The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-25
NEWS FROM THE VALLEY,
The Recent Cavalry Fight I'm
der Col. Boyd.
VALUABLE CAPTURE OF STORES.
From the New York Herald.
HARpER's FERRY, Nov. 20, 1868.


HARpER's FERRY, Nov. 20, 1868.
COLONEL BoYD's CAVALRY FIGHT.
The monotony of garrison life was vari-
ed this morning by the arrival of consid-
erable amount of rebel property and some
thirty graybacks, brought in by the cavalry
at Charlestown. General Sullivan sent out
Colonel W. II. Boyd commanding the cav
airy of this division) with about five hun
dred cavalry, consisting Of detachments
from the first New York cavalry, First
MARYLAND battalion and Twenty-frst Vir-
einia cavalry, with orders to march up the
valley and ascertain the position, strength
and plans of General Imboden's command.
The command reached Strausburg about
five o'clock p. NJ. on the 10th, eucamped,
and started early next morning up the
valley. The advance guard, consisting OF
two companies of the First New York cav
airy, under Capt. Stephenson, met strong
force of the rebel cavalry about five miles
below Woodstock, and at once charged into
them, and after sharp fight drove them,
capturing one officer aud thirteen men,
killing three and wounding five. The rebels
were closely followed until they reached
Woodstock, where they were reinforced by
the balance of Imboden's command, con,
sisting of about one thousand infantry and
FIVE guns.
RETREAT OF THE REBELs-ANoTHER STAND
AND FIGHT.
The graybacks were evidently ready for
a run, and at the appearance of the "blue
bellies" commenced skedaddling. The
First New York followed up the advantage,
charged impetuously and drove them out OF
town. The rebel infantry fell back in
pretty good order, however, until they
reached Mount Jackson, where they made
another stand. At this point they made
considerable resistance and endeavored to
get away their camps, wagon train, &c, but
nothing could withstand the sabres OF the
Yew Workers, who charged into them, not
withstanding sharp fire from the infantry
and the rattle of railroad iron, which they
use in their guns instead Of balls.
THE GREYBACEs WERE DRIVEN OFF,
leaving in our hands some fifteen more prls-
oners and the winter supplies for lmbodens
command. the result Of his raids along the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Colonel
Boyd was obliged to destroy large amount
Of goods, forage, stores, &C., for want OF
TRANSFORMATION. The command was halted
here. the horses having marched over 70
miles within "a hours, ant, after collecting
the rebel wagons, horses, cattle, &c, TO-
getber, they moved back home.
CASUALTIES
At the fight at Mount Jackson, two men,
Corporal Hoagland an | private Black, 20.
F, lst \. Y. cavalry, were killed. hoag'
lands head was struck from his body by
piece of railroad iron, inches long, from
one of the guns. Black was struck by
carbine ball, men were wounded, horses
shot, and 3 men taken prisoners, two Of
them wounded The rebels in this last
skirmish outnumbered the New Workers ten
to one. and for short time, until the bal
ance of the command came up, they had
their hands full.
THE RESULT OF THE EXPEDITION
is quite satisfactory 10 Gen. Sullivan. The
property ID worth over 100000 to goyerA-
ment-lG0 head of splendid beef cattle,
wagons loaded with tobacco, 50 horses,
arms. &c: officers ana 81 enlisted men cap
tured, some 20 greybacks killed and wound
ed, with only loss of two men killed, i've
slightly wounded, and three captured. This
is the third time the lst New York have
had the pleasure Of driving Imboden away
from his camp and capturing it-once, about
year ago, when Col Boyd (then Captain
of the lst \. y ) and Capt. Bsily, with l5O
men, drove Imboden away from bis camp at
Cacapon Bridge, capturing guns, l8 wag-
onn, 80 prisoners and bis campand garrison
eauipsge, cattle. arms &c. About 6 months
afterwards they surprised his camp one night
at Moorefeld and captured 95 prisoners, 6oO
bags, 100 head of cattle, and considerable
other property This last affair was very
disgracefunl one to the rebels, and the very
slight resistance made by tqem can only be
accounted for on the suppositiOn that Col
Boyd had large force.
Why General Cox was selected 10 pre-