The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-09-30
ApplrioyAL PARTIcULARszoF The BATTLE.
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The article from the Charlottesville
fybronicle contains all the particulars we
could gather from the Valley. The Yam
Zee accounts are very contradictory and
ex,gserated. The following is the article
from the Chronicle:
About daylight the. enemy advanced by
the Berryville road on Ramseur, who was
posted at the Spout Spring, on the same
road, some four miles east Of Wincnester'
Gordon was at Bunker Hill, on the MAR
tinsburg road, on reconnaissance; Rhodes
was at HopeweIl church, near whitehall
TO the left of the Martinsburg road, about
eight miles below Winchester. About day
LIGHT Gordon, and about seven A. NJ,
Rhodes commenced moving back to the
uoint of attack. Wharton remained on the
extreme left, on the Msrtinsburg road, q
short distance below Winchester. About
ten or eleven A. M. all of our troops were
on the field, our line facing east-the enc
nv facing west. Ramseur stretched from
Abraham creek to the Berryville pike;
Rhodes had taken position between him
and Gordon-W harton, as we have stated,
holding the left. The battle now bore
strongly towards our left.
About half past twelve General Rhodes,
who was placing battery in the gap be-
tween himself and Gordon, was struck by
ball Just behind the ear, and borne from
the field in dying condition. He was ats
tended at the time by only two couriers.
The enemy continued to push their line
around our left, and about four P. M. their
cavalry on their extreme right Tapped our
lines some two miles. This cavalry charg-
ed our cavalry and completely routed it,
and then wheeled into Winchester on our
rear. This made it necessary for our in
fantry to fall back, which it did slowly,
reaching Winchester about dark. The
whole army then retreated on that even
ing to Newtown, and the next morning to
Fishers Hill, q mile or two from Strasburg
where it is now posted. This is eighteen
! miles from Winchester, and position OF
great strength, having the North Mountain
on the left and Massanutten Mountain on
its right.
The battle is described as very severe
enc; the loss on both sides heavy-theirs
supposed to be greater than ours. We
took some five hundred or seven hundred
prisoners more than we lost. Averill is
reported killed; but that is not authenti-
Gated We lost three guns, and, Of course,
left some of our wounded in the hands Of
the enemy. The ambulances of the army,
which were loaded with wounded, came
off safely. With this qualification we
brought off our wagons, artillery, &c. There
was considerable struggling on our part.
The casualties embrace Major General
Rhodes, killed; Brigadier General Goodwin,
(of Portsmouth, Va.), killed; Major Gene
raj Fitz Lee, said to be slightly wounded;
Brigadier General York Commanding
Hays and Staford's Louisiana brigades) J,
arm shott off, Acting Brigadier General
Thomas q. Garter commanding artillery J,
slightly wounded by shell in the back, and
five colonies (names not remembered),
killed.
Brigadier General Battle, of North Oar
DINA, is in command of Rhodes division.
The Chronicles informant states that the
force of the enemy was very large-more
than two fold our numbers. Up to the
time Of our being Aanked we were pushing
them back,