Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-17
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the Late Fight.

Ahe AyneAoarS virginia, OF Wednesday says.
We received some additional particulars tbrouxh
Gen Meem last evening, Of affairs In The valley Taa
Yankees took possession Of Stanton at osloet -
Monday. They eizin to have captured Is prisoners
including 50 commissioned officers Among th-ss 4
/ Col. Brown who was badly wounded
| reportsd to be about IA coo
Col ORerrsH was sent with flag Of trucs IN the an,
emy to ask for the body Of Gen. Jones and was assured
that he had been dseenily Inferred and bis grave
The Ysakees admitted to Col oFerrelI that they had
Il Is NOT supposed taat hey viii - s1s. "a ,.,r
stsunon iongS but We refrain making pdblcatioa' OF
the position Humber OF the forces that may be d
upon 70 clear the valley Of these maFa1dsrs
We ind the following IN the Charlottesville Choucle
| Of Tuesday
Lieut. Jos. E. Mallory reached hers night bsvis
left the Mountain Fop At Rockhsh gap SboGt o'eocS
yesterday afternoon rs stAes that the tight gan at
Piedmont (HeSr New HOpe) al 3 O'Clock on Sunday
morning and Ia ted uatil three. We were very sue
eesscl repulsi1s the enemy number Of tines their
los being three 20 one A5out three o'clock the Goth
Virg MIA regiment from some cause not known broke
In confusion, aud line was thrown into disorder
Gen Jones fell, killed. The army fen back. lar
me and then reformed sud retired ia good order uron
Wsynssborough bringing of everything except the
crippled 50 press rs a. al
Gen. Vaughn's headquarters are at Wayn-sborouzh
and our army eonhdenl sf their ability hold their pO-
siiion- Gen DteCaasand, with 3 brigade Of csvary,
moved from Buffalo sap about daylight yesterday mora
ing to effect junction with V3ugaa.
we also learn taat the Stsunt0G operator, whs has
located At R0ekash gap, reported yesterday evening
that the enemy entered Staunton Monday morning a.
hslf.past nine O'Clock.
The Fight near Siauat0x.
The Lynchburg Republican, OF Fhursday, says
From gentleman who left Stanton at 10 o'clock
Monday morning and who had every Of correct
information a. bis command We learn that the hSh.
was very severe ons and for time had progress
ed very successfully for u.s. the enemy having been
several tines repalsed when on q sudden from some
unexplained Cause, the Goth Virgins regiment which
held important 20 Mt line, broke confusion,
nrfNh hsTa 10th ra.f1
At this moment General Wm E. Jones killed while
endeAvOFing to rally the broken regiment HIS fall
created additional confusion, Of which the enemy
prompt to avail themselves The entire line then fell
back about miles aud held their position until night
the enemy not pursuiog. Finding that the enemy
not dEposed to renew the oEttls. the command Wss
given to fall back upon Wsynesboro' which done
good order, artillery s1d trains being all brought
of safely.
All accounts concur in the opinion that bat for the
unfortunate psnie Of the 69th regiment should have
achieved brilliant victory Tho enemy had been three
times repulsed and their line wsveriug, and il is
believed. had our men stood hTm for fifteen minutes
longer, they would have broken and retrsated when
this disastrous psnia inspired them wi renewed courage
and enabled Their ofeeFa to ally ther dspHlted col
uulns and snatch the victory from grasp
Our losses in the fight were heavier than reported
Yesterday 1t now beiaZ stated hat had from SOC to
500 killed and wounded
A Dag Of truce WAS sent to the Yankee Gsn Hunter
Monday morning-to ascertain tue fate Of Gen Jones
He answered that he killed, having been shot
through the hesd and that his body bad been deeeuy
buried and his grave marked, that BIS friends might
prisoners iity-eght officers snd seven hnndred pF
Yates Ameng he ofiesrs were Col BroWa, command
ing MeCE1siahds brigade who was nsdly s.ouhasd :
Col JONES' OF Fanghna brigade, and Col AIKEN Of the
59lh rennes ee ths latter reported killed but Hha il
uahuft aud Capt II. Faulkner, Of fhe 45th Virgins
regiment Ii ths be true IL Will make our toai losses
mp 1860 400, serious disaster buf one
which fsl asu assured will be speedily aDd iuiiy
gssEisxsd Lisutsnsni Colonel Beskisy, o. tas 49.-
the losses the isid, andsrstand that tsfs
1000 Of our sick aud wounded Ia Staunton Who were
captured and pAroed The YaDkes losses in killed sBd
wounded while quite isEgs, wers not SO heavy ourz
They confess however to having bsen severely pun
ishod. We look prisoners.
General Hunter occupied Stanton Monday evening
and it is believed thas Crooks force. with AveEfs
cavalry, joined him during thai day. Neither Of these
latter in the fight. By the occupation Of Siaan-
ton We shSl loss some 6ovsrnment stores, bat not
smOunsins aGy g0est deal The loss to private par
| ties viii, it is feared, be considerable
Of the movements Of thSensmy since the occupation
Of Staunton, ne have authentic Information. nor
have we heard any eoneetures IS 70 tner probable m
tentons. We thak however, stated yesterday that
their power further mischief Is lost.
From tks KslIey.
The Charlottssville Chronicle, Of "Wednesday, says
colrier, who arrived hsre sb0nl dusk last evening
from aynesboro reports shsi nothing further has
Cured In that quarter between the He under
stood that Gen. Hunter did not iaks possession Of
| Staunton until P. NJ. Monday. The piekets Of n
army extend out from Ssunton within shout six mlsl
---sassboro. Our loss in the battle he reports Al
aensrai Imboden is not captured, az re
quite heavy. - says.
ported. the railroad depot
The Republican, Of the b. -bieh was thi
Among the buildings burnt were --~issarJ
provost maTShals office the house IN
eonseript oties and the quartsrmaster aad cora.
Suidings together with other houses by Tie co.,
eFnmeHt We heard Of the destruction Of 40 private
resideness Fi'A-S
"A number of negroes escaped from the town soma
previous 10 and o;hsrs Eluce Its occupation b. bs r1s
my. Many Of these have arrived In ChsrI5ttesviiIs
preferrng the mild and paeraal rule Of their master 10
thst false freedom which the Yankees offer them
ten. 1mD0dsH, reuurted at. a.t,4
Sunday, s we sre pleased to learn with hls Command
and prepared to strike anothsr blow when he TroHsT