, 1863-06-25
ANOTHER GREAT CAVALRY
BATTLE.
4 Brilliant Victory Won by Gen.
Pleasanton Over Gen. Stuart.
Tie Enemy Drfren Eight Miles, from Middle
burgh to Ashby's Gap.


Monday, june 2a-0n m
VIA WASHINGTON, D. O., 4:5O D. m.
This has been truly glorious day tor that
portion Of the army commanded By Gen.
Pleaeanton.
On Saturday but little advance was made,
piece Of woods bnt short distance west Of
Aiiddleburgh. At o'clock this morning &C.
tive hostilltfes were resumed, and there has
been running fight up to several miles west
Of this town. The contest, as well as the -re.
suit, must be particularly gratifying to the
Commanding General, for he has met the
famous Gen. Stuart In pitched combat. half
dozen times, and in all cases defeated linn.
and caused. his forces to fall back precipt.
lately.
Midoleburg, told the. Inhabitants that he
nassas, and there whip them. Ter con,Te. he
has himself been driven back to the Blue
Ridge. and from the stone where an seated
penning these lines. I can sec tho smoke Of
his guns fired In the defense ofAshby's Gap.
So hard pressed was be, and so fearful that Ills
defeat might result IL an entire route, that 1t
common Or Hatch's Run, three miles west Of
Middleburgh, be sent an express messenger,
ordering up q brigade of infantry to meet him
at Rector's Cross Roads. The wished for as
distance came, but It ayalled him little. Our
men nerycd themselves to h6task, and drove
everything before them-tLe enemy, In their
provisions, clothing, wagons, cannon and
camp equipage. Three cannon have been
captured, number OF horses, and more than
one hundred prisoners, representing nearly
every State In the Confe1eracy.
Moving out Of Middleburgh this morning,
the right, leading to unionVille, while Gen.
Gregg moved up the main road, direct toward
Ashby Gap, passing through Rector's Cross
roads. Col. Vincent, with the SD PennsYlya-
MIA, 10th Michigan, Ath New York, and 10th
Maine infantry, also moved up this road in
advance, two companies in advance of each
regiment, dep1oyed as ekirnishcrs. while 9TH
er companies acted Us supports. Fuller's reg
ular battery was placed in the first favorable
position ucst Of tho town, aud fired several
shots before receiving any response. The en-
cmy finally opened fire with two guns, and
brisk cannonuding was kept up for llalf au
hour, when the caisson Of one Of the enemy's
section Of Fuller's battery, commanded by
Lieut.. Kelly, and another shell broke the linn
bcr Of another piece. Both guns werc cap
tured BY the cavalry. The rGbels at another
point abandoned q brass howitzer and calsson.
They fell back from one position to anoth-
er, until they reached their present one, on
the mountain. The strongest resistance was
made at Comelrs River, Goose Creek, and
just above the Upperyil1e bridge, over Goose
Creek. The enemy had made every arrange.
ment to destroy the bridge, but Gen. Kllpat-
rick, whose brigade Was In the 'adyance-in
fact, it WINS during the whole day, pursuing
the retreating forces ordering charge to bo
frustrated the design. Capt. Coons, Of the
Ha.ris light cavalry, led this charge, while tue
4th New York advanced US tfsmountcl carbi-
neers, enflladipg. the bridge; 49,.
Arriving ut Upperyillc, two. sqnadrons Of
the 1st Maine weTs ordered to charge through
manner. The rest of the LIST Mime and the
4th New York acted as supports. Just be-
yend the town considerable force Of the enc
my was maesel. The 1tt Maine, 9Th Ohio,
8th Illinois, and 18th Illinois, and 4th Penn
sylvanla charged upon them fariously. Tho
point. Two Of our regiments were in the
road, nnd one on each side. They charged and
were repulsed; the enemy charged and we're
likewise repalsed. Several charges were made
with like results, untI the tco forces became
[ammea II together, and 4 regular hand,to-
twenty minutes. In the first charge the enc
my placed dsharpshooters along the stone walls
at the eide of the road, aud our troops suffered
from their fire. Gen. Fitzpatrick also arranged
sfnlilar reception tor the enemy, and thus the
two forces swnyed to and fro under a galllng
<sSSSnaLs AA@ oAA%~as ? NA!A AAGta 0A OVe44 olAIa
fought like tiends, and In the excitement many
Of The enemy were killed who might
have been taken prisoners. General
Fitzpatrick nearly lost his own lifo in
attempting to save the life Of the Colonel
Of q North CarolIna regiment. Finally the
enemy yielded, and fell back, hot1y pursued
By Gen. kilpatrick'5 bloody brigade, until tho
concentrated fire from battery warned Gen.
Gregg that It was time to withdraw his men.
The brigade Of regulars which had been sent
up as q support, much to the amusement of
all about, wheeled and hurried out Of range,
The Harris Light and 1st Maine marched out
of range US slowly and deliberately rs 1t going
upon parade. No troops in the world ever
stood such u terrible fire more untlinchingly.
The rebels along the llnc Of march are com
pletely chopfallen at the Ill success of their
fayorite General Stuart, and they predict that
he will yet pay us of.
Strange as it may appear, while our loss Is
comparatively trifsinE, that Of the enemy IL
very heavy. We hare already us many dead
rebels in our possession MS our cntiIc loss.
Besides, it is known that they carried
{ Il several ambulances loaded with their own
dead. Our loss is about 20 killed and oao
hundred wounded. Among the enemy's
Killed Ia Col. Wilcox Of the Jth Virginia cav
airy. The Colonel Of South Carolina reyi-
ment Is q prisoner, and the Colonel of the
59th North Carolina Is seriously wounded
and a urfeonar