoners his
caaY nd eArrison eauipago, cattle, arms, &C. About
six months afterwards they surprised his camp one
night II Aooreaeld and capurod ninety fvc prisoners
SIX hundrcd hogs hundred and ninety head CATTLE
And considerable other property. This last affair was
very dsgracaui to the rebels and slight resistance
made by thsm can only be accounted for suppos
sion tnat Colonel Boyd had a largo force.
gBCRuTIyo IN NEW YORK.
have just been introduced Lieutenant Hinton Adiu.
Mnt fEst Now York, who y ordered TO New York
advise all young, active brave mon who have fapcy
the rowing life Of Shenandoah cavaryman, enlist in
s ssemeot II Is certainly one q the very he,t 10 the
the war, and is consequently made up entirely
% vsterans. The regiment Is admired and respected by
the whole valley and well received everywhere by the
people, who under heavy obligations 10 tho regiment
ACr keeping away the rowing bands of bpshwhackers,
A3ias and conscrpt gathcrers who are pcreot pest
zne regiment nas tine camp at Charlesown, with com
Portable sheds and horses The officers are gen.
emen and last though not the least the surgeons rank
Amoog tho best in the service. have often
been brought In contact with these gentlemen, Drs.
Elliott and Douglass have also visited their hospitals
This regiment been IN service over thirty months
land has lost only fifteen men who died from natural
anses which speaks volumes for the care and efficiency
f the surgeons Not in ten OF tho rcgimcptai sur
III ss SI8sS HSS.ass % %pf u rom % want q
energy aod interest In the With facilities Afforded
" government and the sanitary commission, every rcgi
mental hospital should be supplied with everything re-
quisite to make the sick soldier comfortable in hospais
but, unfortunately, such Is not the case and many
poor fellow hls pine box martyr 20 the ineifciency
end azincss the rcgmenta surgeons and Their hop
al attendants Parents will appreciate this thought
less youth do not aud ndvse Lieut. Hinton IN recruit
ing 20 alude 10 these facts.
There nothing specially TO report from this point
AN IS quiet along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Not
less than fifty trains loaded with Cumberland coal have
recently passed for Baltimore, and still coal Is ten
dollars per tom and the soldiers wle and children ffee
10 Oil tbe pockets OF some shoddy aristocrat.